Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Catholic Nurse Sues Duke University Hospital After Refusing to Assist with Abortions

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

    I have no sympathy I have no issues with someone being anti abortion or not wanting to assist in the procedure. But why the heck would anyone take a job where that is a large part of their role and...
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Instead people generally resorted to uninformed mass hysteria. Eve Van Grafthorst one example of how people with the disease were run out of town and country. I lived through it as
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly because HIV isn't as easily transmissible as people believed it to be in the 1980s. You cant catch it from touching a contaminated surface, or from hugging someone. colds and flu, much more...
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    Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    Tenebrae replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    if something were to go wrong, your manager wont hesitate to throw you under the
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    Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    Tenebrae replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    What I did in a similar situation with a patient with a deep tissue pressure injury who the clinical manager wanted to document as a stage 2 pressure injury I advised I would continue to document my...
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    Ethical issue?

    Tenebrae replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been very upfront and advised the family that if the patient asks I'm not going to lie to them. But then again I work in a healthcare system where people dont threaten litigation based on...
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    What would you like as a thank you?

    Tenebrae replied to Quita19426's topic in Nurses Rock

    adequate
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Tenebrae replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    no i didnt know about it until after it happened and the case went to trial and was published in the media Had I known about it at the time, you can be assured I would have done something about it...
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    Nurses and bullies...

    Tenebrae replied to nightingale4me's topic in General Nursing

    I've encountered two bullies in my nursing career of about five years. One was a manager, not a nurse, and part of it was my fault in that I wore my heart on my sleeve and was too upfront and honest....
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Tenebrae replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not in this case, this happened in Auckland and I was living at the other end of the country. I have however stepped in other circumstances and wouldn't hesitate to do so again. One problem I have...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Tenebrae replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nia Glassie's five days of hell - NZ Herald You are assuming that people dont know whats going on. What is even more scary is the increase in incidents where that people know whats going on and choose...
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    Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    Tenebrae replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    Keep politics out of the work place and you'll be
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    Already been told I shouldn't be a nurse (Rant)

    Tenebrae replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    [video=youtube;oQwNN-0AgWc] I was always taught this is a great guide for the rythym People are rude. Dont let anyone put you
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    Baby vs no baby... help!

    Tenebrae replied to Abby_3191's topic in General Students

    If you and your partner dont know, why would a bunch of anonymous strangers on an internet message board know what is best in your
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Tenebrae replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, no heart here. I've been refered to as a heartless b**** many
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Tenebrae replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    I dont live in the US and hell I know that South Florida is prone to hurricanes. If you live in an area that is prone to natural disasters/hurricanes etc make a damm plan before anything goes wrong We...
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    This might be really mean but I have to say it...

    Tenebrae replied to Beeboop12's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm going to be really mean and say it, speaking as a registered nurse working in long term care. If you referred to my patients like that within my earshot, I'd have you removed from my unit, with...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    Tenebrae replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you taking the piss? The patient was not the one at fault in this accident and could not consent. The nurse did what was right. A test of a society's morals is how they treat their most...
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Tenebrae replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to add my answer but realised that Glycerine nailed my answer in a
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    Tenebrae replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the nurses response to being arrested was quite understandable. If I had a cop trying to arrest me for not handing over something for which they had no legal right to eg no warrant, no consent...
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    Syringe driver terror

    Tenebrae replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    A PCA requires the patient to be able to push the button which releases X dose of medication, the issue with that is that if a patient is unconscious they cant push the button. Also if you think about...
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    Why do We eat our young?

    Tenebrae replied to nellie272003's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because they are tasty. I like mine with
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    Syringe driver terror

    Tenebrae replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    This, a thousand
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    Syringe driver terror

    Tenebrae replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    If you wanted me to hold your hand and justify your anxiety over what is essentially a tool to manage symptoms, sorry lovely it wont happen. If you want some strategies around their use in palliative...
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    Syringe driver terror

    Tenebrae replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.infusystem.com/images/manuals/Niki%20T34.pdf These are the ones we