Expert physiotherapists’ clinical decision-making in acute care. Part one

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 343-350

  Chipchase, L ^a   Prentice, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Decision making; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929854301     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2006.13.8.343     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Australian Physiotherapy Association (2005) What is physiotherapy? Viewed 3 July 2005 .
2. Benner P (1984) From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, California.
3. Chaboyer W, Gass E, Foster M (2004) Patterns of chest physiotherapy in Australian intensive care units. J Crit Care 19: 145-51.
4. Chapple A, Rogers A (1998) Explicit guidelines for qualitative research: a step in the right direction, a defence of the 'soft' option, or a form of sociological imperialism? Fam Pract 15: 556-61.
5. Edwards I, Jones M, Carr J, Braunack-Mayer A, Jensen GM (2004) Clinical reasoning strategies in physical therapy. Phys Ther 84: 312-30.
6. Ezzy D (2002) Coding data and interpreting text: methods of analysis. In: Ezzy D ed. Qualitative Analysis: Practice and Innovation. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest: 80-110.
7. Higgs J, Jones MA (2000) Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
8. Jensen GM, Shepard KF, Hack LM (1990) The novice versus the experienced clinician: insights into the work of the physical therapist. Phys Ther 70: 314-23.
9. Jette DU, Grover L, Keck CP (2003) A qualitative study of clinical decision-making in recommending discharge placement from the acute care setting. Phys Ther 83: 224-36.
10. Jones AYM, Hutchinson RC, Oh TE (1992) Chest physiotherapy practice in intensive care units in Australia, the UK and Hong Kong. Physiother Theory Pract 8: 39-47.
11. Jones MA, Rivett DA (2004) Clinical Reasoning for Manual Therapists. Butterworth-Heinemann, Edinburgh.
12. Mays N, Pope C (1995) Qualitative research: rigour and qualitative research. Br Med J 311: 109-22.
13. Morse J, Field P (1995) Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals. Sage, Thousand Oaks California.
14. Rice P, Ezzy D (1999) Qualitative Research Methods: A Health Focus. Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
15. Roskell C, Cross V (2001) Defining expertise in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 8: 294-9.
16. Sackett DL, Rosenberg WMC, Muir Gray JA, Haynes RB, Richardson WS (1996) Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't. Br Med J 312: 71-2.
17. Sciaky AJ (1994) Mobilising the intensive care unit patient: pathophysiology and treatment. Physical Therapy Practice 3: 69-80.
18. Stiller K (2000) Physiotherapy in intensive care, towards an evidence-based practice. Chest 118: 1801-13.
19. Stiller K, Phillips A (2003) Safety aspects of mobilising acutely ill inpatients. Physiother Theory Pract 19: 239-57.
20. Unsworth CA (2004) Clinical reasoning: how do pragmatic reasoning, worldview and client-centredness fit? British Journal of Occupational Therapy 67: 10-9.
21. World Health Organisation (2002) Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Viewed 5 June 2005, .