Tenebrae BSN, RN

Mental Health, Gerontology, Palliative

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    Glydo/Urojet?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Trini's topic in Patient Medications

    For someone with female anatomy I will use lubricant gel. For someone with male anatomy I will always use lidocaine females have a very short urethra to get through, men have much longer to...
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    Florida to NZ plz advice

    Tenebrae replied to Arirang Kwon's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately unless nursing council agrees you may find that your experience doesnt count when applying for registration. I recently had a student nurse who was internationally qualified, in her own...
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    PT fall without injury

    Tenebrae replied to Save1's topic in General Nursing

    Can I suggest a new job. do you really want to work in a facility that is dictating your practice to that
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    "Weaponized Advocacy"

    Tenebrae replied to Brent Duff's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the patients vitals are unstable because they are in pain. Just saying. IMO if I noticed that I'd have a quiet word with the patients nurse mentioning my observations. Absolutely no reason...
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    Tenebrae replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

    Dam it you mean I cant be leader of all the world. 😂 Seriously though and I've said it all along, this kid has the potential to be an amazing nurse. They need to do alot of work on themselves...
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    Tenebrae replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

    Had this recently with a student. Serious issues of safety and working outside of the scope of a student nurse. I was 'just being mean' because I bluntly told him I would not allow any student to put...
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    What??

    Tenebrae replied to Crusades's topic in Patient Medications

    Give what is charted by the doctor in accordance to your nursing assessment. If something went wrong or this patient complains your 'colleages' will throw you under the bus. Not to mention when...
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    Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) & Glendale Community College (GCC) - Help me pick a college!!

    Tenebrae replied to LuckyCharm23's topic in School, College Programs

    what are the reviews of the program
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    Huntington's

    Tenebrae replied to sphinx99's topic in Patient Education

    Why were they refered to your service? Yes, with a chronic disease like huntingtons the patient and family may know more than you. I nursed a person with huntingtons who had intractable...
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    Tenebrae replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

    I had an experience of posting on the nurses forum on reddit a rant about dealing with a challenging student nurse. I freely admit that there were things I could have been clearer about. However all...
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    When will I feel comfortable?

    Tenebrae replied to nb1104_'s topic in General Nursing

    That was my question? OP its more than OK for you to speak up re the patients wishes. Families often panic and its OK to reassure them as their loved one moves towards death their obs will
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse: 'here I gave midazolam, I need you to sign for it' Me: 'that would be an easy hell no' Young nurses, if another nurse wants you to sign for a medication they gave, SAY
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    Call out to work late

    Tenebrae replied to Lulu1313's topic in General Nursing

    I mean the following with the greatest of respect. You said you had an asthma attack as well as a mental breakdown. Why do you have no excuses? You've just said you had multiple health...
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    Texas Abortion Law

    Tenebrae replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not down with forcing a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term, It sort of has a handmaids tale feel to it. IMO the rights of a potential human being will never overrule the rights of...
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    If a patient doesn't acknowledge me in public does it mean they don't like me?

    Tenebrae replied to bluescoop's topic in General Nursing

    This situation also requires a gentle reminder, this is about the patient, this is not about you. They are quite within their rights not to aknowledge a treatment provider, especially in this case. It...
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    Should I stay or should I go?

    Tenebrae replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    If someones getting overlooked for a job role based on taking leave, that is absolutely insane. Stuff comes up, people cant be at work every single day of the
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    Witnessed unethical behavior

    Tenebrae replied to Terri91516's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Links please. Im getting over a back injury and I'd like more than "because I said
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    Why do we feel guilty about calling out?

    Tenebrae replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel guilty in the slightest. I've really struggled with mental health over the last year. (had a 15 course of ECT) and there were occasional days were OMG I could not cope with the idea...
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    I need your advice/opinion desperately

    Tenebrae replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly look at the firing as a postive thing. I've had patients refuse meds on me, assuming I'm sure that I will go home and cry myself to sleep and be terribly distraught. As long as I know I have...
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    Danger zone after brain bleed

    Tenebrae replied to MsLaura's topic in General Nursing

    You can start with acknowledging her feelings. Literally in the space of a day her life has been turned upside down and she is reliant on someone else for the most basic of personal cares. It can be...
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    I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

    Tenebrae replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

    I had a preceptor tell me in nursing school that she didn't think I had what it took to be a registered nurse. I had to bite my tounge not to say "if being a registered nurse means being a mean...
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    Nursing home using shaving cream for private area washing?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    We use a thing called 'perifoam' which is specially designed to gently clean patients nether regions. It resembles shaving foam in consistency. Just checking you saw it come out of an actual...
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    Is it illegal to mention nurses names when charting on a patient?

    Tenebrae replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You were way nicer than I would have been. If someone had of pulled this that on my mum I would have asked something along the lines of 'Can you explain why you think its appropriate to insist a...
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    Deaf

    Tenebrae posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had an interesting experience. Three weeks ago I woke up completely deaf in my right ear. Sensorineural idiopathic hearing loss. Have gone through prednisone, and how having steroid injections. I...
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    Call out

    Tenebrae replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    Do you not get penal rates for working public holidays? The running joke for us is that if someone calls off sick on a public holiday then they must be really sick. We get double time,...