Reading Resources: Certificate IV in Aged Care Work

• Aged Care Nursing- A Guide to Practice- Susan Carmody and Sue Foster- written to inspire and empower nurses
• Assisting Patient Care- Sheila A Sorrentino- 2^nd Edition 
• Encyclopedia of Elder Care – The comprehensive resource on geriatric and social care 
• If I forget you, you remember- Evidence based practices within a holistic framework of quality care. Definitive textbook on aged care nursing 
• Primary Nursing in Elderly Care- Jillian MacGuire, Elizabeth Adair, Deborah Botting 
• Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health- Ausmed Publication 
• Ageing at Home- 1^st Edition- Theresa Cluning- Practical approaches to community care 
• Caring for People with Problem Behaviours - 2^nd Edition- Bernadette Keane, Carolyn Dixon- Practical textbook for carers and nurses 
• Spirituality -The Heart of Nursing- 1^st Edition- An important Australian textbook written by a range of health professional- Professor Susan Ronaldson 
• Understanding Medication Management in Your Health Care Organisation- 1^st Edition- Joint commission resources- Practical tool for international health care organizations seeking to improve their medication management and reduce medication errors. Case studies and strategies included. 
• How Drugs Work- 1^st Edition-Hugh McGavock- Basic Pharmocology for health care professionals and an invaluable text for educating staff about minimising clinical risk. 
• Nursing Documentation- Writing What We Do- 1^st Edition- Multi-author- Jennifer Richmond- Suitable for general nurses and those on long term care. 
• Nursing Documentation in Aged Care- 1^st Edition- Christine Crofton, Gaye Witney. Ideal for residential care settings. Also accompanying 2hr audio book. A guide to practice. 
• Nursing the Person with Cancer - 1^st Edition-Gordon Poulton- A book for all nurses, multi-culturalism, caregiver support, sold extensively throughout Australia. 
• Palliative Care and Aged Care- 1^st Edition- Professor Margaret O’Connor, Dr Rosalie Hudson- End of life issues, specific to the needs of the elderly. A guide to practice. 
• Infection Control in Residential Aged care- 2^nd Edition- Kevin J Kendall- Endorsed by Royal College of Nursing Australia. A core text. The author is a popular teacher who works for Barwon Health and is well known and regarded by infection control nurses throughout Australia.
• Keeping in Touch- with Someone who has Alzheimers-1^st Edition- Jane Crisp- Communication strategies. 
• Making Sense of Risk Management- 2^nd Edition- Dr Paul Lambden, Roy Lilley- A workbook for primary care. 
• Dementia Nursing- A guide to Best Clinical practice in Dementia-1^st Edition- Rosalie Hudson- Endorsed by The Royal College of Nursing Australia. Also available with accompanying 2hr audio book. 
• Geriatric Medicine- A pocket guide for doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and students-2^nd Edition- Written by 5 Geriatricians from Australia and New Zealand- David Fonda, Wendy Busby, Ron Scholes, Michael Woodward and Len Gray.    Low cost and very helpful medical book.  
• Cultural Dictionary- Revised 2003- Fiona McIlroy- Project of Migrant Resource Centre of Canberra and Queanbeyan. Funded by Commonwealth/State Supported Accommodation Assistance Program, ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.

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