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Positive Thoughts
by Jason Marketti
"We can't think negative thoughts and expect to live a positive life." That is a quote from my friend Tony Catino. Tony is a PT I worked with for about a year or so, but we have kept in contact through cards, calls and his uplifting words of wisdom in Read More...
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Interviews
by Jason Marketti
I love job interviews. It keeps me sharp and up to date with different styles of questions. There are some interviews I felt like Homer Simpson and others I have answered questions like Stephen Hawking would. Then the dreaded, "Do you have any questions Read More...
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Perfecto!
by Jason Marketti
Perfection, everyone desires it. But when is it absolutely necessary to be perfect? I certainly didn't need perfect grades to graduate, and I didn't need them to get my PTA license. Our driver's license test even allows for errors. So, when is perfection Read More...
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Wheelchair Solutions
by Jason Marketti
In almost every facility I have worked, including hospitals, I have noticed a shortage of wheelchairs. Not only that, but wheelchair leg rests. Where do all of these go? I worked in one facility where the aide would spend an hour or two every morning Read More...
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Why the Secrets?
by Jason Marketti
Our department is on our third DOR in about six months or so. When the first one left we were all notified that he was leaving. And everybody in the facility was notified about his departure. When our second DOR left it was apparently supposed to be a Read More...
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Dirty Jobs
by Jason Marketti
I like Mike Rowe. He seems like the kind of guy I would want on my team. No matter how hard it gets, no matter how bad it seems, he is the one who is smiling and joking around with the crew. We are like that at my facility. No matter how busy, no matter Read More...
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The Five Rights
by Jason Marketti
Since nurses have the five rights when it comes to medicine administration (the right drug, the right dose, the right route, the right time, the right patient) I figured it was time to establish the five rights with physical therapy administration. They Read More...
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Being a CI
by Jason Marketti
It's a challenge to take on one or two students, but it is worth the time and effort knowing that some knowledge was passed along to others who will also share that knowledge in their career. I enjoy the time I spend with students and I like the questions Read More...
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Rantings of a PTA
by Jason Marketti
As much as I dislike complaints about our profession, every once in a while I like to get things off my chest. Productivity Until my employee handbook expressly states what my productivity will be, I do not worry about it. My yearly evaluation has nothing Read More...
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Medical Terminology as a Second Language
by Jason Marketti
We have a policy at our facility where English must be spoken in front of all patients and family. Except, if the patient or family member speaks another language we can communicate in. I live in Southern California, guess which language is spoken second Read More...
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Dress Like You Mean It
by Jason Marketti
When I first graduated from PTA school and began work in a hospital I did not even consider wearing scrubs. I wore khakis, a button down shirt and a tie. I gave up the tie after several months but kept with the pants and shirts and continue to do so even Read More...
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My Civic Duty
by Jason Marketti
I received my jury duty notice in the mail a while ago. After sitting in a crowded room for what seemed like days several of us potential jurors were sent to a courtroom. After painfully long instructions we were asked several questions about our families, Read More...
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