Working In Acute Care

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Working in an acute care facility and in home health care is different in many aspects. Acute Care is provided to individuals who are admitted to a hospital for a short period of time. They can be treated for surgery, illness, accident, or be recovering from trauma. The main objective in acute care is to discharge the person as soon as they are medically stable. The other health
care practitioners that I may be working with is MDs, physician assistants, RN’s, LPN’s, occupational therapist, social workers, and speech-language pathologists. An additional task that I may be involved with is reviewing the patient’s medical record prior to beginning the physical therapy interventions and maintaining responsibility of patient management. Home health

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