As a new grad occupational therapist, I have been working at my facility for a little over half a year now, and let me tell you, it’s a wild world out there. Even though I had some level II fieldwork experience at a skilled nursing facility (SNF), it’s an entirely different ball game compared to […]
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Retropulsion has been a teensy-weensy thorn in my side. As in, “I am not exactly sure how to train or what types of treatment ideas” are there for my patients with parkinsons disease pushing back or losing their balance backwards when I am specifically working on functional transfers. It is a big factor in falls
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Social Isolation for our older adult patients is hard. Heck, it is hard for everyone. As we reflect on the past few years (and I am not just talking about COVID-19), there are so many stories about how isolation and social distancing have contributed to our patients’ loneliness and having difficult times with finding meaning in the days
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Are you having a hard time figuring out creative stroke intervention in your occupational therapy practice? It’s actually my favorite population to work with and I was always so excited to get a CVA OT eval and treat orders in the hospital. My dilemma was always coming prepared to the patient’s room. You’re probably thinking
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If you’re thinking about becoming a travel occupational therapy practitioner, there is a lot to be excited about! Getting to experience fun new locations every 3 months, trying out multiple new settings to expand your toolbox, and earning great pay are just a few of the awesome perks of being a travel OT. While travel
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Working in occupational therapy and dementia care is such a rewarding area. OTPs can use a variety of tools to help our patients and using puzzles as an intervention strategy is such is a great way to work on goals, reminisce, and use as a part of a patient’s sensory diet. I will discuss how
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Dear OT and OTA student, if you are looking for some NBCOT® exam prep tips then look no further! You have survived this far, coping with all the stress of OT school, but no one warned you about all the stress and anxiety that was to follow with the next step of the journey; namely,
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Using an occupation based kit is a great way to integrate more real-to-life activities in your hospital or SNF facility when it can be a challenge to replicate these task in the typical healthcare environment. They can easily be graded up or down based on the patient’s cognition, sensory integration, social participation or physical ability
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Do you feel confident writing a SOAP note and providing accurate documentation? I think this is something we all worry about! We have so many pressures to get all of our patients seen and get all of our SOAP notes done in a timely fashion. Since documentation time is not reimbursable, we have to also
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