Thunderwolf MSN, RN

Thunderwolf has 32 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.

Latest Activity

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   Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

   Thunderwolf replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

   No person has the right to abuse another. Not even a
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   Hidden camera in nursing home, cries for help unanswered

   Thunderwolf replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

   Truly
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   Nurse Bullying

   Thunderwolf replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Don't feel bad RNinIN, I'll probably be flamed also. Regarding inpatient hospital nursing, for the most part, this has improved or greatly improved, at least from my experience. Talk about bullying,...
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   The Fifth Vital Sign

   Thunderwolf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   After reading many posts on this thread, this seems relevant to the discussion. Medical goal of eliminating pain can lead to over-prescribing pills, accidental dependence | The Columbus Dispatch...
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   Heroin pandemic

   Thunderwolf posted a topic in Addictions

   Found an excellent news report on the epidemic of Heroin in West Virginia. But, I am sure, it pandemic across our nation. EMT Wears A Body Cam To Show What Heroin Does To People | 97.5
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   Is the BSN worth it?

   Thunderwolf replied to NurseCalamity's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   The BSN will become, and already is in many cities, THE entry point into acute care/hospital nursing. Many, if not most, hospitals in my city will only hire BSN nurses. Also, many of our own...
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   The Fifth Vital Sign

   Thunderwolf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   Totally agree with twozer0 on most of his rationale. To put it in even more simpler terms, would you wake up a patient to give him/her a sleeping pill? No. The same logic applies here with pain...
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   Another reason unions suck!

   Thunderwolf replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Non-union hospitals in my experience tend to globally run under the dictum of "Don't like it, then leave." Union hospitals tend to globally run under the dictum of "Don't like it, then change it." For...
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   Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

   Thunderwolf replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

   This physician reminds me of OLD School medicine. Hostile Work Environment is often, in my mind, from my 30 years of nursing, a code phrase of bullying physicians in the work place. In my first 15...
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    Cutting

    Thunderwolf replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Good job. "Safety First" often becomes our top principle that directs everything that we do. Is the patient safe? In regard to self injurious behavior, the need for setting limits on behavior...
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    Describe your ideal coworker

    Thunderwolf replied to AbigailJo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    An individual with strong clinical skills who can be equally competent as an independent clinician as well as a team
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    Manipulative, attention-seeking, impulsive, demanding pts

    Thunderwolf replied to Neurotic Student's topic in Psychiatric

    Excellent
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    New face of addiction in America

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I find it interesting that the prescription overdose trend also tends to show some parallels to JCAHO's goal in improving a patients alleviation of pain. I would really like to see some studies that...
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    Confused about detox

    Thunderwolf replied to kfarinato's topic in Psychiatric

    Think of heroin withdrawal symptoms like the worst flu symptoms...muscle/abd cramping, joint aches, anxiety, some dehydration as a result of nausea/vomiting, diaphoresis, lacrimation, rhinorhea,...
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    New face of addiction in America

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    addiction in america has a new face: prescription drugs. last year, prescription drugs replaced heroin and cocaine as the leading cause of deadly overdoses. and celebrities are showing us that mixing...