Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    16 Hour Shifts

    Tenebrae replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I usually do four 8s on and 2 days off I worked a 16 hr shift on Saturday night, on the condition that I don't come back for my final shift. . They were desperate enough that they took me up on...
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Tenebrae replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Haloperidol/lorazepam able to be administered in blow dart
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    Contested a Doctor's Order Psych ?

    Tenebrae replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

    Our psych doctors deal with the mental health stuff, if the patient has physical health issues we send them out to the main hospital Once was case managing a palliative patient who also had a...
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    Nursing and being a youtuber

    Tenebrae replied to xlightx's topic in General Nursing

    Our code of conduct among other things says that nurses won't act in such a manner that undermines the public perception of nurses IMO your friend needs to change the direction of his you tube...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

    Tenebrae replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Me as well. The man who shot up two mosques last year and killed 51 people and attempted to kill many more was very much a right winged nationalist. One of those charming people who believed that...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

    Tenebrae replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Well you took that to a wierd
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    How often should healthcare workers be tested for COVID?

    Tenebrae replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Depends on the patient group and their situation I work acute pysch. Our unit has a high care area that has been set up as the 'covid ward' for any unwell patients that couldnt be managed in a...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

    Tenebrae replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Would you want to be the one that says 'no mr president'? Your whole political system is set up to give the one at the top pretty much anything they want whether its the right thing to do This...
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    President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

    Tenebrae replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    When I was working in palliative care we would give it as an means of helping someone increase their
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    200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US (so far)

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

    Grumpy you rock! Reposting because you said it was more eloquently than I
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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...