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    Physiotherapy Placements: A Pocket Guide
    Physiotherapy Placements: A Pocket Guide
    Physiotherapy Placements: A Pocket Guide
    Ebook146 pages55 minutes

    Physiotherapy Placements: A Pocket Guide

    By Fiona Moffatt, Ben Bradley and Laura Loeber

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLantern Publishing
    Release dateOct 25, 2019
    ISBN9781908625700
    Physiotherapy Placements: A Pocket Guide

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      Physiotherapy Placements - Fiona Moffatt

      Fiona Moffatt, Ben Bradley

      and Laura Loeber

      University of Nottingham

      ISBN: 9781908625694

      First published in 2020 by Lantern Publishing Ltd

      Lantern Publishing Limited, The Old Hayloft, Vantage Business Park, Bloxham Road, Banbury OX16 9UX, UK

      www.lanternpublishing.com

      © 2020, Fiona Moffatt, Ben Bradley and Laura Loeber. The right of Fiona Moffatt, Ben Bradley and Laura Loeber to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without either written permission from Lantern Publishing Ltd or by a licence permitting restricted copying in the UK issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS, UK.

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      British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      The authors and publisher have made every attempt to ensure the content of this book is up to date and accurate. However, healthcare knowledge and information is changing all the time so the reader is advised to double-check any information in this text on drug usage, treatment procedures, the use of equipment, etc. to confirm that it complies with the latest safety recommendations, standards of practice and legislation, as well as local Trust policies and procedures. Students are advised to check with their tutor and/or practice supervisor before carrying out any of the procedures in this textbook.

      Typeset by Medlar Publishing Solutions Pvt Ltd, India

      Printed and bound in the UK

      Last digit is the print number: 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

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      CONTACT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

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      The authors would like to thank all the individuals who have contributed to the development of this book:

      The wonderful physiotherapy students of the University of Nottingham who have reviewed draft outlines and contributed to focus groups

      Sian Keane, Anna Lord and James Clayton for their direct contributions

      Kirsty Hyndes, Jackie Hollowell, Eleanor Douglas, Dr Leigh Campbell and Dr Roger Kerry

      The University of Nottingham Clinical Placement Team (past and present)

      Joss Moffatt for his IT skills

      The publishers would like to thank Kirstie Paterson and Jessica Wallar, authors of Clinical Placements, the first in the Pocket Guides series, and Kath MacDonald, their editor, for permission to use some of the content from their book as well as the overall framework.

      Below you will find abbreviations used in this book. There is also space for you to create a list of further (approved) abbreviations that you encounter during placement. Familiarise yourself with locally approved abbreviations in your first few days of placement.

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