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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    Nursing Residency post-Covid

    Hannahbanana replied to KittyD's topic in General Nursing

    Given the number of older nurses who are hanging up their Danskos and leaving hospitals now, I don’t think you’ll have much trouble finding work, and that’s where you’ll get your bedside...
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    Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    Hannahbanana replied to maybug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wish the same. I’m old enough to have been in the front lines of the AIDS epidemic, when even when we knew how it was carried in blood and body fluids many nurses betrayed their oath and refused...
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    Compassionate Combat

    Hannahbanana replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ahem. As the delta variant is ratcheting up in the face of unvaccinated populations, I fear we’re going to be hearing this song sung to more nurses, all over again. We don’t have to compete on...
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    Covid Patients General Population or Cohort

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurseonc's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Since the delta variant is becoming the dominant strain and is spreading the fastest in the US areas that don’t “believe in” vaccination (as if it were a religious belief), in the reddest...
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    LPN schools without prerequisites ?

    Hannahbanana replied to BetterMe's topic in General Nursing

    This is consistent with the increased need for bedside caregivers to be better-prepared for the role. Start
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    Hannahbanana replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Recycled.
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    Patient with the bowel problem...

    Hannahbanana replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    There’s no clickbait like AN clickbait. Mention “poop” or “grossest ever…” and it’s off to the
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    surgical triage nursing

    Hannahbanana replied to Rocket94's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if anxiety was partly to blame. No biggie. Thanks,
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    How to become a Legal Nurse Consultant?

    Hannahbanana replied to Guest838984's topic in Legal

    The best and most cost-effective way to learn how to enter an LNC career is via the online courses offered by the Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. It’s prep for the only nursing LNC...
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    Nurse Practitioners as Legal Nurse Consultants???

    Hannahbanana replied to gmart's topic in Legal

    Many people think of LNC as exclusively working background in an atty firm on med malpractice cases. However, there are many other great ways to be a legal nurse consultant. One role is as a...
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    Stanford or Kaiser???

    Hannahbanana replied to Nursejackie782's topic in General Nursing

    Beats me. The house I lived in, Menlo Park, 2br, 1.5bath, cinderblock, 1400 sq ft, no attic or cellar, nice enclosed yard, bought it for $55,500 in 1974 and sold it for $125,000 in 1979. Last I...
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    surgical triage nursing

    Hannahbanana replied to Rocket94's topic in General Nursing

    Hey now. I did say I wasn’t sure what you thought this was. 1) You said it was an office position. You did not say it was telephone triage. 2) Triage is a term used to describe initial...
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    surgical triage nursing

    Hannahbanana replied to Rocket94's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not sure what you think this is. If these people have had surgical procedures, are they coming in for 10-day postop checks or the like? That would be common in an office setting. If...
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    Hannahbanana replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I would consider a sudden shortness of breath to warrant RN assessment but not hours and hours of “full attention”(call EMS and out the door to the ER, done and dusted); a “worsening” wound is...
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    LPN schools without prerequisites ?

    Hannahbanana replied to BetterMe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it unlikely that there wouldn’t be some prereqs like high school Algebra I, high school English, and the like. I mean, they’re not going to give away a seat in the program to anybody who...
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    New Student Nurse = Nervous

    Hannahbanana replied to biancal257's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what the various options / structures are to pursue this, but I’ll bet there are a lot of of options. Universities also have support service departments for faculty and researchers to...
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    Concerned - New Grad from Excelsior

    Hannahbanana replied to Medic6940's topic in General Nursing

    But (maybe I'm confused here) Drexel / Louisville is NOT the degree that qualified you for NCLEX. Excelsior is- and that will not get you the MD license you desire. The BON answer is not addressing...
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    DWLS

    Hannahbanana replied to ttpurtee79's topic in General Nursing

    You need a lawyer. Call your nearest law school and ask if they have any pro bono help available. Do not let this
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    DWLS

    Hannahbanana replied to ttpurtee79's topic in General Nursing

    Parking tickets? 10mph over the limit? Ignoring repeated notices for a year? What? Oh, just pay your dang tickets and get your license back, and likely all will be
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    Breathless, Coughing and Run-down: What's Going On? | Case Study

    Hannahbanana replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Nutritional assessment, vit C level, albumin/prealbumin; diff c the CBC; agree c recheck TB treatment and HIV labs. LFTs, CXR &
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    New Student Nurse = Nervous

    Hannahbanana replied to biancal257's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who took a course on medical illustration with his BFA and has had a wonderful career making slides and book illustrations for physicians, anatomy professors, teaching materials,...
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    DWLS

    Hannahbanana replied to ttpurtee79's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine it would depend largely in the reason for the suspension. It might also affect your admission to a nursing program. Best get this sorted out
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    CNA’s restarting IV pump

    Hannahbanana replied to Tofumilk's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, and no. You must refuse to do this, and they cannot discipline you for it. Totally outside your scope of practice and an illegal delegation to boot - a nurse cannot delegate an action to...
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    I just lost it!

    Hannahbanana replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    (Do remember that research shows that somebody who has a bad experience will re-tell the story, on average, 25 times, and a person who has a good experience, on average, about 5.) And I say this...
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    Am I being too picky on a job or is it just bad luck?

    Hannahbanana replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent point. I worked c a traveler nurse once and asked where she was from. She named a town 10 miles away. She worked normal hours and day but got paid a lot more than the staff nurses and went...