Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Reporting a Patient to Police?

    Tenebrae replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    We have similar issues, patients commit a violent assault. The police go "this patient is under the mental health act' and refuse to progress the charges. Although it is improving, we are starting to...
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    What are they teaching?

    Tenebrae replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    ? I spent my whole last shift in PPE and walked out feeling sweaty disgusting and
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    Global coronavirus cases surpass 25 million

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

    Hate to say it but the US is still leading by a long way
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    Influenza and COVID-19: The Twindemic

    Tenebrae replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got mine in march as soon as it was avaliable at work I'll get it every
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    Mask refusal

    Tenebrae replied to Sherrie Smith's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We've just gone to masking up and work. Visitors and patients are also being asked to wear masks Your managers need to pull their heads out of their collective rectums and start putting the health...
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    How bad will it get in the fall/Winter time?

    Tenebrae replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    At the moment they are in the process of contact tracing to see if there is any connection to any of the current cases. We have another 13 cases today which have a direct connection to the orginal...
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    How bad will it get in the fall/Winter time?

    Tenebrae replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well folks, we have our first cases of community transmission in over 100 days. Auckland is in level 3, the rest of the country is in level 2. Sucks but if it keeps the infection rates down it will...
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    How bad will it get in the fall/Winter time?

    Tenebrae replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    New Zealand has been lucky, we havent seen a huge resurgence in Winter, but then again our borders are fairly much closed. As long as you have so many people doing their own thing, not social...
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    Go ahead laugh. Laughter keeps you from going crazy.

    Tenebrae replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember a situation with a patient who was with us for end of life cares. One day we were doing a log roll to clean him I think. Because he was really anxious I got his wife to stand at the head of...
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    Tenebrae replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It not only requires a person to stand up for their rights and those around them, it requires the person to consider how their actions impact on other
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    Week of July 19, 2020

    Tenebrae replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I had a slow day today. Ended up having to do a special on one of our patients who became physically very unwell so didn't get a lunch break would normally go for a
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    Understaffed and overwhelmed

    Tenebrae replied to WisconsinCheddr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That work load is mental I would be looking for another job IMO. Management in places like that do not support their staff, and will throw them under the bus should the need
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    Week of July 19, 2020

    Tenebrae replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I've gotten into the habit on morning shift of leaving the building and going for a walk around the block. It takes me about 30 minutes, (I get 40 minutes for lunch) but dam it makes me feel good,...
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    How Does This End?

    Tenebrae replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Or option four, continue to stick their fingers in their ears going "lalalalala I cant hear
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    Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    Tenebrae replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our management have made it very clear that if we don't want to work with coivid positive patients we don't have to. The other side of that is that if someone declines to work with covid +ve patients...
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    Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    Tenebrae replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Any of our nurses who were physically compromised or had medical conditions that put them at higher risk were shuttled sideways into non direct patient contact roles. Id say its not OK and should not...
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    COVID Partiers Play Dangerous Game

    Tenebrae replied to J.Adderton's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What do I think? social darwinism in action. Unfortunately these selfish ignorant gits will not only take themselves out, they put other people at
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    How Does This End?

    Tenebrae replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We had more than a few dumb smucks who broke the rules. Fortunately most of them were super low risk for catching covid 19 Brazil, India and Russia come in at 2. 3, 4 behind the US. Even so Brazil at...
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    How Does This End?

    Tenebrae replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Over 3 million cases in the US, over 140,000 deaths, 8% death rate, ranked first in the world for corona virus cases. New Zealand, had about 1500 cases, 22 deaths and ranked 129th in the world for...
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    How Does This End?

    Tenebrae replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ This source would disagree with
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    Tenebrae replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When they start advocating for women to wear the hijab or niqab you may have cause for concern. Big difference between a face mask and the compulsory coverings for women in middle eastern
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    Tenebrae replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    With personal rights come personal responsibility. IMO people are too busy whining about the former that they forget the
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    CBD OIL

    Tenebrae replied to Ocean3269's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Some people will tell you that it doesnt detect during a drug screen however many more people say that it cant be guaranteed. IMO not worth the
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    Fact or Fiction? Masking and CO2 Dangers

    Tenebrae replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest bugbear about wearing a mask is that it usually makes my glasses fog up ?? I still wear the jolly mask when I need
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    Radonda Vaught Fatal Error Case Timeline

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yip. Never resulted in harm to the patient however. And it certainly never left a patient fully conscious but unable to breath dying and being fully conscious of the fact False comparison IMO RV...