Analysis Of A Lab Critique

Before I went to my lab critique I was pretty nervous. The reason is because, I didn’t want to mess up and also I was nervous about what scenario that was going to get. I mean a lot of people may have felt this way too. But, I knew that I had to be prepared for anything. So, when I to my lab critique, the scenario that I got was basically where the patient had an ankle fracture and I had to help her with getting out of the wheelchair, help her use the crutches, and teach her using the stairs. So, I was thinking ok this isn’t so bad. But, I was still a little nervous. After I finished my lab critique, I was kind relieved that I finished the scenario, especially finishing on time as well. I knew during the lab critique that I did for the most …show more content…
When I got my video, I would say that it was pretty awkward watching my self-doing the lab. My first initial thoughts were ok, I think I did pretty well. Then watching it about a couple of times, I knew that there were some things that I didn’t do so well or didn’t do during the lab critique. After having my one on one review of my lab critique with my teacher, I understood what I did well and what I can improve on. Also, what I could have done to make it better as well. Going through my evaluation of my lab critique, there was definitely a lot things that I needed to improve on. Areas that I needed to improve on were explaining the skills or the treatment more clearly to the patient. Watching my video, I knew I could have done a better job of explaining to the patient much better. For example, giving demonstrations to the patient on how to use the crutches and how to use it on the stairs. If I did this, I knew that it would have helped the patient understand better on the …show more content…
I could have done a better job of explaining the instructions of walking with the crutches. At first I did the wrong step, but I was able to correct it after. But, for the most part I was confused and unsure. Also, during the stairs not using the railing. I was kind of confused about the railing, so I understand why I lost marks on that part. As I said before I was kind of far away in terms of guarding and also I could have done demonstrations which would have helped a lot. In terms of my overall communication, I think that I did a pretty good job in terms of my voice being clear, confident, providing encouragement, etc. In that perspective I felt I did a good job but I could have done a better explaining the skill to the patient as well as providing demonstrations. But, overall my communication was pretty good. In conclusion, I felt that I did an ok job in my lab critique. However, there are a lot of things that I needed to improve on. If I had done some of things or improved some the areas, for sure I would have done a better job. I think that I learned a lot and hopefully looking back at this, I can do a better job of on my next lab critique. The most important thing is that I learn from my mistakes and that this was a great learning experience for