Last night's dreams were tedious, anxious, and repetitive and they're already beyond recall. I want to go deeper.
Heading out today to an emergency department to finish a project. Yesterday was illuminating. A weighted chair was thrown over the nurses' station, and the staff fear getting pelted with the cordless patient phone. Steps have been taken to make the place safer but now it feels like a lock-up. For every solution there often seems two new problems.
When one of the patients is suddenly transferred, the protective garage-style door is raised. Daylight streams into the unit and changes the feel of everything. Sometimes kids are stuck waiting in that room for weeks with the door pulled down to ensure their safety. One of the staff tells me it's very sad when a child has to ask you if it's day or night outside.
Heading out today to an emergency department to finish a project. Yesterday was illuminating. A weighted chair was thrown over the nurses' station, and the staff fear getting pelted with the cordless patient phone. Steps have been taken to make the place safer but now it feels like a lock-up. For every solution there often seems two new problems.
When one of the patients is suddenly transferred, the protective garage-style door is raised. Daylight streams into the unit and changes the feel of everything. Sometimes kids are stuck waiting in that room for weeks with the door pulled down to ensure their safety. One of the staff tells me it's very sad when a child has to ask you if it's day or night outside.
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