Editorial: Addressing the Unique Challenges Faced by Occupational Therapy Practitioners
in Acute Care Settings

Author:
Sabina Khan, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

JACOT Volume 5, Issue 2

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Acute care occupational therapy practitioners encounter a distinct set of challenges in their daily practice. One of the most formidable challenges is the temporal constraints while striving to deliver optimal care to patients. Research has demonstrated that acute care occupational therapy practitioners often have a shortage of time at their disposal to conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and deliver interventions leading to feelings of stress, burnout, and professional malaise (Bradley et al., 2019). Practitioners frequently grapple with the vexing task of balancing the competing demands of patient care within limited temporal confines.