• @Apytele
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    2 months ago

    Nursing school gives you a lamp on graduation (referencing Florence Nightengale) but they’re always complete trash. I want one of these to use for sensory therapy.

    Ideally I’d even want one of those ones with the fake water vapor flame that I could put scented oils in and change the color of in to help people relax and settle in watching the flickering and vibing to the music while I do the unpleasant parts, but they don’t make 'em like that and I don’t have the fabrication skill. Like this but with a Bluetooth speaker and shaped like a lantern with like a handle and stuff to hang it by. Honestly hanging off an IV pole with a slight swing back and forth would be pretty mesmerizing to someone a little out of it and maybe keep them from swinging on me while I’m doing wound care.

    Instead they give you these things that look like Alladin’s lamp with a little LED flame, except sometimes they go a step even farther into absurdity and throw a wholeass fake LED candle on top. They always just look bizarre and are completely useless.

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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      32 months ago

      My sister in law’s graduation ceremony ended with the lamp thing… Except they just straight up gave them dollar store tapered candles. No lamps. Just a white candle. Didn’t even give em the candle holder with the little handle.