Mental hospital

Sometimes after breakfast, while they braid their hair in shifts since only one nurse and one male nurse attend, or two nurses can be in the yard playing, but without physical contact and always being watched by the male nurses, some are called to the hallway to receive their medication depending on the treatment they are undergoing. By the way, the rooms have a chair outside where the pajamas and slippers are kept; the nurses open the closets so that you can take out the towels, shampoo, and conditioner for the next day. The bathrooms are locked; they cannot enter without permission from the nurses who have the key, and they cannot linger in the bathroom for too long.

In the white hallway, clothes must be worn for 3 days; in the brown hallway, they are worn for 2 days. Underwear is changed every day after showering. At 6 pm, after dinner and brushing teeth, you will find your underwear on the chair outside your rooms. Bring it inside, change, and then take it out. You cannot exchange contacts, although sometimes most do. They have extracurricular activities when they commit something that is prohibited: physical contact, not eating all the food, leaving some of the food, insulting classmates or nurses.

The psychiatrist and psychologist see the patients once a week.

Some nurses seem like bad people, but it's best not to get on bad terms with any of them. Head nurse Rosita and nurse More are very caring but strict. Miguel is more relaxed and funny with patients, but he is also strict

There is a call button to summon the nurses and a camera in each room After lunch everyone is sent to their rooms until 3 pm which is visiting time. When the visit is over, they stay to do activities.

Every day at 6:00 AM, all patients are woken up to bathe. There are two corridors: the brown corridor and the white corridor. The brown corridor has rooms with private bathrooms. There were four bathtubs and two toilets in the brown corridor. Patients bathe in shifts. The clothes are not gowns; they are normal clothes, but not tight-fitting, covering the whole body except for the arms. They can wear coats or take them off at any time. The clothes are given to them when the family visits. Visiting hours are every day from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. They bring everything the patient needs. After getting ready after their bath, the nurses close the closets and leave them in their rooms until 8:00 AM. The dirty clothes from the previous day are sent to the laundry room, which will be given to the family during the visit to wash. On the next visit, they bring the clean clothes. They can use that time to sleep, make their beds, and read a book that the psychiatrist gives them upon arrival. She only comes on Tuesdays. At 8:00 AM, they go out into the corridors. They pass the comb in lines and go down to breakfast. There are two rooms, one for boys and one for girls. Physical contact is prohibited. They can talk and be friends, but without contact, they will have extracurricular activities. The girls' hair is braided every morning. Lunch is at 12 pm, followed by brushing, then extra activities in the afternoon. Dinner is at 6 pm, followed by brushing and going to their rooms. At 8 pm, they receive medication to help them sleep.

On Wednesdays and Fridays, a team of people dedicated to musical rehearsals attends to entertain the patients.

Some patients don't have families because they are visited by agencies that care for minors; some are adopted, others are not; sometimes some are not visited by their relatives. Sweets are prohibited, and each patient's food depends on what foods make them sick; certain foods are avoided. Each plate is named after a specific patient. After breakfast, mid-morning snacks are brought out. mid-afternoon the same

mental hospital

It is divided into several sections after being hospitalized

G consumers under the age of H minors with different mental problems C adults D consumers of legal age J elderly

Each ward has different numbers of patients; nurses are rotated through work shifts.

Lorena - nurse Karen - nurse Marco - Head Nurse more -nurse Darian - nurse Miguel - nurse Rosita - Head Nurse Martha - head nurse

therapists

Dani - occupational therapist Marie - psychiatrist Marlon - psychiatrist Joshua - psychologist Camilo - Physical Activity Nurse

There is also a chef who takes the children to prepare food to be served at lunch every Thursday. Physical activity is available on Tuesdays and Fridays.

On Sundays there is an hour of movies and an hour of reading. Sometimes, when patients have extracurricular activities due to some infraction, they must complete them during those hours and present them to all the patients and nurses present at that time.