Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Is it legal to have RN's use full name on badge?

    Tenebrae replied to nitrorocket's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm not in the US, however when working in mental health there is the provision for nurses to have their last name covered. The rationale is that if a patient is very unwell mentally it makes the...
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    My favorite med:

    Tenebrae replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I had to have a gastroscopy earlier in the year for a GI bleed. I woke up from the proceedure feeling awesome. It wasnt til later when I read the Dx paper work and saw that fentanyl was part of the...
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    My favorite med:

    Tenebrae replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I have a chap on my unit at the moment with peripheral vascular disease and is experiencing mega pain and anxiety as a result of the ischaemic lower limbs At this time I would have to say morphine and...
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    Interesting colleage

    Tenebrae posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back ground. I work in a LTC facility. We have a hospital and rest home side. I am the RN in charge of the hospital wing. I work with one enrolled nurse (LVN) and have a team of four-five CNAs. I...
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    I HATE bedside nursing

    Tenebrae replied to Sabr's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I worked my first 19 months in district nursing and absolutely loved it. The management on the other hand..... It involved things like medication admin, insulin, catheter care, wound care, both...
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    Go ahead laugh. Laughter keeps you from going crazy.

    Tenebrae replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked in community mental health prior to doing my nursing training. I swear the longer I work in health the more black and twisted my sense of humour gets
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    Interesting colleage

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

    Update: I was on shift with an interesting colleage. Several incidences were she tried to order me around. Stupid things like wanting to watch a dressing I was doing. This lady works four out of five...
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    Is it possible to not work in a hospital as a new nurse?

    Tenebrae replied to Brooke2009's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was working in district nursing. However from what I'm told by more experienced colleagues that was an exception rather than the rule. As others have said, be prepared to do the time in...
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    Bullied nurse. I quit. :(

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

    How do you know that this was not a case of bullying? I'm aware some nurses/students are not able to take constructive critisim and cry "Bully, I'm being bullied". However those people do not negate...
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    Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

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

    Outstanding. Glad that things have progressed so well for you. And well done in getting off the benzos. Not an easy task by any stretch of the
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

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

    Some of the higher earners will pay up to 40%, our top income bracket gets taxed 33% And while our system is far from perfect. I have the knowledge that should I get sick or injured I wont have to...
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    IV pushes

    Tenebrae replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    Not the best way to protect the vein is it? Slamming a push into the veins of someone with dodgy IV access at the best of times is not going to make a nurse popular with their colleagues who have to...
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    Best Shoes?

    Tenebrae replied to Katelyn38841's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a pair of merrell shoes that I love and support my ankles really
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    Perfume at work?

    Tenebrae replied to fawnmarie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Mind you some of those alcohol based hand sanitisers can be just as nasty especially in small enclosed areas. Did that a few times district nursing after I'd seen a patient and just about made myself...
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    What is the toughest question you have ever been asked by a patient?

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

    Closely followed by "Am I
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    What to Do When the Doctor Throws the Nurse Under the Bus by Lying

    Tenebrae replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can only document what you have done. Document, document, document. Have just had a similar experience with a doctors interesting documentation. Patient A, was on a fentanyl patch 50mcg. Doctor...
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    Im Pagan and a Hospice Nurse....

    Tenebrae replied to SaylahStarr's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    So is she. And this occurs during staff meetings, not during patient care I dont have a trouble if I know an organization is christian/religious, I can then make a decision whether i can work within...
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    Ambulatory PACU to Pedi ICU : Please Help

    Tenebrae replied to welliasked's topic in Critical Care

    Drug doses by Frank Shand. It gives all the safe ranges for paediatric dosing Dont know if the book is still around but you can buy it through the itunes and android app store, its about
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    Untrustworthy supervisor

    Tenebrae replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At the end of the day you need to do what you have to do to protect your registration. Were something to go wrong, its quite possible she will deny that she ever said anything.... I had a situation Y...
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    In case you need a reminder

    Tenebrae replied to Glycerine82's topic in Nurses Rock

    That needs to come with a tissue warning... Saw this the other day. Very
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    Major nursing liability

    Tenebrae replied to Cjhays's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Or get some sugar packets from the tea trolley Glucagon is ideal, however at the end of the day, if someones BSL is in their boots, we are going to use anything to get their levels
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    Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

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

    Yea, however doctors and nurses have a duty of care, just because the 'Smith' family have grandma admitted and then disappear off the face of the earth for two weeks, we cant just chuck them out if...
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    Do you believe that socioeconomics and educations are biggest factors?

    Tenebrae replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

    The problem with 'your health care' is that it takes a basic human right such as healthcare and treats it like a privileged to those who 'deserve it' 'can pay for it' 'come from the right...
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    Do you believe that socioeconomics and educations are biggest factors?

    Tenebrae replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

    This times a
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    Do you believe that socioeconomics and educations are biggest factors?

    Tenebrae replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

    Interestingly enough, I found when I was district nursing, if there was a patient who was going to make my day a challenge it was generally those in the higher socioeconomic layers. I recall one...