Advice please

Hi. I'm a first year Physio student in the UK and i will be going on my first placement in the next few months. I was just wondering if somebody could give me some good advice or tips on how to get the most out of it. Not sure what field i'm going into yet either!

Thanx

Hi,
I'm a fourth year student studying in Ireland. Currently on my last placement and overall the best advice I can give you is ask, read and read some more!
When I finished 1st year I hadn't been taught all the skills but reading up around what the physio is doing can give you an idea of the theory and this comes in handy later on in college. Also theres a lot of books that in the departments that you wouldn't find in college so see if you can borrow them.
I think the most important piece of advice is ask questions, if you don't understand just ask... Seniors don't expect you to know everything and most like to see the enthusiasm. Might even let you do a bit of hands-on, I got to do chest physio (inc. suctioning) on my 1st shadow placement eventhough we hadn't covered it.
I think this holds true for all your time as a student as you can never know enough...Hope it helps.

Thank you for your reply i appreciate it. Means a lot coming from students who are going through the same experience.
Bet your glad it's nearly over for you and that you will soon be out in the real world.

Thanks again.

Suzie