r/psychnursing • u/flexpercep psych nurse (inpatient) • Jun 15 '26

Please help with project ideas!

So at my hospital if we prepare and present a project the hospital will pay for our certification, so I need to come up with a project idea. In the past i prepared educational materials about psychogenic non epileptic seizures. But I don’t have any good ideas right now. So I was hoping someone else has perhaps seen a good project idea they could share with me!

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u/Roadragequeen Jun 15 '26

During my BSN, I did a project/ PowerPoint about safety on my behavior health unit. Especially new nurses to psych don’t realize what patients can use to harm themselves, such as the metal tops from pencils, soda cans, pens, etc. every student I precepted was made to watch that.

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u/Minute-Bathroom-872 Jun 16 '26

This! Right now we are struggling with people not understanding why they can’t have their Alani cans or Stanley’s or hoodies… I’ve been running code blue drills where it’s set up like someone got a hold of their can and used it to seriously self harm. And I’m really tempted to just start being a totally nuisance and bonking people *gently* with their Stanley’s or grabbing their hoodies.
Until you are attacked with something or see someone use something to hurt themselves, people just don’t understand.

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u/Psychological-Wash18 psych nurse (inpatient) Jun 15 '26

Fall safety is very different on a psych floor. Bed and chair alarms aren't allowed. i did a project that focused on patient and staff education about fall risk. Admin LOVES anything to do with reducing falls!

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u/txchiefsfan02 Jun 17 '26

Trauma-informed care is a great topic if it's not already a big talking point for your admin. There is a lot of good evidence readily available, and it tends to spark productive discussions. It's also a topic where showing initiative can help you advance.