Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Author: Rebecca A Graves
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012-08-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 080363854X

From common to complex, thirteen real-life case studies represent a variety of practice settings and age groups. Identify, research, and assess the pathologies and possible treatments. Photographs of real therapists working with their patients bring concepts to life. Reviewed by 16 PT and PTA experts, this comprehensive resource ensures you are prepared to confidently make sound clinical decisions.

Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Author: Steven B. Skinner
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2010-03-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449662773

Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant is a practical guide to developing the clinical judgment essential to effective patient care. Co-authored by two prominent physical therapy educators, this informative reference addresses a skill that is crucial to the success of Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs). Designed to integrate decision making into PTA education, it covers the types of decisions that must be made in physical therapy treatment and offers sound guidance on how to make them. Critical thinking questions and treatment activities are included with each chapter to enable students to apply what they’ve learned to real-life situations. This text is a valuable resource for intermediate and post intermediate physical therapist assistant courses. Designed Specifically for PTAs Provides clear guidance on making everyday clinical decisions Covers decision making in the context of major areas of physical therapy Integrates decision making into technical education Provides examples of decisions encountered in patient care

Clinical Reasoning and Decision-making in Physical Therapy

Clinical Reasoning and Decision-making in Physical Therapy
Author: Gina Maria Musolino
Publisher:
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2020
Genre: Communication in medicine
ISBN: 9781630914097

"Clinical reasoning is an essential non-negotiable element for all health professionals. The ability of the health professional to demonstrate professional competence, compassion, and accountability depends on a foundation of sound clinical reasoning. The clinical reasoning process needs to bring together knowledge, experience, and understanding of people, the environment, and organizations along with a strong moral compass in making sound decisions and taking necessary actions. While clinical reasoning and the role of mentors has been a focus of the continued growth and development of residency programs in physical therapy, there is a critical need to have a broader, in-depth look at how educators across academic and clinical settings intentionally facilitate the development of clinical reasoning skills across one's career. Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making in Physical Therapy: Facilitation, Assessment, and Implementation fills this need by providing a comprehensive and in-depth focus on development of the patient-client management skills of clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making. It takes into account teaching and learning strategies, assessment, and technological applications across the continuum from novice to residents/fellows-in-training, along with academic and clinical faculty for both entry-level and specialist practice"--Publisher's description.

Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Decision Making Approach

Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Decision Making Approach
Author: Jacqueline A. Osborne
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2015-08-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1284105210

Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Decision Making Approach provides the framework for successful documentation. It is synchronous with Medicare standards as well as the American Physical Therapy Association’s recommendations for defensible documentation. It identifies documentation basics which can be readily applied to a broad spectrum of documentation formats including paper-based and electronic systems. This key resource skillfully explains how to document the interpretation of examination findings so that the medical record accurately reflects the evidence. In addition, the results of consultation with legal experts who specialize in physical therapy claims denials will be shared to provide current, meaningful documentation instruction.

Documentation for Rehabilitation- E-Book

Documentation for Rehabilitation- E-Book
Author: Lori Quinn
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2009-12-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323266363

Four NEW chapters address additional aspects of documentation that rehabilitation professionals will encounter in practice: Legal aspects of documentation Documentation in pediatrics Payment policy and coding Computerized documentation

Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy

Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy
Author: Judith E. Deutsch
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0721601111

As CAM becomes widely accepted, rehabilitation professionals are incorporating CAM concepts and techniques into their own practice. This book will help them to gain an understanding of the field, and to acquire specific knowledge and skills which they can apply to the treatment of movement related disorders.

Evidence Based Physical Therapy

Evidence Based Physical Therapy
Author: Linda Fetters
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803695438

Improve outcomes through evidence-based therapy. This practical, easy-to-use guide uses a five-step process to show you how to find, appraise, and apply the research in the literature to meet your patient’s goals. You'll learn how to develop evidence-based questions specific to your clinical decisions and conduct efficient and effective searches of print and online sources to identify the most relevant and highest quality evidence. Then, you'll undertake a careful appraisal of the information; interpret the research; and synthesize the results to generate valid answers to your questions. And, finally, you'll use the Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) tool to communicate your findings. See what practitioners and students are saying about the previous edition… Great resource for applying evidence to practice. “The book is very clearly written with clinical examples, and in-depth questions. If you want a comprehensive book on statistics this is not the book for you, but it is an easily understandable introduction to physical therapy research which will help you to interpret the literature and apply it to your patients.”

Primary Care for the Physical Therapist

Primary Care for the Physical Therapist
Author: William R. Vanwye
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323638988

NEW! Updated content throughout the text reflects the current state of primary care and physical therapy practice. NEW! New chapter on electrodiagnostic testing helps familiarize physical therapists with indications for electrodiagnostic testing and implications of test results to their clinical decision-making. NEW! New chapter on patients with a history of trauma emphasizes the red flags that physical therapists need to recognize for timely patient referral for appropriate tests. NEW! Updated information on how to screen and examine the healthy population enhances understanding of the foundations of practice and the role that physical therapists can fill in primary care models.

Is This Change Real?

Is This Change Real?
Author: Daniel L. Riddle
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-02-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803639503

Use outcome tools and measures to evaluate the effectiveness of your treatment methods. This step-by-step guide shows you how to incorporate evidence-based methods when interpreting outcomes of physical therapy on individual patients. Following the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model, you will learn how to select the appropriate outcome measures by defining needs and barriers, identifying the steps to take when searching for a measure, and choosing critical appraisal criteria. You will also learn how to critically review studies from the literature that reports outcome measures.