Occupational Therapy in Acute Care, 2nd Edition, written collaboratively by occupational therapists with acute care and teaching experience and edited by Helene Smith-Gabai, PhD, OTR/L, BCPR, and Suzanne E. Holm, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, is designed for practitioners working in a hospital setting and others seeking to learn more about this important but often overlooked area of practice. Illustrated chapters offer an understanding of the various bodily systems, common conditions, diseases, procedures, and typical medical management and how they relate to occupational therapy practice. Chapter 22, by Debra A. Kerrigan, MS, OTR/L, and Kristen N. Saltzman, MS, OTR/L, focuses on muscoloskeletal and orthopedic conditions that occupational therapy practitioners would be likely to encounter in an acute care setting.
ISBN: 978-1-56900-573-6
26 pages