Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    "Fixin' to die"

    Tenebrae replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    More like "I had the sense that something was askew" or similar meaning to "He seemed fixin to
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    "Fixin' to die"

    Tenebrae replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    I also love the word 'winding' and the phase '3 sheets to the
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    "Fixin' to die"

    Tenebrae replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    I'm from a different country and I didnt give it a thought. People use language differently, its a cultural thing. Personally I'd be more concerned if the RN had written it off as stomach flu and...
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    Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    Tenebrae replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think the problem here was not that she bad mouthed the hospital but also said in the same mouthful I'm an RN People should be free to rant about crappy healthcare however when they bring their...
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    Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    Tenebrae replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You know little about universal healthcare if this post is indicative of anything. It is incredibly simplistic and mostly incorrect We have the government funded health system which covers the public...
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    How do you address nurses with a PhD?

    Tenebrae replied to SWGOH's topic in General Nursing

    By their first name
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    Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    Tenebrae replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    If you put it on an internet message board you leave yourself open to the conversation going in paths you may not have
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    Overweight Healthcare Workers

    Tenebrae replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never fly here. Thank
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    Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

    Tenebrae replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

    I chose nursing because it was either that or social work and i decided that I didn't like social work enough Nursing is much more versatile, I can do some of the community social work jobs I was...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Woot, then I'm just the other side of competent:roflmao: and moving on from
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    No, the nclex deems a new nurse with having sufficient knowledge to start the process towards competency, knowledge building as a novice nurse Please note my use the the word
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    I passed my competency and could change a vac/renasys/pico dressing within 14 weeks of starting my first job out of nursing school and included six weeks of orientation Could I have told you about the...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    I know, we are all mean nasty people, bla bla bla ad nauseum ad infinitum. Seriously if people having opinions that dont line up with yours really bothers you that much, I suggest you stay off...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Mature, hell NO!!!! This is much to much of a serious business to be serious all the time. And before some special snowflake accuses me of being cavalier and not a safe nurse, or anything like that,...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Whats that got to do with the price of fish? You asked for advice, you didnt like what people posted and you then proceeded to throw your toys out of the
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    I've read it thanks. I stand by what I
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Please dont ask for advice and then turn around and whine when its not what you wanted to
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    I think I can honestly say after four years if nursing knowledge is this much Then i know this much After a year out I knew perhaps this
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    Rolling Veins: A Quick Guide to Being a “Good Stick"

    Tenebrae replied to Krista Vaughan's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a really fat nurse, the only time someone ever had trouble sticking me for an IV was when I was septic, dehydrated and has a temperature of 40 degees C (104F). It took this person (who...
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    Oramorph and morphine syringe driver

    Tenebrae replied to corelli's topic in Patient Medications

    Oramorph is an oral type of morphine and absorbs differently than subcut or IV morphine So no, you cant use the oral form of morphine in a
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    3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

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

    I have a patient with advanced dementia, who if you didnt know her would appear quite nice and reasonable. Who if you asked her if she would agree to treatment would say "no thank you dear" who when...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Tenebrae replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Why ask for advice if you have already made up your mind? The fact that you seem to think you know it all after a year truly concerns me. A safe competent nurse will never stop running out of things...
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    Patient pain medication

    Tenebrae replied to Nursing36578's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First stop describing a the patient as 'whiny' You have an elderly lady who fell down the stairs and has most likely sustained multiple fractures. Take a moment and try and understand why this lady...
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    WILTW: 11/12 - It's Beginning to look a lot like...Pickets...

    Tenebrae replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I have learnt in the last 24 hours, its not very fun trying to hold it together at work when the earth keeps moving on you. We got hit by a 7.5 earthquake almost 24 hours ago. Since that big one, we...
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    Helping patients kill themselves

    Tenebrae replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The benefits on working in a healthcare system that is not profit driven. My mum is currently undergoing her second round of palliative chemo, giving up has never been an option for her and those...