1. I was feeling confident with walking this patient as we had walked her with the supervisor the day before. We had to be aware of her small, quiet voice and stay close to her. Our aim was to walk this patient to get her legs moving and weight bearing. This patients goal is to not have 'lazy legs', so she was very happy to get up and walking. We had a baseline distance which she had walked the day before and were aware of the amount of assistance that she needed, so using that as a baseline we had an idea of her capabilties. We have to stay close to the patient and talk clearly and make sure we are close to the patient so we can hear her.
2. I think that we managed the patient well. We took her for a walk and took her back to her room. SHe didnt walk as far as the previous day, as we noticed she was fatiguing and so we walked her back to her chair. Next time before we start walking we could get her to do some marching on the spot to get the stepping action happening
3. I was feeling very confident and confortable. I think that Jenna and I had good hold of the patient if she was to fall. This patient was a friendly patient and enthusiastic to do her daily walk, so it was an easier patient to treat.
4. Next time and with other patients we could do more preparation for walking exercises to ensure correct gait pattern.
5. With other patients we could make sure that when we are walking them we stop when we need to talk to them, as I have noticed that when we go to talk to them and they are walking they stop and need to concentrate on what is being said.
6. I was happy with the way today has gone as we now have our own patients and are becoming more familiar with patients. This allows us to know which patients need what treatment and allows the patients to be more confortable with us. THis week has been an enjoyable week
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