Guest guest Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Really great discussion on PT vs Nursing. To take this in a bit of a different direction, which one of the posters made a comment on: Are we ordered? I have been trying to change that culture for a while at my hospital. Right now on some order sheets we are listed under ACTIVITY. So are we an ACTIVITY? I see us as a consultant service. I understand the " old fashioned " hospital culture, I understand the need to educate physicians, administrators. But despite YEARS of trying to meet, educate, talk, it feels so futile to me and I must admit a bit of a burn out producer at times for me. My staff feels that sometimes I don't stand up for them, but if people say " we just need PT done now " , and order it and wont' give time or respect to listen to why it isn't even appropriate, it gets a bit tiring. We are used quite a bit now to " mobilize pts " , because nursing doesn't have time to get pts out of bed. Now that said, I love acute care, I work in a place I like, these aren't " bad " people, but busy people. I am still chipping away, but respect comes VERY slowly. The big picture is PT practice has come a long way, I need to take a deep breath and keep chipping away. Kind a like all the snow I have been shoveling lately, eventually I have a clearer path. Katesel strimbeck PT, MS PT Supervisor St. 's Hospital Albany, New York katesels@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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