Inpatient Observation I was blessed with the opportunity to do an internship at the Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital in Topeka Kansas. At the facility, I worked in the inpatient therapy wing with patients aged sixty one and over. During my observation, I was under the supervision of Jamie Pfannenstiel who is a Physical Therapy Assistant at the Hospital. While at the facility I was able to perform many duties and take on responsibilities such as observing, cleaning, assisting in transfers and bringing the patient to and from their room, and exercising the patient with supervision. The length of my internship was approximately 30 hours with me coming in every Wednesday and Friday from 1:30 to 3:00 pm for an entire semester. This was extremely …show more content…
For example, the most diagnoses seen were strokes, spinal stenosis, knee and hip replacements, and recovering from various surgeries. First, Jamie and I would visit each patient in their room and then proceed to walk or wheelchair assist them with their mobility down to the inpatient gym. While at the inpatient gym we performed exercises such as balance, fall prevention, and even teaching the patient how to use walker, cane, crutches, and wheelchair. Also, we performed tasks such as going up and down stairs, getting into a passenger side of a car, pushing up out of bed and even practicing basic skills such as how to put away dishes. On rare occasions, I was given the opportunity to be alongside a therapist as they took their individual patients on a trip to the grocery store where they needed to execute many different problem solving skills. When we got into the store I showed a patient how to read items off a list. Then use peripheral vision to spot items in an aisle or on a shelf, retrieve items from lower, higher or stationary shelves and place them into the cart. Furthermore, I participated in a core group where we had many different patients with similar diagnoses doing the same activities and exercises. In these core groups, we showed the patients techniques to engage other parts of their body to not put pressure and strain on their individual injury. In another circumstance, the patient needed help with their coordination so Jamie would have them compete against me in a game system called the Wii on the television. On the Wii, we played tennis and bowling to help the patient practice motor skills and improve their range of motion, balance, and coordination. Towards the end of my internship, Jamie let me work with several patients by myself with her supervision. During this time I was able to go through different stretches such as marches,
I am going to have to be working with my hands a lot and spending long hours doing so. Some patients will be stressed, scared, or in pain and I must learn to be there and help in any way I can to show them I care. There is certain equipment I’ll be handling, so I would have to learn quick and
One example that highlights the help I provided involved a patient who had chronic back pain. She had been in before and continued to have issues performing daily tasks because of the amount of
The job required more talking and interactions with others. Discharge patients by pushing them thourgh the door in a wheelchair. Delievering and returning unneeded supplies. Newspaper pass out gave me a oppurtinity to interact with the patients. One lady told me her story and I was suprised on what she had been thorugh.
I volunteered at Lenoir Memorial Hospital the Summer of 2015. I received about 58 hours of community service. Ms. Ann Durusky is the Director of Volunteer Services at the hospital. Volunteering at the hospital entails admitting and discharging patients from their rooms, escorting patients or guests to where they need to be, delivering emails, flowers, and gift baskets. At first, I was sent with the lead volunteer of our group and a partner, until I was able to remember what procedures to take in different situations.
Internship Being an intern in the nursing department at York College has been one of the most enjoyable and interesting activities I have done. I had the opportunity to see how professors try to help students and I got to see the hard work and responsibility that it is to be a nursing student. My duties as intern were to answer students question about the nursing program, setting up laboratory equipment, and interacting and helping professors Shadowing physician Shadowing Dr. George showed how that the work of a doctor is never done, but the satisfaction of helping others overpassed any work.
However, I want to do more I want to be able to follow the process from beginning to end and do the evaluations. I want to be able to do the testing and the measuring. I have set out on this journey of health care because I want to help people go from post-operative to back to fully functioning with realistic goals in place. I want to be able to walk the journey with the patients and let them know that they are not on it alone. Through Physical Therapy I feel that patients get more than just rehabilitation of an injury or surgery but they get a change in mindset from injured to functioning independently again as they did before.
Helping children and other individuals throughout the lifespan perform fundamental tasks that we take for granted is one of the most incredible aspects of this career. During my time as an intern, I was able to obtain a great amount of knowledge about the realm of pediatric occupational therapy that I may not otherwise have if not given the opportunity. Upon completion of my internship, I was offered an office assistant position at the pediatric clinic, where I have been surrounded by opportunities to observe and further educate myself on the skills needed to become an occupational therapist. Most recently, in hopes to gain hands-on healthcare experience, I became an in-home caregiver for an elderly woman who had a thoracic/lumbar spinal fusion. This opportunity has allowed me to oversee, assist, and motivate an individual who is currently in need of occupational and physical therapy.
In this role I have been able to practice a variety of aspects related to patient health. Much of my practice is related to occupational injuries and recovery. I also offer acute care, minimal chronic med management, a lot of health education, health/wellness/preventative issues and on occasion
In St. Anne’s nursing home has two therapy gyms. The gym on the first floor is large and provides both, occupational and physical therapy. The gym on the second floor is smaller and is used more for patients who cannot tolerate much distraction. This room is usually used more for individual treatment sessions. The patient that I got to observe was seen on the first floor of the skilled nursing home.
My first activity was sitting in the bed board meeting. This takes place every morning with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), departments nurse managers, departments charge nurses, house supervisor, wound care nurse, Infectious Disease (ID) and social services. The purpose for this meetings is to address important information to plan the day. Some of the information that was mention was: How many patients are admitted at this time, open beds, pending discharges, foley telemetry, central lines, sitters, and inmates.
This modality helps clients with physical and mental development goals. Certain adaptations that can be done during this activity are the following : in the physical domain area patients are allowed to observe and take a trail class to familiarize themselves with the movements in case they feel overwhelmed jumping right to it. For the social domain adaptation, clients tend to fear of making mistakes or making a fool out of themselves. However we assure our clients that everyone in is judge mental free or can schedule a private session. As well for the emotional domain, people with anxiety might come with negative thoughts or depressed but we promote a happy and positive vibe from everyone and before class we 'll have instructors come up to clients to make them feel comfortable and let them know this is a fun and safe activity.
At all of these clinics and hospitals I have learned a variety of techniques, while completing the fundamentals of cleaning, organizing work area, securing patients with therapy equipment and motivating patients. Having to work under different physical therapists has shown me how to assist licensed physical therapists efficiently from their long hours of hard work. These educational experiences have taught me to go above and beyond my dreams and to expand my
Becoming an occupational therapist is my passion and my long-term career goal. Since a young age I have been incredibly inspired and motivated to befriend and help disabled individuals. Having grown up with a disabled mother who benefited from the services of occupational therapy I had the opportunity to see first hand how the experience gave can give individuals like her fulfilling and productive lives. With both parents working as healthcare professionals, including my mother who is now an occupational therapist herself, I see every day how rewarding the field is. Through my life I have had unique personal, professional and educational experiences that have shaped me into a strong candidate for an advanced education in occupational therapy.
PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE AND PARTNERING IN CARE Name of Student Institution Affiliation Patient care experience and Partnering in care Health care is continuously evolving with improvements in cures and medical equipments. Nevertheless, this does not transform into better health care delivery. To ensure proper and satisfactory services in the health care industry, it is important to focus on patient care experience and partner in care along with the families. We discuss this approach and its benefits, especially for the elderly like Mr. Taylor and how it helps them overcome the barriers they face for healthcare delivery.
College of Nursing University of Missouri St. Louis N3205 Adult Health Nursing I REFLECTION ASSIGNMENT FOR OBSERVATION EXPERIENCE Respond to the following questions/statements about your PACU or ENDO observation experience. This assignment is due the week of the observation experience.