Hey guys,
I know that it's inevitable as students that we receive guidance and feedback from a number of sources, but i think that this needs to be controlled in some situations. For example, on my current placement in a neuro inpatient setting, I have my facility supervisor giving me feedback and helping me out when i ask for it, i have the other senior physio helping out alot and guiding me and helping me with treatment techniques while teaching me new ones, I have the physio directly responsible for my patients, who oversees most of what I do, and I have my Curtin tutor. As of this week, the physio directly responsible for my patients has rotated to another area, and someone new has replaced them, and on top of this my Curtin tutor has now changed, giving me a grand total of 6 different physio's giving me input on my patients.
This is good in some respects that I get a number of different view points, and a number of different inputs on my performance, but it also brings to attention the fact that every physio will see a patient differently, and will pay attention to different parts of their movement or assessment. I've found this difficult in that when I'm treating my patient, one of them will come up and ask what I'm doing and why, and after explaining they'll bring attention to another aspect of the task that needs treatment and think this needs priority.
So far I think I'm taking this reasonably well and taking on what everyone is saying and picking out the parts that i consider important, but considering 2 of these people will be assessing me and deciding whether i pass or fail this clinic, is it natural to consider their input the most relevant, simply because thats what they want to see? I'm trying to juggle all these different perspectives, and occasionally being told the complete opposite regarding a selected treatment or assessment, to what I was told by somebody else.
Now i think I've rambled on and completely confused the issue, but thats pretty much where my head is at at the moment, any kind of ideas or guidance would be most welcome :-)
James
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Hey James,
I wish I could give you some advice on how to handle the situation but all I can offer you is sympathy and to let you know that your not alone in this situation. Im pretty much getting the same at my clinic and it seems that no matter what I do its wrong or is a lower priority to what my supervisor is thinking. Maybe after we have 30 years of experience we will be able to see or know what they are talking about. Until then good luck with putting up with it.
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