Hannahbanana BSN, MSN

Physiology, CM, consulting, nsg edu, LNC, COB

Knows a thing or two because she’s seen a thing or two.

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    Texas vigilante law Re women’s health

    Hannahbanana posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The state of TX has a new law that provides for anybody to get a $10,000 bounty by suing any person discussing or assisting a woman in any way to have an abortion after six weeks, I.e., before many...
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    TX abortion vigilantes

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    President Biden’s immediate
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    TX abortion vigilantes

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

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    TX abortion vigilantes

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    “the state is trying to delegate to private citizens a "right" or power it does not itself possess, to violate the constitutional rights of
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    Where do you go when you don't trust official data sources?

    Hannahbanana replied to 10GaugeNeedles's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As extensively reported by the local Martha’s Vineyard health department who do contact tracing, the answer is …. wait for it … No, not
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    Where do you go when you don't trust official data sources?

    Hannahbanana replied to 10GaugeNeedles's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Would that more people were like people you know. Reports of people showing up in ERs with effects of taking veterinary invermectin paste (orally, or asking if they should have applied it to their...
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    Where do you go when you don't trust official data sources?

    Hannahbanana replied to 10GaugeNeedles's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here’s your answer to the question of who to trust. It apparently is beginning to take hold in some areas.
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    Hannahbanana replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://thenib.com/saddle-up/ great little
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    The strike, now in its sixth month, is the longest in MA history. The union has appealed to the feds to have Tenet deemed to be “negotiating in bad faith,” which would mean firing the 124...
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    Metabolic acidosis with aspiration pneumonia?

    Hannahbanana replied to greenteacloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Quick ABG chart to help you decide respiratory? Metabolic? Compensated? Not compensated? Remember: Compensation approximates but never quiiiiite gets into the normal range! And note that oxygenation...
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    Metabolic acidosis with aspiration pneumonia?

    Hannahbanana replied to greenteacloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You look at the bicarb to see a metabolic problem. Any kind of acidosis will tend to use it up to maintain homeostasis, so it will decrease. Other acid choices on ABGs are few... CO2 is an acid. So,...
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    Dosage and calculations

    Hannahbanana replied to Lenetc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A two-step problem might look like
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    Dosage and calculations

    Hannahbanana replied to Lenetc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Read the stem of the question carefully. Often there are other factors that hve nothing whatsoever to do with the desired outcome, but they throw in a a few extra numbers to see if you can discern...
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    Any other INFJ Nurses?

    Hannahbanana replied to citynurse25's topic in General Nursing

    INTJ here. Nobody understands me either, LOL and there are so few of
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    Change of shift nurse’s notes. Redundant? Necessary?

    Hannahbanana replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nicest things a physician said to me was that he could read my notes and really see what the patient was doing. That was back in the old days of actual writing, so he could identify my...
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    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    Hannahbanana replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Great
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    Looking for a new preceptor with out backlash

    Hannahbanana replied to Elm773's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the next time somebody else offers to help you, ask him or her to be your preceptor. You already know there's willingness to help
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    Questions about getting fired?

    Hannahbanana replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    This is the best advice to date. Document, document, document. Be sure that no patient name or other identifying data are included so they can’t ding you for a HIPAA violation (this is the official...
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    Prevent pressure sore right ischium

    Hannahbanana replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Suggest you advocate strongly for a specialty bed that has microclimate control, shear reduction, and pressure relief AND that can be maneuvered into an upright sitting position like a chair, not just...
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    Is the Grass greener on the other side?

    Hannahbanana replied to HotMessRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely doing the right thing. Go, and don’t look back. You will not regret leaving a situation where they try to guilt you into staying with no effort to improve conditions....
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    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    Hannahbanana replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it certainly wouldn’t do us any
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    "... are retiring now." There, I fixed that for you.
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    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    Hannahbanana replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Alas, I'm not completely convinced that SB is really looking for constructive answers from eperienced nurses, because she routinely discounts or ignores them. I would be happy to be convinced...
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    Termination From Employer For Refusing EUV

    Hannahbanana replied to RaineyRN7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Waaaal, cowboy, I guess you could count malaria.... but that's not communicable human-to-human as a resp disease. Though there are some cases in the southern swampy US areas, it's not a big factor in,...
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    Advice On Appropriate Head Covering For A Transgender Nurse

    Hannahbanana replied to nogoodsirimonthelevel's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh, just remembered: There are also really good-looking scarves available for women who have lost their hair c chemo-- Google and find lots of them. Might be cooler than a wig for you, and you can...