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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Charity Johansson; Susan A Chinworth |
ISBN: | 9780803658172 0803658176 |
OCLC Number: | 1010579942 |
Description: | xxxiv, 520 pages : illustrations |
Contents: | Establishing the therapeutic alliance -- The mechanics of movement -- Special environments -- Keeping it clean : maintaining cleanliness in the clinical environment -- Assessing physiological status : vital signs -- Draping for minimum exposure and maximum dignity -- Positioning your patient for mobility -- Transferring dependent patients : safe patient handling and mobility -- Maintaining capacity for mobility through range of motion -- Bed mobility -- Manual lateral transfers : seated and pivot -- Vertical transfers : floor to chair and chair to plinth -- Seated mobility : sitting but not sitting still -- fitting and propelling a wheelchair -- Navigating the challenges of ambulating -- Implementing device-specific gait. |
Responsibility: | Charity Johansson, Susan A. Chinworth. |
Abstract:
Mastering patient care skills will ground you in fundamental rehabilitation principles; help you establish a culture of patient-centered care; and teach you to foster habits of clinical problem solving and critical thinking. You'll also learn how to help your patients progress toward greater mobility and independence.
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