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• •Clearly written instructions and full-color illustrations on patient care techniques and procedures cover topics such as proper lifting, patient transfers, basic wound care, and assessment of vital signs.
• •Insight into rationales and physiological principles explain why specific techniques and procedures are used.
• •More than 700 full-color photographs vividly demonstrate proper performance of techniques and procedures used in the assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation setting.
• •Procedure boxes throughout the text offer additional tips for optimal assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation setting.
• •Self-study and problem solving activities promote decision-making and problem solving skills.
• •NEW! Video clips and skills activities on companion Evolve site illustrate the techniques and procedures described in the text.
• •NEW! Content based on the ICF model, the model currently endorsed by the APTA and AOTA, reflects the current theories and practice guidelines of physical and occupational therapy.
• •NEW! Information on professionalism teaches about the guidelines that currently exist and how to apply those guidelines to patient interactions.