Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    What are the things that make you want to leave nursing?

    Tenebrae replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    Americas not alone on that. We have a national health system called Te Whatu Ora which was meant to replace the current District system. All that its done is landed on top of what was already there...
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    Have you ever wanted to see a coworker fail?

    Tenebrae replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly speaking I want Nurse Rachet (not her real name} to be held accountable for her actions and be far away from me. In her first three months she got fired by 6 patients and managed to...
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    Have you ever wanted to see a coworker fail?

    Tenebrae replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Not so much fail because thats means they have screwed up royally and put paitents at risk/harmed patients I want them to go a long way away from
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    What is the most hurtful thing a coworker has said to you?

    Tenebrae replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    For me it was when I got a job in a mental health unit where I was a patient over 20 years ago I put it around that yes, there was truth to the rumours and if anyone had any questions I was happy...
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    Are you paid for required early clock in and clock out?

    Tenebrae replied to NurseKole's topic in General Nursing

    In the USA perhaps. You all need better emploiyment laws. The OP said they are being asked to start early and finish late eg starting before 7am and finishing after 7p,. They should be paid...
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    Are you paid for required early clock in and clock out?

    Tenebrae replied to NurseKole's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on how salty I'm feeling I may ask if the manager works for free I don't work for free. If something like a fall happens on shift change, I'll stay to get the incident form and falls...
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    Safe Patient Limits bill

    Tenebrae replied to NKICU's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not sure how they would expect that to work and not have patients and their families sue the heck out of them IMO it sounds like fear tactics they are trying to get you all to go "oh heck no,...
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    Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/increase-ehlers-danlos-especially-hypermobility-type-t690666/ This thread lead me down the MBI rabbit hole somewhat many years ago. These young girls are getting PICC...
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    Please Share Your PTO Accrual Rate

    Tenebrae replied to _kay's topic in General Nursing

    So what happens if you don't use your acrued hours in the required
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    What should be done to mean nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    midazolam aerolised through the air vents should have a similar effect? I read something that indicated they lost their
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    Hospital Bosses Ignored Months of Doctors' Warnings About Lucy Letby

    Tenebrae replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think its easier to write this behaviour off as a mental illness rather than consider someone is a depraved lunatic who likes hurting small humans. Re the whistle blowers, its sad that someone...
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    Physical Assault by Patient

    Tenebrae replied to Kitkit24's topic in General Nursing

    ❤️ Be kind to yourself as well. It's an understandable
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Tenebrae replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Its like sure, just stick it in the microwave and its done in 2 minutes. So often people don't know how to stick stuff in a pot and take 5 minutes to
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Tenebrae replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago, one of the local talk show hosts filmed the lunches of kids in a decile 1 (parents on very low income) school and lunches of a decile 10 school (parents on a high income) school...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Tenebrae replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    This arose in my first degree. The reason why those in charge don't let the systemic healthcare decision be made by the health professionals, they believe the health professionals would give all...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Tenebrae replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    no and a thousand times no except perhaps in Russia. I've noticed over the years, US citizens are absolutely brilliant and blatantly misrepresenting the reality of single payer health and will...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Tenebrae replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a SN4. My current yearly income is about to go to just on $100,000 annually. We have just had a nation wide ruling refered to as pay equity. Based on the idea that because nursing is primarily...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Tenebrae replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    the American system is stuffed. People should not be denied needed healthcare based on bureaucrats with algorithms. I've used this example before, had a 7 day stay in hospital for an infected axillary...
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    South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    They didn't do their job and lied about it. Patients were harmed. full context for
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    Has anyone slept through phone calls while on-call?

    Tenebrae replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    No. I always put the phone volume up as loud as it will go and ensure its plugged into charge next to my bed. Also check it as soon as I wake. Hate being oncall because I always have a...
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    Time Management Research Project

    Tenebrae replied to LaTonya Cawley's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. The whole thing around you being a proxy and having no connection to an actual educational institution comes across as incredibly dodgy. What do I hope to accomplish by posting on...
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    Time Management Research Project

    Tenebrae replied to LaTonya Cawley's topic in General Nursing

    As I previously said, you have no way in verifying whether the people who answer the study questions are actually student nurses. Your email address is a gmail account. if you are connected to...
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    Time Management Research Project

    Tenebrae replied to LaTonya Cawley's topic in General Nursing

    Problem with this method of recruiting is that you rely on people to be honest. You may find you don't get a sample size indicative of your preferred population And to be blunt, recruiting...
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    Is this an Unsafe assignment legally?

    Tenebrae replied to c1henry2mr gmail's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a complete mess. Run away as fast as you
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    Could I lose my license?

    Tenebrae replied to thenursebabe25's topic in General Nursing

    If a medication is only charted for Q30days you cant keep giving it The doctor needs to front up and own their actions. In an ideal world there shouldn't be any repercussions for you. The...