Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Shes learned from her mistake? Not. She should never be allowed to hold nursing registration ever again. The Tennessee Board of nursing should hang its head in shame. How the heck can you...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you about one of my days myself and 3 caregivers to provide care to 40 residents 3 diabetics who needed insulin (no one to check it with) 1 resident who had a massive CVA...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    The patient died slowly, aware of the fact that she was suffocating and she was alone. You can come up with all the 'should of, could of, would ofs' you like. they do not change the facts and...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    The state board of nursing dropped the ball majorly. To look at that situation and determine that RV was a safe practitioner is unconscionable. Perhaps if they had of done their job and ensured that...
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    LTC Question/Opinion

    Tenebrae replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

    That was my attitude. Patient care will always come first. I am paid for 8 hours a day, and will make sure the essentials eg patient notes are done, if you want more, that requires a...
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    LTC Question/Opinion

    Tenebrae replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

    Look for a new job ASAP. Your management have shown they don't care about patient and staff safety. It's only a matter of time till something happens and they do their best to throw you under the...
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    PICC Line Dressing change

    Tenebrae replied to iowa27's topic in General Nursing

    Can we quit it with the 'I'm a much better nurse than you are'
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    Wrist fracture

    Tenebrae replied to Desert Flower's topic in General Nursing

    Fracture of one of the small bones of the wrist, week in a plaster cast, 4 weeks in a splint. Probably should have been off longer than 4 weeks but I was desperate to get
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    I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

    Tenebrae replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is just an American thing. There were plenty of kiwis willing to sacrifice their most vulnerable down the river to covid Its something I see alot within mainstream...
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    A Sticky Wicket

    Tenebrae replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The immediate issues I have that come to light - The person obtainining the patients identifying details through their job could be in deep ***. They would need to be able to show a clear reason...
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    I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

    Tenebrae replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is just completely wrong. I work with some great people would I want them having access to my personal information. Hell no Example, recently having an acute mental health crisis. The only...
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    I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

    Tenebrae replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the current medicare system, it maxes out at paying 190 days for inpatient acute mental health care in a persons life time. A person with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder may need an extended...
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    I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

    Tenebrae replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    IMO healthcare is a basic human right not something that is only avaliable for people who can afford to
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    Have you ever been looked down on because you don’t work in the hospital?

    Tenebrae replied to happyhippo's topic in General Nursing

    If I have I didn't know about
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    But I Thought Hospice and Palliative Care Were the Same Thing?

    Tenebrae replied to Rebecca D Cook's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good article, you may want to elaborate that this is an american perspective. I work in hospice, we have people admitted for symptom management or end of life care. It's very unusual for people...
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    Personal Deathbed Vision Stories?

    Tenebrae replied to poppyboo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    don't feel freaked by it. I work in hospice currently and have done alot of work in aged care. There are a couple of ones that Spring to mind Lady in her mid 60s, told her husband...
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    Treatment of Nursing Students

    Tenebrae replied to KrisNicoleE's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Exactly the hospital agreed to take students. Your nurse preceptor had no say what so ever. Infact until you rocked up to the ward they probably had no idea that you were coming. Reality is nurses are...
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    If you could go back in time, what would you tell the first American COVID patient before he boarded the plane from Wuhan?

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Directly quoted from the article eg is quoted direct by Donald Trump" I think Donald Trump is one the most ginormous idiots present in the 21st century. I have nothing to gain by misquoting...
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    If you could go back in time, what would you tell the first American COVID patient before he boarded the plane from Wuhan?

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Might I suggest you go back and read my entire post properly. Because clearly you didn't I read your link and posted a second source that supported that I agreed that Trump never told people...
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    If you could go back in time, what would you tell the first American COVID patient before he boarded the plane from Wuhan?

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    2 points. How do you know if a politican is lying? Their lips are moving Donald Trump is not a point of truth, he lies even more than most regular politcans. You are correct he did not...
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    Resident Resistant To Taking Meds

    Tenebrae replied to tqfamily's topic in Patient Medications

    Cheers. I remember once looking after a patient with dementia who would always ask me about her medication. "that one is for your blood pressure, helps keep it at this great level, that one...
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    Healthcare Workers Still Love Their Jobs

    Tenebrae replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And for the drama queens amoung us socialised medicine and national socialism are not remotely
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    Healthcare Workers Still Love Their Jobs

    Tenebrae replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OK then can you stop making jokes? Ta I live in a country with universal health care. No one has had to use the same n95 for a week. We use them once and chuck them. None of this put it in...
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    Wisconsin Hospital Sues To Keep Employees

    Tenebrae replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

    won't pay them more, but happy to spend a butt ton of money on a law suit
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    Resident Resistant To Taking Meds

    Tenebrae replied to tqfamily's topic in Patient Medications

    Drop "behavioural" from your vocabulary. Its not a good word in most nursing contexts. It implies that the patient is doing something "just to be annoying" Often patients feel that they...