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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    Need Advice! CA BRN Will Not Accept My WGU Advanced Pharm Classes!

    Hannahbanana replied to RNADN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not exactly a ringing exoneration. This is not yet a done deal, because like so many other bad actors who got a pass from a corrupt DOE, they will now be under closer scrutiny and have to change their...
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    Five months. Tenet has just made what they say is their final final final offer…. It’s nonresponsive and unacceptable, quelle surprise. They have just started hiring 100 nurses for St...
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    Scope of Practice and medications?

    Hannahbanana replied to Catedi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The header is inaccurate. The nurse was not administering a drug that was not properly prescribed. We all know you can’t do that. There’s a good case to be made that nursing judgment allows...
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    RN as CNA

    Hannahbanana replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You will be held to the standard of care for your licensure no matter what they call you. That means for physical assessment, analysis, planning what nursing care the pt gets, and evaluating its...
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    Reporting an unsafe surgeon

    Hannahbanana replied to PamJRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Of COURSE a nurse can report this. You must. That’s part of your nurse practice act, protecting patient safety. Medical Board, risk manager, Medicare who’s probably paying for most of them, the...
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    Are these unsafe practices?

    Hannahbanana replied to Tink87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Has anybody bothered to contact the infusion nurses professional organization for their published standards? Seems like that might be a good idea that your risk manager might
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    IV nurse requirements for "IV bar"

    Hannahbanana replied to Echo Romeo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a real thing? Lord, take me now. ::eye roll:: I expect the nurse practice act specifies who may initiate, maintain, and monitor IV therapy under physician prescription somewhere. But in...
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    Need Advice! CA BRN Will Not Accept My WGU Advanced Pharm Classes!

    Hannahbanana replied to RNADN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yep, like I said.... inconsistent relationship with the truth. Don't do
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    PRN Nursing Benefits Questions

    Hannahbanana replied to dlalton's topic in General Nursing

    You can have a retirement account as an independent practitioner (which PRN is)- I have had one for years. What kind to have is a question best addressed to someone with expertise in taxation. Any of...
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    What Was Your GPA for the MEPN/ELMSN Program?

    Hannahbanana replied to implathszombie9's topic in General Students

    You might need to take more than you think, is all. I'ts not just GPA they look at. Good
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    HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    Hannahbanana replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    We have NoMoRobo and RoboKiller on our phones (landline and cell). Our robocalls have decreased precipitously and we just call back the people who leave us voicemail. In happy news, both NoMoRobo and...
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    New Grad without Experience

    Hannahbanana replied to JungAh's topic in General Students

    Many hospitals and other entities will hire new nursing grads, and many new grads have no prior nursing work experience. Your school should be able to point you to the local hospitals that have hired...
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    Walden FNP pharmacology?

    Hannahbanana replied to 4casmarie's topic in General Students

    Before you enroll, you might want to contact your BON to see if they would accept coursework from this entity as qualfying for an FNP license. Word to the
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    Financial aid for accelerated nursing programs

    Hannahbanana replied to 91divoc's topic in General Students

    The place to direct these and related questions is not, alas, necessarily us in an online community, but the financial aid office of your target colleges/universities. FA officers often have funds...
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    What Was Your GPA for the MEPN/ELMSN Program?

    Hannahbanana replied to implathszombie9's topic in General Students

    Admission to those programs is verrrrrry competitive. Keep taking higher-level academic coursework as an unenrolled student in a university to demonstrate your ability to do graduate level work on...
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    Nursing Student - TSICU/CVICU Tech Job

    Hannahbanana replied to Dyson's topic in General Students

    You'll be a nursing aide with patient care activities, VS, mobility, go-fer, stocking, and more. You will NOT be doing much in the way of basic health assessment because that's reserved to licensed...
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    Pre Employment Physical for a female

    Hannahbanana replied to Nu2it's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Somebody was putting you on. Unless you’re applying to be an astronaut there’s not going to be an in-depth physical like
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    Completing references more than once?

    Hannahbanana replied to Sadnewgrad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Use the telephone. Ask the recruiters if they share or if they want you to send copies. Since references are usually originals, they will probably
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    New Grad Job Searching without Referrals?

    Hannahbanana replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It’s more than 5 states; last I looked fewer than 30 states were in the compact though more are considering it. The way it “works licensure-wise” is that you can hold more than one state...
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    New Grad Fired From First RN Job After 90 Days

    Hannahbanana replied to ChinupNewRN21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hate to have to say this, but your bosses do not and will not ever “love” you, much less “truly.” She wasn’t being “cruel,” she was doing you a favor by not getting you in too deep....
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    MSN after online BSN from Chamberlain?

    Hannahbanana replied to ladyinwaiting's topic in General Students

    You’re looking for your answer in the wrong place. You need to make some calls to your future MN programs to see if THEY would accept a Chamberlain degree. You need to ask the state boards of...
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    How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    Hannahbanana replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    I know this particular event’s time has passed, but perhaps, “How should we assess capillary perfusion and oxygenation in people of color?” would have been an opportunity for this instructor to...
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    Blood clot vs urinary retention priority?

    Hannahbanana replied to Giraffel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Guess this student never came back. It’s common for people to spazz about a small clot or air bubble in an IV “because it will go to the brain and cause a stroke.” This bespeaks an...
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    Should I keep my head down, or say something?

    Hannahbanana replied to nurseinthemaking123's topic in General Students

    Do you have an advisor? Or does the school have an advising office that’s not just for the nursing program? Make an appointment to see if you can get some advice. Tell them you want to be anonymous...
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    Mean girls in Pre-Req / Nursing School, how do you deal with them?

    Hannahbanana replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in General Students

    Try