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| Orientation to Home Care | |
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| Learning About Home Care | |
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| Training Program | |
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| Suggestions for Success | |
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| Working With Classmates | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Certification | |
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| The Home Care Industry | |
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| Growth of Industry | |
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| Home Care Agencies | |
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| Sources of Clients | |
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| Types of Clients | |
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| Payment for Services | |
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| The Home Care Team | |
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| The Care Plan | |
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| You, an Essential Part of the Team | |
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| Developing Effective Communication Skills | |
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| Communication Process | |
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| Types of Communication | |
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| Barriers to Communication | |
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| Communicating With Agency Personnel | |
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| Communicating With Your Client and Family Members | |
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| The Client's Bill of Rights | |
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| Code of Behavior | |
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| Understanding Your Client's Needs | |
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| Basic Human Needs | |
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| The Family | |
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| Helping Clients to Meet Their Needs | |
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| Your Needs Versus the Needs of Your Client | |
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| How We Grow and Develop | |
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| Stages of Normal Growth and Development | |
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| Understanding How the Body Works | |
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| Organization of the Human Body | |
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| Integumentary System | |
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| Skeletomuscular System | |
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| Nervous System | |
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| Endocrine System | |
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| Circulatory System | |
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| Lymphatic System | |
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| Respiratory System | |
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| Digestive (Gastrointestinal [GI]) System | |
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| Urinary System | |
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| Reproductive System | |
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| Observing, Reporting, and Recording | |
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| Observing the Client | |
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| Observing Pain | |
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| The Client's Care Record | |
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| Reporting to the Agency | |
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| Incident Reports | |
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| Medical Terminology | |
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| Working With the Ill and Disabled | |
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| Health and Illness | |
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| Disability | |
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| Effects of Illness on the Family | |
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| Reactions of the Client to Illness | |
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| Support Systems | |
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| Managing the Home Environment | |
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| Maintaining a Safe Environment | |
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| Becoming Safety Conscious | |
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| General Rules of Safety in the Home | |
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| Special Safety Considerations | |
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| Household Emergency Measures and Procedures | |
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| Natural and Weather-Related Emergencies | |
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| Personal Safety of the Home Care Aide | |
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| Maintaining a Healthy Environment | |
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| A Clean Environment Is Important | |
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| Responsibilities of the Home Care Aide | |
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| Types of Tasks to Be Performed | |
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| Developing a Work Plan | |
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| Maintaining an Uncluttered Environment | |
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| Cleaning Equipment and Supplies | |
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| Product Safety: A Household Concern | |
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| Cleaning the Bathroom | |
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| Cleaning the Client's Living Area | |
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| Maintaining a Clean, Orderly Kitchen | |
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| Laundry | |
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| Controlling Household Pests | |
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| Teaching Others | |
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| Meeting the Client's Nutritional Needs | |
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| Function of Food | |
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| Measuring Food Energy | |
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| Social, Cultural, and Religious Aspects of Food | |
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| Food Preferences | |
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| Components of Food | |
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| The Food Guide Pyramid | |
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| Shopping for Food | |
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| Returning to the Client's Home | |
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| Special Situations | |
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| Home Care Procedures | |
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| Preventing Infection/Medical Asepsis | |
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| Microorganisms | |
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| The Cycle of Infection | |
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| Breaking the Cycle of Infection | |
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| Preventing the Spread of Disease | |
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| Protecting Against Bloodborne Diseases | |
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| Sterilization and Disinfection | |
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| Other Precautions | |
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| Body Mechanics | |
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| Using Good Body Mechanics | |
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| Steps to Good Body Mechanics | |
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| The Client in Bed | |
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| Positioning Clients in Bed | |
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| Helping the Client to Be Mobile | |
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| Transferring Client to a Chair/Wheelchair | |
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| Returning the Client to Bed | |
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| Using Assistive Devices | |
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| Ambulation | |
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| Using Walking Devices | |
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| Assisting the Client to Fall | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Bedmaking | |
