Second Observation 9-12-07

My second observation of the semester was scheduled to observe hearing conservation client. The client came in earlier in the day, so I missed the session. I asked my supervisor if it would be a good idea to have the connections between the clinician and the client's booth diagrammed to show which transducers were connected to which wires. I drew a diagram showing the configuration of both the suite's configuration as well as the the single booth's. The reason for doing this was in the event someone, maybe a child, happened to unplug a few of them, referring to the diagram would eliminate the guess and check method of figuring out which transducer goes where. This would also cut down on the need to have to go back and forth from the booths if the connector were unplugged for maintenance purposes. As you look inside either booth, there is a panel for several different inputs. The suite's panel is different than the single booth's panel in number and types of connections. Internally, the panels are different too. The suite's configuration is straight through. I use that term because when you plug in a connector on one side of the panel, it connects straight through to the panel on the other side. Example, the top left jack in the clinician's booth becomes the top right jack on the client's side. In the single booth, the connection configuration stays the orientation whether you are in the clinician or the client's view. Example, the top left jack on the clinician's side is also the top left jack while you are in the booth experiencing the client's view.
Just in case you ever need it, I believe my supervisor put it in the the dark, plastic folders hanging on the clinician's side of the the suite booth.