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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  1. Hannahbanana

    Question: What does "Continuous pulse ox monitoring" mean to you?

    Hannahbanana replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I forgot to give an example. Sweet husband shot a chestful of PEs a few years back, sat 85 on RA in the triage area. They admitted him, d’oh, fir anticoagulation but even on 6 LPM (when he rated...
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    Need advice- new grad program/floor position or case management?

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

    There’s case management and what some hospitals CALL “case mgmt “ but is really only discharge planning. Case management is defined as influencing the course of medical and other care...
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    Waiting for my license

    Hannahbanana replied to Cmennig99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Let this be a cautionary tale to others who think they’ll be able to start work so soon after NCLEX. Be ready for delays. Be sure to communicate c your prospective employers about your efforts and...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Hannahbanana replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As I said, you can’t wait for your employer to give you power. You have to seize power. Care plans IN THEIR PRESENT FORM may be worthless. However, reinstating good ones (as only working...
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    Dilemma

    Hannahbanana replied to rtx's topic in General Students

    Then I have done my job for the day.
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Hannahbanana replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why not start a pilot program? Nobody but you has to know you’d just be reverse-engineering nursing plans of care, LOL. If people like it, as they are apt to do by relating to your perfect example,...
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    Dilemma

    Hannahbanana replied to rtx's topic in General Students

    Slightly off-topic response, but I would like to compliment the OP on being able to spell “dilemma” correctly. You will be able to get past this. Even negative experiences are learning...
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    3rd semester and I still feel useless!

    Hannahbanana replied to peach2218's topic in General Students

    I’m interested to hear from the OP as to how things are going. Also from people who are just starting their first jobs this Summer. How is this playing
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    Am I competent enough to pass medications?

    Hannahbanana replied to iNurs5's topic in General Students

    In many states there’s a particular process for being certified as a med aide, and the materials preparing you for the exam would answer a lit if your questions. Ask at the BON for further info....
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    How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    Hannahbanana replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    Don’t you have a faculty advisor? For, like, advice and
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    Are there many jobs RNs can do that do not involve direct patient contact?

    Hannahbanana replied to Kara638's topic in General Students

    Experience, experience, experience. None of these aspirations will be open to you as a new grad. Suggest you take the trouble to locate some people who are actually doing those jobs, meet for coffee,...
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    Harassment in Nursing School

    Hannahbanana replied to JJWiley's topic in General Students

    Your college or university has an office that deals with sexual harassment issues. If they get any government money, they have to. Collect all your documentation and go there. Tell them that you...
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    I’m tired of being a bedside nurse...

    Hannahbanana replied to Obsessedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hope is not a plan. Good
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    Nursing Profession Reputation

    Hannahbanana replied to LasercopyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As above, in the US nursing has consistently been rated the most trusted and respected profession for decades. There is no workplace here where a physician or manager, male or female, would be...
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    Share Your Nurse Ratched Moments: In the Life of a Nurse...

    Hannahbanana replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I did a terrible thing in my first year out if school. Working in a big PACU when a patient’s husband knocked on the door and wanted to come in to see her. I closed the door in his face and asked my...
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    I’m tired of being a bedside nurse...

    Hannahbanana replied to Obsessedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t dis case management or your as not requiring a MN or, by extension, being beneath you as an MBA. Either of those nursing degrees can do nothing but enhance your practice and, more importantly,...
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    Second Thoughts on Becoming a Nurse

    Hannahbanana replied to ThePrudentStudent's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW, dental hygienists have high rates of painful arm and shoulder injury from leaning over and contorting. And dentists can be jerks too, just like anyone else, and you might not have other...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Hannahbanana replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As I said, you can’t wait for your employer to give you power. You have to seize
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Hannahbanana replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I have. I think the problem here is that people think a good comprehensive plan if care has to be like those term papers they had to do as students, with all the A/E/B and minutiae. Or the...
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    Looking For Advice On A Hospital Job

    Hannahbanana replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Lessee now. 52 weeks in a year = 26 2-week pay periods, or 13 4-week pay periods. So I’m kind of confused about this, since there are more than 3 weeks in a month... If I understand you...
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    Do you ever pick up your phone on your day off when work calls you?

    Hannahbanana replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I was a probie with Flo before there were answering machines, and certainly no cell phones. We loved it when answering machines were invented— I think they sold bazillions of them to nurses, and I...
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Hannahbanana replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t think Flo did peds,
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    Worried about license renewal. Anyone have experience with this?

    Hannahbanana replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    Contact somebody from TAANA, the amer assoc of nurse attorneys, in your state for an informed opinion.
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    Are nurses really leaving nursing in droves?

    Hannahbanana replied to Mqshell's topic in General Nursing

    You can start c these: https://www.forensicnurses.org/page/deathinvest https://coronertalk.com/become-death-investigator
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Hannahbanana replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, seize power. Write that policy— you could probably get together c a few colleagues and bang out a good one in half an hour— and get it pushed through. THAT’s nurse-driven