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xii Preface the evaluation sheet and gives it to the instructor. The instructor can grade the students' performance by using the listed criteria and checking each step against actual performance. Because regulations vary from state to state regarding which procedures can be performed by a student Legal in health science education, it is important to check the specific regulations for your state. A health care worker should never perform any procedure without checking legal responsibilities. In addition, a student should not perform a procedure unless the student has been properly taught the procedure and has been authorized to perform it. Special Features • The text material covers the National Health Care Foundation Standards, helping instructors implement the curriculum elements of this important document. An appendix provides a table showing the correlation of chapters in the book to the National Health Care Foundation Standards. • Mandates of the Health Insurance Portability and A ccountability Act (HIPAA) have been incorporated throughout the textbook to emphasize the student's responsibilities in regard to this act. readiness issues such as career, legal, and technology information. The icons and their meaning are as follows: Observe Standard Precautions Precaution Safety—Proceed with Caution Safety Math Skill Math Science Skill Science Communications Skill Comm Check Instructor's Check—Call Instructor at This Point OBRA Requirement—Based on Federal Law OBRA Legal Responsibility Legal Career Information Career Technology Technology • Chapter objectives, included in every chapter, help f ocus the student on content discussed in the chapter. Enhanced Content New to the Eighth Edition • Internet search topics are at the end of each chapter to encourage the student to explore the Internet to obtain current information on the many aspects of health care. • The art program in the textbook has been extensively revised and updated. More than 500 new photos and illustrations have been added to enhance learning and clarify technical content. • Review questions are at the end of each chapter to enable the student to test his or her knowledge of information provided in the chapter. • Vital, updated information on standard precautions, OBRA requirements, and transmission-based isolation techniques have been included. • Career information has been updated and is stressed throughout the textbook to provide current information on a wide variety of health care careers. areers C have been organized according to the National Health Science Career Clusters. Several new careers have been added. • Information on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been added. • Additional emphasis has been placed on cultural d iversity, technological advances, legal responsibilities, new federal legislation pertaining to health care providers, infection control standards, and safety. • Various icons have been included throughout the textbook. These icons denote the integration of academics, such as math, science, and communication; occupational safety issues, such as standard precautions and OBRA requirements; and workplace • The information on viruses has been expanded to include new viruses that can become potential sources of epidemics and pandemics. New emphasis is placed on infection control methods to prevent epidemics and/or pandemics. • The section on cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been revised to meet the American Heart Association's new 2010 standards for CPR for health care professionals. • New nutritional guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been incorporated into the n utrition chapter. Instructions are provided for using My Plate to plan a healthy diet.