Exams over = prac soon

1. Record any thoughts and feelings going into this clinical unit

I am feeling very excited to be going on prac, but also a little nervous, this is our first time with real patients after we have some more knowledge from second year.
I am glad that I have a gerontology placement after learning so much and having practice in labs this year.
I am looking forward to communicating with the patients and practicing all the things we have learnt in labs and to see if the way we compensate for different diseases works as well as it worked on each other in labs
I am expecting to learn a lot of knew things on this placement and learn to be confortable with real patients
I am concerned that i could do something wrong which could result in bad consequences for the patient

2. Describe how you see the physiotherapist working with other physiotherapists and health care professionals in the setting of this clinical unit

I see the main physio at my nursing home being the person who prescribes the treatment to the patients and the PTA will follow through with the treatment throughout the week. This is the way that the physio system ran when I was on 4P in a nursing home.
I see the physio working within a multidiscinplary team especially with the nursing staff and carers in this nursing home