Returning to Mrs. Graham's critical incident brings back awareness and memories as I was really shocked in a way that my heart rate accelerated at the way it took effect. The names used in this post have been changed for confidentiality reasons. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015). Mrs Graham decided to escape through the patio door in search of Mr Graham at around 4am, this was triggered by their separation. Mr Graham had suicidal thoughts and was found in the morning with a sharp object intending to cut his pacemaker. (See Appendix One.) At the same time Ms Graham had verbalized to staff that Mr Graham was verbally abusive towards her, but no one witnessed this. The manager was informed and gave permission to the nurse on duty to carry out the assessment. This point was taken seriously in separating them to protect Mrs Graham from psychological abuse, as the national policy, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, states that it is the responsibility of all employees to protect all adults from abuse. Ms Graham was known to be a wheelchair bound service user from the day she moved into the community, this was due to her medical condition causing her to suffer from dizziness time and time again. In relation to the health and safety of service users, he has always required the assistance of healthcare staff to carry out all his personal needs, transfers and travel. Mrs. Graham had the ability to concentrate, to pay attention,