DVD Course 1
UNIVERSITY EDITION
Treatment Strategies in Acute Care of Stroke Survivors

Product description

This well-organized program on acute care provides essential guidelines for the safe and optimal care of stroke survivors in the ICU and acute hospital setting.

Follow physical therapists and occupational therapists as they begin their initial assessment and plan their intervention strategies with actual stroke survivors who are just days post stroke.

Observe the medical director and stroke team in action at a nationally certified stroke center of excellence, rated one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation.

• Evidence-Based treatment strategies in early intervention
• Specific handling methods for functional mobility and self-care
• Guidelines to determine when it is safe to sit or stand a patient
• Dealing with complex monitoring equipment in the ICU
• Protocols for aspiration precautions
• Therapeutic use of the hospital room
• Discharge planning