Since day 1 of my neuro placement I have felt overwhelmed with the idea of getting stuck into treatment the very next day. The expectation to be responsible for the pt's recovery and treatment was overwhelming. We learn the basics to treating neuro pts but to apply our knowledge without supervision on real pts made me very self doubtful. These are pts that are relying on our treatments to boost their confidence & get them back on their feet. Our technique as students are far from perfect and at times i really am in doubt about their effectiveness.
Can i be confident that I am giving my pts the best possible chance of recovery? I have stressed and worried myself into a ball of self doubt & criticism. On the other hand everything is a learning experience and these placements are tastes of what its going to be like in the working world. So I really have no need to stress myself over this issue, but from a moral point of view I feel that they derserve.. better I guess?
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I don't think that you are the only one feeling this way. I guess part of 4th yrs learning experience is being able to feel confident in applying our knowledge to real life patients. I agree with you and at some point I do question myself if i have tried hard enough to improve patients condition. I guess we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves and just set realistic goals that are achievable for the patients and us.
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