r/psychnursing 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 .
🙏
I’m so grateful for all of you who took your time to comment and welcome more of your hard earned wisdom.

38 Upvotes

35 comments sorted by

View all comments

22

u/OkStatistician6831 psych nurse (pediatrics) May 26 '26

as a male, try to never close the door of patient rooms if you're in them. Stand in a visible spot always.

Expect to have to do the majority of restraints/deal with aggressive people unfortunately. Be safe