acute care

Acute Care PT of 1.5 years. Came in right at the start of the alpha COVID wave and worked through Omicron and Delta. Throughout the pandemic, the nursing and respiratory departments have seen massive raises and retention / loyalty bonuses handed out. In the meantime, I’ve only gotten a 60...

I'm currently a student in a large hospital mainly on the shock trauma ICU and step down floors. I'm looking for ideas for a good inservice to give. They have lots of students come through every year and all have to give an inservice so I'm looking for something that hasn't been done a ton, like...

Hey everyone! I start my fist FW2 in a few weeks in an acute care setting (which I’m excited but nervous about). I’m currently making a list of information that I am going to review. Although I’ve asked my CI hasn’t given me much help/guidance yet and I’m assuming I won’t get more information...

What is the lifestyle of a trauma surgeon like? Especially at an academic hospital. How do things work at a level one academic place? I know different hospitals run things differently, like in an academic level one center with many attendings, they share in house call? What is it like being a...

I know early mobility is a good topic, but I've already done a brief blurb about that, so if any of you know another topic, that would be helpful. I'm mainly in the ICU during this rotation if that helps. Thanks!

You are kindly invited to attend the CME credited Second Annual Perioperative and Acute Care Ultrasound Workshop co-hosted by the Anesthesiology Departments at Loma Linda Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center. The workshop will be held in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA at the Hyatt Regency...

Hello to all. I recently graduated, and went straight into travelling PT. I currently work in Acute Care, in Level One Trauma center, and I enjoy all aspects of it except for discharge planning. Do I recommend Home PT, Sub-Acute rehab or Acute rehab? A good Samaritan in me, tells me that a...

I need help, I'm a current P4 student on rotations. My next rotation is Acute Care at a pretty intense rotation site which starts in 2 weeks and I feel completely unprepared since I have no previous hospital experience (minus a 3week IPPE as a P1). I have emailed my preceptor to see what I...

Hey guys, just wanted to share my first clinical rotation experience. I was told to share this because I might get more tips on how to make the best out of my rotation. I'd also love to hear about your experiences.