Updated and expanded, the 3rd Edition of this text presents clear-cut, "how-to" instructions on properly evaluating vital signs, treating patients who require special equipment or care, and much more. Well-illustrated techniques and procedures demonstrate positioning and draping the patient, patient transfer, and ambulation activities, with rationales and physiologic principles that explain why techniques are used. It emphasizes a basic approach and straightforward clinical applications related to patient care.
- APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and a Normative Model of Physical Therapist Education, defines the terms "assessment" and "evaluation" to clarify how the terms are used throughout the book.
- An overview of the impairment/disability model found in the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice is included.
- The discussion of inter-professional collaboration has been expanded to include the roles of the PT and PTA in the health care team.
- Suggestions are incorporated for an evaluation of the home and workplace of a person with a disability.
- Problem-solving strategies help the reader address real-world situations.
- Assessment of pain as a component of vital sign patterns is now included in the chapter on vital sign assessment (Chapter 3).
- Basic concepts related to cultural diversity and assessment of the environment for a person with a disability help readers develop a sense of cultural sensitivity and awareness in caring for patients with disabilities.
- A self-study/discussion section at the end of each chapter encourages readers to think about how they would handle real-life situations.
Consistent language, corresponding with the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and a Normative Model of Physical Therapist Education, defines the terms "assessment" and "evaluation" to clarify how the terms are used throughout the bookAn overview of the impairment/disability model found in the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice is includedThe discussion of inter-professional collaboration has been expanded to include the roles of the PT and PTA in the health care teamSuggestions are incorporated for an evaluation of the home and workplace of a person with a disabilityProblem-solving strategies help the reader address real-world situationsAssessment of pain as a component of vital sign patterns is now included in the chapter on vital sign assessment (Chapter 3)Basic concepts related to cultural diversity and assessment of the environment for a person with a disability help readers develop a sense of cultural sensitivity and awareness in caring for patients with disabilitiesA self-study/discussion section at the end of each chapter encourages readers to think about how they would handle real-life situations.Review of the 1st Edition: "Each chapter is clear, concise, and logical, with step-by-step instructions and suggestions for alternative methods...Discusses virtually all functional situations with excellent illustrations...An excellent reference and study guide for novice and experienced health care professionals...Likely to become a standard in most academic programs." -Journal of Physical Therapy Education
