1,000+ visits later
It's been 3 months into my first job as a certified occupational therapy assistant. I started a job just temporarily, then got offered a full time position just two days later. It was an unexpected blessing. Since then, I have worked over 500 hours and had more than 1,000 patient visits! I still remember taking hours making a treatment plan for just one patient. Those days are behind me now, as I see anywhere between 11-24 patients a day. Although I saw a lot during my schooling, I don't think nothing really prepares you for the real, day to day, life as a healthcare worker. The joy of helping someone returning home. The unexpected grief of losing a patient. You will come across just so many different people. Some will test your patience. You will be so tired and exhausted. But nothing compares to the feeling when you help someone walk again and be independent enough to go home. Seeing someone who was paralyzed being able to move their hand again and crying tears of j...