1 Comments Posted by bayridge

I work in a facility with a crib bed in use. It is used for patient safety as this particular patient tends to throw himself out on the floor and even w/mats at the bedside he ends up getting hurt. During the day he is currently able to walk with help and will sit in a chair w/supervision. At night he is restless and moves spastically and ends up throwing himself out on the floor; bed rails do not help as he ends up just hurting himself on the rails. He appears to like the crib bed as it gives him a sense of a safe environment, he goes into it willingly every night and comes out smiling in the morning. In health care as in every other facet of life we should not make blanket statements until you know the whold situation. What may appear as cruelty to you may actually give someone a sense of safety! That seems to be the problem with many such things that should be based on the individual instead of trying to solve all problems with the same solution; doesn't work!