Mobility in context : principles of patient care skills / Charity Johansson, Susan A. Chinworth.
| Author/creator | Johansson, Charity author. |
| Other author | Chinworth, Susan A. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication | Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, [2018] |
| Description | online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Connect to this resource online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 : safe patient handling and mobility -- Maintaining capacity for mobility through range of motion -- Bed mobility -- Manual lateral transfers : seated and pivot -- Vertical transfers : floor to chair and chair to plinth -- Seated mobility : sitting but not sitting still - fitting and propelling a wheelchair -- Navigating the challenges of ambulating -- Implementing device-specific gait. |
| Local note | Laupus has access to two seats for this title. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Technical details | Mode of Access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017053112 |
| ISBN | 9780803658172 (pbk.) |