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Ask A Guy With Six Years Experience In Caregiving
CaptainFantastic01
Posts: 9,558 Member
Also any help from you real caregivers would be great
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What type of carer? Old people? Mental health issues? Alzeimhers?1
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You gotta post a towel selfie Noah.5
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skctilidie wrote: »
Yea I saw that in another thread. Must be very rewarding and very upsetting. Keep up the good work though2 -
I have a lot of nurses in my family. I admire them. It's not something I could do. I've heard all kinds of stories too!
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I worked with developly disabled adults and I now work with elderly dementia patientsWhat type of carer? Old people? Mental health issues? Alzeimhers?Avocado_AS5 wrote: »You gotta post a towel selfie Noah.
Probably not:P1 -
How do you stay positive?1
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CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
Personally, I think that would be much harder for me than what I do. I’m so thankful there are wonderful people like you who can handle it.
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CoffeeAndContour wrote: »How old are the people you work with?
Between 65 and 952 -
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Ever been attacked by a patient?1
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Hey, look, I was right. You ARE the real hero.1
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CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
How do you not lose your temper, if its the same person?0 -
CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
How do you not lose your temper, if its the same person?
Some people are with it enough for me to be like ‘we don’t do that, this is not acceptable behavior’ and some are just trying to get to a thing I am preventing them from getting and aren’t able to understand they are causing pain.
I used to need to take a couple minutes of breaks or something but my tolerance for stuff over the years has built up. Getting enough sleep is important though for keeping your head I feel9 -
Has a patient ever wandered offsite?1
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Bookmarking for the towel selfie1
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Is changing a grown mans diaper different from a babies?2
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When I worked with disabled adults people would run off on shift changes and stuff but so far no old people, the doors are all coded thoughHas a patient ever wandered offsite?
It is massively differentkinetixtrainer2 wrote: »Is changing a grown mans diaper different from a babies?
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CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
When I worked with disabled adults people would run off on shift changes and stuff but so far no old people, the doors are all coded thoughHas a patient ever wandered offsite?
It is massively differentkinetixtrainer2 wrote: »Is changing a grown mans diaper different from a babies?
I love you!!! Mad respect Noah1 -
DAMAGEDG00DS wrote: »who dominates the BINGO game on game night?
The staff who watch1 -
You ever try and change your name or wear a fake mustache to see which patients remember who you are?3
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Caporegiem wrote: »You ever try and change your name or wear a fake mustache to see which patients remember who you are?
They forget me just fine without all that2 -
Do you find the families a challenge to work with, or are they generally supportive and appreciative of the work you do?1
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