9/18/12

Today was a good learning day. My first pt had a cold sore, she had to leave early. My afternoon pt signed her HHX, said there was no changes, and then mentioned right before I began that she had knee replacement 9mths ago. She had forgot to mention that. It was a good lesson about pt behavior. It is easy for them to be non-shulant (sp) about their HHX. I realized that I need to keep that in mind when questioning their health conditions, and to be very thorough. We ended up getting her pre-med and did scale one quad. I liked getting the experience with the physicians consult, and it is not so scary now. I really value the variety of experiences we get in clinic. I have learned lots from a textbook, but I learn even more hands on.