week 5! entry 2!

Today I did a COVS assessment on a patient who had a bilateral cerebella stroke in preparation for his discharge later this week.
I had only helped do part of a COVS previously but I had the sheet to mark the patient's COVS score so I wasn't too nervous and I knew the patient very well as he has been a restorative patient the whole time I have been on placement.
I think I performed the assessment quite well, the patient was able to understand all the instructions I was giving him. It was a little hard to score this patient as due to his stroke occurring within the cerebella his movements are not very smooth and they take more effort to perform. Though I think I scored him quite well, my supervisor agreed with the score gave him which was good. I could have improved my positioning when the patient was doing his vertical transfer as I was not standing directly behind his pelvis which if he were to have had trouble in that position I would not have been in the best position to steady him.
Apart from that, I think I did quite well and the whole assessment was done in a safe manner.
I had a great day today, it was very busy, but a lot of fun!