I most definitely believe that an occupational therapist sometimes has to take risks in order to see outcomes with their patients. When I think of this competency, two examples come to mind. The first example was during my first Level II Fieldwork at Methodist North Hospital while I was in the acute care setting. There was a patient that I had evaluated separately from the physical therapist who had dementia and came in for a total hip replacement. After evaluating her, the physical therapist and I talked, and we decided we needed to co-treat this patient due to her confusion and her balance difficulties. I had been told that the physical therapist I was co-treating with would take risks and get some patients up even when others did not think it was appropriate, however he was never unsafe or unethical while doing this. He had more experience than some of the other therapists and took greater risks, whereas the other therapists would be sometimes be more careful, especially with patients who have dementia. I decided to take a chance and co-treat with this physical therapist. During the initial evaluation, I was unable to even get the patient from her bed to the chair by myself, but during this co-treatment were able to get the patient walking down the hallway with a walker. If I would not have said yes to co-treating with the physical therapist, the patient would not have made these gains during the treatment session, therefore limiting her abilities and postponing her discharge. Entry-level occupational therapists should weigh their decisions with risk-taking and decide if the patient will benefit from the risk and if it will move them along in the occupational therapy process.