I think the hospital’s regulation should be waived for staff who deal routinely with mentally-unstable patents. But there would still be the old tension between having the gun available and keeping it safe. Concealed carry is probably the best solution to that.
I pretty much agree with that. There's always the danger of someone relieving you of your gun, but generally, it's useless if locked in a drawer or a locker.
Any hospital staff deals with unstable patients and families, often placed under more stress by acute illness. Working in an acute health care setting is working in a dynamite factory - where the explosives are not handled with care and can go off at any time...