The Roles of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech/Language Pathology in Primary Care

Occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology services may be of significant help to patients of nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care. NPs should be aware of the depth and breadth of services offered by these colleagues, and consider early referral to them. This article...

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Published inJournal for nurse practitioners Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 36 - 43
Main Authors Peranich, Lauren, Reynolds, Kristen B., O'Brien, Shirley, Bosch, Joni, Cranfill, Tamara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 2010
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Autism
Children & youth
Macular degeneration
Occupational therapy
Pathology
physical therapy
Physiotherapy
primary care provider
Primary health care
Rehabilitation
Speech therapy
speech/language pathology
Therapists
primary care provider
physical therapy
speech/language pathology
occupational therapy
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Summary:Occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology services may be of significant help to patients of nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care. NPs should be aware of the depth and breadth of services offered by these colleagues, and consider early referral to them. This article describes the different rehabilitation disciplines and some of the ways in which their services may benefit patients.
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ISSN:1555-4155
1878-058X
DOI:10.1016/j.nurpra.2009.08.021