Library Guides: Personal Support Worker (PSW): PSW Resources

Personal Support Worker Resources

Mosby's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker by Sheila A. Sorrentino; Leighann Remmert; Mary J. Wilk
Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT84 .S67 2018
Publication Date: 2018 Fourth Canadian Edition
The Human Body in Health and Disease by Kevin T. Patton; Gary A. Thibodeau
Call Number: IAHS STACKS QP34.5 .T495 2018
Publication Date: 2018 Seventh Edition
The Canadian Personal Care Provider
Call Number: IAHS STACKS RA645.37 C3W65 2017
Publication Date: 2017
Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker by Mary J. Wilk
Call Number: IAHS RESERVES RT84 .S67 2022 text & workbook
Publication Date: 2021 Fifth Edition
Workbook separate.
Caregiver's Handbook
Call Number: IAHS STACKS HV1451 .C323 2013
Publication Date: 2013

Standards for Low Risk Feeding Video (Video Duration 17 Minutes)
Describes the management of swallowing difficulties or dysphagia experienced by older patients or residents in long term care. Demonstrates eight recommendations for feeding procedure, including emergency procedure, to meet the needs of residents and for those staff who assist at meal time.
Assisting the Patient with Self-Administration of Medication (Video Duration 34 minutes)
Designed for assisted living facilities and nursing homes, this program reviews the role of the nursing assistant in helping residents with self-medication. The most common routes of medication administration are also addressed.

Communication Skills in Clinical Practice
Part 1: The basics
Part 2: Dealing with feelings
Part 3: Hidden agendas & special situations

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Scientific evidence about how to stay healthy, active and engaged as aging occurs.
MedlinePlus
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, this is a great source of background information on medical topics, diseases and conditions.
Mayo Clinic
This website provides health education to the general public. Editors of the site include more than 2,000 physicians, scientists, writers, and educators at the Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit institution with more than 100 years of history in patient care, medical research, and education.