I am continuing to enjoy my internship experience. I have taken on more responsibilities, and feel as though I am fully immersed. However, I continue to learn new things daily. I am gaining great feedback from my supervisor. I am continuing to go on the psychiatric unit each morning to participate in the Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan Meetings. Towards the end of last week, we had three patients in the same day that experienced extreme cases of psychosis. The effects of listening to those individuals during treatment plan meeting took a toll on me and for the first time, I decided to take my 15 minute morning break. I also debriefed the cases with my supervisor, which was very beneficial. The experience I had on the psych unit reminded me of the importance of self-care.
This week, I have been doing a continuance of the prior weeks. I have been doing case management, speaking …show more content…
I advocated for aid and assistance for one of the veterans who is unable to do her activities of daily living. As a result, my supervisor was able to email her providers who are attempting to get the ball rolling on her case, which has been at a standstill for over a year. What I gather from my conversation with these two young women bring me to my negative highlight of the week. In my opinion, the VA does not have adequate staff to serve the needs of all the veterans. One of the complaints from the veteran in which I advocated for was that her doctor was the hold up in getting her case processed. She also referred to the doctor as “speedy” because she stated she sped in to see her at her primary care visit and sped out. She felt the doctor did not take the necessary time to hear her concerns. Veterans are like all of us, they want to be
This week, I have been doing a continuance of the prior weeks. I have been doing case management, speaking …show more content…
I advocated for aid and assistance for one of the veterans who is unable to do her activities of daily living. As a result, my supervisor was able to email her providers who are attempting to get the ball rolling on her case, which has been at a standstill for over a year. What I gather from my conversation with these two young women bring me to my negative highlight of the week. In my opinion, the VA does not have adequate staff to serve the needs of all the veterans. One of the complaints from the veteran in which I advocated for was that her doctor was the hold up in getting her case processed. She also referred to the doctor as “speedy” because she stated she sped in to see her at her primary care visit and sped out. She felt the doctor did not take the necessary time to hear her concerns. Veterans are like all of us, they want to be