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| Types of Beds | |
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| Special Devices for Beds | |
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| Making the Bed | |
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| Personal Care | |
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| Oral Hygiene (Mouth Care) | |
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| Bathing | |
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| Grooming | |
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| Range of Motion Exercises | |
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| Elimination | |
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| Urinary Elimination | |
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| Urinary Elimination Problems | |
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| Caring for the Client | |
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| Bowel Elimination | |
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| Bowel Elimination Problems | |
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| Caring for the Client | |
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| Standard (Universal) Precautions and Medical Asepsis | |
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| Collecting Specimens | |
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| Specimens | |
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| Urine Specimens | |
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| Stool Specimens | |
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| Sputum Specimens | |
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| Assisting Clients to Self-Monitor Blood Sugar Levels | |
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| Measuring Vital Signs | |
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| Temperature | |
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| Pulse | |
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| Respirations | |
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| Measuring Blood Pressure | |
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| Preventing Infection | |
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| Special Procedures | |
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| Guidelines for Special Procedures | |
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| Medications | |
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| Applications of Heat and Cold | |
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| Oxygen Therapy | |
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| Intravenous Infusions | |
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| Dry Dressings | |
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| Promoting Circulation | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Meeting the Client's Special Needs | |
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| Caring for Older Adults | |
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| How Old Is Old? | |
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| Facts About Older Adults | |
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| Myths and Realities | |
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| Ageism | |
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| Adjusting to Growing Older | |
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| Physical Signs of Aging | |
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| National Guidelines for Seniors 70 Years and Older | |
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| Safety and the Older Adult | |
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| Illness in the Later Years | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Who Are the Caregivers? | |
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| Elder Neglect and Abuse | |
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| Signs of Neglect and Abuse | |
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| Alcoholism | |
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| Suicide | |
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| Caring for Mothers, Infants, and Children | |
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| Caring for Mothers | |
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| The Postpartum Period | |
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| Caring for the Physical Needs of the Mother | |
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| The "Baby Blues," | |
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| Other Situations | |
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| Caring for Infants | |
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| The Normal Infant | |
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| The Premature Infant | |
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| Working With Children | |
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| Discipline Versus Punishment | |
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| Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Caring for Clients With Mental Illness | |
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| Mental Health | |
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| Mental Illness | |
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| Mental Illness Treatment and Care | |
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| Care of the Mentally Ill Client | |
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| Substance Abuse | |
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| Your Role | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Caring for Clients With Illness Requiring Home Care | |
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| Cardiovascular Diseases | |
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| Cancer | |
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| Cerebrovascular Accident | |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | |
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| Diabetes Mellitus | |
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| Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Multiple Sclerosis | |
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| Parkinson's Disease | |
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| Arthritis | |
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| Fractures | |
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| AIDS | |
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| The Postoperative Client | |
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| Caring for a Client With a Prosthesis | |
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| Support Groups | |
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| Caring for the Dying Client | |
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| Emotional Reactions to Death and Dying | |
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| Advance Medical Directives | |
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| Hospice | |
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| Caring for the Dying Client | |
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| Signs of Approaching Death | |
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| Care After Death | |
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| Emergencies | |
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| What Is an Emergency? | |
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| Preparing for Emergencies | |
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| Guidelines for Handling Emergencies | |
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| Common Emergencies | |
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| Getting a Job and Keeping It | |
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| Locating Job Openings | |
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| Preparing a Resume and Cover Letter | |
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| Submitting a Cover Letter and Resume | |
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| Electronic Job Seeking | |
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| Completing the Job Application | |
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| Preparing for the Interview | |
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| Participating in the Interview | |
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| Deciding Whether to Take the Job | |
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| Making Your Decision | |
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| Certification | |
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| Employment: A Partnership | |
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| Supervision and Evaluation | |
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| Continuing Your Education | |
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| Deciding to Leave Your Job | |
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| Glossary | |