Saturday, February 6, 2010

Year 4 1st placement: initial entry!

Well I’m starting to get a bit nervous and excited about starting this placement and the year ahead!
So my first placement for this year is musculoskeletal outpatients, I expect at this placement I’ll be working fairly independently, but discussing with my supervisors my clinical reasoning behind my findings and the treatments I’ve completed. I expect this to be very hands on placement where I will need to demonstrate good physiotherapy skills, communication, clinical reasoning and especially time management skills. I expect that my patient load will increase as I progress through my placement and the level of supervision will decrease as I progress as well.
As a student at this facility I think I’ll have to work well in a large team, be open to feedback from my supervisors and work as independently as I can. I’ve also heard at this facility I’ll have to but on a mean morning tea and lunch to impress the physios there!
I am a little concerned about going on this placement as it is the first pure musculoskeletal placement I have been on, so I am not completely sure of what to expect, and how well I’ll perform. But I think by being organized, prepared and confident I can do a good job on this placement!

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