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 I chose to read the article “Occupational Therapy in the ICU: An Interview with an ICU OT”, written by Sarah Stromsdorfer, OTR/L, due to my curiosity about the use of occupational therapy in an ICU. Before reading the article, I knew little to no information about what an occupational therapist actually does in the ICU. In the article, Stromsdorfer interviewed an ICU Occupational Therapist, Abby Lefkove, OTR/L. Lefkove talked about what her job is like working in an ICU and the many aspects that come along with it.   She explained how there is an abundant amount of diagnoses that she sees on a day to day basis. Although there are many different diagnoses, Lefkove talked about her main focus being mobility and she claims that this is the intervention she typically does. The type of mobility depends on how stable the patient is or how much they can tolerate. Before reading this article, I did not realize how much mobility therapy was involved in ICU patients. I also did no...

     When people typically think of culture, they think of race, ethnicity, and where a person comes from. What most people do not understand is that culture includes many more aspects of an individual including class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability (Hammell, 2013). Each of these aspects of one’s culture can impact their daily occupations and routines. For example, one aspect of my culture is being a female. As a female, I have certain occupations and routines that I partake in. My mom, as a female also, when pregnant with me had many occupations and routines she had to do all because she was a female. She had to go to more doctor's appointments. Simply going to the doctor’s office involves multiple occupations.       Class, as a part of an individual's culture, is also important. I am considered to be upper-middle class. Being in the upper-middle class, I am fortunate enough to have my own car. This allows for transportation for me to be easy...