hey guys,
Hope everyone is enjoying their new pracs. I had a stroke patient and he was being absolutely incompliant where me and my supervisor were constantly being pushed away and being aphasic, he was making hand signals telling us to bugger off the whole time. I ignored his behaviour and went on being quite firm forcing the session in the end and being aphasic and weak, the patient had no choice but to follow my commands and did what was told and finished the session successfully (although more effort required). In the end we did find out the reason behind his repulsiveness from his sister where we were told that he dislikes being close to Asians. In my case, it didn't really bother me as I still managed to get his initial sessions done and did not have to see him again as I embark on my new country prac. However, would anyone have done any differently to what I did or would you have handballed it to someone else?
Robin in Geraldton
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hi there Robin hope country prac is good!
I must say that i have been fortunate enough not to experience a situation like that.
This is a tough one. I guess as physios, we have the duty to provide our patients with the best care as possible. In this case, if hanballing helps him achieve his goals, then by all means, it's a right thing to do. As for your patient being biased towards asians, i guess the best thing to do would be to not take the situation personally.
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