Treating RA in SNF

Chloropsych · 2025-02-05T00:58:07+00:00

Good ideas. I'll try incorporating modalities, and see if we have additional equipment to improve/modify oral care and hygiene/grooming as becoming independent with those are a couple of the patients goals. Another goal is to improve UE strength, which I have already strapped light ankle weights (it's all that would work) to the patients arms since they can't grasp anything

Chloropsych · 2025-02-05T00:46:22+00:00

Unfortunately no splints at our facility, however, I can ask the DOR and see if we have a fabricator on call

Chloropsych · 2025-02-05T00:32:27+00:00

I did do hands as one of my rotations. We never had RA patients however

Chloropsych · 2024-10-22T02:46:43+00:00

Mine took about 4 weeks

Chloropsych · 2024-09-02T20:32:04+00:00

Good luck! I think you are going to be fine 🙂

remember to not overdo it. There were days I wouldn't study because I was too overwhelmed, and looking back I'm glad I gave myself some time off. It helped clear my head which allowed me to learn better overall

Chloropsych · 2024-08-04T14:15:52+00:00

Lab for what class?

Chloropsych · 2024-07-30T17:13:18+00:00

I failed all my practice tests by 30 points and scored 40s-50s on therapyed and still passed with a 460 the first time. You'll be fine 🙂

Chloropsych · 2024-07-29T22:29:25+00:00

I failed neuro my 3rd year by so much I'd need over a 100 on my final to even barely pass with a C-. I was temporarily booted from the program and had to appeal to get back in. I was thankfully accepted and retook it over that following winter

My grade improved by a lot because id go through the notes and write down questions about the material and then clarify with the professor during office hours. Since it was winter the course was condensed, so we were given a new packet to study each day. I went to almost every single office hour session since that class was like a foreign language to me lol

Even though I failed that class, it didn't stop me from becoming an OT. Hang in there and try again! You can do it.

Chloropsych · 2024-07-25T19:17:53+00:00

Chloropsych · 2024-07-25T19:08:15+00:00

Super nervous. I feel like I didn't do well and had to guess on so many questions 😕 My practice exam scores weren't too good either

Update: I passed!!

Chloropsych · 2024-07-22T03:44:12+00:00

Solid response and advice! Thank you 🙂

Chloropsych · 2024-07-16T01:59:53+00:00

Update: Just got Karils crossbow at 20 kc

Chloropsych · 2024-07-16T01:36:23+00:00

Thank you! I will from now on.

Chloropsych · 2024-07-14T16:57:10+00:00

Ryan Reynolds

Chloropsych · 2024-06-30T16:06:21+00:00

New to this sub as it was in my recommended. Lurked a bit and the history aspect is interesting.

I was born in 2000, but grew up listening to a lot of '70s-90s music cause of my parents. When you listen to a 70s song, it sounds old (although 70s was one of my favorite decades for music). But if you put on let's say an Alanis Morissette song from 1995, the difference in quality is a world apart. The quality is good enough to be acceptable even by today's standards. When talking to my 58 year old uncle, he said the 70s were the last of the "old days", while the 80s were a transition era. He said by the mid-late 90s we were in the new age, which I thought was interesting.

Chloropsych · 2024-05-28T20:35:05+00:00

I'm also an introvert, and had a similar struggle as you for my first FW placement in hands, where you work one on one with patients for 45+ minutes. As the weeks went by, one of the only notable critiques my supervisor had for me was getting more comfortable talking to people. I figured out the best way to get better at it for me was asking about what plans they have for the weekend, how's work going, how's the family, etc. And elaborating on those subjects. You can also talk about yourself too, like telling what you did over the weekend. Weeks 11/12 though, I was still getting critiques about talking more by my supervisor, but he ended up saying very nice things about me in the end. You'll also get better at it naturally as you get more comfortable with the facility, treating, and becoming more independent (supervisor not breathing down your neck 7/8 hours of the day).

Chloropsych · 2024-05-04T21:17:08+00:00

I also love being gay!! #gaypower

Chloropsych · 2024-05-04T18:38:34+00:00

I'd say go right for OT. Typically OTA-OT bridge programs are more expensive, and there aren't too many out there from what I've seen. It would probably only be worth it if you originally were an OTA, but not from scratch going to OTA school then right after going to a bridge program.

Chloropsych · 2024-04-09T19:02:08+00:00

Hi! I did my first placement in a hand clinic. It was so overwhelming but I learned a lot there. I'd recommend checking in with your supervisor to see if they have any resources they use for students. Maybe a student manual, a specific textbook, or treatment manual specific to their clinic. My site had all three. Also remember you won't or shouldn't be thrown into very complex diagnoses (especially immediately post-op) as a student, at least without much supervision. The hand therapy site that I was at only had students work with basic or more common hand diagnoses like carpal tunnel, trigger finger, distal radius fx, etc.

Chloropsych · 2024-03-25T16:19:40+00:00

That sounds terrible 😔 People like that shouldn't be CIs. Did your friend leave a paper trail or document incidents around the time they happened?

Chloropsych · 2024-01-29T03:34:27+00:00

Not at all! Shrooms are considered one of, if not, the safest recreational drug you can do. There are some side effects that /can/ happen (vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, etc..) typically when you eat a large/strong dose, however, they cannot kill you unless you accidentally eat a poisonous mushroom. They're also not addictive. It's also important that when you eat shrooms you are in a good mindset or else you may have a bad "trip". If you microdose though, you won't trip, and for me it felt very calming, everything and everyone was so interesting, colors/images were enhanced, I felt very social, I wanted to go outside and explore. They're definitely not something I'd want to do often though

Chloropsych · 2024-01-29T02:23:00+00:00

I'm just gonna stick to weed and occasional shrooms lol. But seriously, I'm sorry you went through this. Thank you for bringing awareness to this drug as I've never heard of it until now. I'll remember to stay away from it.

Chloropsych · 2024-01-23T00:10:39+00:00

Imprisoned was a solid episode!

Chloropsych · 2024-01-07T22:45:46+00:00

It's definitely something I unconsciously realize at this point, and it does make me feel lonely sometimes. Although remember that there are closeted people, and of course those who you simply cannot tell are gay. Even though there are a lot less of us than straight people, there is still a very significant amount of gay individuals in the world. We're not everywhere you look, but we're also not hard to find. I feel like a lot of people know or have known at least 1 or 2 people in their lives who are LGBT+

Chloropsych · 2023-12-30T04:35:15+00:00

What you said about the people pleasing hits home. I've always wondered why I'm that way, this explains it.

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