The last five weeks of placement have been very challenging and educational. I was very overwhelmed within the first few weeks of placement as it was neurosurgery. I found the first week to be very confronting witnessing the types of behaviours associated with head injured patients. I also found it difficult to treat a patient that did not open their eyes or respond to me as I was used to dealing with quite well and mobile patients.
As the weeks progressed and I was given more of a role as a physio with patients, I struggled with keeping the flow of sessions as I felt flustered when I wasn't able to perform the planned treatment or assessment due to the behavioural issues.
By the end of the placement and having input from the uni supervisor as well as another well experienced physio, I was able to broaden my treatment ideas and carry out more effective treatment sessions as I felt more confident. I was able to redirect sessions when patients became distracted or agitated and I was also able to carry out sessions when the patients did not participate due to being in a stuperosed state.
Overall, after this placement I feel more confident within my skills as a physio being communication particularly as well as types of treatment techniques for head injured patients which can also be transferred to stroke as the presentation can be quite similar physically. I felt more confident by the end of the placement and feel I would be able to manage a case load for the neurosurgery population effectively.
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