First week of classes

The semester is a little different than I thought... but in a good way... except there is more reading than usual which I need to get back to... but I also want to share with you...

One article we had to read is Blau, 2002 (PT Journal) <--not proper referencing format, but I am tired so :P

This article involved interviewing 5 PT's (all female) who worked at a hospital for 4 years where there was a large amount of systemic change... five main themes emerged (four of them negative): loss of control, stress, discontent, disheartenment, and yet a "silver lining" in their work lives. There was increased patients (up to 18 a day), increased documentation, and a lack of support staff were the main factors leading to a negative outcome, while the love for the profession and their colleagues seemed to be the "silver lining." There was a lot of mention of burn-out but the experiences at this one clinic (and those mentioned in the lit review) should not reflect the state of PT clinics.

Off to read the other few articles for tomorrow... I am freakin' tired