Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Black Humour

    Tenebrae replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I suggest you go back and read my OP. I never said I started singing the song. I said it kept running through my head and I had to keep giving myself mental slaps to ensure it didnt come out in an...
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    Black Humour

    Tenebrae replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Kiwi. And no, New Zealand is not the 8th state of
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    Black Humour

    Tenebrae replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was working in district nursing we did alot of community palliative care. My org provided the generalist care and the specialist service where the guys we contacted for help with symptom...
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    Black Humour

    Tenebrae replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've been a registered nurse for 2 and 1/2 years, and worked in community health and mental health for a further 10-15 years. And having a gallows aense of humour has never ever ever affected my...
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    Black Humour

    Tenebrae replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well said This thread was meant as a bit of humour, thanks for the buzzkill people:yes:. Says the nurse that really needs a holiday because too many more of these full on days in a row will melt her...
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    Black Humour

    Tenebrae replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Having fun at someone dying? Hardly. For one of them it had been a long hard struggle, a drawn out painful death in the last 24 hours, every minute was a torture for them. I'm not going to lie and say...
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    Deep Suction for comfort with trach at end of life?

    Tenebrae replied to BryceBehrens's topic in General Nursing

    The idea of comfort cares as I understand is that it involves care designed to make a patient comfortable in that end of life stage. As others have said, deep suctioning may well stimulate secretions...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Tenebrae replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes Esmae.... Sending positive vibes your
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Also, please go and practice your manual BPs please then you may understand what the potential problem with these things
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    I've seen them thanks, not my cup of tea. I'll use a blood pressure for example. Mainly coz thats the first one that comes to mind at 0530 As you put the cuff into place, and locate the stethoscope on...
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    The issue IMO is not infection control, its putting something on the tubing may well impair your ability to hear vital heart and lung and any other body
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Its a public message board, and reality is you will get opinions of all kinds that may or may not be helpful to
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Never advocated for using it as a diagnostic skill in isolation. The numbers are one thing, however if its used on its own without paying any attention to all the other things you mentioned nurses run...
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Grntea makes a a good point. When using your stethoscope for example in taking a blood pressure on a little old lady with a faint irregular pulse having something around the tubing is just going to...
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Opinions are like *******s, everyone has one and no ones is more special than anyone elses. You may not agree with someone, this over the top personal attack is just
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    Tenebrae replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Sensible
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    Normal saline after plasmapheresis

    Tenebrae replied to mikethethinker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Interesting the minimum time between donations here is 2 weeks. But they do advise on being well
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    Normal saline after plasmapheresis

    Tenebrae replied to mikethethinker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Homework question? I donate plasma every three weeks and have never needed any IV
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    Yup. Thats about the crux of
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    I have more concerns about her being in a supervisory role. (the following is a fictitious example only) Supervisor "Newboy write my assignment for me" Newboy: "em no" When performance evals role...
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    Tenebrae replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I went and took my car through the carwash. It was the only way I could think of eight minutes all to
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    Its not or at least it wasnt for my graduating class of 2012. With the various software out there these days eg Turnitin which form a database of previously written essays as well as academic writing...
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    CNA impersonating RN

    Tenebrae replied to Heaven-Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    Well said, I
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    I don't mean to complain..

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse216's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly it seems to be a characteristic of the user pays system. Universal healthcare here and one positive, the managers havent got into that whole customer service angle. We are there to nurse, no...
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    Home Health Rapes

    Tenebrae replied to RubicsCube's topic in Home Health

    I worked as a district nurse for two years. My boss always made us carry our cell phones on us, in the event we ended up locked in the loo we had a means of communication. When I was working in the...