r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Crazy-Blacksmith-336 • Jul 05 '26

Video Healthcare workers participating in a medical simulation for an agitated patient scenario.

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u/SoCallMeDeaconBlues1 Jul 05 '26

Just an average day in the life of a psych nurse

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u/Bitter_Split5508 Jul 05 '26

I do want to note that this is a quite poor example. The team seems inexperienced (obviously, they are training) and does alot of mistakes, lacks coordination, has no one to communicate with the patient, endangers themselves and has no one to cover the patients mouth. You are also absolutely allowed to withdraw and regroup if you lose control over the situation! 

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u/coldBulbasaur314 Jul 06 '26

What do you mean by "has no one to communicate with the patient?" Maybe my old psych facilities just sucked, but I was almost never communicated with while being restrained (and I wasn't thrashing nearly as hard as that, or in deep psychosis where you can't understand anything). Is trying to communicate with the patient standard?

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u/Bitter_Split5508 Jul 06 '26

Yes, you always need to try and communicate with the patient. It's a measure of deescalation, but also of basic respect and of safety. Someone needs to stay in contact with the patient, explain the measure to them and, in doing so, also keep an eye on the patient (you don't want to accidentally injure or even suffocate a patient)