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Bryan, A. (2016, October 22). [Personal interview by the author].

Summary: Interview

During the interview I asked several questions regarding my mentor’s role as a Speech-Language Pathologist on different floors in the hospital. She explained how there are acute floors which includes the ICU (intensive care unit) where patients are freshly acute. Others are the acute floor, and the sixth floor which is the Post-Acute Specialty Program (PASP) which is a long term acute care facility. There is a lot more assistive therapy on the PASP floor than any other floor in the hospital. While in the ICU there are the sickest patients, generally she will go there when if a patient has just received a trach within the past

This can be done through; one, listening and respecting each child and their family, two, being flexible in order to cater to the needs of each child and family, threes sharing complete, honest, and unbiased information with patients and their families periodically, so they have an understanding of what's happening, four, providing and ensuring formal and informal support, five, collaborating with patients and families at all levels of healthcare in order to have a better understanding of the patient's needs and be able to create the best treatment plan for the patient, finally, six, recognizing and building on the strengths of individual children and families and helping them to realize their own ability to make decisions regarding their health

It is performed in the video fluoroscopy suite within a hospital. This involves the radiologist, a radiology technologist and a speech-language pathologist. The patient must be seated in an upright position and fed barium coated food, while being x-rayed. The MBSS study is time limited in order to reduce the volume of radiation exposure to the patient. We ask if this time is suitable for impact of fatigue on a patient’s ability to swallow effectively. Food and liquid consistencies are simulated through the use of liquid barium and or barium paste. This May be taken of specific abnormalities, and the entire test may be recorded on videotape for later viewing. Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) is a procedure designed to assess swallowing function through the use of visualization and imaging to examine the pharyngeal and laryngeal structures. The portable study uses a flexible fiber optic laryngoscope which is passed transnasally. The scope hangs above the epiglottis and does not pass between the vocal folds. Patients are seated in a functional feeding position and are offered a variety of food consistencies while the swallow is viewed on a monitor. The study is recorded and saved in the medical