DPT, Senior Quality Improvement Coordinator Skilled Nursing, Founder Rocktherecovery.com
Therapists: you can only pick one: 1) great coworkers/rough pts 2) great patients/rough coworkers ...discuss! #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #occupationaltherapy #speechlanguagepathology
Marc Palen
4mo
I’m actually going to go with two. I feel like so much of my time each day is spent with patients that there are many days I barely speak with coworkers other than friendly hello and how’s the day as we pass in the hallway. Depends on what’s rough about each group. Coworkers: cold as in just don’t talk or coworkers who belittle and set out to make others miserable that’s a different ballgame. Same with patients. Everybody makes that joke in therapy where you can have a great day and alls it take is the one patient who could change that. I couldn’t imagine a full schedule of that day after day.
Noor .S
4mo
Great patients / normal coworkers is good (I cannot able to choose both the given options)
Anthony Maritato
4mo
1
Shailesh Kantak
3mo
Great coworkers/rough (challenging) patients, anytime!! I love working with patients who may benefit from my care, and it would mean more if I could bring something they haven't had. And my coworkers are my team- can't work without them- right from consulting, brainstorming and learning about ways to help these challenging patients. This is a good formula for growth.
Great thought question Rob If by rough you mean challenging clinically, I have fostered my practice for decades based on #1. I you add great colleagues and mentors to your list, which I have done personally, that is Utopia.
Haha good one Rob. #1 every time.
PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA
4moPersonally- I LOVE patients that are challenging. It can be like playing against a skilled opponent in chess, pickleball or baseball…but better. In healthcare, I get the opportunity to help a person that is resistant to care or, “challenging”, not because they are trying be difficult but because they have had: 1) Poor care in the past 2) Adverse Childhood Experiences 3) Confirmation bias or the Halo effect used against them 4) Reson to have low self efficacy (abuse, misfortune, premorbid conditions)