Sunday, October 12, 2008

16 hours till placement begins

Im really looking forwd to my placement tomorow morning! After 2 years of hard work we finally get to go out and apply and consolidate some knowledge. Im really looking forwd to meeting new people, especially patients and also the experience of working in a hospital.

What makes me nervous is that im not really 100% sure of what is expected of me but hopefully this is something that will be cleared up on the first few days! Also dont wanna stuff up, which is a scary thought because i know already i am most likely going to do things wrong... but i just need to make sure i learn from any mistakes.

One thing i know i will be asked day one by my clinical educator is, what do you expect of me?
To me an efective clinical educator needs to be an excellent role model and stimulatemy interest in physiotherapy as all the ND staff have done over the past 2 years. Also they should be approachable, non judgemental and encouraging.


Describe how you see the physio woring with other physio and health care professional in the setting of ths clinical unit?
Im interested to find out if the physio specialises in the NoF ward or if they work in other area's also. I expect there to be a large medical team involved in NoF patients care because NoF injury is commonly associated with injuries. I expct physio and OT working closely together in this setting because discharge planning is so important to prevent deconditioning and decreased functioning of the patients.

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