Moffatt / Bradley / Loeber Physiotherapy Placements

A Pocket Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-908625-70-0
Verlag: Scion Publishing
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 96 Seiten

This guide is designed to help physiotherapy students prepare for their placements.

Physiotherapy placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a variety of settings and supporting individuals with a range of conditions. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learnt theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful.

From absence policy to SOAP notes, via moving and handling, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips.

- Written by a team of experienced physiotherapy lecturers and with critical input from their students – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.

- Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.

- Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!

Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.

Pocket Guides is a series of handy, pocket-sized books designed to help students make the most of their practice learning experiences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moffatt, Fiona

Bradley, Ben

Loeber, Laura

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Before you go

1. Preparing for placement

2. Uniform

3. Absence

4. Professional codes of practice

     4.1 HCPC Code of Conduct and Ethics for Students

     4.2 CSP Code of Professional Values and Behaviours

5. Person-centred care

6. Raising concerns

7. Consent and confidentiality

8. Guidance on social media

Settling in

9. Induction

10. Expectations – working with your educator

11. Communicating with patients and carers

12. Communicating with members of the multidisciplinary team

Being there

13. Hygiene and infection control

14. Moving and handling

     14.1 Assessing risk with TILE

15. Documentation – SOAP notes

16. Working with patients

     16.1 Ward-based placements

     16.2 Musculoskeletal outpatients

     16.3 Community placement

     16.4 Red Flags – indicators for serious pathology

     16.5 Clinical reasoning

17. Common medical emergencies

     17.1 Basic Life Support (BLS)

     17.2 ABCDE assessment

     17.3 Falls

     17.4 Sepsis

18. Common groups of medications

     18.1 Pain medications

19. Pain assessment

Moving on

20. Critical reflection and continuing professional development (CPD)

21. FAQs

Über Autor(innen)

Bradley, Ben
Ben Bradley graduated in 2019 with a BSc in physiotherapy from the University of Nottingham. He works as a Senior Physiotherapist in the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Department at Solent NHS Trust.