Time for a new job

[nhgunnut]

I know what you mean I was at Sheppard Pratt when one of our charges killed a staff member . A few years later at Washington Hospital Center I got bit through a pair of “toughies” (bad enough t to warrant 8 stitches) because the supervising nurse didn’t feel the patient warranted a towel over the face and this client was Hep C positive and spitting and trying to bite everyone in sight. I stopped working inpatient psyche and in any role where I may physically have to intervene 5 years ago not because of the clients ( as a rule I like them and they do what troubled people do) I left because I could no longer trust my co-workers would act in a manner that would keep me physically safe and support me in post incident review. The real shame is that I enjoy working with adolescents but today I work in “Correction Centers” a fun and sometimes rewarding group as well and someone else has to do the physical interventions.
It will be a loss for the young people if you move on but I understand