Welcome to the 5th Floor

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Welcome to the 5th floor!

• Everyone, including patients, families, and RIC staff work together as a team

• Patients are more active and spend less time in their rooms

• The daily focus is on therapeutic activities• The main goal is to prepare patients and families to go

home and move on to the next level of care

General Information

• Visiting hours are 8 am to 8 pm• Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult• Visits by children under 5 require a doctor’s order• A responsible adult who is learning to assist with care

may stay overnight in the room

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General Information

• Patients wear regular clothes that are comfortable for exercise and activity

• Patients may bring some personal items from home • There is a laundry room on the 5th floor for patient use• Meals are delivered at 7:30 am (breakfast), 11:30 am

(lunch), and 5:00 pm (dinner). A hostess takes meal orders and makes sure you receive what you ordered.

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Going on Pass

• If approved by a doctor, patients may have an area pass to go out in the neighborhood with their families

• Patients may receive a home pass if families have completed all necessary training (like car transfers, medication management, etc)

• Patients must complete all therapies before going on pass

• All patients must return by 8 pm to sleep at the hospital

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What happens on a typical day?

• Therapies occur between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm • Patients usually have three hours of therapy per day in

both individual and group format Monday-Friday• On weekends, patients usually have two hours of

therapy total (sometimes one hour each day, sometimes two hours one day)

• On holidays, patients usually have 2-3 hours a day

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What happens in a therapy session?

• Therapies may occur in your room, in the gym, in the dining room, somewhere else in the building, or even outside!

• Sessions are scheduled for an hour, but that time also includes the therapist getting set up for the session, and documenting progress toward goals at the end of the session; generally patients receive 53-55 minutes of treatment for each scheduled hour

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Areas on the Unit

Dining Room

Everyone is welcome there for eating, meeting visitors, watching movies and using the computer.

There is a refrigerator to store food. Keep your food labeled with a date; once a week the refrigerator is cleaned out, and any unmarked food is thrown out.

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Areas on the Unit

Playroom

The playroom is open 8 am to 8 pm.

You can play with toys and games or borrow books and movies.

All children must be supervised by an adult in the playroom.

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Areas on the Unit

Nurses Station

Nurses and patient care technicians (PCT) can be found at the end of each hall.

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Areas on the Unit

Therapy Gym

The therapy gym is located across from the unit assistant's desk at the center station. This is one of the places you may have daily therapy.

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Types of Therapy

Physical Therapy

Provides a treatment program forgoals in these areas:Mobility needed for activities of

everyday life such as exercising muscles and joints, moving in bed, using a wheelchair, transferring (for example, from the wheelchair to the car) and walking with or without equipment

Selecting and ordering equipment such as like wheelchairs, walkers

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Types of Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Develops a treatment plan for meeting goals in these areas:

Activities of Daily Living (ADL) including dressing, bathing, toileting, eating

Leisure, such as hobbies and playWork or school related tasksProblem solving and memory to

accomplish any of the aboveVisual perceptual skillsStrengthening and coordination

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Types of Therapy

Speech Language Pathology Therapy

Provide therapy for communication, thinking swallowing skills:

Listening, understanding, and remembering what is heard in a conversation

Putting thoughts into words, speakingReading, understanding, and

remembering what is readWriting and putting thoughts into writingChewing and swallowing food safely

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Individual and Group Therapy

• Therapy sessions are both individual (one on one with therapist and patient) as well as in a group setting

• Group therapies are important to provide peer interaction and modeling, to make the therapy session more dynamic, and to prepare patients to return to “real world” activities such as school and work

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Other Members of the Team

Medical Director and DoctorsDr. Sisung is the Medical Director; you

will see him on rounds in the morning and throughout your stay

Dr. Rak is another physician who makes rounds in the morning at least once a week

Dr. Mukherjee, Dr. Gaebler, and Dr. Revivo are other physicians you will see on the unit, particularly on days when Dr. Sisung and Dr. Rak are not here

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Other Members of the Team

Residents

A resident doctor who is also assigned to your care makes rounds each morning

Residents rotate every two months, so it is possible the resident may change while you are here

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Other Members of the Team

Nurses

Each day a primary nurse is assigned to your care, but will work with many nurses throughout your stay. The nurse gives medications, does dressing changes, and helps take care of medical needs

Patient Care Technicians (PCT)

Each day a primary PCT assigned to your care helps with dressing, bathing, toileting, eating and getting you ready for therapy

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Other Members of the Team

Care ManagerCoordinates all parts of your care,

including planning for discharge and working with your insurance company

Provides you with a notebook to help organize important information while you are here

Arranges for follow up care and provides information on community resources

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Other Members of the Team

Psychologist

Works with patients and family to talk about adjustment, coping skills, pain management and relaxation.

The psychologist may also do some testing with patients to identify thinking and problem solving skills.

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Other Members of the Team

Child Life SpecialistColleen Hannon, the Child Life

Specialist, helps children cope with and understand medical procedures, provides fun activities to fill the day, and plans outings, parties, and other special events.

Colleen runs the Child Life Room, which is open from 8 am to 8 pm for everyone

A schedule of weekly activities is posted by the Dining Room, and on the Child Life Room door

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Other Members of the Team

Nurse Manager

Jeanne Mervine, the Nurse Manager, oversees all your nursing care, and can answer questions related to nursing, medications, procedures, etc.

Allied Health Manager

Jennifer Schmidt, the Allied Health Manager, oversees all therapy services and can answer questions about scheduling, therapy, etc.

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Other Members of the Team

Teachers

School children who are in the hospital meet with a Chicago Public School teacher

Sessions are usually 30-60 minutes per dayTeachers work with your home school, even if outside the

Chicago system, to get homework and try to keep you up to date

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Other Members of the Team

Unit Assistants

Work at the Center Station from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm

Answer call lights and telephones, greet patients and visitors, and open security doors when needed

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Other Members of the Team

Art Therapist

Leads a group once a week for everyone Offers individual art therapy sessions if appropriate for a patient and

desiredMusic Therapist

Leads a group every other week for everyoneProvides individual music therapy sessions on Thursdays if

appropriate for a patient and desired

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Team Conference

• The care team meets weekly; patients and family are invited to attend

• These conferences are to discuss progress toward goals, new goal areas for the coming week, and to help plan for discharge

• Meetings are brief – typically five minutes or so; additional, longer meetings can be scheduled if needed

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Discharge Planning

• At the initial conference, the team will discuss your anticipated length of stay

• Short term goals are set weekly and long term goals are set (for the length of your stay) with your input

• After discharge from the hospital, patients continue to receive therapy at an Outpatient, Home Health, or Day Rehab location

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Patient Family Education Series

• Similar to this orientation talk, there are scheduled educational opportunities almost every day for patients and families to learn more about treatment and programs at RIC

• A calendar is published every month with times of various talks

• All are encouraged and invited to attend!

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Life Center

• The LIFE Center, on the first floor, provides links to resources on all aspects of disability and has educators on staff who can help guide you to useful information.

• The LIFE Center website provides access to thousands of disability and health related resources. The center also has a collection of books, magazines and videos on a variety of health topics.

• Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-5; Wednesdays 9-6; Fridays 9-3. • Jamee Heelan is the LIFE Center Educational Program Manager for the 5th

floor. She meets with families individually and leads a weekly group session, to provide helpful resources and answer questions.

• The LIFE Center Peer Visitor program provides trained peer volunteers to meet with parents and children by request.

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Channel 42

• Channel 42 is the RIC television channel in your room• It has information on activities throughout the hospital as

well as educational videos on health related topics

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