Less blood and guts in psych nursing?

Nurses General Nursing

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Any psych nurses have thoughts on this:

Do you have less exposure to blood and other body fluids in psych? I realize that patients will spit on you, urinate on you, etc. I work ER now and it seems like I get some blood or something else on me once a week. :down:

Before anyone flames me yes I realize this is a part of nursing.

I would have posted this on the psych board but it doesn't seem to have much traffic. Thanks!

Specializes in Med./Surg., Diabetes, Med. ICU, home hea.

Well, depends on what you mean by "blood and guts." I see no "guts" in psych, meh... blood happens, certainly bodily fluids! Then again, psych is the only specialty I've worked where I've been bitten, punched, kicked, pushed and choked.

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