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The following is a list of submitted texts that have been recommended by your fellow Health Occupations Educators! Submit your suggestions to April for posting here!

(Note: These books are not endorsed by WV ACTE HOE, but are simply recommendations made by fellow educators who have used these texts in their programs!)

Textbook Survey Results

 

HOST

 

Diversified Health Occupations, Simmers, Delmar, 6th Ed.

 

            Wheeling Park High School (no workbook listed)

 

Diversified Health Occupations, Simmers, Delmar, 5th Ed

 

            Wood County Technical Center

            Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

            Nicholas County Career and Technical Center (no workbook listed) use 4th & 5th

            Mason County Career Center (no workbook listed)

            Greenbriar West High School

            Braxton County High School (no workbook listed) use 4th & 5th Ed.

            Mercer County Technical Education Center (no workbook listed)

            Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center

            Randolph County Vocational Technical Center

            Boone Career and Technical Center

 

Diversified Health Occupations, Simmers, Delmar, 4th Ed.

 

            Summers County High School (no workbook listed)

            Taylor County Technical Center (no workbook listed)

            Mingo County Vocational Technical Center

            Brooke High School (no workbook listed)

            Nicholas County Career and Technical Center

 

Diversified Health Occupations, Simmers, Delmar, no edition listed

 

            Boone Career and Technical Center (no workbook listed)

            United Technical Center (no workbook listed)

            Valley High School (no workbook listed)

            JDR Career Center (no workbook listed)

            Clay County High School

            Greenbriar East High School (no workbook listed)

            Carver Career Center

            Preston County High School (no workbook listed)

            Webster County High School

  

DHO Workbook, 5th Ed.

           

            Wood County Technical Center

            Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

Mason County Career Center

Greenbriar West High School

Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center

Boone Career and Technical Center

Randolph County Vocational Technical Center

 

DHO Workbook, 4th Ed.

 

            Mingo County Vocational Technical Center

 

DHO Workbook, no edition listed

 

            Clay County High School

Carver Career and Technical Center

 

Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Occupations, Simmers, Delmar, copyright 1996

 

            Wood County Technical Center

 

Diversified Clinical Applications, Badasch and Chesebro

 

            Wheeling Park High School

 

DHO/Pharmacy:  Assisting in the Pharmacy, Askew, Career Publishing

DHO/Physical Therapy Assistant:  Physical Therapy Aide, Weiss, Delmar, 2nd Ed

 

            JDR Career Center

 

 

Clinical Rotations, Thomson, Delmar

 

            Summers County High School

            Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

 

 

The Human Body in Health and Disease, Memmler, Cohen, Wood, Lippincott

 

            Webster County High School

 

Community First Aid and Safety, American Red Cross

 

            Webster County High School

            Greenbrier West High School

 

 

Introduction to Health Occupations, Today’s Health Care Worker, Badasch and Cheseboro

Fundamentals of BLS for Healthcare Providers, Cummins, American Heart Association

Physical Therapist Aide Student Manual, Sanford, Instructional Materials Laboratory, University of Missouri-Columbia

Anatomy:  Body Structures and Functions, 10th Ed, Scott, Delmar

Introduction to Health Occupations, Badasch & Chesebro, Prentice Hall

Math Principles and Practice:  Preparing for Health Career Success, Benjamin-Chung, Prentice Hall 1999

First Aid/CPR/AED Program, American Red Cross, 2001

 

            Boone Career and Technical Center

 

 

Emergency Care, Limmer, O’Keefe, Grant, Murray, Bergeron, Prentice Hall

Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Marieb, Benjamin/Cummings, Science Publishing

The Emergency Department Technician, McBrien/Cox, Career Publishing

The Clinical Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist, Cox-Stevens, Marshall, Career Publishing 2000

 

            Carver Career and Technical Center

 

 

Workplace Readiness for Health Occupations, Colbert, Delmar 2000

An Integrated Approach to Health Sciences, Colbert, Delmar, 1997

Mathematics for Health Occupations, Dunlap, Delmar 1991

 

 

Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

            Boone Career and Technical Center

  

 

EKG:  Multiskilling and Electrocardiography, Brisendine, Delmar 1998

Phlebotomy:  Multiskilling:  Phlebotomy Collection Procedures, Kovander, Delmar 1999Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

Understanding Human Behavior, Milliken, Delmar, 1998

 

            Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

  

Introduction to Clinical Allied Health Care, Garber, Career Publishing Inc., 1998

Fundamentals Mathematics for Health Careers, Hayden & Davis, Delmar 1990

 

            Clay County High School

 

 NURSING ASSISTING TEXTBOOKS

 

Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, Sorrentino, Mosby, 5th ed

 

