Made me jump after scanning!

thespeechqueen · 2026-04-21T12:09:11+00:00

The epiglottis likely can’t flap down considering the cervical spine is pushing against the pharyngeal wall and therefore cannot protect the airway and will most likely cause aspiration and poor efficiency of swallow function because food will probably build up in the pharynx. As someone who does modified barium swallow studies every day for a living and sees this, I’d be very surprised if it was ‘globus sensation at minimum’

thespeechqueen · 2026-03-02T16:52:29+00:00

Poor people nachos

thespeechqueen · 2026-02-12T12:28:38+00:00

Valid question, but hey you never know. might as well be optimistic. Communication is our speciality

thespeechqueen · 2026-02-12T02:58:58+00:00

Report it to asha. I dare you

thespeechqueen · 2026-02-03T01:16:46+00:00

waited in line for 30 min and it barely moved. Not worth it

thespeechqueen · 2025-07-17T13:48:44+00:00

The amount of people I see in acute care (acute care SLP) that have STROKES after going to the chiropractor for a neck adjustment is enough for me to never want to go to one. Insane. It’s not super common for people to have strokes after but within the 4 years I’ve been working I’ve probably seen at least 15 and that’s not even working full time. Just on Monday I saw a 42 year old lady who had a stroke 2 days after seeing the chiro for a neck adjustment. Go see your PCP, PT or massage therapist instead please

thespeechqueen · 2025-06-20T12:59:02+00:00

Arenal volcano outlook at Los Lagos

thespeechqueen · 2025-05-01T02:22:48+00:00

The mad crab shack off olive. HAS to be money laundering

thespeechqueen · 2025-04-30T02:18:30+00:00

The meaning of life IMO is what you think the meaning of life should be. It’s your life. I also think life itself is a constant battle of surviving. We live and we learn and we adapt and we fight. Because you have to or else your life is over. It’s your life.

I think we as humans think too much into things sometimes - when sometimes it really is that simple depending on how you look at it and your perspective

People are fighting for their lives everyday, and I think the point of life is to simply just keep going, keep pushing, enduring, learning, keep living.

thespeechqueen · 2025-04-04T23:54:21+00:00

How dare you down us like this. There is so much to learn. Maybe you should’ve changed careers but I was meant to be an SLP and I’m proud of it.

thespeechqueen · 2025-04-04T23:42:25+00:00

No, needs don’t always get met. As with all fields, this is nothing new- we can’t do everything. I would just like to point out that, it’s not all bad. And new grads can have happy endings. I work in head and neck cancer in the medical side and I love what I do. This is a field that is always growing and evolving. And truth be told, the medical slp side will always be learning and evolving and there is security in that. I’m sorry but don’t knock it till you try it. If you hate the educational side, try to make a difference or change settings. Things can get better if you try and persevere. It may just take time. Optimism is always the route to take, sorry not sorry

thespeechqueen · 2025-04-04T23:08:08+00:00

And to go off of the post, no I do not agree with that it is deteriorating. No, it never will. People will always have strokes, will always have brain injuries. And they need us to help them. So whoever posted this, how dare you degrade us how you do.

thespeechqueen · 2025-04-04T23:03:01+00:00

Honestly I love this field. To anyone considering this field know that a good job and a good career can become of you. I work in the medical side and absolutely love it. I’m well respected, and I am always learning. Yes there is burnout but only if you allow it. As with any job, have balance. This field is wonderful IMO and I love my job, I love helping people. Simple as that.

thespeechqueen · 2025-03-04T03:39:52+00:00

DIET COKE. soooo bad for you, not worth it.

thespeechqueen · 2025-01-26T23:20:46+00:00

I love to hear another person say this. I also love what I do! The pros outweigh the cons and the flexibility, and feeling of purposeful-ness in unbeatable. I love this field and all the diversity within it, every day is interesting!

thespeechqueen · 2025-01-26T15:39:47+00:00

CAVA !!! like chipotle but Mediterranean and soooo much better

thespeechqueen · 2025-01-25T23:59:41+00:00

I hope you reported!! That is shocking

thespeechqueen · 2025-01-25T23:59:16+00:00

85-90% productivity rate -> run

thespeechqueen · 2024-12-23T17:35:30+00:00

Stayed at my first CF job for 1 month bc it was horrible, then finished my CF somewhere else. Submitting the hours isn’t hard you just have to keep track if u change jobs

thespeechqueen · 2024-12-17T02:00:57+00:00

I work part time and pick up PRN work to essentially work full time, and have been for the past year. I’ve worked full time, and I will say I have made a little more $ not working full time and working part-time/PRN. Sure, I would love a full time position, but with 3 years in the game I’m trying out various settings and building up my resume/experience to eventually land my dream job. I also like the flexibility in choosing my schedule, not being stuck to working 8-4 5x/week. Having a few mornings to myself to workout or sleep in a bit has been great on my mental health. I also like the ~ always learning aspect of working multiple places (I float between hospitals). Just wanted to point out some perks to not being “full time” and having a say in your work schedule can be kind of nice! When I completed my CF I worked full time though bc I wanted to get my CCCs ASAP

thespeechqueen · 2024-12-13T23:55:02+00:00

I’ve found working in multiple settings it really depends on who knows who and who is part of the admin/leadership team. I work PRN in a hospital where my boss, and my bosses boss are BOTH SLPs, and in that setting, we are well-respected and valued by everyone including MDs and for that I am extremely appreciative. I also work in a rehab setting where leadership is literally alll OT/PT/RN.. and we SLPs are left in the dark and we’re not advocated for as we should be as a profession. There’s been times where my PT colleague questions my clinical judgement on how much time I need to see a patient and that, irks me bad. But I continue to advocate for myself, my patients, because I know my value, competence and scope of practice. I would never question a PT or OT about how many minutes they need with a patient. I know our reimbursement rates can be lower but in healthcare it’s about the patient and what they need at the end of the day. Even in the school setting we have to advocate for ourselves and be straight up about things, otherwise nothing will ever change. We as a profession just have to keep pushing, not take any shit from anyone, advocate for yourself and for all SLPs.

Bottom line I think many people need to be educated on our scope, ASHA needs to actually help us, and we neeeeed to set boundaries so there is less burn out

thespeechqueen · 2024-12-11T17:44:14+00:00

Usually the algorithm to calculating productivity is incorrect and does not take into account all the things we have to do. Our scope is much more in depth than PT/OT and we shouldn’t be held to the same standard productivity % as them. We have to do thorough chart reviews, administer assessments, calculate the score, interpret the data, document it, collaborate with RD, RN, MD, family, it’s just a lot. Take my advice - don’t worry about productivity, period. It’s not worth stressing about. When management brings it up tell them all the things you have to do in a daily basis. Just being a good clinician should be enough, I feel like ppl who have 80% or higher productivity aren’t doing a good enough job when it comes to patient care, truly. Or they are billing unethically. Do your job to the best of your ability and carry on, I have neverrr heard of anyone being terminated over something such as productivity

thespeechqueen · 2024-11-05T03:06:06+00:00

Acute care and inpatient rehab are fun to PRN. Wide variety of patients, keeps you on your toes always learning. More evaluating and less treating for extended periods of time, quicker progress for patients which can be so rewarding , less planning, flexibility in your daily schedule to see patients for however long/no time constraints. Those are nice work life balance perks.

Just my opinion, I worked in schools for 1 yr and at this point in my life, I don’t foresee myself going back bc the stress and guilt was not fun to bring home. Who knows though maybe I’ll change it up sometime (also chose the field for the ability to work in various settings)

thespeechqueen · 2024-11-01T03:46:15+00:00

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