Occupational Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit

<p>In recent years, the number of inpatient cardiovascular surgeries has significantly increased in hospitals around America. Occupational therapists in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame, California) lack a standard protocol for addressing physical, cognitive, and psychosocial factors in patients post cardiac surgery. Furthermore, individuals’ experience and clinical reasoning frequently guides interventions rather than current evidence. The American Occupational Therapy Association’s Centennial Vision encourages occupational therapists to pursue science-driven practices and provide evidence-based interventions. In response to this Vision, an evidence-based clinical pathway was developed for the occupational therapists at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. The clinical pathway facilitates patients’ return to their highest level of function during post cardiac surgery rehabilitation. The proposed clinical pathway includes physical recovery, early detection of cognitive impairment, and psychosocial health for patients post cardiac surgery. The final clinical pathway was compiled into a clinical manual, entitled <em>Clinical Pathway for Post Cardiac Surgery – Progression of Occupational Therapy in Intensive Care Unit,</em> and adapted into a pocket guide.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Therapy

Year dc:date.available

2017

Authors dc:creator

• Colombini, Kelsie
• Henderson, Kristen M.
• Huie, Michelle
• Malachowski, Courtney

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kitsum Li, OTD, OTR/L, CSRS
• Shad St. Louis, MS, OTR/L

• Occupational therapy
• post cardiac surgery
• clinical pathway
• evidence based practice
• cognition
• psychosocial
• rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation and Therapy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/245

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oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1244