Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Disrespectful patient

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

    At the risk of seeming snarky, why should that make any difference? It was not a helpful way to manage the situation regardless of where the patient was
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    FYI, I dont say anything to someone online that I wouldnt say in real life. I can honestly say had I encountered someone like the OP when I was in the middle of my self harm, and suicide attempts I...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    FYI, there are a number of drugs that may not show up in a drug screen for benzos, depending on ingestion time, hepatic and renal function may not show up on initial testing. Testing for paracetamol...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    You were there? Patients dont get a free pass for treating nurses and doctors like crap. Then again neither should nurses, especially when its under the pretense of 'therapeutic communication" And...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    More accurate title for this thread would be 'disrespectful nurse" Seriously OP...... SERIOUSLY The fact that you seem unable to see anything wrong with how you handled the situation concerns me much...
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    Tenebrae replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Its such a versatile
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    How much is a normal raise

    Tenebrae replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    My last raise was 0.7%. It worked out to be about 11c per
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    Tenebrae replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or perhaps imitate another monkey habit and throw poop at
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    Tenebrae replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So they can tell us what horrible people we
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    Tenebrae replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "are you always this pleasant or did you have to practice? Being a monkey is far preferable to being a rather ginormous pratt/jack
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    Which has priority? Chronic pain or constipation?

    Tenebrae replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    When did they last pass a motion? Is the consitpation ongoing, or something new? Are there any other symptoms present, eg nausea. Its why its important to look at a person as a whole being, not just...
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    "Your job is to make me happy"

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe I would have said something along the lines of "I'm a nurse my job is to hopefully get you out of here in a better condition than when you were admitted, if you want to be happy, let me call...
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    Nursing students and their bad behaviors >:(

    Tenebrae replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Students

    I had a fairly major trauma in my final year, left me with pretty much the clothes I was standing up in and nothing more. My second visit was to see my teachers and let them know what was happening...
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    Nursing students and their bad behaviors >:(

    Tenebrae replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Students

    My mum worked full time, bought up three kids on her own and was never ever ever late to work once. I think "oh but they have children" is a cop out. Lots of people have multiple children and still...
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    Pain managment for the old old population with Alzheimer's and expressive aphasiia

    Tenebrae replied to tpnurse95's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, going on those things alone you have suggested I would be seeking to get him on some regular analgesia. If taking oral meds is a problem something like a topical pain patch perhaps. I...
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ixchel, gentle hugs and get better soon. I learned that sometimes one is simply in the right place at times. I had the opportunity to get one of my patients into see their wife (at an across time...
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    pain management in palliative care

    Tenebrae replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    When someone is palliative and in the end stage of life, if its charted and they need it I give it. I once had a palliative patient who died 10 minutes after I gave them 4 drops of clonazepam. I'd...
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    A Newly Defined Type of Constipation: Opioid Induced Constipation

    Tenebrae replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    A more recent issue than opiate induced consitption. didn't say it was still particularly new issue. agranulocytosis a medical emergency that can kill, no way, I didn't know that....
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    A Newly Defined Type of Constipation: Opioid Induced Constipation

    Tenebrae replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, opioids causing constipation is not new. As a nurse, if I have a patient who is on regular opiods and does not have some form of aperients charted, you can bet your bottom dollar...
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    Opinions on nursing students?

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

    Some free advice If you give attitude, don't be surprised when you get it in
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    "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't It comes across as very know it all and not a good way to build good professional relationships with your
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    Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Tenebrae replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

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    TATTOOS!!

    Tenebrae replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    I have six tattoos, and 17 piercings most in my ears, one in my nose and two others in places where no one but an intimate partner would ever see them, except for the time I had to have a chest xray....
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    AHPRA Renewal - Mandatory disclosure

    Tenebrae replied to PatrickJSP's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Besides you cant disclose what you dont know
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    AHPRA Renewal - Mandatory disclosure

    Tenebrae replied to PatrickJSP's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Ask AHPRA I had a criminal conviction which I had to disclose when I sat states three years ago. When I renew my practicing certificate every year it asks me whether I have recieved any convictions...