Guides: Health Services Assistance (Acute Care): Communication/Mobility/Rehabilitation

Textbooks, eBook and Physical

The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (2023) More than 1,200 alphabetically arranged entries, covering topics relevant to nursing, allied health, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more.

eBook - Health service assistance: supporting nursing in acute care. 2nd Edition. (2020) Main textbook for this course
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Health services assistance : supporting nursing in acute care. (2nd Edition) 2020 There are newer editions available so check all information used from this resources carefully.
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Health services assistance : supporting nursing in acute care. (3rd Edition) 2023. This is currently the latest edition of this textbook. 1 Copy on Closed Reserve 1 Copy in General Collection
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eBooks

Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (2015) Enjoy the light-hearted, real-life examples, and simple definitions of this popular book, packed with easy-to-follow instructions. Grasp the basics of nursing science and on-the-job skills and gain the confidence you need to succeed. Info on social media and nursing, current practice in wound care, Healthy People 2020 health improvement program, Nutrition content updated, Numerous care plan examples, including common nursing diagnoses, appropriate patient outcomes, and basis for each recommended treatment
Skills in Clinical Nursing (2020) Unit 2 - Safely Moving a Patient
Essential Knowledge and Skills for Healthcare Assistants and Assistant Practitioners (2019) Equips you with the knowledge to provide the safest and most effective patient care possible; provides evidence-based guidelines to ensure best practice that is matched to the National Occupational Standards and the Care Certificate; includes new chapters on administering injections, ear irrigation and examining the feet of people with diabetes, and an entirely rewritten chapter on protocols.
Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance (2016) Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance provides an accessible introduction to the key theoretical underpinnings of moving and handling, including the legal aspects, biomechanics, risk assessment and safe principles of handling. Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance is ideal for nursing students, health care assistants, newly qualified nurses, as well as physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
Rehabilitation Interventions in the Patient with Obesity (2020) Exercises covered could be used across the population. Gathering evidence-based chapters addressing not only the physiological limitations of obese subjects but also state-of-the-art, novel and specific treatment and training modalities suited for these patient. The number of disabled subjects who are also obese is now increasing worldwide. The effective rehabilitative treatment of these patients involves special multidisciplinary considerations.

Online Videos

4 Communication Skills Everyone Needs - 13 mins This program outlines the four key communication skills needed: lean communication (getting straight to the point), connecting with others (social skills), adaptability (learning to read and relate to different types of people) and texting and using social media professionally.
Active Listening: Connecting with Others (2021) This program explains the importance of active listening and how to use it in a healthcare setting.
Advance CPR decision-making - communication tips and examples (2015) (Department of Health) WA Health training
Allied health professional instructional video for group therapy in Residential Aged Care Facilities (2021) Discusses how the right type of exercise can help aged care residents and prevent occurrences such as falls
Assisting with moving a patient in bed (2021) This program demonstrates ways to help move a patient in bed
Communication Skills for Nurses Effective communication is a core skill for nurses and midwives. Your communication skills can help you avoid conflict, support relationships with colleagues, solve problems and create better outcomes and experiences for people you care for.
Creating Cultural Empathy The audiovisual resource consists of three segments. The first demonstrates sub-optimal performance of the healthcare team; the second provides reflection and discussion related to the learning objectives by the health care providers and client involved; and the third segment demonstrates more effective performance, improving the patient experience.
CUSP: Effective Patient and Family Communication (2015) Effective communication between patients, family members and clinicians can increase understanding of why certain practices are important to follow once the patient leaves the hospital. This CUSP technique improves patient safety, satisfaction, and outcomes of care.
How Effective Communication Can Save Lives in Healthcare (2021) Effective communication in healthcare is key to the successful running of daily operations. No matter the role you play, effective communication, or communication in healthcare, or effective communication in nursing, or removing communication barriers in healthcare, will make significant impact in the team communication and smoothens operations. 6 minutes
The Importance of Listening in Healthcare (2016) Nell's TEDx Talk sheds light on patient provider interactions that apply to many specialties but draw lessons from her expertise in midwifery. Listening is critical to all aspects of healthcare and Nell provides answers to how to listen more effectively.
Promoting Mobility in Healthcare: Transfer Techniques (2015) This video is an excellent primer on professional conduct in looking, applying, and then doing the work of a health care professional in a professional manner, focusing on transfer techniques.

