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Certified Nursing Assistants

Ugh as a nurse and someone who has suffered with depression I HATE that question. Like, yeah, of course sometimes life feels overwhelming and I just don't want to deal with it anymore but I'm depressed not actively suicidal. We sti have to ask it every admission though, but luckily have a follow-up about making plans to hurt themselves in the past month. My patient population tends to be ederly with a noncurable condition, so it increases the likely hood people are going to answer the waking up question with a yes even thought they are not actively suicidal.

Do you have a medic alert bracelet, or card in your purse out something? Ya know, just in case...

My host brother tried to translate what Shirako is via gestures before whipping out the dictionary. For some reason 18 yr old me thought that it was hilarious that shirako and tobiko (fish eggs) were on the platter next to each other. Hundreds of potential fishys sitting next to each other about to be devoured.