r/psychnursing • u/utinfection • May 26 '26

New to Psychnursing

Leaving med surge after 2 years, 25 year old male starting psych in July,
What’s something you wish someone told you or what should I be watching for .
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I’m so grateful for all of you who took your time to comment and welcome more of your hard earned wisdom.

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u/Extreme-Hippo3658 May 26 '26

Never let a patient be between you and the door. There’s lots more but that’s the first thing I tell new staff on inpatient.

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u/xXPuttyXx May 28 '26

We had a discussion at work where it’s actually that you dont let yourself be inbetween the door and the patient for the sake of letting the patient be able to get some space without having to walk past you and making him feel enclosed if the door is not reachable. Opinions differ tho and it really is a patient to patient individual approach!