Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry 3rd Edition
by Cynthia C. Norkin
from F. A. Davis Company
This classic manual teaches students to properly perform goniometry as a clinical skill, and contains numerous exercises that reinforce good technique. Every procedure is on an open, two-page spread for ease of use. WHAT'S NEW Muscle length tests in the joint chapters include excessive length and screening for hypermobility All chapters with muscle length tests include accompanying photographs of the tests, plus illustrations showing the anatomy involved, including proximal and distal muscle attachments Functional activities and functional tests are accompanied by photographs and describe the ROM required for each activity, giving the student an idea of the amount of motion needed for a person to accomplish tasks of daily living Current information on prices and features of goniometers and inclinometers, including addresses and phone numbers of the distributors Discussion of relationship between ROM and disability and disablement Review of factors affecting ROM, such as body mass index, occupation, geographical area, ethnicity, sports, disease, and injury Normative ROM tables updated based on age and gender Each joint chapter includes illustrations showing joint anatomy and all goniometric landmarks that need to be palpated KEY FEATURES The chapter on Validity and Reliability includes a review of literature and exercises that teach the student how to calculate inter- and intratester reliability Tables summarize the effects of age, sex, and diagnosis on ROM for each joint measured Vital information on end-feel, arthrokinematics, osteokinematics, and capsular patterns for all joints
Cook and Hussey's Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice
by Albert M. Cook
from Mosby
Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities with the latest edition of this comprehensive text. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model developed by the authors, the book provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. This new edition has been expanded and updated, and features new multimedia components that further demonstrate how to apply the concepts you've learned to real-world practice.
- Focus on clinical application guides you in applying concepts to real-world situations.
- Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) framework demonstrates assistive technology within common, everyday contexts for more relevant application.
- Review questions and chapter summaries in each chapter help you assess your understanding and identify areas where more study is needed.
- Assistive Technology for Cognitive Augmentation chapter gives you a foundation in the growing use of assistive technology to enhance human cognitive processes.
- Technologies that Aid Transportation familiarizes you with the many options of transportation assistance available and helps you determine which are right for your clients.
- Separate chapters on sensory aid for visual and auditory impairment provide additional strategies in these key assistive areas.
- Bound-in companion CD-ROM features videos of assessment and device use that helps you visualize procedures and reinforce your clinical application skills.
- Evolve resources test your understanding of terms and concepts and link you to supplemental sources for further research.
- Additional case studies throughout the text prepare you for practice with realistic client scenarios.
- Expanded evidence-based content supports concepts with real-world research data.
- Additional photographs, illustrations, tables, and boxes provide clear visual references and quick access to important information.
Differentiating Surgical Instruments
by COLLEEN RUTHERFORD
from F. A. Davis Company
Surgical technology students must memorize the names, characteristics, and purposes of hundreds of instruments used in general and specialty surgeries. The ability to differentiate instruments quickly and accurately can be a deciding factor in the success-or failure-of a procedure, yet there has been no book that presents, in one volume, the instruments students must memorize until now. Differentiating Surgical Instruments offers a close-up look at the tips of over 700 cutting, clamping, grasping, retracting, and other surgical instruments to help students clearly and effectively distinguish among them.
Understanding Anesthesia Equipment
by Jerry A Dorsch
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design
from Wiley
This well-established text describes the principles, applications and design of the medical instrumentation most commonly used in hospitals. Because equipment changes with time, the authors stress fundamental principles of operation and general types of equipment. They avoid detailed descriptions and photographs of specific models. Design principles are emphasized so that a scientist with only some background in electronics can gain enough information to design instruments that may not be commercially available. Since biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field, the authors have provided varied healthcare industry applications for each type of instrument.
Handbook of Usability Testing: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests
by Jeffrey Rubin
from Wiley
Handbook of Usability Testing, Second Edition, is a nuts-and-bolts guide for beginners, loaded with tips and tricks for effectively testing products of all types. From software, GUIs, and technical documentation, to medical instruments and exercise bikes, no matter what type of product, readers will learn to design and administer reliable tests to ensure that people find it easy and desirable to use.
