Tenebrae BSN, RN

Tenebrae has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative.

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   Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse: 'here I gave midazolam, I need you to sign for it' Me: 'that would be an easy hell no' Young nurses, if another nurse wants you to sign for a medication they gave, SAY
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   Call out to work late

   Tenebrae replied to Lulu1313's topic in General Nursing

   I mean the following with the greatest of respect. You said you had an asthma attack as well as a mental breakdown. Why do you have no excuses? You've just said you had multiple health...
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   Texas Abortion Law

   Tenebrae replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I'm not down with forcing a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term, It sort of has a handmaids tale feel to it. IMO the rights of a potential human being will never overrule the rights of...
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   If a patient doesn't acknowledge me in public does it mean they don't like me?

   Tenebrae replied to bluescoop's topic in General Nursing

   This situation also requires a gentle reminder, this is about the patient, this is not about you. They are quite within their rights not to aknowledge a treatment provider, especially in this case. It...
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   Should I stay or should I go?

   Tenebrae replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

   If someones getting overlooked for a job role based on taking leave, that is absolutely insane. Stuff comes up, people cant be at work every single day of the
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   Witnessed unethical behavior

   Tenebrae replied to Terri91516's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Links please. Im getting over a back injury and I'd like more than "because I said
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   Why do we feel guilty about calling out?

   Tenebrae replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in General Nursing

   I don't feel guilty in the slightest. I've really struggled with mental health over the last year. (had a 15 course of ECT) and there were occasional days were OMG I could not cope with the idea...
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   I need your advice/opinion desperately

   Tenebrae replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly look at the firing as a postive thing. I've had patients refuse meds on me, assuming I'm sure that I will go home and cry myself to sleep and be terribly distraught. As long as I know I have...
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   Danger zone after brain bleed

   Tenebrae replied to MsLaura's topic in General Nursing

   You can start with acknowledging her feelings. Literally in the space of a day her life has been turned upside down and she is reliant on someone else for the most basic of personal cares. It can be...
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    I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

    Tenebrae replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

    I had a preceptor tell me in nursing school that she didn't think I had what it took to be a registered nurse. I had to bite my tounge not to say "if being a registered nurse means being a mean...
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    Nursing home using shaving cream for private area washing?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    We use a thing called 'perifoam' which is specially designed to gently clean patients nether regions. It resembles shaving foam in consistency. Just checking you saw it come out of an actual...
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    Is it illegal to mention nurses names when charting on a patient?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You were way nicer than I would have been. If someone had of pulled this that on my mum I would have asked something along the lines of 'Can you explain why you think its appropriate to insist a...
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    Call out

    Tenebrae replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    Do you not get penal rates for working public holidays? The running joke for us is that if someone calls off sick on a public holiday then they must be really sick. We get double time,...
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    Patient abandonment question

    Tenebrae replied to Jackson1322's topic in General Nursing

    Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you
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    Deaf

    Tenebrae posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had an interesting experience. Three weeks ago I woke up completely deaf in my right ear. Sensorineural idiopathic hearing loss. Have gone through prednisone, and how having steroid injections. I...