Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    No job and Nowhere to go

    Tenebrae replied to berhaelee's topic in General Nursing

    Keep applying. It took me 34 applications before I got my first nursing
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    Tattoos in the workplace

    Tenebrae replied to MAH82's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a tattoo and piercing freak. My only visible tats are on my ankles which are usually covered with scrubs and i have a tiny stud in my nose. I choose to have the majority of my tatts and piercings...
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    Afraid of loosing my job

    Tenebrae replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think its about being warm and fuzzy as it is about keeping it real Most people arent completely silly and they can tell when someone isnt fully engaged with them. As others have said things...
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

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

    Personally after going through an episode of 'management insanity' recently I would not be without my union. Fortunately my union rep was able to point out in the nicest possible way that the manager...
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    Preparation for Nursing School

    Tenebrae replied to Miss-kate's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Feel free to flick me an message if you have any questions. Its almost like a second language after two
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    Embracing Change. What techy stuff have you learned lately?

    Tenebrae replied to Joe V's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    One day our servers crashed. Not only could we not access patient notes, we couldnt retrieve our visit lists for the day. Many of our clients were insulin dependent diabetics as well. IN the end we...
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    Preparation for Nursing School

    Tenebrae replied to Miss-kate's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Its actually really good practice to learn how to do it manually. If your computer progam packs a nana, you are
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    Tenebrae replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    What sort of entitlement? The sense of entitlement that health care should be a basic right as opposed to something a person only can get if they have the right health
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    Tenebrae replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    Dont know how much people get paid on disability where you live. Here its barely enough to cover rent and certainly not enough to live like a
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    Tenebrae replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    Heres a novel idea. Perhaps their mental health issues weren't properly addressed in the first
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    Preparation for Nursing School

    Tenebrae replied to Miss-kate's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How is your maths? If you struggle with it, I reccomend the book "Maths and Meds for nurses" you should be able to find it on amazon. It starts with the basic maths and shows how it ties with what...
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    Is it legal for my supervisor to ask me to alter my charting?

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

    I would say dont alter anything If you do in response from a supervisor get it in writing, exactly what she would like changed and why. As someone said it would be very easy if the brown stuff hit the...
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    MRSA and nursing

    Tenebrae replied to leahkat81's topic in General Nursing

    Dont panic. When I moved district health boards at the start of last year I had to get MRSA swabs done and found that I had MRSA of the butt crack. I had to scrub with chlorhexadine scrub for 7-8 days...
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    Who punches a cancer patient?

    Tenebrae replied to 1wellnessnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is the biggest pile of poo I have read in a long time. The other day at work I had a patient who decided she didnt want to take her pills and spat out a mix of tabs and pills and yogurt. Now, you...
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    Who punches a cancer patient?

    Tenebrae replied to 1wellnessnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What sort of person would punch an old man? An unbelievable 'douchbag'. The horrible excuse for a young person I mean. Wish i could send some of our funding streams your way so that your dad could...
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    Would You Be Willing to do This?

    Tenebrae replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nope Thats where a union comes in really handy. I'm left horrified about the amount of crap you US nurses are expected to take as part of the
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    The Health Insurance Marketplace: One Nurse's Journey

    Tenebrae replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    I like our system. Someone gets sick or hurt, they will either get taken into the hospital by a friend or ambulance. If its an accident the cost of the ambulance will be covered by ACC, if its a...
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    Nursing home as a new grad

    Tenebrae replied to mathia2171's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll give you a run down of my morning shift. Your ideas would be great in an ideal world however they are not practical in a nursing home environment 7am: morning report 0715: Antibiotics for unwell...
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    Nursing home as a new grad

    Tenebrae replied to mathia2171's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You simply do not have the time or resources to do a full set of vitals on every single patient every shift. I do daily obs on diabetic patients and patients on digoxin to ensure their heart rates is...
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    Fired Out of the Blue

    Tenebrae replied to RNOracle's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you have a union? In NZ an employer would not be able to get away with
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    Prescription drugs, brand name vs generic

    Tenebrae replied to Katniss88's topic in Patient Medications

    Not to mention the different names in different countries. For example acetaminophen is called paracetamol in NZ. I think how it works is there is a brand name, a generic name and a chemical
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    Tenebrae replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Show me the evidence that supports the practice of quarantening a person who has tested negative twice (for ebola) and has showed absolutely no symptoms since You'd never get a study like that past...
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    Tenebrae replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How happy would you be to be stuck in a tent with no running water, flush toilet and denied access to your friends and family? Especially when you had already tested negative twice to the
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    How did you guys make the choice to become nurses?

    Tenebrae replied to planetoi's topic in General Nursing

    I did a bachelors of social policy finished in 2007. To work in policy I would have had to done masters at minimum and decided I didnt like it enough to make a career out of it. I then started...
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    Struggling NS in recovery

    Tenebrae replied to Namaste883's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Avoid the benzodiazapines. They are designed for short term use only, highly addictive and can mimic the symptoms of anxiety if used long term Self care is essential. By that I mean, ensuring adequate...