Introduction to Health Care

Haroun/Mitchell/Grammater's INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE, 6th Edition, provides a student-friendly introduction to the foundational skills necessary for a range of health care professions. This trusted text offers a comprehensive yet highly accessible survey of both soft skills and basic clinical skills for those entering health care training programs or considering a career in health care. It emphasizes core competencies required by all health care professions, including communication, infection control and professionalism. Focusing on developing critical thinking skills, the text uses a five-step problem-solving model to teach students to think like health care professionals. The up-to-date 6th edition includes coverage of the opioid crisis, precision/personalized medicine, suicide prevention, health disparities and more. MindTap digital learning solution is also available.