Oh yeah, anything and everything can be used to endanger themselves and eachother, it would be fascinating if it wasn't terrifying sometimes haha. Also I do look after a patient that has a bad habit of eating the butts of cigs too so that seems a bit more common than I previously assumed

Oh thats interesting tysm for the tip!

For real, one of the nurses on my floor has a waterbottle that honestly must hold a few litres, it looks like a dumbell, and I'd hate to be caught over the side of the head with that one

I love that so much, honestly this story has made my day

The perfect cover up

Yup, basically what I'm doing at the moment - elderly with complex behaviour, mental health and learning difficulties. What I don't understand is we can't have cans on unit yet we have a whole selection of about 40 DVDs in the main lounge just sat on a table, which apparently are just as effective a weapon

Most definitely, I've already had enough of a bad time without any improvised weapons haha, I definitely don't want to make it worse

Close! A mental health hospital

Yea that too!

Omg I would be living in constant fear after that haha

Aluminium cans can be sharp enough to cut skin if ripped, and I work in a mental health hospital with a lot of patients with violent potential so its a precaution we take

Mental health hospital, I think its more for regulation than actual threat but I'd rather not find out the hard way lmao

Thank god he was okay about it I couldn't imagine being stuck sat next to someone for hours after that if not