Build your patient care skills on a foundation of the proven practices found in this must-read guide. In addition to clear "how-to" Information on everything from positioning and draping to patient transfer and ambulation activities, this book's easy-to-understand rationales give you the "why" behind these proven techniques.
• NEW! Video dips on the companion Evolve site Illustrate the techniques and procedures described in the text.
• NEW! Content based on the ICF model, the model currently endorsed by the APTA and AOTA, reflects the current theories and practice guidelines of physical and occupational therapy.
• NEW! Information on professionalism gives students guidelines for professional behavior and teaches them how to apply those guidelines to patient interactions
• More than 700 full-color photographs vividly demonstrate proper performance or techniques and procedures.
• Self-study and problem-solving activities to promote decision-making and problem-solving skill;