Thursday, February 1, 2007
STAGE FRIGHT
HEY all…only a couple hours until we mark off another prac in our history of being physio students. GREAT WORK! I don’t know about you but I HATE being assessed. I know this is routine and there has to be SOME form of marking criterion (don’t want just anyone becoming physios). I just find it really hard to be natural and respond to questions on the spot like I do when I am with my patient alone. I would like to think that I am much smoother flying solo (with out being supervised). Again, being a ‘student’ I am still learning and remain at a basic (yet competent) level which is where I am most comfortable at the moment. This is why I continue to pay good money while I am on prac, because I am still learning!? Of course I want to expand on my horizons to be a good team player & physio as well as gain the confidence I desire. I feel I will expand on this once I have a bit of experience under my belt. As there are still a few more pracs on the line up, I would just like some pointers on how I can overcome this ‘stage fright’ and deal with this constructive critisim. Maybe even polish up on my multi tasking, things shuch as being able to answer supervisor’s questions whilst treating my patient, without loosing my mojo/rhythm/concentration..?
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Hey Tarsi,
I'm with you girl, being assessed really is......well, it's not nice at all!! And I myself am tired of being constantly assessed, but like you said-guess it has to happen for there to be a standard that we graduate at. Some pointers I try to remember when I'm being assessed are to try and pretend that the assessor isn't there......now I know this is very difficult when the assessor makes a point of reminding you that they ARE indeed right there by interrupting you every 10 words but that is one strategy I try to follow. The other big one is having a plan is possible, which I know you work hard at doing. A lot of it really comes down to being confident that you CAN DO IT, even if you feel like jelly inside and that stress incontinence may be setting in you have to try to maintain the facade that you know what's happening and you're on the ball!! You are going to be one FANTABULOUSO physio though miss tara-lynn!!
Hi Tara,
Maybe you cld try talking to the supervisor how u like to be assessed? Eg: u r able to think better when the supervisor leaves the questioning after the session, or when u both r not in the presence of the patient?
I have had a nice supervisor for my musculo placement and he was great! he asked us how we wld like to be assessed and asked us wat our learning styles was etc...so maybe it wld help to calm ur nerves a little if u estab such things w ur supervisor first.
To add to what Zakari said, apart from having a plan in mind, think of all the things that cld go wrong while u r having ur ax AND anticipate ur reaction and how u will cope/deal with it...this may better prepare u should (touch wood) u panic and not know wat to do.
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