"Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills," authored by Charity Johansson, Crystal Ramsey and Susan Chinworth, is used in both physical and occupational therapy educational programs and teaches foundational mobility skills with an emphasis on patient-centered care and evidence-based clinical reasoning.
The third edition of “Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills,” a physical therapy textbook authored by Elon faculty Charity Johansson and Crystal Ramsey, along with Susan Chinworth, was released by publisher F. A. Davis on Feb. 5.
Professor Johansson and Assistant Professor Ramsey are faculty members in the Department of Physical Therapy Education. Associate Professor Emerita Chinworth served as a long-time faculty member before retiring from the physical therapy department in 2017.
The textbook promotes foundational patient mobility skills that are shaped by sound principles, clinical reasoning, and respect for patient autonomy.
“Since its first publication in 2012, ‘Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills’ has received rave reviews from educators and students alike. We expect nothing less of the new, third edition that improves upon an already stellar text with new additions that include: greater emphasis on clinical decision-making, new information on neurological conditions and how they affect mobility, greater coverage of wheelchair as primary method of locomotion, as well as expanded instructor and student resources and more,” said Jennifer Pine, senior sponsoring editor for health professors at F.A. Davis.
Examining the principles underlying mobility decisions, integrating current evidence and articulating clinical reasoning processes, “Mobility in Context” seeks to equip practitioners to succeed in an evolving world of healthcare that will demand their highest levels of critical thinking and professional judgment.
“Used in nearly 300 physical and occupational educational programs, ‘Mobility in Context’ has become one of F.A. Davis’s most successful texts,” Pine said.
The cover of the third edition features Zachary Ormond DPT’23 and Debbie Perry, program assistant for the Department of Education and Wellness & Exercise Science, as well as alumnae Sabrina Fogleman DPT, Chioma Ichoku DPT and Carolyn Vincent DPT.
Several other Elon faculty, staff and alumni appear in hundreds of the book’s illustrations set against the backdrop of Elon’s beautiful campus and state-of-the-art facilities.