Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    How to support a friend with cancer?

    Tenebrae replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going through the cancer thing with my mum, shes been diagnosed with stage four small cell carcinoma of the lung and has a medium survival rate of 7-12 months 2-3 percent make it to 5 years. As...
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    What time do you clock in?

    Tenebrae replied to justmehappy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm not that nice, I dont work for free. If its my permanent job or a ward I've been to before. About 5-10 minutes before shift start. If its a new ward, I make a point of getting in about 15 minutes...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Tenebrae replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    One of the most profound lessons I ever learned in regards to dealing with palliative/dying patients was from shadowing a medical nurse in my second year. I'll never forget it We were dealing with a...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Tenebrae replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I had brilliant nurse preceptors throughout my training. Some of my class mates were not so lucky. I got to start out my first year with a solid knowledge base on which to build. I enjoy having...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Tenebrae replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Dont get my wrong, I love my job. However I dont work for free. I still have bills to pay. If it was about the money I would have gone to med school. My sister the consultant makes about five times...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Tenebrae replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I had some nursing students on my unit the other week. One of them kept popping out for smoke breaks, without telling anyone where they were going and came back absolutely stinking of smoke. Great...
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    Administering Fentanyl

    Tenebrae replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    In long term care I've seen it primarily in the transdermal patch. In med/surgical primarily
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    Ethics: Does knowledge of a patient's blood borne pathogen change your care?

    Tenebrae replied to JMed18's topic in General Nursing

    It doesnt change the level of care I provide, I endeavour to provide a high standard of nursing care to every patient I work with. We are all supposed to use universal precautions, however sometimes...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    Tenebrae replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I once had a patient in an induced coma due to water
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    What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    Tenebrae replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    New Zealand I work three days in a LTC facility. I have over all responsibility for 35 residents. We have health care assistants who cover the cares for most of the residents 5:1 ratio. Myself and...
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    Mentally ill

    Tenebrae replied to apnurserock's topic in Patient Education

    I have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. If you told me I needed a guardian, I would tell you where you could go Valuable lesson. Blanket assumptions help no
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    Fingerprinting patients?

    Tenebrae replied to sharkbacon's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I neither know or care. I can see absolutely no therapeutic reason any health care provider would need my finger print. Unless it was so they could boast that they have the most advanced flash...
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    Nurses: How many phone calls do you get per shift?!

    Tenebrae replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Generally
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    Fingerprinting patients?

    Tenebrae replied to sharkbacon's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It would be a cold day in hell before I let a health provider have access to my finger prints unless they could show a valid need for it beyond having the most flash, advanced technology avaliable....
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    What are the 3 most dislike RN duties in demand?

    Tenebrae replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Anything to do with
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    Fingerprinting patients?

    Tenebrae replied to sharkbacon's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We use finger prints to log in at work. I suspect it will be so you can access your computer network, finger prints take the place of a swipe card As for taking patients finger prints. That would be a...
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    Pt diverting pain meds, managers aware, nothing is done!

    Tenebrae replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A note with the documentation. Ensure that you document specifics. Eg if your manager states "theres nothing we can do, mr X is a vet" document that "This was reported to *name* who advised that there...
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    Too scared to do the PVT!

    Tenebrae replied to Tinkx RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Dont do it. Be greatful you dont have to wait six weeks for
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    Discovery of Falsified Documentation

    Tenebrae replied to travelingrn2001's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No ones denying you access to your file. What they are saying is that every facility has a process around allowing patients to see their notes that has to be adhered
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Tenebrae replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    The Onset of Autism: Patterns of Symptom Emergence in the First Years of Life Interesting
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    Hospice comfort

    Tenebrae replied to Danadawn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Comfort cares are about keeping the patient comfortable What that may entail will vary from patient to patient to patient including the use of low flow oxygen, syringe drivers and
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    Love AN...Too much...Goodbye

    Tenebrae replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this was going to be one of those "you all suck so I'm taking my toys and going home" swansongs. Enjoy your break, hope you dont have to look too hard for the
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    Tenebrae replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    60mls normal coke unblocks the most blocked PEG, PEJ or
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    Tenebrae replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    Make sure it actually has ginger in it? Seriously we have heaps of brands of ginger beer here, and only about two of them actually have real ginger in it, the rest are just
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    I paid 200 dollars for pvt

    Tenebrae replied to jancarlocastaneda's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh dear God. We sit a state final exam. Its offered twice a year and we have to wait up to six weeks before a preliminary list is published on the nursing council website. We get emailed our results...