Patient Care Skills

Description

• Striking full-colour design and many full-colour photos—bringing procedures to life, and helps students learn visually, without reading more text than necessary.
• Thorough coverage of all key skills—including preparation for patient care, aseptic techniques, vital signs, wheelchairs, turning/positioning, range of motion exercises, transfer activities, and ambulation with ambulatory assistive devices.
• Exceptionally effective organisation—reflecting the environment in which patients and clients must function.
• Up-to-date web video resources—showing the most common care skills, and making them easier to understand, follow, and master.
• Relevant case studies, Review Questions, and activities—offering students extensive practice in applying judgment and technical knowledge.
• Consistent with APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapy Practice—ensuring that students will learn today’s most widely accepted techniques and standards of practice
• Clear and simple rationales—introducing each chapter and major section with a general explanation of the basis for performing relevant procedures, with general rules and guidelines associated with all of them.

For courses in basic patient care in physical therapy and other health care programs.

Both an ideal resource for those entering healthcare and an excellent professional reference, Patient Care Skills, Seventh Edition helps readers learn both specific procedures and general rules of good body mechanics, patient handling, and safety. Extensively updated to reflect the latest best practices in patient care, communication, and documentation, this full-color book delivers clear, accurate, readable information through engaging photographs and simple text. Coverage includes: patient positioning and transfer, vital signs, aseptic techniques, and much more. For each procedure presented, step-by-step illustrations are accompanied by brief written explanations. Since procedures are built around illustrations, less text is required, and students can immediately see if they are performing the correct steps in the correct sequence.

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest best practices for patient care, communication, and documentation.

New! Increased emphasis on communication and documentation skills—preparing students to communicate with patients and colleagues more effectively as part of a successful care team.

New! Significant revisions and improvements to the text’s introduction to patient care—helping students master today’s patient care best practices from the outset.

Preface

1. Introduction to Patient Care

2. Communication and Patient/Client Management Process

3. Preparation for Patient Care

4. Aseptic Techniques

5. Vital Signs

6. Wheelchairs

7. Turning and Positioning

8. Range of Motion Exercises

9. Transfer Activities

10. Ambulation with Ambulatory Assistive Devices

Appendix. ADA Requirements

Glossary

Glossary of Abbreviations

Both an ideal resource for those entering healthcare and an excellent professional reference, Patient Care Skills, Seventh Edition helps readers learn both specific procedures and general rules of good body mechanics, patient handling, and safety. Extensively updated to reflect the latest best practices in patient care, communication, and documentation, this full-color book delivers clear, accurate, readable information through engaging photographs and simple text. Coverage includes: patient positioning and transfer, vital signs, aseptic techniques, and much more. For each procedure presented, step-by-step illustrations are accompanied by brief written explanations. Since procedures are built around illustrations, less text is required, and students can immediately see if they are performing the correct steps in the correct sequence.