Thunderwolf MSN, RN

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    Am I just burning out?

    Thunderwolf replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    Primary Axis II wannabe Axis I's can be very trying on one's nerves at times. A primary Axis II diagnosis forces a person to look at him/herself (they don't want to do that...they often want to blame...
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    How to get psych experience??

    Thunderwolf replied to dianabay's topic in Psychiatric

    Tis the dilemma for many who start out. "Experience needed" can become a roadblock for some, depending upon where they live and in what area of nursing they desire to work. However, you have to...
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    Adult Psych 24 hour Nursing Flow Sheets

    Thunderwolf replied to jamberger's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks in offering to assist member. Friendly reminder to everyone: Do not openly post email addresses on the open board....send via our Personal Message (PM) system. Cyber Bot programs crawl all over...
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    words for suicidal patients?

    Thunderwolf replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

    This is an area of psych where the "interpersonal relationship" between nurse and patient lays the beginning foundations of hope. The nurse begins placing value on the patient...and genuinely...
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    Ancora State Psychiatric Hospital, NJ

    Thunderwolf replied to nancynjnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    The other thing that may be holding you up on making a PM...is that you are new and need at least 15 posts before the PM function will work for you. Welcome to
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    Question about Indian Health Care Improvement Act

    Thunderwolf replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Here is one website on the topic. http://www.nihb.org/index.php?topic=ihcia And an older one is: http://www.ncai.org/ncai/advocacy/hr/docs/IHCIA_Fact_Sheet_NCAI_NIHB.pdf There are several older...
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    Ancora State Psychiatric Hospital, NJ

    Thunderwolf replied to nancynjnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Go to the bar above the posts to the pull down menu "MyAccount", then click the "Private Messages". It will take you
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    The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I wish to give credit were credit is due....Thanks, danu3, for locating this website, which will be very helpful to members who have questions as to what the psychiatric nursing profession is all...
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    Question on Bipolar Phases

    Thunderwolf replied to Melinurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I think you nailed it correctly. My best to
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    Question on Bipolar Phases

    Thunderwolf replied to Melinurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I think we need a better picture of the patient than this to give you an honest
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    Q+A piece: Men in Nursing and why there are no grants for men pursuing nursing school

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    the grantdoctor:men in nursing 25 january 2002 previous advice the grantdoctor is here to help! send questions to [email protected]. please put "gdr" in the subject header of your...
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    Incredible injustice for indigenous women

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    In many creation stories, a woman was the first being to walk Mother Earth. In honor and reverence of this first woman, all matters of import were bestowed upon her daughters and granddaughters....
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    'I don't want to be guilty of benign neglect' on reservations

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    When Sen. John Thune ran against then-Sen. Tom Daschle in 2004, he spent a respectable amount of time campaigning on South Dakota's Indian reservations. Four years later, he's back on the...
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    dating someone with schizophrenia

    Thunderwolf replied to dipsett08's topic in Psychiatric

    One thing to be mindful of....there are different acuity levels of Schizophrenia and functioning. Many folks with Schizophrenia are highly functional...go to work, go to school/college, and have...
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    50-State Table: Medicaid Financing of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opiates

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in Psychiatric

    this site has an excellent chart which breaks down nicely which states offer medicaid for opiate addiction treatment. the chart further breaks it down for what treatment drug in what particular...
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    Community Meeting

    Thunderwolf replied to kthor's topic in Psychiatric

    I see community meetings as the "structure" of the day for the patient and sets the general tone for the
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    Community Meeting

    Thunderwolf replied to kthor's topic in Psychiatric

    One thing that I found very helpful was to have some focus on "goals". IE..."What was your goal yesterday?...is it the same or has it changed?...what is your goal today?...what is one thing you can do...
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    To The New Posters On This Forum

    Thunderwolf replied to medsurgrnco's topic in Psychiatric

    I second that. Also, Doing a "search" on your topic of interest will often yield many results for you on this
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    new to IHS

    Thunderwolf replied to Practicalone's topic in General Nursing

    No bother at all. Many come to this forum to view nursing issues related to natives or to understand the culture better. Being a new nurse yourself, the "whole" allnurses board will provide you...
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    Any advice for a new male nurse ?

    Thunderwolf replied to ssjonathan's topic in Men in Nursing

    The real world, I imagine...chuckle. TV is but a
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    paranoid schizophrenic w/auditory hallucinations

    Thunderwolf replied to RockyCreek's topic in Psychiatric

    Another thing to assess...are the voices "heard" inside her head OR outside of her head? My best to
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    MSN in Psychiatry

    Thunderwolf replied to nightowl0607's topic in Psychiatric

    Get your Masters in Psychiatric Nursing...not psychology. You also may want to contact your "county" mental health board to see if they have any scholarships for this or be willing to set up one with...
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    Results of 5th Nursing Article Contest

    Thunderwolf replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Congrats to you
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    Survey for Sociology Paper...Will you help me out?

    Thunderwolf replied to EMT_to_RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    here are the questions: 1. how long (years) have you been a nurse? 23 years 2. what is your annual gross income? greater than 70k 3. do you have an associate or bachelors degree? masters 4. how long...
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    High rate of alcohol deaths in Indian Country

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could accept the simplicity of this explanation (isolation breeds alcoholism and federal dependence), but truly it is more complex than that for the Indian. And I think many Indian...