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Physiotherapy Assessment of the ICU Patient
Optimally manage your patients by accurately identifying their impairments while in intensive care
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Chidile Muonwe
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Chidile Muonwe

Chidile is a Physiotherapist, Researcher and Lecturer in Nigeria with an interest in promoting and developing the role of physiotherapy in ICUs.

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Introduction

Physiotherapists play a vital role in the intensive care unit (ICU), not only in the management of respiratory conditions, but also in the rehabilitation and mobilisation of critically ill patients. The physiotherapy assessment of the critically ill patient is informed not so much by the medical diagnosis, but by the physiological and functional deficiencies of the patient. Physiotherapists follow a system-by-system approach to the evaluation of patients in the ICU in order to identify specific impairments that are amenable to physiotherapy intervention. These detailed and regular assessments ensure appropriate treatment and progression of treatment for the patient in the ICU.

Aims

The purpose of this course is to familiarise you with the physiotherapy assessment of critically ill patients in the ICU.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • discuss the physiotherapy assessment of the patient in the ICU
  • describe the multi-systems approach to the assessment of the patient in the ICU
  • select various factors to be assessed for the different body systems
  • plan your management of an ICU patient based on your continuous assessment of the body systems

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
It is an excellent presentation as it gives insight into what physiotherapists should embrace in ICU patient assessment and management.
JOASH ONYANGO
Physiotherapist
Kenya
This course is excellent! It provides the knowledge one needs while working in a critical care unit. Thumbs up to the tutor!
MAXIMILAH KEMUNTO
Physiotherapist
Kenya
I needed to brush up on my knowledge regarding assessing and treating patients in the ICU. This course was a really good start and I look forward to working through more of the courses. I am starting to feel confident again, thank you very much!
Susan Simpson
Physiotherapist
South Africa
I have not had prior experience working in the ICU unit, but the knowledge I have acquired is sound. I can confidently assess and treat ICU patients.
Maingi Maingi
Physiotherapist
Kenya
This course is really detailed and has evidence-based best protocols for ICU patient assessment.
OTITO STEPHEN UDEGBEH
Physiotherapist
Australia
This is a great introductory course as it covers necessary information for clinical reasoning in critical care.
Jevon Foncette
Physiotherapist
Trinidad And Tobago
This course is indeed one of the best courses here in Physioplus for it highlighted the specific role of the physical therapists in the ICU. I would like to commend it and encourage others to take this course for it is of great help as it gives enough information on why we, physical therapists are vital to the ICU department.
RONAN EZRA SANTOS
Student
Philippines
This course is very helpful if you are intending to work in ICU, and it's a great help for me as an intern to visualize the importance of PT in ICU.
APRIL ROSE GATURIAN
Student
Philippines
This course gave me the information to properly handle my patients during the assessment and planning part in ICU. It gave me tips on how to manage and collaborate with the rehabilitation team when handling patients in ICU. The instructor, Chidile Muonwe, instructed this course properly. Thank you for the course!
CHRISTIAN NOEL JUMARANG
Student
Philippines
This course is very helpful especially for intern students like me who are still stuck in online classes. This helped me visualize what assessments are actually performed in ICU. The knowledge I gained here will guide me in determining which things should I focus on and prepare for when face to face classes would be permissible in the internship.
ZYRIL NICOLE ALDAS
Physiotherapist
Philippines
Very comprehensive content. Thanks
Maropeng Mavis Rammupudu
Physiotherapist
South Africa
The course was really good! The tutor, Chidile Muonwe, explained all the points thoroughly.
NUPOOR DESHPANDE
Physiotherapist
Australia
Very good course to revise before working in an ICU.
Tara-Leigh Du Preez
Physiotherapist
South Africa
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