Psychiatric Nursing

Thunderwolf is a previous Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced Practice Nurse in Psychiatric Nursing...who has switched his hat to practice in Medical/Med-Surg. This blog will feature topics of interest related to psychiatric nursing as well as on psychiatric issues found on the general Medical/Med-Surg floor. The goal is to provide information that will be helpful to nurses in broadening their own professional knowledge base in these areas.

9 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing The Struggle: When A Nurse Diverts from Thunderwolf - We often read and hear about nurses, physicians, and pharmacists getting caught diverting drugs in health care facilities. Some have wondered after the fact, how could this go unnoticed? And how could this go unnoticed for so long? When it actually happens to a colleague, I would think the normal response would be picking your jaw off the floor.... Last Reply by diane227 Apr 29 09:36 PM   10 comments   2,026 views
4 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing Let's Come Together: Group 101, A Starting Point from Thunderwolf - If you are new to the field of psychiatric nursing, counseling and therapy groups may present as a unique challenge for you. You may, however, have some questions concerning them. Why are they used? And, what are some of the differences? Allow me to share briefly some of the nuances of group. Group counseling and group therapy differ in... Last Reply by Thunderwolf Feb 14 06:53 PM   No comments   387 views
9 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing Psychiatric Pearl: Address The Fear, You Address The Anger from Thunderwolf - When faced with an angry patient, what goes through your own mind? What are your typical responses? What interventions have you tried and used effectively? How did these interventions work or fall apart? What were the outcomes? And how did you feel afterwards once the crisis had moved on? In answering these questions and before addressing... Last Reply by Thunderwolf Feb 11 04:12 AM   No comments   1,107 view
1 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing Mentor, Mentor...Where Art Thou?: A Path Towards Professional Mentorship from Thunderwolf - The focus of this blog post is to elaborate and to come to an understanding as to what Mentorship is and what it can provide for you as a care giver in psychiatric nursing. I will also explore a bit of the similarities and differences of mentorship versus clinical supervision. In some ways, the two may overlap and overlap greatly. In some ways,... Last Reply by Thunderwolf Feb 10 11:15 AM   No comments   522 views
4 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing Mentor, Mentor...Where Art Thou?: Newbie 101, Ground Zero from Thunderwolf - Newbie 101, Ground Zero Psychiatric nursing is unique and is a wonderful field of nursing. However, for the student nurse or for the new nurse entering the field, it may either cause much anxiety or alot of awe. Psychiatric nursing often presents its own unique challenges. This blog is to help prepare those who may have some concerns... Last Reply by Thunderwolf Feb 09 09:39 AM   No comments   1,044 view
2 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing Into The Looking Glass: Facing the Cliff in Recovery from Thunderwolf - Facing the Cliff in Recovery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ9GrZ3CEyY (Based upon Creed's song and video, Six Feet From The Edge) The main character is singing while standing upon a crumbling cliff edge, falls in a free fall until he hits rock bottom, faces a sand storm, then meets a woman who presents him a bowl of water containing her... Last Reply by Thunderwolf Feb 09 06:41 AM   1 comment   433 views
2 Push It!	Psychiatric Nursing Welcome to my Psychiatric and Psychosocial Nursing Blog from Thunderwolf - Hello to everyone! Thanks for checking out my blog on psychiatric nursing. I do hope that many find it helpful. As a current medical/med surg nurse, one gets to realize very quickly that nursing care of the psychiatric patient truly has no walls and is not limited to the psych floor or unit. In my blog, I hope to share some topics of interest as... Last Reply by Thunderwolf Oct 02 07:57 PM   No comments   925 views

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