Guidelines to Therapeutic Intervention in the Acute Care Setting
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This video includes treatment strategies and important information that will help occupational therapists and physical therapists initiate safe and effective intervention in the acute care setting.
This video includes treatment strategies and important information that will help occupational therapists and physical therapists initiate safe and effective intervention in the acute care setting.
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ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health
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Components of the ICF model provide a foundation for this program. The ICF is useful to therapists because it identifies and addresses specific impairments that affect a person’s level of functional activity.
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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.
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Bedside Assessment of Swallowing
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Acute stroke survivors may have difficulty swallowing, which could lead to aspiration. Observe a speech and language pathologist perform a bedside oral motor assessment and outline protocols for aspiration precautions.
