Mobility in context : principles of patient care skills - Johansson, Charity; Chinworth, Susan A. (Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 2012)
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.
Book is accompanied by one videodisc'Mobility in context
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Moving and Lifting Patients; Physical Therapy Modalities; Patient Positioning