Thunderwolf MSN, RN

Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health

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    The Struggle: When A Nurse Diverts

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Psychiatric

    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...
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    The Medicine Wheel in Recovery

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    The Medicine Wheel is a sacred symbol to many NAI for it embodies many native concepts and teachings. For many NAI (and non NAI), it has been used successfully in Addiction recovery work. Most folks...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is your vote? Should a male nurse wearing a scrub top and has chest hair be required to wear a T shirt underneath in order to cover up the chest
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    Stalking: Native American women more likely to be stalked than any other racial group

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    January is National Stalking Awareness Month. We have all heard the stories on the news. A protective order is obtained, the victim is found dead—often along with others. For Indian country this has...
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    Article: Men Make Their Mark in Military Nursing

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    men make their mark in military nursing janet boivin, rn masthead date october 07, 2002 drawn by adventure,...
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    Indian Health Service (IHS) Facility Locator

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is a good tool to help locate IHS facilities. Make sure to complete ALL fields to enable your search....
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    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    I remember, in my Grad school training as a counselor long ago, a saying my professor drilled in our heads. The saying was... "Stop, Think." Simple, but to the point...and yet, very powerful. The...
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    Psychiatric Pearl: Address The Fear, You Address The Anger

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Psychiatric

    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...
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    New Audio/Video explaining our different student forums...member feedback

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome. Please enjoy the audio/video which explains our nursing student forums. http://screencast.com/t/CNZEv8aYX If you would like to discuss the audio/video or have questions about this particular...
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    Clearing Up Myths on Health Insurance Reform and IHS

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Kimberly Teehee is senior policy adviser for Native American affairs at the White House Domestic Policy Council. This is what Kimberly Teehee has written regarding the myths....
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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...
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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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    Who HATES the term MURSE?

    Thunderwolf replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    More professional....I
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    New psych RN as charge nurse?

    Thunderwolf replied to PAERRN20's topic in Psychiatric

    Ditto
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    Program receives IHS endorsement: Center of Excellence in Cardiology

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    A Collaborative Approach to Specialty Patient Care in Cardiology University Medical Center, Indian Health Services, University of Arizona The Native American Cardiology Program was established by Dr....
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    The Medicine Wheel in Recovery

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting, you are correct. That was the link then...but since from then to now, it links elsewhere to that other site. How odd. Any way, the info on the original post remains informative and...
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    Drums: Heartbeat of Mother Earth

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dummers welcome dancers for Feast Day at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, 2008. Photo by Julien McRoberts. The drum is a powerful instrument. Indigenous people throughout Turtle Island refer to it as...
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    Learn more about Indian Health Service (IHS) professional opportunities

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    The Indian Health Service (IHS) Public Health Professions (PHP) are responsible for addressing the health needs of over 1.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in a network of 48 hospitals,...
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    Indian Health Service (IHS) Injury Prevention Program

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Injuries are the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives from ages 1-44 years, and the third leading cause of death overall. Unintentional injury mortality rates for Indian...
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    Tiger Woods Joins Notah Begay to Help Native Youth

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Alone. This is how Notah Begay III describes his journey as a youth with golf aspirations to a Division I athlete and now a professional golfer. Begay, a Navajo, Isleta and San Felipe Pueblo, is one...
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    Justice to Boost Fight Against Tribal Crime

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Deputy Attorney General David Ogden: "We're really at kind of a crisis point." On just a single day this year on the Red Lake reservation in northern Minnesota, police and investigators received...
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    Disenrollment Disputes Flare Across Indian Country

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    disenrollment in indian tribes is becoming a common conflict in indian country and one scholar predicts that citizenship battles will continue to be waged. the practice is sparking controversy,...
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    Number of Native American HIV/AIDS cases rises in 2008

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    South Dakota reported 34 new cases of HIV or AIDS in 2008, including two cases in newborns. The largest one-year number of HIV/AIDS cases was 37 in 1989. The Health Department said the five-year...
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    sex crazed patients

    Thunderwolf replied to Shell5's topic in Psychiatric

    In addition to that Jules, it is important to not demonstrate an emotional response to it...which often becomes the secondary gain. So, in a sense, you verbally redirect as well as show emotional...