Abstract
Professional reasoning in acute general medical and surgical settings is influenced by a number of factors. Assessment needs to take into consideration the complexity of people's multiple comorbidities, the fast-paced nature of admission and a focus on occupational performance factors that influence decisions about discharge destination. Although the occupational therapist seeks to adopt an occupational and person-centred focus to assessment, this can be challenging to achieve in a biomedical setting. Decision making that requires consideration of ethical and other complex issues in a person's care is best done within the context of interdisciplinary and senior occupational therapy support. Assessments in these settings need to be conducted in a timely manner to ensure best possible outcomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment |
| Subtitle of host publication | Promoting Occupation and Participation |
| Editors | Michael Curtin, Mary Egan, Jo Adams |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Chapter | 21 |
| Pages | 293-305 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Edition | 7th |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780702054464 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Societal and practice contexts
- working in a biomedical context
- deconditioning and functional decline
- Person-centered approach to assessment
- Joint interdisciplinary assessments
- occupational assessment
- unplanned readmissions
- acute settings
- discharge planning
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Morgan, D., Marston, C., & Bourke, J. (2017). Reasoning underpinning assessments for people experiencing medical conditions and conditions requiring surgery. In M. Curtin, M. Egan, & J. Adams (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupation and Participation (7th ed., pp. 293-305). Elsevier.