Welcome to Health Care POV | sign in | join

BROWSE BY TAGS

All Tags » Patient Care » Workplace Issues   (RSS)
Life with a New PT Grad

Pain
by Lisa West
Some of our computer-based documentation program changed this week at work, which included a new section of documentation called "Pain". While most therapists included a patient's complaints or denial of pain somewhere within their notes previously, this Read More...
151 views     2 comments »     
New Year, New Patients
by Lisa West
Well, it's a new year, which means the PTs at my hospital rotate floors. It's actually a really nice bonus of working in a big hospital setting- tons of opportunities to see different types of patients. I was on the chest pain floor last year and will Read More...
258 views     3 comments »     
Happy 2010
by Lisa West
As we approach the New Year, I am compiling a list of "resolutions" for my personal and work life. I'm not sure what my goals are in achieving them, or if I will be content with simply putting more thought into these areas. 1. I want to be content with Read More...
129 views     0 comments »     
Performance Reviews
by Lisa West
For the first time I will be participating in a formal performance review for a real job! I've only been working for about six months now, and this seems like a big step in my career. It's important for me (as an employee in any career) to reflect on Read More...
140 views     0 comments »     
Therapist’s Needs
by Lisa West
An old classmate of mine called me last week and asked my opinion about a situation he experienced at work. I'd like to describe what happened, and ask you for your input, advice or what you've experienced. At my friend's clinic, two therapists are staffed Read More...
346 views     2 comments »     
Planetree and Service Recovery
by Lisa West
In the last two days I've had a lunch inservice discussing service recovery and conflict resolution; followed by a full-day Planetree Retreat. Many of the topics discussed at these retreats overlapped each other, reinforcing some basic ideas which represent Read More...
212 views     0 comments »     
Patient-Driven Feedback
by Lisa West
Obviously, we all want to provide the best care for our patients. We want to ensure our patients' goals are achieved and we tailor therapy sessions to their preferences to enhance the healing process. How do we know if we are doing a good job? How do Read More...
321 views     2 comments »     
Background in Physical Therapy
by Lisa West
A friend of mine is an MD, and he often does other work using his MD education as a basis for other jobs. He serves as an "expert opinion" in some court trials, does consultation work for medicine companies, and teaches lectures occasionally. Although Read More...
386 views     2 comments »     
H1N1 Virus
by Lisa West
Well, I hate to jump on the media wagon with more commentary about the H1N1 flu virus, but I'm wondering how other health care systems are tackling this nation-wide problem. I got the H1N1 flu shot today at work, but many of my coworkers are declining Read More...
436 views     1 comments »     
Clinical Judgment and Lab Values
by Lisa West
Many times before a treatment session I will speak with the RN and discuss if the patient is appropriate for skilled therapy. Literally 99 percent of the time, the RN will say "Oh yes, please go get the patient out of bed." Occasionally a nurse will ask Read More...
426 views     1 comments »     
Mandatory Lunch Meetings
by Lisa West
At our hospital, the baseline for productivity is 75 percent. In acute care this is attainable on most days, but on some days can be difficult. Other tests/procedures, medical hold due to unstable lab values, dialysis, and simple patient refusals often Read More...
401 views     1 comments »     
Isolation
by Lisa West
In the acute-care hospital setting, words like MRSA, VRE and C-diff run wild. Many patients are in isolation, and many require specific sanitizations prior to and following patient interaction. Droplet isolation is, for the sake of argument, fairly easy Read More...
318 views     1 comments »     
Co-Treatments
by Lisa West
So, the hospital I work at has a habit of doing a lot of co-evaluations and co-treatments between OTs and PTs, especially with patients who requires total or max assist. While I think it is good to work with other disciplines and have another set of hands, Read More...
393 views     2 comments »     
ICU and Oncology
by Lisa West
So, this sassy therapist (me) has been getting into the hang of acute-care. I enjoy the challenges of fitting in a therapy session with a patient's busy schedule, I like the population I have been working with lately- mostly general medical, some low Read More...
308 views     1 comments »     
Professionalism
by Lisa Catenacci
Okay, kind of a controversial subject here. And, I will clear the air before I begin- I am not pointing fingers or even implying that the current staff I'm working with is guilty of such behavior. What I'm about to write is a compilation of many settings, Read More...
450 views     2 comments »     
next page »