Hospital environment

Prior to my ortho inpatients placement i had only ever had outpatient placements so it took a bit of adjustment for me to get used to the frequent interaction between the many members of allied health and fast pace of the system. I have never enjoyed being in a hospital environment and have always maintained that once i graduate i might do a short stint in a hospital but would ultimately not end up in one. However since working at the hospital i have found that my views have changed slightly, and as such i feel that it wouldn't be such a bad thing if i ended up in a hospital.

I think the main factor that has swayed my opinion is the interaction with other members of the allied health. At first the thought of this made me quite nervous as i did not know haw to interact with the other staff was worried that i might make an idiot of myself by showing how little i knew about the hospital system. These concerns have since passed and i now find that i thoroughly enjoy the interactions with the other staff. When working in inpatients you are part of a massive group of staff and it is a very social environment. Obviously you get a few not so friendly types but generally i have found that most of the staff i work with are pretty nice and are easy to get along with. I think the social stimulation that you get from inpatients is something that you miss out on a bit when working in outpatients. Although there are obviously some other physios that you will get to know you don't gertt a chance to work as closely with the doctors, nurses and the OTs. I actually thoroughly enjoy the inpatients environment and find that i'm always in a good mood, as there is nothing that makes you feel better than walking past someone in the corridor and getting a friendly greeting. Also you're constantly making new relationships as there is steady influx of new staff to the ward.

Sorry if my post is a bit short but i think it pretty much sums up how i feel about the social environment when working in inpatients. I don't know if anyone else has noticed the same thing??