Pierson and Fairchild's principles & techniques of patient care / Sheryl L. Fairchild.
By: Fairchild, Sheryl L
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Contributor(s): Pierson, Frank M. Principles & techniques of patient care.
St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier, ©2013Edition: 5th ed.Description: xiv, 400 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781455707041 (pbk.); 145570704X (pbk.).Other title: Pierson and Fairchild's principles and techniques of patient care | Principles & techniques of patient care | Patient care.Subject(s): Physical therapy | Patients -- Care | Nursing | Allied health personnel | Physical Therapy Modalities | Dependent Ambulation | Patient Care Planning | Transportation of Patients | Wheelchairs | Nursing | Patients -- Care | Physical therapyDDC classification: 610.73/F16 Other classification: CON Rev. ed. of: Principles & techniques of patient care / Frank M. Pierson, Sheryl L. Fairchild.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Preparation Patient Care Activities 2. Approaches to Infection Control 3. Assessment of Vital Signs 4. Body Mechanics 5. Positioning and Draping 6. Chapter Basic Exercise: Passive and Active 7. Features and Activities of Wheeled Mobility Aids 8. Transfer Activities 9. Ambulation Aids, Patterns, and Activities 10. Special Equipment and Patient Care Environments 11. Basic Wound Care and Specialized Interventions 12. Incidents and Emergencies 13. Americans with Disabilities Act: A Review Bibliography
Demonstrates proper techniques to help you evaluate, treat, and care for patients in physical therapy setting. Providing how-to information on positioning and draping the patient, patient transfer, ambulation activities, and more, this title provides insight into rationales and physiologic principles explaining why specific techniques are used.
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