Hi everyone,
This week it has really honed on me how important it is to work effectively as part of the Allied Health Team. Since this week was our last week on prac my supervisor was asking me to think about discharges of the patients I was currently managing. In the area of Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy majority of the patients fall into the older age category and therefore a more complex discharge arises. In considering allowing the patient to go home, we, as physiotherapists- a key component of the health team, need to ensure that the patient is safe for discharge and will be able to cope at home on discharge.
In planning these discharges I developed my knowledge and skills at working with the entire health team. I realized the importance of continued communication with all members of the team to ensure all the required services were in place including home help, rails for the bathroom and any required aids the patient may need on discharge.
I guess it enabled me to recognize the importance of communication within the hospitals and developing effective working relationships with other key allied health team members.
Just a little insight into my thoughts as I had run out of interesting patients to discuss. Looking forward to sharing my Musculo experiences with you next week!!
Hope everyone enjoys there final 4 weeks prac in Perth!
Debs
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Good point Deb as I too noticed that planning a patient’s discharge is definitely a team decision. Actually discharge planning was a topic in which I found myself a little lacking while I was on my cardio placement. I wasn’t even thinking about discharge planning when we first started these few months and I think that’s just a product of having such short placements up to this point of our course. Now that we’re able to see a patient from the time of admission to discharge from the hospital, our opinion is required and valued regarding that patient’s ability to perform their ADL’s and what recommendations can be made to make the transition back to home easier. And you’re right when you say that working well within the allied health team is so important for not only a good working environment but to also make more effective decisions for patient going home.
Enjoy your next placement
Gareth
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