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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    Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

    Hannahbanana replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

    “ 22 hours ago, amoLucia said: And NO! You're NOT being 'bullied' nor 'NETYed'. Davey replied: Experiencing hallucinations, amo? Or just acid flashbacks?” I’m...
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    Time Management

    Hannahbanana replied to harvestmoon's topic in General Nursing

    This is an absolutely insane assignment for anyone. Don’t you dare let yourself- or anybody else- blame you for not being able to keep up. At my stellar best when I was a lot younger and prettier I...
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    Compassionate Combat

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

    I don't work in hospitals anymore-- am actially going in to be a patient in one in a few days-- but I remember really well that nobody wrote us songs when we were the front line for AIDS when it was...
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    Which nurse is easier to train in med surg?

    Hannahbanana replied to guest1171208's topic in General Nursing

    That was my guess earlier on. The concept of “being played” applies. We’re all anonymous here, so I can’t see the advantage to this kind of coyness. Glad you’ve succeeded there, though....
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    Which nurse is easier to train in med surg?

    Hannahbanana replied to guest1171208's topic in General Nursing

    They’re cheaper and easier to
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    Which nurse is easier to train in med surg?

    Hannahbanana replied to guest1171208's topic in General Nursing

    This discussion illustrates perfectly why “some people say” isn’t necessarily definitive, even if it confirms your own bias. The prospective employer should I nterview them both with an open...
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    Covid Vaccine

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurseybl06's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow, yes indeed, don’t I know it. But they aren’t that great at critical thinking, so they sorta leaped to that for no good reason. Doesn’t matter. They’ll come to understand that...or they
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    Messianic and Tassels (Tzitzit)

    Hannahbanana replied to FlameHeart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I saw an interesting paper on infection risk with those colorful cloth stethoscope covers that were so trendy. Surprise, surprise, since these fomites weren’t taken off and laundered every day they...
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    Question about time management

    Hannahbanana replied to dinobiceps's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don’t answer the phone as a priority over the excellent list JKL gave you. I like the, “And then what?” approach to decision making in a case like that. For example: We don’t have desk...
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    Retake reapply status disappear on breeze

    Hannahbanana replied to Ariana30's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the board can tell you. Call
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    Bedside/nightshift burnout

    Hannahbanana replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought: you could contact the state department of wages and hours (or whatever they call it) where he is and report him. They are always verrrrrry interested in these cases and will often...
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    Which nurse is easier to train in med surg?

    Hannahbanana replied to guest1171208's topic in General Nursing

    Apples and oranges. If you think home care is just “skills” like the ones you mention here, then you don’t know much about the real skills of assessment, collaboration, and priority-setting......
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    Nurses Caring for Nondiabetics After an Insulin Injection

    Hannahbanana replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Reports of insulin given to nondiabetic patients nowadays tend to be in the context of mass murder in care situations. Here’s just one recent example. Sometimes the perps think it’s a mercy,...
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    COVID-19: Keep reading, keep learning about all this

    Hannahbanana replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996570855/disinformation-dozen-test-facebooks-twitters-ability-to-curb-vaccine-hoaxes/ A report from NPR on the “Dirty Dozen” of 12 posters responsible for the...
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    Concerned - New Grad from Excelsior

    Hannahbanana replied to Medic6940's topic in General Nursing

    And to the OP: Prayer is all well and good, but sometimes the answer is,
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    Covid Vaccine

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurseybl06's topic in Disaster Preparation

    True that. However, adults understand that actions have consequences. If one is “You can’t work here anymore,” the adult factors that into the decision. You have no right to a job that has...
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    COVID-19: Ivermectin

    Hannahbanana replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think it’s perfectly clear. My cats have all be dewormed with ivermectin (repeatedly, because they hunt and eat their rodent prey) and they have never had any signs of COVID. Good enough for me....
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    COVID-19: Keep reading, keep learning about all this

    Hannahbanana replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This sentence is pretty much always the red flag that says, “[sounds like “wool shirt”] coming right up!” Many people are saying all kinds of nonsense. The link to the article by the...
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    Medical Futility

    Hannahbanana replied to BodhiHeart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A litigious society based on the idea that life is always fair and people should always have their dreams come true, augmented by the “miracles happen, science doesn’t know everything” crowd,...
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    Non-Patient Contact Jobs

    Hannahbanana replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Sometime it just takes one good case, and then word of mouth kicks in. Try hooking on to a new firm c younger attorneys. They become older and more experienced and you can help
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    When to begin studying NCLEX?

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

    My best advice is to get some of those good NCLEX study guides, but be sure they are the ones that give you not onluy the rationales for the correct answers but also (and this is critical) the...
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    High vs Low Priority Question

    Hannahbanana replied to Clover123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'd say analyzing and applying. What do you know (or will you know, LOL) about what's involved in an amniocentesis, what are the possible complications, how would you recognize them, and what would a...
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    NANDA-I 2021 Annual Conference (virtual)

    Hannahbanana posted a topic in General Nursing

    2021 Conference Highlights The NANDA-I Board in collaboration with the Boston College Marjory Gordon Program for Clinical Reasoning and Knowledge Development will be launching an exciting conference...
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    acute rehab at magnet hospital?

    Hannahbanana replied to happy2017's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Acute rehab is just that: acute, often short-term stays for people who need buffing before they can go home (like for joint replacement, after vent weaning, or big surgery)or to permanent placement...
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    Fired at 2 months of my First Nursing Job

    Hannahbanana replied to Adrini Panini's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is the truly exceptional new grad who can succeed in a specialty area like stepdown/tele. Your former managers have seen a lot of new hires, and they can likely tell who is not showing signs of...