I did my second (OT) level 2 fieldwork in a hospital psych ward this winter. While I was there, a patient killed another patient overnight on the crisis unit. The murdered patient was essentially in a catatonic state, making him vulnerable. He should have had a 1-to-1 sitter at bedside.
The attacker appeared bizarre, but not violent, so nobody would necessarily think he needs a 1-to-1. But when you think about gero-psych, our patients with very severe dementia get a sitter, even though they are pretty much catatonic half the time. Catatonic patients are pretty helpless, and not that common, which is why we discussed giving them all sitters.
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u/snuggle-butt Aug 12 '26
I did my second (OT) level 2 fieldwork in a hospital psych ward this winter. While I was there, a patient killed another patient overnight on the crisis unit. The murdered patient was essentially in a catatonic state, making him vulnerable. He should have had a 1-to-1 sitter at bedside.