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This paper aims to understand how clinical governance affects Occupational Therapists (OTs) and how an OT could implement a clinical governance initiative in an in-patient ward within an adult orthopaedic department. The right to high-quality care is the first item on the paper ‘A First Class Service’ (Department of Health, 1998). It aims to deliver…

Bianca Haw “I’m an occupational therapist, an obscure profession if there ever was one. We are few and far between, maybe because we have chosen to serve people with disabilities . All disabilities. Not a glamorous endeavour, nor a lucrative one. And I say serve because we deem that in helping we see weakness, while…

Introduction This report will focus on the occupational therapy (OT) process for Meera (Appendix A), a 56-year-old woman with a left cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Stroke is the death of brain cells due to the lack of oxygen (Bartels et al. 2016).It can either present as haemorrhagic or ischaemic in nature. Risk factors of CVA…

The burden of mental and substance use disorders exists globally whether reported or not. According to many global surveys and longitudinal studies, populations with mental and substance use disorders contribute to a larger burden of diseases than any other communicable or non-communicable disease worldwide due to the limited accessibility and availability of services (Mannelli &…

Introduction The collaborative fieldwork supervision model was introduced to occupational therapy 18 years ago as an innovative approach to prepare students for the 21st-century health care arena (Cohn et al., 2001). Cohn described the model as a process-oriented approach to prepare future practitioners to be life-long learners engaged in cooperative problem solving. The collaborative fieldwork…

Continuing professional development (CPD) is a focus for  healthcare professionals, with lifelong learning of as a lead component (Stead, p. 174). The Royal College of Occupational Therapist (RCOT) recognise CPD as a proficiency embedded within the profession, stating in the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (2015) that a therapist must continue their lifelong learning…

Question 1: Legal Documentation Skills/Billing Codes Assignment OT Intervention Billing Category CPT Billing Code Justification Example: 20 reps of theraband exercise UE Therapeutic Exercise 97110 Theraband is a therapeutic exercise to improve UE strength Teaching client to use a reacher during dressing Therapeutic procedures: Self-care/home management 97535 Teaching the client use of AE (reacher) for…

Annotated Bibliography Dickson, K. L., & Toto, P. E. (2018). Feasibility of integrating occupational therapy into a care coordination program for aging in place. American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 72(4), 1-7. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.031419. Long-term services and supports are available to older adults who wish to age in place even though they may experience age-related…

I have always struggled with reflection, initially I didnt see the point of going over and over events that had happened, I was confident that the action I had taken at the time was right for the moment, but if I felt that it wasnt I would acknowledge that and improve next time, obviously this…

The problem being researched in the article is significant in nursing since it identifies the process, stressors and adjustment strategies of a novice nurse transforming into an expert nurse. This research could assist in developing new policies on institutional level to allow new graduates adjustment in their roles. The author has linked the significance of…