Tenebrae BSN, RN

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    How do I fix my attitude?

    Tenebrae replied to frustratedoldnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm driven by the personal motto "learn to tell people to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip" Things that help me include having an outside outlet that is completely...
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    The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    There is a massive power imbalance between nurse and patient. To offer prayer when the person may or may not believe in your god is wrong on every level. Not to mention, what if the person is muslim,...
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    How to De-escalate Your Agitated Patient: Tips From a Psychiatric Nurse

    Tenebrae replied to Kimika Medina's topic in Psychiatric

    Great article. One thing I would add to it. for every 9 agitated patients that these skills work well with, there will be always 1 who is an enigma and you have to do the complete oppisate...
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    The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I have had situations where a patient asks me to pray with them. I will usually say something along the lines of "thank you for that privlidge, I am an agnositic and probably not the best person...
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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

    No doubt some dimwitted politican will ask why the child couldnt have surgery to fix the birth defect in the wound or after birth.? Much like the assumption a sitting US politican asked about why...
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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

    what is America like for encouraging pregnant patients to take prenatal vitamins?I'm in NZ, one of the big ones encouraged is folic acid to prevent neural tube defects as well as prenatal
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    Should nurses be forced to wear tracking device at work?

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

    Absolutely no. I wear a garmin watch which records my steps, the only one who has access to that
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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 week Kansas voted to maintain access to abortion care. Yay for a small victory, because bear in mind opponents of abortion. Restricting access to abortion doesn't stop it, it just means...
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    New Grad with 2 offers

    Tenebrae replied to StarMom2Nurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Which one do you have a more positive feeling
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    IV Push Ativan

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Nonnie RN's topic in General Nursing

    OP I once gave a patient four drops of clonazepam and they died 10 minutes later. I know that the clonazepam was what relaxed her enough to let go., I was a bit nervous the next time. Working in...
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    Texas Abortion Law

    Tenebrae replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That has to be the biggest pile of horse excrement I've read in a while. ? Closely followed by the fact that she had to go to another state because she was 2 or 3 days over the 6 week
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    Texas Abortion Law

    Tenebrae replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thats the ironic thing. The same people outlawing abortion are now trying to make birth control
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    Unions - Yay or Nay?

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

    I'm a union gal We have NZNO which is a nationwide union. The DHB meca is incrediblty strong, including time and a half on weekends. Penal rates for afternoons and night shifts. Public holidays...
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    They should be force to retire

    Tenebrae replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses

    Premature mistake
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    Be A Nurse They Said...

    Tenebrae replied to Beth Prather's topic in General Nursing

    There are some accelerated courses here student graduates with a Master in Nursing. While students have another degree in a different area their primary nursing qualification is the Masters in...
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    Texas Abortion Law

    Tenebrae replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Texas, or any of the other legislators don't give a turnip about womans health, saving babies etc. Why? Because those same people who are outlawing abortion are also trying to outlaw...
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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

    Your friends who are responsible for the overturning of Roe V Wade are also going after access to contraception. Surely if we are so concerned about the number of abortions we would make sure that...
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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

    All forms of birth control have some degree of failure right. None are 100% effective in stopping every conception I can grow cardiac cells in a petri dish that have a heartbeat. Those cells...
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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

    Untrue, patients with an ectopic preganancy are already being put at risk with delays in care That at best woefully naieve. For a woman living in one of those states who already has two...
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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

    As someone said, I don't think they are nearly done yet. I'm a woman living in another country where I have full access to birth control and should I need it an abortion. I'm freaked out about...
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    Nurses Promoting COVID Misinformation

    Tenebrae replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm more concerned about the immune compromised patient who cant get the vaccine catching god knows what from the unvaccinated people in the same
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    Nurses Promoting COVID Misinformation

    Tenebrae replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The thing is though, if a person waves a few crystals around, only they are getting hurt. If they are promoting them as a cure, they should also be
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    Lock Downs - Do you think they were necessary?

    Tenebrae replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We had two main lock downs. The first one kept our death toll under 30. The second one also kept the death toll low. We saw the spread when things opened back up and we went from 20-30...
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    Multiple CNA's refusing assigned task

    Tenebrae replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    In a public hospital here ICU 1-2 patients, med surgical 3-5 patients, mental health 2-4 patients, inpatient hospice 1-3 patients, aged care 1-40-70 I will happily take public hospital ratios...
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    Multiple CNA's refusing assigned task

    Tenebrae replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    When I have four people on insulins, six people on controlled drugs as well as having to pass bog standard meds eg paracetamol, omeprazole, metoprolol etc to fourty residents at a meal time. If you...