- Requires no engineering or human factors training
- A rigorous, step-by-step approach--with an eye to common gaffes and pitfalls--saves months of trial and error
- Liberally peppered with real-life examples and case histories taken from a wide range of industries
- Packed with extremely usable templates, models, tables, test plans, and other indispensable tools of the trade
The Second Edition will be fully updated--30% revised, with 100 new pages. Chapters will be reorganized to reflect more current industry practices, outdated terminology will be updated, and more varied examples provided. Many individual chapters will also be heavily revised to reflect current best practicies. The companion website will include additional case examples samples and templates beyond those already provided within the print product.
Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual (Instrumentation for the Operating Room)
by Shirley M. Tighe
from Mosby
Utilizing clear, detailed, true-color photographs, this manual builds familiarity with surgical instruments from basic care and handling to placement in sterilizing trays to explanations of surgical procedures. This 7th edition is expanded to provide essential resources for perioperative nurses and surgical technologists.
- Nearly 800 photographs of individual as well as sets of instruments, including both whole instruments and tips, help distinguish between similar instrument types.
- The importance of instrument preparation for surgery is emphasized.
- Instruments are organized by surgical procedures, beginning with the basics and building to more advanced sets to facilitate understanding.
- Instrument placement in sterilizing trays is demonstrated.
- Approximately 200 NEW photographs feature individual and instrument sets, including tips.
- Brief explanations of important surgical procedures and the necessary equipment are included.
- Female Reproductive Surgery and Pediatric Surgery units are expanded to encompass the latest instruments.
- New chapters highlight robotic instruments and external fixation, kidney transplant, and pediatric chest and vascular instruments.
Occupation by Design: Building Therapeutic Power
by Doris E. Pierce
from F. A. Davis Company
This engaging, user-friendly text ushers OT practitioners and students into the creative world of designing and implementing occupation-based interventions for people with disabilities. The book covers the three primary proficiencies for OTs: understanding occupation in context, developing design skills, and applying occupation in practice. This innovative book focuses on the interactive process of designing interventions, building a bridge between occupational science, and its application in occupational therapy. KEY FEATURES Focuses on the core concept of occupational therapy -- occupation Reviews the difference between occupation and activity, especially during intervention Fully explores the productive, pleasurable, and restorative dimensions of occupational experience Makes explicit the spatial, temporal, and sociocultural contexts of occupation Defines the seven phases of the design process: motivation, investigation, definition, ideation, idea selection, implementation, and evaluation Interactive approach allows readers to use their own personal occupational experience as a basis for understanding the use of occupation as a therapy "Power Builder" exercises strengthen students' abilities to create powerful interventions Discusses how to design appealing and effective interventions by assessing the degree of pleasure, productivity, and restoration offered by the intervention Examines how to design intact interventions -- the concept of working in the natural settings of clients -- by understanding the temporal, spatial, and sociocultural context of the occupational experience Analyzes the provision of highly accurate interventions through the therapist's skills of design, setting goals that are collaborative and client-centered, and using an evidence-base for precise services The summary chapter, You Are What You Do, challenges readers to think about what kind of occupational therapist they want to be.
Equipment Theory for Respiratory Care
by Gary White
from Delmar Cengage Learning
The fourth edition of Equipment Theory for Respiratory Care employs a comprehensive, competency-based approach to describe the equipment and latest technology used in the respiratory care setting. With an approachable style, the book covers the practice of respiratory theory, including: the administration of oxygen and oxygen mixtures by various devices and appliances; the application of mechanical ventilators to assist or control breathing; the maintenance of clear airways by humidification; the education of patients in the rehabilitation clinic; and many other topics. Additionally, more universal algorithms, an expanded art program, and enhanced Clinical Corner problems round out this new edition.
Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology (4th Edition)
by Joseph J. Carr
from Prentice Hall
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