Treatment & Intervention
From your first evaluation to discharge planning — practical frameworks, goal writing, treatment ideas, and the equipment and tools you'll use in the ICU.
Evaluation and treatment
A structured approach to the ICU therapy evaluation — what to assess, how to document, and how to think through clinical decision-making from the first session.
Sample goals
Evidence-informed goal examples across functional domains for ICU patients. A starting point you can adapt to your patient's presentation and trajectory.
OT treatment protocol
A structured protocol for approaching OT in the ICU — from chart review through discharge planning — that you can adapt to your setting.
OT treatment ideas: general
Practical treatment ideas for ICU patients across cognitive, motor, and functional domains — organized by presentation and level of participation.
OT treatment ideas: disorders of consciousness
Sensory stimulation, structured assessment, and meaningful activity for patients at low levels of consciousness. What the evidence supports and how to implement it.
Case studies
Real ICU patient scenarios that walk through clinical reasoning, goal-setting, and treatment from evaluation to discharge. Useful for building pattern recognition.
Therapy equipment
Common equipment used in ICU therapy — positioning devices, adaptive tools, mobility aids — and guidance on when and how to use them.
Phone and tablet apps
Apps useful for ICU therapy practice — cognitive assessment, communication support, clinical reference tools, and how to integrate them at the bedside.