TY - BOOK AU - Johansson,Charity AU - Chinworth,Susan A. TI - Mobility in context: principles of patient care skills SN - 9780803615274 AV - RT87.T72 J64 2012 U1 - 615.8/2 23 PY - 0000/// CY - Philadelphia PB - F.A. Davis Company KW - Transport of sick and wounded KW - Patients KW - Positioning KW - Nursing KW - Safety measures KW - fast KW - Physical Therapy Modalities KW - Moving and Lifting Patients KW - Patient Positioning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 -- Maintaining capacity for mobility through range-of-motion -- Bed mobility -- Horizontal transfers -- Vertical transfers -- Seated mobility : sitting but not sitting still -- fitting and propelling a wheelchair -- Ambulating; No licence conditions found. No borrowing restrictions for CDROM/DVDROM N2 - Rely on this state-of-the-art, multimedia resource to help you meet the expectations for today and tomorrow's health care providers. Review essential patient care skills, from positioning and vital signs to transfers and ambulation with assistive devices. Then learn how to transition to the "out-of-the-box" thinking needed to quickly and effectively respond to the myriad of unusual and unplanned circumstances encountered daily among patients. Step-by-step guidance walks you through biomechanical and neurological principles, collaborative patient/client goals and therapeutic alliance, overall rehabilitation efforts, and the changing reality of health care that demands higher levels of critical thinking and problem solving in a wider variety of situations. Full-color illustrations, icons, and tips break down complex topics into more manageable pieces. Turn to the companion DVD for extra practice, 44 video clips feature clinicians performing the techniques described in the text UR - http://fadavispt.mhmedical.com/Book.aspx?bookid=1866 ER -