Health Unit Coordinating, 4e [Hardcover]

Myrna LaFleur Brooks BEd RN (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0721671861 | ISBN-13: 978-0721671864 | Edition: 4

Written by the founding president of the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, this edition examines the latest advances in health-care delivery - as well as innovations in the procedures used by health unit coordinators and unit clerks/secretaries. It presents the most up-to-date information on recent changes within the health care community and their impact on the duties of the health unit coordinator. Detailed guidelines help readers improve their medical terminology, professionalism, communication, and assertion skills.Chapters have been added to this edition on psychiatry and pediatrics, with expanded coverage of anatomic structures and medical terms.

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Myrna LaFleur Brooks, BEd, RN, CHUC, Founding President of the National Association of Health Unit Clerks/Coordinators, Chairperson, Health Science Division, GateWay Community College, Phoenix, AZ; and Elaine Tight Gillingham, BS, CHUC, Director, Health Unit Coordinator Program, Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 4 edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721671861
• ISBN-13: 978-0721671864
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,412,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Check the library first..., June 13, 1999

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This review is from: Health Unit Coordinating, 4e (Hardcover)

This book was written by an RN (registered nurse), so most of the information in here pertains to *that* profession.
Health unit coordinating is strictly a non-clinical duty, yet this book offers techniques on how to take vital signs, how to start IV's, and several other patient care items. It's hard to feel that sort of pride the book refers to after becoming a certified health unit coordinator when you're shown so many duties you're not allowed to perform.
If you're desperate for information on this profession, I suggest going to your local public library and reading the first few chapters, because they really are the most helpful. Other than that, hands-on experience will be your best teacher.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Health Unit Coordinating, 4th Edition, December 11, 2002

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Gwendolyn Holmes (Luling, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Health Unit Coordinating, 4e (Hardcover)

I found this textbook to be very informative. As an allied health instructor teaching this course, the text is very thorough and detailed. It gives one an indepth knowledge of the nonclinical administrative duties on the nurses' station. This is an excellent textbook for this profession.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informational, September 24, 2007

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Latoya Poston "L. Poston" (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Health Unit Coordinating, 5e (Paperback)

This is a great book! Very useful and packed full of information. It is great for a study guide. I would defintely recommend.