Hey guys,
WOW I feel like a stranger to blogging after having P1 off! Hope everyone's pracs are really satisfying so far :)
I'm on my paeds prac at the moment, and I'm doing neuro inpt's. I am really loving it, but there are a few challenges to encounter (as always!) I haven't done my neuro prac yet and so I am finding it a little challenging to approach neuro in general, and on top of that working with kids and their families. My supervisor will often give me a verbal handover and then we will just go straight in to see the kid, without me having a read of the notes. So i'm feeling like I'm walking in a little blind. Also, sometimes my supervisor will involve me in the Rx and explain as we go along. This is fine except I feel like I'm missing out on the Ax stage and jumping straight into Rx. I guess I feel like I'm doing things a bit backward, as I'm so used to the uni 'formula'. Doing things this way is quite helpful in developing flexibility, as there may not always be time for a thorough look at the notes, but at the same time, having not been exposed to many neuro pt's I would feel safer going through the full procedure, and once I'm comfortable with that, then start cutting it down a little.
I have been able to explain my situation to my supervisor and I am now getting the chance to read the notes and give my supervisor a verbal handover and plan my Ax and Rx. Although I feel like I've given myself more work, I think this is really helpful in developing the skills required to be a good clinician!
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yeah I totally agree that you need to reads the notes to get the whole picture..good move asking your supervisor about it! I was in an outpt setting for my paeds prac and would sit in with my supervisors pts and I was faced with the same situation. I never got a chance to read the notes before seeing the child as we were always so pushed for time so I was just given a verbal handover which at the time seemed like all I needed to grasp the most important information. However looking back it would have been a lot better for my learning experience/general interest to have had more access to the notes!
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