            Wood County Technical Center

            Wheeling Park High School

 

 

Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants Workbook, Sorrentino, Mosby, 5th ed

 

            Wood County Technical Center

 

 

Nursing Assisting Essentials for Long Term Care, Acella, Delmar, (no edition listed)

 

            Randolph County Vocational Technical Center

            Fayette-Plateau Vocational Technical Center

 

 

Being a Nursing Assistant, Woldgin, Brady, Prentiss, Hall (no edition listed)

           

            Webster County High School

            Wheeling Park High School (7th Edition)

            Nicholas County Career and Technical Center

           

 

Being a Long Term Care Nursing Assistant, Will/Black, & Eighmy, Prentiss Hall, (no edition listed)

 

            Webster County High School

 

 

Long Term Care Nursing Assistant, Sorrentino, Mosby, (no edition listed)

 

            Greenbriar East High School

 

 

The Nursing Assistant:  Acute, Sub-acute and Long Term Care, Pulliam, Pearson, Prentiss, Hall, (no edition listed)

 

            Boone Career and Technical Center

 

 Nursing Assisting

 

Being a Long Term Care CNA, Will, Black and Eighmy, Brady Prentiss Hall (no edition listed)

 

            Valley High School

 

 

From Nursing Assistant to Clinical Care Associate. Miele and England, Brady Prentiss Hall (no edition listed)

 

            Carver Career and Technical Center

 

 

Mosby’s Textbook for Long Term Care Assistants, Sorrentino and Hogan, Mosby, (no edition listed)

           

            Mercer County Technical Education Center

            United Technical Center

JDR Career Center

 

 

Mosby’s Workbook for Long Term Care Assistants, Kelly, Mosby, 4th Ed

 

            United Technical Center

 

 

Skills and Techniques for the New Nursing Assistant, Gillogly, MedCom Trainex, (no edition)

 

            Brooke High School

 

 

Assisting in Long Term Care, Hegner & Needham, Delmar

 

            Mason County Career Center (4th Edition)

            Braxton County High School (3rd Edition)

 

 

Nursing Assistant, Hegnar and Caldwell, Delmar, (no edition listed)

 

            Preston County High School

 

 

 

Nursing Assisting

 

Assisting in Long Term Care, Hegner & Caldwell & Needham, Delmar (no edition listed)

 

            Preston County High School

            Taylor County Technical Center

           

           

The Nursing Assistant in Acute and Long Term Care, Hoffman & Guntzer, McCarik, Brady

Successful Nursing Assistant Care, Duggan, Hartman, ((no edition)

 

            Wheeling Park High School

 

 

Health Occupations and Assisting in Long Term Care, Hegner & Caldwell, Delmar, 2nd Ed.

Workbook:  Assisting in Long Term Care, Hegner, Delmar (no edition listed)

 

            Mingo Vocational Technical Center

 

 TEXTBOOK SURVEY RESULTS 

 MEDICAL ASSISTING

 

 

Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Lindh, Delmar (no edition listed)

 

            Greenbriar East High School

 

 

Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, Bonewit & West, Saunders 5th Ed

Pharmacology for Medical Assisting, Rice, Delmar 3rd Ed

Business Administration for Medical Assistants, Erlich, Colwell Systems, 4th Ed

Body Structures and Functions, 9th Ed, Scott and Fong, Delmar

Transcription:  Hillcrest Medical Center, 4th Ed, Novak and Ireland, Delmar

Coding and Billing:  Understanding Health Insurance, 6th Ed, Rowell, Green, Burke, Delmar

 

Academy of Careers and Technology

            TEXTBOOK SURVEY RESULTS 

                                    MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

 

Dean Vaughn Medical Terminology 350

 

            Boone Career and Technical Center

            Wood County Technical Center

            Carver Career and Technical Center

 

 

Medical Terminology A Systems Approach, Gylys Wedding, F.A. Davis, 4th Ed

 

            Wood County Technical Center

            Valley High School (ordered, ?approved for purchase)

 

 

Medical Terminology for Health Professionals, Ehrlich, Delmar, no edition noted

           

            Greenbriar West High School

            Clay County High School

 

 

Medical Terminology for Health Professionals, Ehrlich, Delmar, 4th ed

 

            Greenbriar East High School

 

 

Medical Terminology Made Easy, Dennerell, Delmar, 2nd ed.

