Behavioral health

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I have been a registered nurse for almost 2 decades; psychiatry has been me forte. Over the years, varies terminologies have been used for the field of Psychiatry, especially when referring to the nursing unit specializing in Psychiatry. Nothing irks me more than it being termed "behavioral health" May be I am reading into it, but for me it embodies a negative connotation as if the patients had a behavioral issue. Someone please help me understand this term.

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Sleep hygiene = take a shower before you go to bed on clean sheets.

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PS Sleep hygiene is not too bad....pulmonary toilet just sounds gross!

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
PS Sleep hygiene is not too bad....pulmonary toilet just sounds gross!

Yep, I cede; pulmonary toilet is​ much worse sounding! GAG!

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
PS Sleep hygiene is not too bad....pulmonary toilet just sounds gross!

Yep, I cede; pulmonary toilet is much worse sounding! GAG!

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