Neurology Neuro was one of the more difficult subjects for me to grasp as a new therapist. One thing I found that helped was to start with a comprehensive checklist of focal deficits to check during an evaluation. It helped me not to miss anything and helped my evaluations looks more comprehensive. As with everything on this site, this is meant to be a quick guide for you and not something overwhelming.
I have worked in four different hospitals throughout my career ranging from community, trauma and county, managed care and academic hospitals. Types of hospitals This will give you a general idea of what I’ve experienced. Work hours at a full time position In my experience, I have not ever been required me to clock in and out at a hospital job, although you needed to a badge to get into the hospital and they are able to track that information if needed.
It was a routine hip replacement surgery, but this poor man had bled badly on the operating table. He was a Jehovah’s witness by faith and therefore, declined to receive blood transfusions both during and after the surgery was over. By the time I saw him, he had had several days of severely low hemoglobin levels and his chart stated that he had multiple watershed infarcts. When I first met him, his wife was in the room sitting dutifully at his side.
It was fall of 2020 and COVID was at the peak of it’s notariety. I had been working in the COVID ICU for several months now. My patient was an indian woman in her early 30s. She had just given birth a few months prior when she contracted COVID. She had been separated from her newborn baby for months while fighting for her life in the ICU. Medical personnel had to help her remove and throw away her breastmilk.
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