 

            Summers County High School

 

 

Medical Terminology Simplified, Gylys, F.A. Davis, (no edition listed)

 

            Carver Career and Technical Center

 

 

Medical Terminology, Fremgen, Brady, Prentiss, & Hall  (no edition listed)

 

            Wheeling Park High School

 

Current Procedural Terminology 2003, American Medical Assoc., AMA Press 2002

 

            Carver Career and Technical Center

 

Medical Terminology

 

Body Structures and Functions, Scott and Fong, Delmar

 

            Summers County High School

 

 

Body Structures and Functions, Scott, Delmar 1998

Taber’s Medical Dictionary, 19th Ed, F.A. Davis, 2001

 

            Greenbrier East High School

 

 

Health Unit Co-ordinating, 3rd Ed., LaFleur-Brooke, W.B. Saunders Co./ Harcourt Brace & Co., 1993

 

            Wheeling Park High School 

 

TEXTBOOK SURVEY RESULTS

 

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT

 

Math for Meds, 8th Ed, Curren and Munday, W I Publications, 2000

Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical Competencies, 5th Ed, Keir, Wise & Krebs, Delmar 2003

Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical Workbook, 5thEd, Keir, Wise, Krebs, LMAR, 2003

Computer in Med Office w/Disk, 3rd Ed, Glencoe, 2001

2002 Coding workbook for Physician’s Office, Covell, Delmar, 2002

Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy, Springhouse, 2001

 

 

            Mercer County Technical Education Center 

 

TEXTBOOK SURVEY RESULTS

 

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Pocket Guide to the Operating Room, 2nd Ed, Goldman, F. A. Davis, 1996

Care of Patient in Surgery, 11th Ed, Alexander, Mosby 1999

Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 4th Ed, Scanlon, F. A. Davis

Workbook to accompany Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Scanlon, F. A. Davis

Workbook to accompany Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Scanlon, F. A. Davis

Surgical Instruments (A Pocket Guide), Papaier-Wells, W. B. Saunders

Dr. Watson’s Medical Terminology Workbook, Tatro & Watson, Angelwine Press

Surgical Technology for Surgical Technologist, Delmar, 2001

Studyguide to accompany Surgical Technology for Surgical Technologist

 

Optional:  Medical Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, 5th Ed, Mosby, 1998

 

            Mercer County Technical Education Center

 

 

TEXTBOOK SURVEY RESULTS

 

DENTAL ASSISTING

 

 

Dental Assisting, A Comprehensive Approach, Phinney, Halstead, Delmar, 2000

Workbook accompanies text

 

Mercer County Technical Education Center

            Carver Career Center

 

 

Workbook to accompany Dental Assisting, A Comprehensive Approach, Waide, Delmar 2000

 

            Carver Career Center

 

 

The Administrative Dental Assistant, Gastor, W. B. Saunders

Workbook accompanies text

Dental Terminology, Charline DoFka, Delmar, 2000

orkbook to accompany

 

            Mercer County Technical Education Center

 

 

OSAP Interact Training System Employee Workbook, Eklund, Rechih & Coleman, Inc., 2002         

Competency Skills for the Dental Assistant, DoFka, Delmar

Dean Vaughn Dental Termonology, Dean Vaughn, DCM Instructional Systems, 1998

Dental Instruments, Pocket Guide, Elsevier, 2002

 

            Carver Career Center

 

 

Modern Dental Assisting, 6th Ed, Torres & Ehrilich

Business Administration for the Dental Assistant, 4th Ed., Ehrilich

 

            Raleigh County Academy of Careers and Technology

  

TEXTBOOK SURVEY RESULTS

 

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING

 

To Be A Nurse, Anderson, 2000

Nutrition Essential and Diet Therapy, 4th Ed, Robertson, Williams, Schlenkes, 2003

Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide, Karch 2004

Maternal Child Health Nursing, Ingolls and Salerno, 1999

Textbook of Basic Nursing, Rosdahl/Bunker, 2003

Study Guide to accompany Textbook of Basic Nursing, Nowicki, 2003

Caring for Older Adults Holistically, Anderson, 2003

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Townsend, 2002

Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Miller & Keane, 2003

Structure and Function of the Human Body, Memmler, 2000

 

            Roane-Jackson Technical Center

 

 

Essentials Anatomy & Physiology, 4th Ed, Davis, Scanlon 2003

Workbook for Essentials for Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd Ed, Davis, Scanlon 2003

Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Ed, Lippincott 2001

Procedures Checklist to Accompany Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Ed, Lippincott 2001

Basic Nutrition/Diet Therapy, 11th Ed, Williams, Mosby, 2001

Contemporary Practical Vocational Nursing, 4th Ed, Kurzen, Lippincott 2001

Nurses Drug Guide, 8th Ed, Wilson, Davis 2004

Medical Terminology Simplified – A Programmed Learning Approach, 2nd Ed, Gyles, Davis 1998

Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing, 8th Ed, Scherer, Lippincott

