Family Considerations
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Time spent in the ICU and acute care hospital can be extremely stressful for families. This video describes the various roles family members might assume and how the therapist can best implement family teaching.
Time spent in the ICU and acute care hospital can be extremely stressful for families. This video describes the various roles family members might assume and how the therapist can best implement family teaching.
StrokeHelp: Treatment Strategies in Acute Care Similar Videos
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Patient #1: Mary
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Intervention methods with this stroke survivor include scapular mobilization, two-person sit to stand, lower extremity facilitation, compensation for visual field deficits and methods used to encourage longer sitting tolerance in low level patients.
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Patient #2: Calvin
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A therapist works with a patient who has a complex medical history and appears to refuse therapy. The therapist demonstrates a variety of methods to encourage better participation in therapy, and includes factors to consider in discharge planning.
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Observation of a Patient Assessment
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Observe a therapist perform an initial assessment. This video helps ‘pull it all together’ and begin the clinical reasoning process in order to determine the patient’s key problem areas.
