Home Health Aide Training Manual And Handbook

By Emmanuel C. Anene

Home Health Aide Training Manual and Handbook is a comprehensive, practical guide designed to help individuals become competent, confident, and compassionate home health aides. Whether you're entering the field for the first time or seeking a structured resource to sharpen your skills, this book provides both the foundational knowledge and real-world procedures required for success.

Tailored specifically as a teaching tool, this manual is divided into two clear sections:

Section One focuses on essential classroom instruction-covering topics such as the role of the aide, legal and ethical responsibilities, infection control, communication skills, and documentation. Section Two provides hands-on procedural training, complete with step-by-step demonstrations for tasks like assisting with bathing, transferring patients, taking vital signs, and providing mobility support.

This manual is not limited to Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs); it's also ideal for individuals pursuing a career as a home health aide through agency-based training and certification programs. It emphasizes compliance with federal and state regulations and encourages agencies to implement standardized testing to reinforce learning.

Created by a seasoned nurse and administrator, this book serves as a reliable training resource for home health agencies, vocational programs, and individual learners. It promotes both skill mastery and professional accountability-making it an essential text for anyone planning to practice in the home health field.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595471609
• ISBN13: 9780595471607
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"