Today was my last day on this unit. I had to follow a PT/OT/Speech therapist today. Our shift was again 7a-1530. I was told when we got there that we were going to attend a team conference and then start observing the therapists.
I had about 1 hr until the team meeting, so the clinical manager FINALLY sat down with us to talk with us. I'm not sure if he wasn't as excited to tell us all about the place because me and my partner both already pretty much know where we want to be, or if he was just having an off day.
The team meeting was pretty interesting. The doctors and therapists get together to talk about the patient, if they are meeting goals and when they will be ready for dc. It was a pretty quick meeting.
I then went to the therapy area and saw that only 4 therapists had signed up on my sheet to have me observe them. Honestly, I hate to sound so negative about this department...but we really felt like we were just a bother to them.
I observed a speech therapist and she was amazing! She really worked with the patient to help his memory. It was then that it clicked. I would like this department if I was a therapists. They do most of the interaction with the patients.
This day was a slow day and we really just wanted to get out of there. I hope tomorrow is better. We are in the cath lab!
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