Hi guys,
just w/ regards to a pt that I encountered on my last prac. He was post- ACL recon and about 30yrs old. When i first went to treat him I could tell he was unimpressed that I was a student, and he was asking me how many ACL pts i had seen etc. Before we began I asked him if he needed to call the nurse for any more pain meds but he assured me that he wasn't in much pain. Then when I moved the pillow out from under his leg he swore loudly and then said he would need some if I was going to do that (not sure what he thought we were going to do, obviously not much!) He continued to swear throughout the Rx session and he made me feel quite uncomfortable. He was reluctant to do most things I asked him to do but did them nonetheless. In his situation he was being d/c'd that day and I was thankful for this as he made me feel really uncomfortable. It seemed to me like i would be overreacting if I said anything to him about his behaviour but perhaps I should have. Do you guys think you would've said something to this kind of a pt or is it a better idea to just grin and bear and get the session over with?
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lil...
if i was in that situation i probably would grin and bear it because you have to give him the benefit of the doubt thats it's the pain causing him to be like that. You could just ask him to not speak to you like that and continually explain why your there or possibly grab the nurse/your supervisor to explain to him that;s his behaviour is not appropriate
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