Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I recall when I was district nursing, I was so desperate for a lunch break I bought myself pie and a carwash. Even if my phone rang there was nothing I would do for 8 minutes because I would be stuck...
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    med error!!!

    Tenebrae replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to what they said. You are not stupid. Any nurse who says they have never made a med error is most likely telling
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    Did I hit the sciatic nerve?

    Tenebrae replied to Femine91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The doctor hit a nerve once when I was having a steroid injection. It felt like someone had poured boiling water down the nerve. Nerve pain is fairly
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    Canadian RN wanting to go to New Zealand - Advice?!

    Tenebrae replied to breadbasket's topic in Nurse Registration

    Jobs for new grad RNs are very few and far between. We have a new grad program however its only avaliable to new grad nurses of NZ descent or NZ citizenship. I missed out on the new grad program...
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    PEG Tube to suction..

    Tenebrae replied to RN2114's topic in General Nursing

    Em nope. Just because a doctor ordered it doesnt mean it may be right or that a nurse wont get in trouble if they follow the doctors order. Case in point I had a situation where the doctor charted...
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    2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Liking in support, not liking coz I actually like it
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    2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have learnt that even though we arent supposed to rejoice in the misfortune of others sometimes its bloody nice to know that someones actions have backed them into a corner that could cost the...
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    Nurse Bullying

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

    Because they can? Because they are threatened by another person. Never understood this one because I couldnt stand doing my vengeful harpy bosses job Because they are just down right vengeful @#$%^@#...
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    Nurse Bullying

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

    I'm currently experiencing bullying in the work place. So much so that they offered to pay me off. I'm in my 30s and the bully is a very similar age. I have a charge nurse who is in her 80s and...
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    Will the BON in Texas allow me to take the NCLEX Exam with an Expunged Record?

    Tenebrae replied to leftright89's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    At the risk of stating the obvious. Contact the Texas BON. If you dont want to contact them directly ask a friend to do so on your
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    2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learnt that work place stress can be really insidious and sort of sneaks up on me. Been out of the work place for a week and only just starting to feel somewhat
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    question on aide coveage for hospice

    Tenebrae replied to 4boysmama's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our aides can go in 2-3 daily seven days a week if the need is
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    2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What I've learned - Vengeful managers might be trying everything to get me fired, but when I resign it seems to have truly knocked them off their axis. - Good test of when same manager is running...
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    Not Criminally Responsible

    Tenebrae replied to Tylerr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have major depressive disorder. And as crappy as it makes me feel at time it does not impede my ability to know right from wrong. IMO there are very few people with a mental illness who truly...
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    How do you memorize and understand medications?

    Tenebrae replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The crux of it is, as a nurse its not about knowing your meds by heart but knowing where to look when you encounter a medication, or doseage that seems unclear to you. for example, when I was district...
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    Government should not be in healthcare business

    Tenebrae replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing News

    PSA on its own is not a reliable screening tool for prostate cancer. It should be followed up with other
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    When should nursing homes be allowed to evict residents?

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For us it took a long time and many staff assaults before we finally got a patient moved to another rest home. $$$ usually govern the
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    I harmed my first patient today.

    Tenebrae replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a similar situation. I found that if you gently rotate the catheter while its still insitu it can gently dislodge any crystals/crustyness that has formed on the tip of the catheter. It sounds...
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    The Fifth Vital Sign

    Tenebrae replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. Sure, a person can not verbalise "I have 10/10 pain". However thats when paying attention to the non verbal indicators of pain play a role. Look at how the person is sleeping Are they...
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    The Fifth Vital Sign

    Tenebrae replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients who have been sleeping and as a result the nurse before me may have skipped giving them regular pain relief. Usually what happens is that the patient wakes up 30 minutes into my...
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    One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

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

    There is plenty of evidence to suggest unresolved pain can have a huge physiological impact on the human body and can impede a persons recovery. That said, just because no ones died from pain, doesn't...
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    One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

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

    I'd tell you where to stick if I was on the recieving end of that. That does not diffuse, it exacerbates and ignores the fact that to the patient, their issue is very real and very much an emergency...
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    Tenebrae replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The patient who needed surgery to fix a fractured long bone, got it within the day, also got the eigh weeks rehab and didnt cost them or their family a
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    Tenebrae replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would have too most likely. I spent a week before I went to the doctor trying to ignore it, hope it would stop, trying not to pass out, trying to carry on as normal, blame it on eating too much...
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    Cutting

    Tenebrae replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Thats why I'm a big fan of early intervention for self injury. I know from my own journey what actually seems like a long time ago now. Cutting started out as shallow scratches I could hide under my...