On my ward they only allowed craft things to be used within sight of the nurses so once you had finished with them the nurses kept them safe for you.
Razor blades are generally not allowed either so if you suffer from excess hair you will either have to be hairy or take some veet with you. I don't know if this applies to you but it does to me so it's something to consider.
Like others have said jewellery should be left at home same goes for valuables and large amounts of money. My local psych unit has special system which means only you or the nurses can open the door as they gave you a special key fob but the old psych ward didn't have anything like that so anyone could pinch anything. It never happened to me though.
My psych unit has wifi but I have never tested it because last time I was IP it wasn't installed. But most psych units don't have wifi and mobile phone coverage may be poor so don't be surprised if you don't have any Internet access whilst you're there.
|