Hi guys!
Hope you have all had a fantastic break and are ready to take on the final few months.
I am currently in Cardiothoracics at SCGH. While treating a patient today, I was in need of an extra chair. There were no spare chairs in the room, and I had noticed chairs in the corridor that the patients used to rest on during their walks. I hurried out of the room and grabbed a high back chair by the arms pulled up. To my dismay the chair stayed where it was and I was left holding the arms - the chair was tied to the wall!
Hmm, seems I need to work on those powers of observation. Ok, my next blog promises to be more clinical but I learnt to pay more attention to the environment that I work in.
Mike
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Hi Mike,
I know exactly what you're talking about. This afternoon I used one of those chairs to have a short rest while walking to the ward from the gym (yes it was a taxing day)and noticed something hanging off the back right hand corner of the chair. To my surprise I noticed it was secured to the wall via a chain! We might have to start employing that system with our patient wheelchairs...one of ours ended up down the corridor in someone else's room today! It always pays to observe closely the environment in which we work. Good to hear you are learning as you go!
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