Tenebrae BSN, RN

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    Accomadating patients racist request?

    Tenebrae replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I had this happen. I had one patient who kept refusing needed pain relief from my fillipino colleague declining the long acting morphine and only wanting the short acting morphine . He never had done...
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    LTC nurses...

    Tenebrae replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Less of the "just a mere CNA' thankyou very
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    LTC nurses...

    Tenebrae replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well
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    Pagan in a Catholic Hospital...

    Tenebrae replied to Kaelsdream's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Hi Op I am not in the US so can only share from a kiwi perspective. I did a placement in a catholic hospital and as an agnostic never had an issue with it. The only time i got a wee bit embarrassed...
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    Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    Tenebrae replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use these [ATTACH=CONFIG]27460[/ATTACH] If the line doesnt have a syringe pump running through it, then I will 'flush' that is, insert about 0.5-1ml sterile water after administering a medication,...
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    Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    Tenebrae replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did you see the nurse draw up the flush from heparin ampoule or prefilled heparin
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    LTC nurses...

    Tenebrae replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are always welcome to share your experience What you will be challenged on every time, is when you make sweeping generalisations about an entire group of nurses based on that
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    LTC nurses...

    Tenebrae replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you actually trying to pick a fight? I've had a really busy day in LTC, dealing with end of life patients and ensuring they have the needed medications in place (because unlike acute care, we dont...
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    Texas Children's investigates RN for social media HIPAA violation

    Tenebrae replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yea, as much as I want to try and be respectful of other peoples view points, this is one thing I cant agree with no matter how hard I
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    Texas Children's investigates RN for social media HIPAA violation

    Tenebrae replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Stupid cow. Why the hell would you willingly submit your child to that disease She deserves everything that gets thrown at
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    Crushing Oral Medications...New Regulation

    Tenebrae replied to ltcnurse4u's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know this is an old thread, however that is absolutely mad. I'm sure it was written by some mid level bureaucrat with no idea of what things are like on the floor. Admittedly crushing the...
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    Crushing Oral Medications...New Regulation

    Tenebrae replied to ltcnurse4u's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If a patient has advanced dementia they have an active EPOA/welfare guardian in place for personal care and welfare, and as long as we have the EPOAs permission to treat, you can bet your bottom...
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    Failed Accelerated BSN program

    Tenebrae replied to DreamGrl2020's topic in General Students

    They wouldnt be offering you the opportunity to go the traditional route if they didnt think you could do it. So when you are doubting yourself, remember that And take the opportunity and look at...
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    Failed Accelerated BSN program

    Tenebrae replied to DreamGrl2020's topic in General Students

    Um get over it. You have the opportunity to carry on at a slower pace. You take an extra year. Graduating at 40 you will still have 25 years or more to work in your career I failed my year 2 nursing...
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    Does anyone use "SN" in email signatures while a student?

    Tenebrae replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    We were always told to use the designation 'student nurse" because SN could be mistaken for staff
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    LTC nurses having to do CNA work all day

    Tenebrae replied to Kac718's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, what the heck are your CNAs doing arriving an hour late? That needs to be stomped on the head asap. The place I previously worked I could end up doing cares for 1-4 residents. That...
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    I&O

    Tenebrae replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    My question would be what is going to be done with the information? If its collecting information to allow nursing and med staff to plan care, usually it should be time limited. If I have someone...
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    DON on cart

    Tenebrae replied to arainh20's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Never encountered having the DON work the cart. I only once asked for help, when I had a patient crashing who I couldnt leave and still had 30 plus meds to pass, rang my DON and explained the...
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    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    Tenebrae replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you. Your experience comes from the US no? Mine doesnt We have an issue here that its very difficult to get people reassessed for the appropriate level of care and as such we end up having to...
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    Bullied psych nurse commits suicide

    Tenebrae replied to Rocknurse's topic in Nursing News

    I dunno, some nurses like some people can be pretty foul. And work place stress can hit pretty hard. And besides, the daily mail is hardly a reputable source to form solid conclusions
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    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    Tenebrae replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    excuse me! How about you take the time to find out about what a rest home nurse involves before jumping to the conclusion I'm a glorifed unskilled paper
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    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    Tenebrae replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been working in LTC for the last four years. Sort of fell into it but have ended up staying because I loved it so much. I have recently made the switch from hospital level to rest home level of...
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    New Job at nursing home

    Tenebrae replied to ktaetsch's topic in General Nursing

    At the risk of sounding scathing, nurses have coped with paper MARs for many years That said, I'm in a similar position, have gone from using an electronic MAR back to paper charting and its a major...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Tenebrae replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think what upsets me is that all people see when they look at planned parenthood is "o my gerk all they do is abortions" According to this article, abortions are only 3% of the total services they...
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    cultural competency scenario help?

    Tenebrae replied to Holistic_Nurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can take the lesson from this one and apply it to any culture. In this case, chances are an amish person isnt going to be able to listen to the CD, there for the information isnt going to be...