Inpatient Rehabilitation
Inpatient rehab is a setting that I am fairly familiar with having volunteered on an inpatient rehab floor in high school. Before listening to the interview, I had the understanding of the different patients that are treated in this setting: neurological patients like those who have had a stroke or brain injuries and orthopedic patients like those who have undergone hip or knee replacement surgeries. While volunteering in this setting I didn’t realize that the patients for the first time are gaining insight on their limitations which Hector mentions in the interview. I can imagine how frustrating it would be for a patient who had just lost all function to one side of their body.
Furthermore, Hector provided great ideas that as a first year OT student I will try to incorporate into my future practice. I thought it was thoughtful and clever that he connects the different exercises in the gym to things that are valuable for life. A lot of times when I go to the doctor, I always get frustrated in the waiting room thinking what’s the point of this? By connecting the two I believe it will be beneficial for my growth as a future Occupational Therapist and my future patients. I think that in the constantly changing healthcare industry we always forget to stress the importance of why we are doing something. This is important to do so in the inpatient rehab setting because patients are extremely vulnerable and rely on their therapy regiments to not only see their limitations but to see the possibility to regain their loss of function. I could potentially see myself working in this setting. I like that therapists are capable of making relationships with their patients and seeing them grow over their time in rehab.
Furthermore, Hector provided great ideas that as a first year OT student I will try to incorporate into my future practice. I thought it was thoughtful and clever that he connects the different exercises in the gym to things that are valuable for life. A lot of times when I go to the doctor, I always get frustrated in the waiting room thinking what’s the point of this? By connecting the two I believe it will be beneficial for my growth as a future Occupational Therapist and my future patients. I think that in the constantly changing healthcare industry we always forget to stress the importance of why we are doing something. This is important to do so in the inpatient rehab setting because patients are extremely vulnerable and rely on their therapy regiments to not only see their limitations but to see the possibility to regain their loss of function. I could potentially see myself working in this setting. I like that therapists are capable of making relationships with their patients and seeing them grow over their time in rehab.