Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists

By Michele P. West and Jaime C. Paz

Book Overview

This handy reference provides essential information for physical therapists providing patient care in the hospital setting. This is the only book written by physical therapists that addresses all of the areas in the complex acute care environment.

Each chapter includes "clinical tips." These are suggestions from the editors and contributors that, from clinical experience, have proved to be helpful in acclimating therapists to the acute care setting. The extensive use of tables, figures, and bulleted lists allows the reader to quickly access information in order to make appropriate decisions for treatment.

Terminology and guidelines consistent with The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.Gain clinical tips from experienced cliniciansContains more than 200 easy to use tablesEssential information on medical-surgical techniques and hospital protocol.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750673001
• ISBN13: 9780750673006
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 992 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 2.0" x 5.5"