Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Can you give an opioid without a Dr's order?

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

    I disagree. If a patient is symptomatic with a UTI, we take a urine sample, dip stick it and send it for testing. If a patient is unwell, and we check obs and I'll often check a BGL to...
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    Treatment of Nursing Students

    Tenebrae replied to KrisNicoleE's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'll treat you respectfully. So much so you won't know that I'm dealing with a major mental illness exacerbation, with psychotic features. I'm not telling you this so you can feel sorry for me (I...
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    Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

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    Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

    Tenebrae replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I loved long term care. The ratios were *** 1 nurse to 75 patients on the PM shift. They've just announced a massive increase in funding to bring aged care up to the same pay rate as DHBS....
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    Average nurse/patient ratio?

    Tenebrae replied to annak92's topic in Psychiatric

    These ratios are mental (pardon the pun) Average day 3:1, short staffed say
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    Racial Refusals In Nursing

    Tenebrae replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I categorically would not want to accomodate such a request. That said if the person was a complete rancid racist fetid dingo kidney, I would almost want to take over for my colleage just to...
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    Having A Nurse As A Patient

    Tenebrae replied to SkyDancer77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just a random aside. I found out that a patient I nursed in acute pysch about three years ago is now halfway through their nursing program. Regardless of my feelings about nursing it fills me...
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    Is this mocking patients?

    Tenebrae replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I freely admit I have had my moments where I have ranted about the 'pork chop' in bed 10 who tried to punch me. That said its been in the nurses station well away from anyone who may not...
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    Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of phones, I'll often use my phone if making calls to variuous agencies, simply because our phone system is a complete orifice and impossible to use at the best of times. I have...
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    Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone on facebook and said something along the lines of 'OMG that was the most mental day', or 'the sky gained another star today, the world shines a lot less brightly' or 'well done team, we...
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    Driver in fatal crash has had her license suspended

    Tenebrae replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing News

    America needs better employment laws. ?America needs laws that stop protecting the rights of the upper class while walking all over the rights of the litttle person? I'm contracted to work...
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    The Supreme Court has overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision establishing the right to abortion.

    Tenebrae replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    This is what does my head in. The same people who went after Roe V Wade and who claim to want to reduce abortion are now trying to prevent free access to birth control. Stats show that if people...
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    Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

    Tenebrae replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

    It pays the mortgage, gives me enough left over to indulge my crafting addiction If something else came along that paid similar, was more interesting and intriguing than my current role and less...
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    Charting Medications

    Tenebrae replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    When I've given a med beyond the time it was due, eg delayed for patients having ECT, any other procedure requiring nil by mouth or simply a patient refusing to get up earlier and take meds when they...
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    Unions - Yay or Nay?

    Tenebrae replied to Kiwi82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We have unions. employers are not allowed to fire people without a very good reason, after having been through a very extensive process. There are also steps to deal with an actual dodgy...
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    Unions - Yay or Nay?

    Tenebrae replied to Kiwi82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    What sort of ulterior motives? Your employer is no friend of you either. 9/10 of the crap that nurses in the US have to deal with would not exist if you had strong unions and decent national...
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    Unions - Yay or Nay?

    Tenebrae replied to Kiwi82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I get good conditions including ten days a year sick leave, four weeks annual leave, study leave, bereavement leave. The hourly rates could be better we get +50% per hour on the weekend, +25% extra...
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    Lock Downs - Do you think they were necessary?

    Tenebrae replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You realise China is a communist country which when nessessary litterally locked down its
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    Suicide Risk Assessment

    Tenebrae replied to explorereb96's topic in General Nursing

    it seems like complete overkill. Mini mental state seems to cover a more holistic picture including suicide risk
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    LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    Tenebrae replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I always make a point of telling my students "self evaluation is essential to being a good and safe nurse" There are often situations where it doesnt matter what you do, nothing is going to...
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    Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

    Tenebrae replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

    Oh I know. I was trying to counter the narrative that nurses give all the scary drugs and that speeds up someones passsing. If there was any drug less likely to cause someones death it was...
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    Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

    Tenebrae replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

    I once gave a patient 4 drops of clonazepam. They were restless and they died 10 minutes later. Peacefully I had another patient who needed their bed clothes changed they died peacefully 20...
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    We’re all being “fired”! Is this legal?

    Tenebrae replied to Taylor22's topic in General Nursing

    if there was decent employment laws, no of this 'at will bs" it would be illegal. Can I suggest you take this as a sign from the universe to look for something
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    LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    Tenebrae replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    'I will need you to document this in the patients notes". people like that are very good at saying something, I don't trust that they won't turn around and go 'I never said that' if it goes belly up...
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    Does being addressed as "Nurse" annoy anyone?

    Tenebrae replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Doesnt bother me. I also get called 'Miss' they are usually the ones who have a forensic mental health history and its a requirement that corrections officers are called either 'sir' or 'miss"...