Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Who here works both part time and per diem?

    Tenebrae replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I work 0.6 FTE in a rest home and suppliment the rest of my income working per diem with a nursing agency. If my agency rings asking me to work with them and I have a shift at my part time job I will...
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    colleague does not want to take day off

    Tenebrae replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    She sounds awesome. :) She reminds me of a family friend who at age 81 took up kayaking. At 91 when she had a leg off due to illness got herself a prothesis learned out to use it and went home where...
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    Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    Tenebrae replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Aftectionate term for
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    Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    Tenebrae replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I recall this gorgeous duck She'd fallen and we had to get the hoist to get her up. She said in the most gorgeous english accent "dont worry about me dear, just roll me in the corner and chuck a...
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    Starting Med Surg in 2 Weeks

    Tenebrae replied to mnw9412's topic in General Students

    Get grounded in the basics - Vitals, temp, pulse, respirations, blood pressure SPO2. Know the normal ranges. Have an idea of what you might do if a vital is outside of the normal ranges, eg Mrs Brown...
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    Practice NCLEX question

    Tenebrae replied to guest769224's topic in General Students

    A, C, D are correct answers, but they are not the most correct answers. Seriously I'm glad to be done with this. I think if my almost three years out of nursing has taught me anything, its life is...
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    Denied R.N. License after NCLEX

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

    You have been given help. Not our problem if you dont like what was said. If you were denied a license, you need to be looking at why you were denied a licence. If you failed to disclose information,...
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    Special Snowflake!

    Tenebrae replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Crusty old/young
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    New grads in specialties without the basics

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I cant like this
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    7:30 meds? Who is responsible for giving?

    Tenebrae replied to Manda92's topic in Patient Medications

    On a night shift, hand over is at 0645 and I finish at 0700. I'll give the 0630 and 0700 meds before I finish but anything else inclluding insulins is the responsibility of the incoming
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    What is the motivation for bullying?

    Tenebrae replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I think sometimes its an inherant part of a persons nature. We had an enrolled nurse at work who was the biggest bully out. She had systematically targeted every registered nurse at work. I dont think...
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    Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    Tenebrae replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and a thousand times yes. I had the situation recently. I had a patient in end stage CA. The doctor had charted the analgesia charted morphine 2.5mg tds. Not surprisingly enough the patient woke...
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    But all the Nurse is doing is sitting down. Why cant the help?

    Tenebrae replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    This weekend as myself and the med comp HCA were doing the insulin round, we had an unwell resident who we put back to bed. Imagine my dismay when found out the residents bed was soaking wet as was...
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    Withheld meds

    Tenebrae replied to demo24's topic in General Nursing

    60mls normal coke works wonders in declogging a PEG or
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    I give in, I'm a COB

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We have a brand new shiny EN (LPN) who seems to think its her job to stand over the CNAs and micromanage. She has no clue about the despite the more experienced nurses giving her ongoing
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    Please help. Did I pass my NCLEX-RN?

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

    Try having to wait six
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    Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I dont need to be thanked. To me the thanks is when an acutely unwell patient responds to the treatment and starts becoming well. The thanks is when a palliative patient has a good death..... I...
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    RN being bullied by LVN

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

    II had a similar experience recently. The nurse was an enrolled nurse (NZ equivalent of an LPN). She started out nice enough, however I found myself going waking up each morning stressed to the max...
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    Reapply a Fentanyl Patch?

    Tenebrae replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in Patient Medications

    When I was a student I did a placement with community alcohol and drug. I found out that people are that desperate for a fix they will pay for methadone that someone has had in their mouth but spat...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learnt that this week being a nurse (palliative care) and the daughter of a woman with stage four small cell lung cancer sucks Shes being very out of character yesterday. I find myself wondering...
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    How do you leave it at work?

    Tenebrae replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cut yourself some slack. Sometimes this stuff does litterally up and present out of no where I arrived on shift last week to find one of my patients had a temp of 38.8degrees C. Got the after hours...
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    Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Tenebrae replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    I'd probably still do something in the health field, I'd love to do some time for a place called Freeset in
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    Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Tenebrae replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    This for the
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    How do you leave it at work?

    Tenebrae replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Big difference between talking down to someone and people giving you a realistic view of how things are. I get the idealism and optimism and yes I do think feelings have a role to play and yes, I'm...
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    How do you leave it at work?

    Tenebrae replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And that is the difference between compassion and empathy. To me compassion kills. We get so involved in feeling for our patients, familys and the often really sad situations they are in, we get...