Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Two Snaps Up!

    Tenebrae replied to vintagegal's topic in General Nursing

    I think its important to realise that our colleagues will do things differently to how we do it. And it doesn't necessarily make their way right and our way wrong or vice versa. Perhaps its more...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Huh?
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned from my med error and havent don it again. I have compassion for Charlene Murphey who died fully conscious, unable to breath, unable to speak and totally alone. Versed-->...
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    Patients Filming You

    Tenebrae replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is I don't get paid nearly enough to end up on some rando family members phone which they can digitally manipulate to anything they like. I As for frantic, it doesnt exist, either the...
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    Patients Filming You

    Tenebrae replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    Our wards are starting to have these signs go up. Bout time is all I can
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    Patients Filming You

    Tenebrae replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    I have nothing to hide. I still don't want to be filmed. Especially in this day and age of digital shenanerganery when its easy as to take my face and stick it on who knows which body Patients...
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    Dosages help!!

    Tenebrae replied to bluedreamerstu's topic in General Students

    I totally screwed up my very first maths test. We used the book 'maths and meds for nurses' takes you right from basic maths and why you would ever need to know that as a nurse the first...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think we have this idea that being a competent nurse is a hard bar to aim for. Competency is about paying attention so that when you(generic you) don't make mistakes. Or if you do...
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    The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    Tenebrae replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I wonder how happy many of people here would be praying with the satanist patient, or the wiccan, muslim or buddist patient? My obligation as an RN is about supporting a patient to best get their...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't read the vial of medication versed, a glass phial that doesnt need to be reconstituted vercuronium bromide, has a red cap and a warning in large letters 'paralytic' and needed to...
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    Recruitment

    Tenebrae replied to JenBRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Pay them comparably compared to other agencies. I worked in hospice and we were underpaid considerably compared to the local
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    Any recommendations: good reference book on symptom management, especially pain relief

    Tenebrae replied to tejon's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is a new Zealand handbook so the drugs may have different names,. its a great resource
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    Medical Aid in dying

    Tenebrae replied to Indigo9899's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have assisted dying legislation (NZ) - patient has to raise the subject, under no circumstances is the health practitioner allowed to mention it. - there are two independent assessments...
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    Clinically Inexperienced Manager

    Tenebrae replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think if the person is someone who comes into it trusting their staff and not micromanaging and with an attitude of 'I don't know, however please let me learn from you' they should be fine....
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    South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    At the risk of stating the obvious, if you are doing your job, and documenting you shouldnt need a camera team These people didn't do their job, they lied about it and patients were
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Oh heck no. ? I see myself as someone who owns their mistakes, learns from it and doesnt make the same mistake. The way RV is at the moment I can see her making an equally fatal
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She killed someone. She didn't just kill them she left Charlene Murphey paralysed and unable to breath, fully conscious if the fact that she was suffocating to death while unable to alert anyone...
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    Confused new nurse seeking advice ... please help?

    Tenebrae replied to jss1985's topic in General Nursing

    You have a great opportunity for learning. I'm working in older adults mental health and the amount of medical learning I have had over the last year has been
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    Unions - Yay or Nay?

    Tenebrae replied to Kiwi82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Its great you've had the experience you did. It's one hospital in one part of the country. We have a national collective agreement that ensures that all nurses in the entire country get the same...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps she geniuinely doesnt believe shes done anything wrong. Which makes it more important that the BON doesnt give her a
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    Why are you choosing to be sad?

    Tenebrae replied to Shauna Hamby's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've eaten an icecream and chilled out and allowed my initial reaction of wanting to scream and rage to dull somewhat. OP I think your article has the potential to be excellent. I think its...
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    EMR Passwords

    Tenebrae replied to Advocatenursemama's topic in General Nursing

    This was in the days of paper
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    EMR Passwords

    Tenebrae replied to Advocatenursemama's topic in General Nursing

    A reputable IT department has access to user names, and the ability to reset a user password to something like hello1. When entered into the computer it will prompt the user to reset the password to...
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    EMR Passwords

    Tenebrae replied to Advocatenursemama's topic in General Nursing

    It floors me that nurses think its acceptable to alter another nurses charting. Had to have this convo with a nurse who had altered something in my note. She was like 'you put the time in wrong...
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    Phasing Out ADN?

    Tenebrae replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    So much of what I learned in my BSN has not been remotely useful in my 12 years of nursing. My year 3 cultural safety paper was taught by one of the most culturally unsafe nurses I have ever...