Books in the Library

Communication: core interpersonal skills for healthcare workers (2020) Written by Gjyn O'Toole, Communication: Core Interpersonal Skills for Healthcare Professionals 4e is an essential guide to clear and effective communication in a multidisciplinary healthcare setting. Divided into four sections, the fourth edition challenges the reader to reflect upon their personal communication style and habits; introduces strategies and skills to enhance future practice, and encourages the development of confidence through activities, scenarios and case studies. This fully revised fourth edition will appeal to health science students and clinicians seeking to communicate more effectively in an increasingly complex healthcare environment. A focus on digital communication - includes overviews and tips on navigating professional and personal electronic media Individual and group activities throughout to encourage skill development, reflection and awareness of self and others An extensive suite of scenarios - practise and apply your communication skills using realistic situations and individuals that healthcare professionals encounter in clinical practice Additional resources on Evolve eBook on VitalSource Student resources: Answers to end-of-chapter review questions Student quiz (True/False) Instructor resources: PowerPoints Semester Planner Tutorial activities Image bank Student quiz (MCQ's) Chapter 5 The specific goals of communication for healthcare professionals: Effective conclusions of interactions and services: Negotiating closure Chapter 20 Remote telecommunication or telehealth: The seen, but not-in-the-room healthcare professional Chapter 23 - Person/s experiencing neurogenic or psychological shock Chapter 25 - A Person/s fulfilling the role of a grandparent Chapter 26 - Person/s with a spinal injury Chapter 27 - A Person/s living in a residential aged care facility An eBook included in all print purchases
Communication Skills for the Healthcare Professional (2020) Communication Skills for the Healthcare Professional, Enhanced Second Edition is a practical guide that covers essential verbal and nonverbal communication skills you need to become a strong communicator.
Communication Skills in Health and Social Care (2019) Our ability to communicate is a key part of everyday life and is an essential skill, particularly when communicating with vulnerable people in a health and social care setting. Easy-to-use dictionary format, this practical guide will help understand and apply the principles of effective communication. New entries covering social media, mindfulness, several tricky topics. Skills to ensure you are engaging with the Professional Capabilities Framework.
A Comprehensive guide to rehabilitation of the older patient (2021) This book will help all health professionals involved in the rehabilitation of older people to provide their patients with the highest possible quality of life and autonomy
Grammar and Writing Skills for the Health Professional (2018) Extremely student friendly, GRAMMAR & WRITING SKILLS FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, 3e, focuses on the fundamentals of grammar and writing to help you develop the skills to communicate clearly and effectively in real-world practice. An indispensable resource the can be used during your schooling as well as you when enter your career, the text is divided into three modules. The first focuses on basic grammar (nouns, pronouns, verbs) and the second on more advanced topics (sentences and paragraphs). The third module helps you develop writing skills for medical reports, correspondence, emails, office meeting minutes, progress notes, charting, research, and brochures. The text's unique writing process can also be used for cover letters and resumes. In addition, the text includes current information on HIPAA, the Joint Commission, American Health Management Information Association, and much more, while real-world applications at the end of every section illustrate how chapter concepts relate to your future career.
Interpersonal Relationships (2020) Excellent book discussing communication skills for nurses
Patient and Person: Interpersonal skills in nursing. 7th Edition (2021) The book includes empathy, dealing with challenging behaviours, advocating for a patient and admitting a patient. Nurses will learn to build trusting relationships and support patients in their health journey. Narratives and stories to explain practical application of theoretical concepts. Forty-two learning activities to enable students to understand the content and practise skills in a focused manner. Person-centred approach throughout. Online scenario-based videos to demonstrate the use of specific skills. Renewed emphasis about the importance of reflection in culture care. Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Patient and Person, 7e, included in all print purchases.

Websites

Communication at Clinical Handover (ACSQH) Processes for structured clinical handover are used to effectively communicate about the health care of patients.
Communication Skills: A Guide to Practice for Healthcare Professionals Effective communication is a skill all healthcare professionals need, but one that not all are naturally good at. In a single day, healthcare workers can speak to people of varying educational, cultural and social backgrounds and they must do so in an effective, caring and professional manner.
Communication Skills for Nurses Effective communication is a core skill for nurses and midwives. Your communication skills can help you avoid conflict, support relationships with colleagues, solve problems and create better outcomes and experiences for people you care for.
Community Tool Box. Group Facilitation and Problem-Solving Includes information on conducting effective meetings, developing facilitation skills, capturing what people say and techniques for leading group discussions
Impaired Physical Mobility
Professional Codes & Guidelines (NMWB) Professional standards define the practice and behaviour of nurses and midwives and include: codes of conduct, standards for practice, and codes of ethics.
Rehabilitative Care Rehabilitation is an important part of the recovery process after surgery or significant injury. Rehabilitation has a whole of person approach that aims to achieve the highest possible level of function, maximise quality of life and minimise the need for ongoing health and community support.
Sharing the True Stories - Indigenous Communication The research project (Sharing the True Stories: Improving Communication between health staff and their Aboriginal patients) was funded by the Co-operative Research Centre for Tropical and Aboriginal Health.