Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician

2nd Edition

Kimberly Townsend
Elsevier
576 pages
ISBN: 9780323794855
August 2022

This book provides a solid foundation in healthcare principles and in the procedures performed by PCTs and other health professionals. Coverage of skills includes patient hygiene, infection control, taking vital signs, moving and positioning of patients, blood and specimen collecting and testing, ECG placement and monitoring, care of the surgical patient, care of older adults, and more. Clear, step-by-step instructions help you learn each procedure, and may also be used as skills checklists.