wk4 reflection number 3

I was asked to do a mobility assessment on a patient who was admitted feeling dizzy and to get her high blood pressure on control. She was seen to have a falls risk and I was asked to assess whether she would need a walking aid.
by talking to the patient I was able to establish that she felt she needed a frame as she felt it would help when she felt dizzy and might make her feel more confident, she also said she would like to be able to continue to walk outside. On talking to the patient and reading through her medical notes I decided to assess her ability to use a WZF. My aim was to also assess her on a 4WW at some point closer to her D/C as this would be suitable for outdoor use and help with her goal of being able to walk outside.
I think I communicated well to the patient which helped me build a rapport with the patient which helped give me useful information from the questions I asked. I was also prepared with some walking aids before I met the patient which was good in improving my time management. I probably could have assessed the patient on a 4WW on the same day as she was very confident and safe on a WZF but I decided that it would be better to get the patient confident and use to one frame before introducing another as she had never had a frame before.

I am pretty happy with my treatment and enjoying all the different thins I am getting to do on placement.