As hurricane Sandy makes its way up the east coast, I can’t help but think of all the hospital workers who are being affected. Hospitals never close and people rely on them even more in times of struggle. Most hospitals have crisis teams for emergencies. At my last hospital, we had to fill out a form annually about which team we wanted to be ...

What a crazy week!  I started my final fieldwork placement in an acute care setting at a major hospital.  Talk about culture shock.  It is a whole different world there and I am scrambling to learn what I need to survive the next 7 weeks.  Everyone keeps telling me that I will see a lot there.  I have no doubt about ...

Rad Tech week is right around the corner and folks are ready to celebrate. It is time to give thanks to Wilheim Roentgen, the physicist who first discovered the possibility of using electromagnetic radiation to create what we now know as an x-ray. He made our profession possible. Imaging departments will spend the week celebrating with a ...

     Yesterday I found out where I would be placed for my final level 2.  I will be in acute care in a busy inner-city hospital.  I am a bit anxious about this placement.  Up to this point, I have been in adult day care, pediatric physical disabilities and pediatric development disabilities.  I have ...

It is with great anticipation that many Americans welcome opening day of the 2012 NFL Season. With all of the fun that comes with tailgates and parties, the health of these athletes must not be overlooked. The American Academy of Neurology just released a study that confirms previously held beliefs “… that head injuries cause neurologic ...

     I cannot believe I am about to type this . . . I am done with the academic portion of the OTA program.  Yay!  After one last visit today, I will also be done with my level I’s as well.  It is crazy to think about.  It seemed as though this day would never come and now it’s here and I don’t know where ...

     For better or for worse, my husband and I just decided a mere hour ago to head up north tonight and spend the day tomorrow riding our ATV’s and enjoying a little family time.  We plan to leave late tomorrow evening and be home for Sunday.  Why may this not be the best idea?  I happen to have two rather large ...

      Where has the summer gone?  I must echo my co-blogger, Courtney’s, sentiment that the time just seems to be flying by.  Every time I glance at a calendar I’m surprised to not only see how much time has gone by, but how little time I have left till the end.  It’s exciting and scary!  I have been ...

Today I went to see a new cardiologist here in South Carolina. The doctor I used to see in Florida was excellent so I wondered how things would go today “on the other side.” Working in healthcare gives me a different perspective as a patient. It helps me to remember how much the little touches can put me at ease and how simple it is to do the ...

New advancements in technology are taking mammography to the next level. The Harris Breast Center at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri is leading the way with a newly FDA approved tomosynthesis 3-D mammography ''which takes images of thin cross sections of the breast for use as an adjunct to traditional 2-D mammography.'' This new view allows ...