<<The sister said that "most OT is useless but if they would do what they were supposed to do, they would make a big difference in patient's lives".>>
I would also be interested in knowing what the sister believes O T's are supposed to be doing.... a lot of people don't even know what OT is. My other curiosity is why, if people are having such negative OT experiences in rehab, they bother to come for more OT once discharged? I would be very uncomfortable working in a SNF where I was not allowed to address mobility in regards to ADLs....I have been fortunate to never have been pigeon-holed in that manner. Currently in my inpatient acute setting, I am constantly working on educating other staff that I am not a "PT" because I happen to get people out of bed-----Unfortunetly, I follow several OT's that never got people out of bed--fairly useless in my opinion On another topic, I am arranging activities at my facility for OT month--I had to cringe when the COTA was wanting to bring the cones and the arc to the demonstration table as OT modalities. I don't use these things as a general rule except with very low level neuro for tracking/color recognition and some basic grasp etc. I gently declined in favor of providing information on how not to pack a backpack and fall prevention in the community.....Just having items on a table doesn't show purpose even when there is one... anyway, always intersting to open my OTLIST digests :> Jeanne Marie -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
