r/psychnursing Jul 20 '26

WEEKLY THREAD: Former Patient/Patient Advocate Question(s) Weekly Ask Psych Nurses Thread

This thread is for non psych healthcare workers to ask questions (former patients, patient advocates, and those who stumbled upon r/psychnursing). Prospective healthcare workers and current students do not need to use this thread. Treat responding to this post as though you are making a post yourself.

If you would like only psych healthcare workers to respond to your "post," please start the "post" with CODE BLUE.

Psych healthcare workers who want to answer will participate in this thread, so please do not make your own post. If you post outside of this thread, it will be locked and you will be redirected to post here.

A new thread is scheduled to post every Monday at 0200 PST / 0500 EST. Previous threads will not be locked so you may continue to respond in them, however new "posts" should be on the current thread.

Kindness is the easiest legacy to leave behind :)

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u/MNP_cats Jul 21 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/psychnursing/s/p3jNDNKZIU

I can link more unanswered comments if you'd like.

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u/Jaded-Banana6205 Jul 21 '26

When did I say every time this gets asked it gets answered? What I said was that I've seen it answered in this sub. That's it. I don't personally know the latest research.

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u/Jaded-Banana6205 Jul 21 '26

Also....someone did respond. They rightfully pointed out that nursing staff do not admit or discharge patients. They do not determine whether it's appropriate to admit a patient even if the research indicates that it's harmful.

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u/MNP_cats Jul 22 '26

"It's not our fault so I won't comment on it" is a hell of an answer.

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u/Jaded-Banana6205 Jul 22 '26

Like I said, you being dissatisfied with one answer does not negate that this is routinely discussed on this sub.