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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    New RN being moved…

    Hannahbanana replied to nasr69's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A few weeks is absolutely not sufficient time to throw in the towel. Your performance may not be what you want it to be yet, but there are more resources on days to teach you than there would be on...
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    Hannahbanana replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don’t have a complete picture of what was going on c this one, but just so you know, decreasing oxygenation and BP after increased fluids could be cardiac failure, so furosemide (Lasix) might be a...
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    How to deal with guilt after pt's death

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

    Brilliant.
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    Math IV Question - Please help.

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

    The first thing to do is read the last sentence. “How many ml/hr?” Then think about what you need to know to figure that out. You have the number of ml to give (50) and the number of hours to...
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    How to deal with guilt after pt's death

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

    It can be really stunning how fast some people can deteriorate and die with no real way to pull them back. The first few times you’ll see this you will be incredulous and wonder how you or anybody...
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    How to be hirable as a New Nurse?

    Hannahbanana replied to amujynya's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These are good suggestions for interview skills. Be aware that HR departments also regularly review such sites and attend professional development seminars, and will recognize their techniques, so be...
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    And many, many others cannot afford the enormous bills they’ll get if they go out of network, no matter how they arrive there. If you’re on Medicare or Medicaid that’s no proof against copays...
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    Perhaps. Tell that to your EMS and see what it gets you. Or if your physician group isn’t in another hospital’s coverage. There aren’t that many choices in a lot of
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    How long did you study for the NCLEX

    Hannahbanana replied to cblossom78's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Four years. Passed the first
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    Interview of a nurse for paper

    Hannahbanana replied to Hailieannam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I realize this was a very old request but I’m replying in the hopes that future students will read it. This assignment is not just to see if you can cut and paste somebody’s answers to the...
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    Skipping assigned reading?

    Hannahbanana replied to oldie's topic in General Students

    Required reading for comprehension and depth starts with the first word, “required.” When they say you’ll be tested on its contents, you can make a cynical decision based on how lucky you...
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    Seeking Advice! Failed 2-Year Program. Now What?

    Hannahbanana replied to AliceBack2It's topic in General Students

    Schools are not scored like this. Some people might misunderstand you, so for them, this doesn’t mean the grads of the school get a 95% (A) on their NCLEX, it means that 95% of their grads pass...
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    Seeking Advice! Failed 2-Year Program. Now What?

    Hannahbanana replied to AliceBack2It's topic in General Students

    You didn’t learn that a sterile field has to be impervious to
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    Alas, not always true. Depends on what's "in network" on a
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    The St Vincent’s Hospital nursing strike just passed its 100th day. Tenet is beginning to hire permanent replacements because the travelers bill is getting high and the initial 3-month contract...
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    Nursing school, drug tests and prescriptions for adderall, benzos, opiates, etc.

    Hannahbanana replied to Anonymous0987's topic in General Students

    And … you would be wrong about that. Suggest to take the time to look up and read the ADA before you make an assertion about its content. Schools sign agreements with hospitals to have students...
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    What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good
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    What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you understand where I’m coming from and sorry I wasn’t as clear in expressing it. I think the “changed their style” part is quite true, and quite telling. Personally, I don’t feel...
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    Achieve Test Prep for CNA to RN

    Hannahbanana replied to LJ1's topic in General Nursing

    What this means is she would have to be enrolled at a real school and apply to them to test out of their course based on their criteria. Breezily saying, “She can just test out” is very
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    Setting my orientee up for failure?

    Hannahbanana replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    My initial impression after your description is that she’s still operating at the student level- needs constant reinforcement, afraid to take initiative, can’t enter a room s the instructor,...
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    Millennial Nurses Have Issues

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    This “article” is very poorly written (and edited, if editing was offered). Misspellings, weird terms, assumptions made but not supported, multiple question-begging (no, “begging the question”...
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    Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

    Hannahbanana replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess you’re right about that. Although I think they do assume a kind of quid pro quo for the privilege of getting a clean slate.
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    What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

    You lost me there. Between the “Nuh-uh, says (me)” and the big-girl-panties thing, I mean, what’s your point? I’m not allowed to wax nostalgic for a past community? Or something
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    What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

    Hannahbanana replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

    But … it was. It says so. Made me all
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    Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

    Hannahbanana replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

    My old friends, I have just spent an entire afternoon rereading the epic Mockery of Nursing thread (Thanks for the link). My old posts are in there under an assigned alias after the {{whatever the big...