ACTIVITES:
- Contact three previous mental health centers for medical records on patient K
- Set up a home visit for patient W
- Attend morning report
- Attend treatment team meeting
REFLECTION:
This week at Larue, I have been really busy! I was approached by patient K early this week with a request I had not yet encountered on my practicum. He wants me to contact his past medical teams to try to get information for him and his doctor at Larue Carter. First, there were consent forms to fill out, then I had to contact his mother to get the names and addresses of these centers. Next, I had to fax the mental health centers, and finally, wait on the medical records to be released to Larue Carter. It was nice to hand the records to the doctor, and see how happy he was to get the information. Some of the information I found will be used next week in a big conference (people from IUPUI, Eli Lilly, Larue Carter, and various other mental health professionals will be there to discuss) about this patient.
I also talked with the treatment team, had the doctor write an order, and spoke with patient W about a weekend home visit. He had worked very hard to work "up the levels" to be eligible for this pass, so he was very excited to hear the good news. Floy asked me to call his sister and set up times. It was so nice to be able to pass on some good news to a patient who otherwise seems so depressed. It was the first time I'd seen him look happy since I'd known him.
INTEGRATION QUESTION: HBSE/Macro: How can you determine what the formal and informal boundaries are in a community?
I've always thought the best way to find the answer to something you don't know is just to ask! But in a community, if you don't know who to ask, I would say the best way to determine what the formal and informal boundaries are in a community are to observe (or "watch and learn").
Weekly Hours: 25
Hours To Date: 183.5
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