OswinOswald

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1. Choose your own adventure: Come upon a person cutting

   OswinOswald replied to puravidaLV's topic in Psychiatric

   When I was inpatient in a psych unit, I used the sharp edge of a plastic spoon I broke in half. They do checks every fifteen minutes; it took me ten minutes to do it. Crazy stuff.

2. Bear Hug Transfer

   OswinOswald replied to OswinOswald's topic in Private Duty

   Done, we'll see what happens.

3. Bear Hug Transfer

   OswinOswald replied to OswinOswald's topic in Private Duty

   At this point, the mechanical lift is off the table, since the one she has is broken. I haven't attempted it on her, but lifting her seems doable. As for the girl that I had trouble with, I don't know if you can safely put someone with uncontrollable...

4. Bear Hug Transfer

   OswinOswald posted a topic in Private Duty

   I just had a job offer from a woman, and she seems pretty great, but the only part I'm worried about is this transfer. She is a paraplegic with limited arm movement, so she cannot bear weight and can't really assist at all with transferring. She does...

5. Would Seroquel show up on a drug test?

   OswinOswald posted a topic in Disabilities

   I've been looking for a job, and some of the ones I've applied to require a urine test. I have a prescription, I'm just worried about people jumping to conclusions about why I'm on an antipsychotic (no, I'm not schizophrenic).

6. First CNA Job, Asperger's Makes Things Tough.

   OswinOswald posted a topic in Disabilities

   I'm a new CNA, and I just started my first job in LTC. I love it, but there are specific things that make things unusually difficult. Oddly enough, all the alarms don't bother me- I thought they might, since I've had issues with loud noises before, b...