acute care practice settings
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Acute Care Practice Settings
Kelsy Buttke
Introduction Physical therapy in this setting is provided to
individuals who are admitted to a hospital for short-term patient care. Examples: illness, surgery, accident, or recovery from
a trauma
The goal is to discharge the patient as soon as he or she is medically stable and has a safe place to go.
Only 8.6% of practicing PTAs are in the acute care setting
Salary The median income is $49,000 per year
Types of Patients The types of patients can range from
infants to the elderly with all types of diagnoses. Mean percent of time spent with patients in
each age group Elderly – 51.8% Adults – 38.6% Children – 2.2% Toddlers – 1.4% Infants – 1.9%
Diagnoses and Treatments Patients who have undergone joint replacement surgery
is the most frequently seen patient group. Cardiac disorders and stroke victims are other high frequency patient group. Mean percent of patient conditions
Joint replacement – 13.6% Cardiac disorders – 7.7% Stroke – 7.4%
Re-training the patient to walk, assessing the patient for the need for assistive devices such as walkers or crutches, teaching joint protection, addressing balance issues and safety awareness with transfers are a few areas addressed in this setting.
Special Skills PTAs have the opportunity to become recognized for advanced
proficiency though APTA. This program is voluntary and PTAs are not required to be recognized
in order to work in a specific area. There are some areas that would be beneficial to the acute care
setting. Example: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Neuromuscular, Integumentary,
Geriatrics, and Musculoskeletal
Recognition via APTA Acute Care Section awards Lecture Award Mary Sinnott Award for Clinical Excellence in Acute Care James Dunleavy Distinguished Service Award Fellowship Award Resource Guides, including Lab Values Interpretation
Resources
Testimonial
http://youtu.be/od7GQN64ppw
References http
://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Prospective_Students&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=74690
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http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Surveys_and_Stats1&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&ContentID=47284
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7GQN64ppw http://www.lakesidehospital.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCusto
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