Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Double diapering alert patients who ask? I think it's neglectful. However...

    Tenebrae replied to Surfin USA's topic in General Nursing

    If she refuses.... Guess what OP is the patient is alert and orientated she has every dam right to refuse. If the alert and orientated patient is refusing to be toileted, it makes sense on a practical...
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    Need some input please.

    Tenebrae replied to Pjones71's topic in Chamberlain College

    Please do. I mean not reconsider nursing school but going a route that will leave you with almost 90k in debt. There has to be some not for profit schools in your area that wont charge you nearly so...
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    Double diapering alert patients who ask? I think it's neglectful. However...

    Tenebrae replied to Surfin USA's topic in General Nursing

    There are many reasons why a patient may not take themselves to the toilet to avoid being wet, including simply loosing the ability to sense when they need to take a pee or pass a bowel
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    Double diapering alert patients who ask? I think it's neglectful. However...

    Tenebrae replied to Surfin USA's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is alert and orientated and has requested it, what is the problem. If they were enforcing it on an alert and orientated patient against the patient issues, then that would be a whole...
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    Need some input please.

    Tenebrae replied to Pjones71's topic in Chamberlain College

    Hell no. I paid $3k for my entire degree. I'm currently working my way to nurse practitioner and so far its cost about $4000 with approx another $12k to get to the end. So a total of of $19,000 for...
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    Doctor upset by charting

    Tenebrae replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar sort of situation. I wrote a patient note and when I came back the next day I found that the charge nurse had crossed out part of my note referring to time of PRN medication admin, (it...
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    Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

    Tenebrae replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a polar approach. I dont want to precept. period! That said would I every be anything less than 110% professional or refuse to help out a new nurse or point them in the right direction if...
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    Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

    Tenebrae replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm enjoy sharing knowledge within the context if an actual teaching session. However I'm not a fan of taking student nurses for the most part. We had some enrolled nursing students last year in two...
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    Geriatrics and Acute Care nursing

    Tenebrae replied to StudentNursexo_'s topic in General Specialties

    I think you may be pushing brown stuff up hill with a teaspoon I do per diem work in acute hospitals and even acute surgery has more than its fair share of patients over the age of 65. It would be...
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    No Respect.

    Tenebrae replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I think she's being
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    No Respect.

    Tenebrae replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The family were demanding water for their loved one, not the patient. Perhaps you could work on your reading skills before you go lambasting the OP for prioritising nursing cares over the demands of a...
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    No Respect.

    Tenebrae replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Personally coming out of major surgery in the last week, I didn't give a toss about water or ice, I just wanted someone to do something to stop me vomiting and the god awful pain that I was in....
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    No Respect.

    Tenebrae replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    My sister is an ED consultant, she told me one day how she was trying to examine a young teenage female who wouldnt stop the texting. In the end my sister said 'how about you put the phone down for...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    Tenebrae replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Anything to do with
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    Speedy med pass

    Tenebrae replied to sbostonRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I know that Mrs A and Mrs B and Mrs C in ajoining rooms all have 20mls liquid paracetamol at the same time then I'll pour out three med cups of 20mls liquid paracetamol. I will still check each...
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    Looking up patient after discharge

    Tenebrae replied to TeenuhVo's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    As a student when ever we did an assignment on a patient, we went through a consent form that gave us permission to access their information for the purposes of the assignment only. A copy of the...
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    Is this considered falsification?

    Tenebrae replied to MommyRN89's topic in General Nursing

    Generally if i'm having to write an amendment/addition to a previous note i'll write something like "11/12/17 0815, following note written in retrospect for 10/12/17 am shift" Its only falsification...
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    Do I push out the air bubble?

    Tenebrae replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    Using logic, how much damage do you think a tiny air bubble is going to cause going into subcut layer? The bubble helps ensure that all the medication is
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    Coworker wanted to trade shifts

    Tenebrae replied to NurseDisneyPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    If I can I will I'm also usually happy to work Christmas and any of the related holidays because I cant stand this time of the year and if it gives people who like this time of the year a chance to...
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    nursing

    Tenebrae replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    Can you recommend a good foundation, I get hot and mine just slides off my face and ends up on my
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    nursing

    Tenebrae replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    well, why did you ask then. Mistakes are forgiveable. Mistakes when you already knew the outcome are just
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    LTC

    Tenebrae replied to Courtneyrn9317's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yup.... Can you be more specific about what you find
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    Thread for Trolls

    Tenebrae replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    You called? Crusty old troll checking
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    What is the hardest shift you ever had?

    Tenebrae replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    having a patient admitted for short term respite who ended up becoming end of life and didnt go home again. The patients doctor was out of town which meant we couldnt just get the to review the...
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    Difficult Resident to Pass Meds. Advice?

    Tenebrae replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a resident who told me they werent going to take their meds. I replied "if you choose not to take your meds that is your decison. Please be aware however the only person who will end up getting...