I can say that because I quit, I shouldn't do night shifts

Because I have been working in nursing care for a long time, there is something I can say now.

"That response was wrong."

There was an event that I thought so.

At that time, one user was still in a mild state of dementia.

One night shift day, the leader of the night shift playfully hit the head against the user, and the user became furious.

Of course.

If a caregiver suddenly hits you on the head, I think anyone will be angry.

However, the subsequent response was even more problematic.

Whether I felt that the user was too angry was "annoying," I forcibly took him to the room and locked it from the outside.

There is no toilet or portable toilet in the room.

The user was banging on the door many times and shouting loudly, "I want you to open it."

Still, I couldn't open it until morning.

I heard later that my hand was swollen because I kept knocking on the door.

Later, when his family took him to the hospital, they found that he had broken his right hand.

This matter was heard by the director of the facility.

The leader received attention.

However, the story after that became a story that "I am not locked up" before I knew it.

Even if the user claims to be "trapped,"

I have dementia.

I was cleared up with such words.

And the detailed story disappeared before I knew it.

Looking back now, I think this was really bad.

Because I have dementia, I can't trust what I say.

You don't remember because you have dementia.

I have dementia, so it can't be helped.

If you think like that, you can't protect people with dementia.

Rather, because you have dementia, I think you need to carefully confirm your complaint.

Of course, there may be errors in the memory and perception of people with dementia.

That is why it is necessary to confirm the facts, including the actions of the staff, rather than ending with "because of dementia."

The scariest thing about this case is that the complaint was erased for the convenience of the staff rather than the user's complaint.

Care staff is in a position to protect the life and dignity of the user.

I'll lock you up because you got angry.

Lock it because it's noisy.

I don't trust the person's claim because I have dementia.

This is not care.

I myself have not been able to handle everything correctly while working in nursing care for a long time.

That's why I can say it now.

"I should have thought it was more strange at that time."

And in order to prevent the same thing from happening in the nursing care field, I think that such a story should not be omitted.

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