Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Implied/actual 'Right' for nurses to 'Do' Hands-on Procedures.

    Tenebrae replied to James W.'s topic in General Students

    You/me/any nurse has the right to provide the care the patient allows you to Nothing more, nothing
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    Narcotic Count Sheet

    Tenebrae replied to Java Mama's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We use this. Allows us to keep a track of all the incomings and outgoings. If coming in from pharmacy we use the book and if going back to pharmacy we sign it out of the book
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Until you can grasp the fact that patients have the right to make decisons about their own healthcare, you will struggle in nursing We dont have to like their decisions, the fact remains they are...
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to carti's topic in General Students

    what they
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to carti's topic in General Students

    As a rape and sexual abuse survivor, I know that not all men are like the men who assaulted me. That said, having a male handle my intimate bits would absolutely set off PTSD which is why I would...
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Guess what sunshine. Its not about you, its about the patient and they are quite within their rights to say "I dont want a male nurse" Having a catheter inserted is an invasive procedure on its own...
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    RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

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

    That is absolutely mental While I dont agree with this nurse being criminally charge, the board of nursing should have stepped up and done something. Perhaps if the BON had done something she wouldnt...
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    Case Study: HIPAA violation or not?

    Tenebrae replied to Allmy?'s topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Very bad idea for a student to do anything like that. Great way to get kicked out of school I will take a picture, with the patients verbal permission, for a specific reason eg to document a wound...
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    Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    Tenebrae replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    You dont have a licence period Correct in that PSWs/caregivers have the most hand on contact with the patients. I'd be screwed if it wasn't for my care givers, they are brilliant. That said, we both...
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    23 Employees on Leave from Ohio Hospital after giving Excessive Pain medication

    Tenebrae replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Highest dose of fentanyl I've seen used was
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    Repositioning end stage of life hospice pts

    Tenebrae replied to Sheyi1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Evidence supports that a pressure relieving mattress is just as effective in preventing pressure injuries. Also interesting to note, a pressure injury can start in under 45 minutes Bear in mind when...
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    I'm on tpapn please help me!!!!!

    Tenebrae replied to texasgirl77's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Boom! Lady nailed
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    Vent

    Tenebrae replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    I dont mind power point, but when the presenter gets up and just reads from the slides without any other input
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    Bring back our childhood diseases!

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ignorant liberal here. Very much pro
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    Pit Bull Service Dogs

    Tenebrae replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    "hey there, I need to come into the room to do X to help you. Are your dogs ok with strangers?" Our service dogs training system are much more regulated and there is no way a pitt bull would be ever...
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Tenebrae replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in similar situations to these nurses and I continue to call bull bollocks that poor resources and poor staffing is in any way an excuse for the criminally negligent behaviour of those...
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    Bring back our childhood diseases!

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Moron!
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Tenebrae replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    If I found a patient with a necrotic wound, I'd be on the phone to the provider, for full bloods, a referal to a wound specialist and not stopping until someone listened. Why were the nurses not...
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Tenebrae replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    My nana woke up feeling unwell one morning and by 1000 she was gone. Didnt even go to hospital Hope I go like that when my time
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Tenebrae replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Medicine doesnt cope well with letting people die. I recall having a strongly worded discussion with a doctor about a patient in end stage COPD with a chest infection not responding to antibiotics....
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Tenebrae replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I have noticed in the US, with no central authority to guide nursing education and how its provided through nursing schools you get some graduates who need five or more attempts to pass...
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Tenebrae replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. There is no excuse what so ever for a patients wound to get so bad its described as 'rotting from the inside out' We are lucky, our doctors are more than happy to let nurses take the lead...
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    Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Tenebrae replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Generally the only notice I get when I'm getting students is when they rock up to the ward with the clinical tutor and I'm told I'm taking X amount of students Dont get paid any extra for it either....
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    Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Tenebrae replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Nope, I was bought up that if I are due to start work at 0700 I am in the door by a minimum of 0650 and ready to take handover at 0700. The start time of work is just that, a start time. Not an...
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    Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Tenebrae replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Em nope. If you cant get yourself to my facility on time to get the basis for what will formulate patient care, I will have you removed and you will not return I will not have my patients put at risk...