Basic Concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 5th Ed, Shives, Lippincott 2002

Maternal & Child Care Health Nursing, 9th Ed, Novak & Broom, Mosby, 1999

Introduction Gerontological Nursing, Roach, Lippincott, 2001

 

Optional:

 

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 19th Ed, Davis, 2001

Diagnostic and Lab Test Reference, 5th Ed, Mosby 2001

Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN, 3rd Ed, Smith, Appleton Lang 2002 or any review for NCLEX-PN by Lippincott or Mosby

 

            Mercer County Technical Education Center

 Licensed Practical Nursing 

Math for Meds, 8th Ed, Curren & Munday, W. I. Publications, 2000

 

            Mercer County Technical Education Center

            Wood County School of Practical Nursing

 

Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, Clayton & Stock, 2001

 

Roane-Jackson Technical Center

Mercer County Technical Education Center

 

 

Adult Health Nursing, 4th Ed, Christensen, Harcourt Health Sciences

Foundations of Nursing, 4th Ed, Christensen, Harcourt Health Sciences

Drug and Lab Reference, 6th Ed, Pagana, Harcourt Health Sciences

Basic Pharmacology, 12 Ed, Clayton, Harcourt Health Sciences

The Human Body in Health and Illness, 2nd Ed, Herlihy, Harcourt Health Sciences

Study Guide:  The Human Body in Health and Illness, 2nd Ed, Herlihy, Harcourt Health Sciences

Medical Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary, 6th Ed, Mosby, Harcourt Health Sciences

Caring for the Older Adult, O’Neill, Harcourt Health Sciences

Premium Package Nursing Drug Handbook, Skidmore, Harcourt Health Sciences

Criteria for Determining Scope of Practice for LPNs & Guidelines for Determining Acts that May Be Delegated or Assigned by Licensed Nurses – Purple Book

Stepping Toward Control, HERC Publishing

 

            Wood County Technical Center

 

 

Mental Health Nursing, Bauer & Hill, W. B. Saunders Co. 2000

Adult Health Nursing, Christensen and Kockrow, Mosby 2003

Thompson’s Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,Leifer, W. B. Saunders, 2003

Understanding Human Behavior, Milliken, Delmar 1998

Calculate with Confidence, Morris, Mosby, 2002

Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-PN, Silvestri, W. B. Saunders 2003

Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference, Skidmore-Roth, Mosby, 2003

Structure and Function of the Body, Thibodiau & Patton, Mosby, 2000

Study Guide to Accompany Structure & Function of the Body, Swisher, Mosby, 2000

Basic Geriatric Nursing, Wold, Mosby, 2003

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Thomas, F. A. Davis, 2001

 

            Greenbrier School of Practical Nursing

 

Licensed Practical Nursing

Success in Practical Nursing:  Student Leadership, 4th Ed, Hill, Harcourt Health Sciences

 

            Greenbrier School of Practical Nursing

            Wood County Technical Center

 

 

Nutritional/Diet Therapy, Williams, Mosby, 11th Ed 2001

Fundamental Skills and Concepts, Timby & Lewis, Lippincott, 7th Ed., 2000

Success in Practical Nursing, Hill & Howlett, Saunmders, 4th Ed., 2001

Keanes Essentials of Med-Surg Nursing, DeWitt, Saunders, 4th Ed, 1998

Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, Linton & Marbius, Saunders, 3rd Ed, 2003, adopted for 2003-04 school year

Basic Geriatric Nursing,  Wold, Mosby, 2nd Ed, 1999

Memmler’s Structure and Function of the Human Body, Cohen & Wood, Lippincott, 7th Ed, 2000

Mental Health-Mental Health Illness, Barry, Lippincott, 7th Ed., 2002

Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, Clayton & Stock, Mosby, 12 Ed, 2001

Maternity Nursing an Introductory Text, Burroughs, Saunders, 8th Ed., 2001

Pediatric Nursing an Introductory Test, Thompson & Ashwell, Saunders, 8th Ed, 2001

 

            Summers County School of Practical Nursing

Anatomy and Physiology.
Herlihy, B., & Maebius, N. (2003). The Human Body in Health and Illness, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 0721695078

Comments: Very readable format. Includes study guide, CD-ROM, and practical application of processes such as diffusion and osmosis. The Do You Know boxes have historical tidbits and the As You Age boxes discuss gerontologic changes. Highly recommend it!

Pharmacology.
Morris, D. G. (2002). Calculate with Confidence, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 032301349X

Comments: Great workbook for basic math, dosage, and IV calculations. Great supplement to pharmacology book for medication administration info. Includes CD-ROM with practice problems. Highly recommended!