TY - BOOK AU - Pierson, F.M. TI - Principles and techniques of patient care SN - 0-7216-7524-7 AV - WA 100 .P53 1999 PY - 1999/// CY - Philadelphia PB - W.B. Saunders Company KW - Patients|Therapeutics|Patient Care|Exercise|Wounds and Injuries N1 - Discusses different strategies that can be put to use when providing patients with the care they require. Examines the process of assessing a patient so as to develop a treatment progamme that is best suited for them. Looks at the role of exercise in improving the functional capacity of patients. Transfer techniques are explained such as the transfer of a patient from a wheelchair to a bed, including techniques used in caring for those with wounds ER -