Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs
Author: Olga Dreeben-Irimia
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2013
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449647588

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs, Second Edition, is a concise and condensed clinical pocket guide designed specifically to help physical therapist assistants and physical therapist assistant students easily obtain helpful evidence-based information. This succinct, summarizing pocket-guide covers the evaluative as well as interventional aspect of physical therapy and offers immediate guidance concerning physical therapy data collection and interventions in various clinical settings including musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiopulmonary, integumentary, geriatric, pediatric and acute care. With its portable and user-friendly format, this handbook is a valuable resource for physical therapist assistant students during the education training program and throughout clinical practice. The Second Edition features a new and unique look at physical therapy in acute care provided by PTAs. Acute care topics include musculoskeletal and neurological acute care, as well as the significant factors in acute care to consider while applying physical therapy to patients with endocrine, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and oncological disorders/diseases. The Second Edition contains physical therapy terminology reflecting current physical therapy practice according to the APTA's "Guide to Physical Therapist Practice" and also includes guidelines from the CDC and JCAHO. Appendices contain helpful balance assessment forms, and cardiac and integumentary patient education forms.

Documentation for Physical Therapist Assistants

Documentation for Physical Therapist Assistants
Author: Marianne Lukan
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

An intermediate graduate text in algebraic topology preparing students to study recent developments in stable homotopy theory. The volume, based on lectures given by the author at The Fields Institute in fall of 1995, explains and illustrates the basic concepts of bordism characteristic classes, Adams spectral sequences, Brown-Peterson spectra, and the computation of stable stems. The results for each exposition are proven, and some of the methods for computing stable stems have not been published previously. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs
Author: Frances Wedge
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 748
Release: 2022-05-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1284273121

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs, Fourth Edition is a concise clinical guide designed specifically to help physical therapist assistant students and practitioners easily obtain helpful evidence-based information.

Pocket Notes for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Pocket Notes for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Author: Steven B. Skinner
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449653413

A clinical guide for physical therapist assistant students and practicing physical therapist assistants, Pocket Notes for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Second Edition provides quick, convenient access to information on normal values, assessment techniques, treatment suggestions, pharmacology, and pathology descriptions. New content includes an expansion of gait topics, as well as the inclusion hydrotherapy/aquatic therapy, interferential current, mechanical spinal traction, and microelectrical neuromuscular stimulation. Also, information about balance and breathing activities has been added. With revised and updated information and references throughout, the Second Edition is a praised as a recommended resource for physical therapist assistant students and clinicians.

Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Clinical Decision Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Author: Steven B. Skinner
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2010-08-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0763771252

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

Documentation for Athletic Training

Documentation for Athletic Training
Author: Jeff G. Konin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2024-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 104014067X

Documentation for Athletic Training, Third Edition provides all the important and relevant information that a practicing athletic trainer needs to possess to provide accurate documentation. These topics include legal considerations, electronic medical records, and numerous tips for effective verbal and written communication styles. This Third Edition by Drs. Jeff G. Konin and Margaret Frederick Thompson continues to provide a plethora of standard templates to refer to as examples of the most commonly used forms in athletic training practice settings. The authors represent decades of collective experience as clinicians, educators, and administrators and offer insight on the importance of timely and appropriate methods for athletic training documentation. Documentation for Athletic Training, Third Edition has strengthened chapters on electronic documentation and documentation for reimbursement. These are continuously-evolving areas that require an understanding of not just a single type of software system, but rather a foundation of knowledge related to the principles of each. Additionally, a chapter has been added on contemporary type of documentation. Communication in the forms of text messages, social media, and other common types of information sharing are discussed. Features inside the Third Edition: Learning objectives for each chapter “Pearls of Wisdom” on key points Discussion and study questions Worksheets and commonly used documentation forms Glossary of terms Symbols and medical terminology abbreviations Documentation for Athletic Training, Third Edition continues to be the only textbook dedicated to the topic of documentation and presents a wide array of methods and forms, providing students, educators, and clinicians with a multifaceted tool box for their documentation needs.

Lukan's Documentation for Physical Therapist Assistants

Lukan's Documentation for Physical Therapist Assistants
Author: Wendy D. Bircher
Publisher: F A Davis Company
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2007-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780803617094

How important is documentation? Very! Physical Therapist Assistants must provide the proper documentation to assure all forms of reimbursement (including third party) for their services. And, appropriate documentation also addresses issues of patient confidentiality, HIPAA requirements, and the ever-increasing demands of legal and ethical practice in a litigious society. Build your students' documentation skills and their confidence, step by step, with the guidance and practice they'll find inside the 3rd Edition. They'll be prepared to meet the technological challenges of today...and tomorrow. - Review questions and practice exercises help readers assess their understanding of all aspects of SOAP notes. - Examples of appropriate and inappropriate notes show what and what not to do. - Examples of different types of documentation and forms illustrate procedures in different practice settings. - All of the terminology adheres to the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice.

Dreeben-Irimia's Introduction to Physical Therapist Practice for Physical Therapist Assistants

Dreeben-Irimia's Introduction to Physical Therapist Practice for Physical Therapist Assistants
Author: Christina M. Barrett
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-01-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1284116506

The Third Edition of this best-selling text, written text specifically for PTAs, will help instructors introduce students to information regarding professionalism, professional roles, interpersonal communication, physical therapist’s behavior and conduct, teaching and learning, and evidence based practice. This comprehensive text will provide a valuable resource throughout the physical therapist assistant’s education and training throughout the entire duration of the PTA program.