| twesterm said: The level thing makes sense, it's just how they presented it didn't. If you're level 3 you get to go up a floor and just go to the snack machine? What? Why would you let a mental patient just walk around the hospital? And if level 5 is this near unatainable thing so that only one person has it and phone use is the prize, don't you think they would have someone near when he uses the phone? I still have no idea how House managed to use the phone. As for the pills, I guess that makes sense not outright forcing patients to take the drugs but if you give them the drugs wouldn't you have to make sure they take them so you aren't liable for them handing the drugs out to other people? It just seems like you would have to have some responsibility there rather than just handing them the drugs and tell them have a nice day. And yeah, still no idea why they gave him pills when they were holding him down. That was just stupid. |
You let the mental patient wander around because you are reasonably certain that they won't do anything crazy. Getting to level 3 would likely require that the person demonstrate a predictable temperment, and show great signs of improvement. I have only seen that great a level of freedom given in rehab/recovery facilities though. In the crazy wards if you demonstrate that much responsibility, then you can just go. Yeah the phone and level 5 thing was retarded. You monitor drug addicts phone calls cause they are lying, cheating scam artists.
And yeah, you make sure they take their meds. This is especially true if there are any "fun" side effects. If a patient was caught passing his meds out he would be booted from the facility, and a few people would likely be fired. The nursing staff would get so much crap that they would likely start checking the mouth of every patient to be absolutely positive they couldn't have it hidden anywhere.
