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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    Should I or should I go?

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

    I think you should (reread your header, LOL) Seriously, go to the new city. You might find you'll like it better. It's always good to stretch your comfort zone (even if it means constricting...
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    Burnout - How long do I have?

    Hannahbanana replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    What's a zohl? Do you mean a Zoll (tradename) defibrillator? OMG. What an awful thing to see. Well at least somebody learned something that day. Maybe. A little...
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    Remote Working From A Non Compact State

    Hannahbanana replied to LoveNurseKi's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it's convoluted exactly, but it's silly that we have 50 different Boards of Registration in Nursing in this day and age. If the UK can have one for the whole country, we certainly...
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    In Search For The Perfect Nursing Job...

    Hannahbanana replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I interviewed for everything I was remotely qualified for (I.e., RN license and warm/breathing), even things I knew I DIDN'T WANT TO DO, to keep my unemployment office case manager happy. Most of them...
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    Anatomy tips

    Hannahbanana replied to Jennydeol's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Any feedback on this? What did you end up
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    Accreditation

    Hannahbanana replied to FutureJ97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Always, always make the choice that maximizes your future options. I can’t stress this enough. There are so many nurses (and others) who would go back in time if they could to have the choice you...
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    Volunteering

    Hannahbanana replied to Cgreenz23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmmm, not much response from the OP to your sobering post, MMJ. Disheartening, but perhaps other would-be nurses will take your point. I do hope
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    Collaborative problem

    Hannahbanana replied to Succulent x Arts's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Any feedback on what
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    Chances of Getting Into Nursing Program..

    Hannahbanana replied to Greentea22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The person to ask is the admissions counselor in your target program(s). Your grades may meet their minimum qualifications, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get admitted if the competition includes...
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    Leaving the hospital after 9 months

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

    OK, so now you know you’re not alone, LOL. Consider that you will have a long career ahead of you. Consider there are approximate one gazillion ways to use your nursing education, many of which...
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    Chest Tube LCS

    Hannahbanana replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, all in your head. Unless this patient had great gobs of blood pouring out of him three days postop such that it would accumulate and impinge on his cardiac or pulmonary function, being off...
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    Chest Tube LCS

    Hannahbanana replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, amoLucia. I have a raft of them at the ready. Not original in that I have posted them before, but they may have vanished along the way. I’ll see what I can
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    I am under investigation by BON. Ethical question: Share or not share with potential employers?

    Hannahbanana replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    Your atty can advise you about any defamation action. In the meantime,
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    Non-Patient Contact Jobs

    Hannahbanana replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Well, attorney offices don't spend a lot of time combing the cert reports just in case. You can't just sit there and wait for a call. YOU have to tell them who and what you are. A literate cover...
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    Needs Encouragement

    Hannahbanana replied to KizzieKae's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don’t know what 55 SCH is. Any grades for the classes you take (past classes only count if current by the schools criteria for how old they are) as prerequisites would be part of calculating your...
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    Needs Encouragement

    Hannahbanana replied to KizzieKae's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your GPA will only count the classes they accept in transfer, including the ones you’ll be taking for admission now. You can forget all the rest of them. So if you got a 4.0 in intermediate basket...
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    Student Nurse Internship in Emergency

    Hannahbanana replied to teesspace's topic in General Students

    Make the most of your time there. Concentrate a little less on the tasks (they’ll show you what you’ll be allowed to do) and put more attention into asking the nurses lots of “Why?” questions....
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    can undocumented without daca or ssn get into nursing program nyc

    Hannahbanana replied to akashadamnqueen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The people who would know the answer to this question would be at the school. Even if their answer is “No” or “Not yet,” they might have other ideas for you. Very best wishes and good
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    Needs Encouragement

    Hannahbanana replied to KizzieKae's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I’m not sure any of your old courses will apply, especially the science ones. Many schools won’t take a course for credit if it’s more than 5 yrs old. That’s the bad news. The good news...
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    Upsetting Foley Insertion in a Confused Dementia Patient

    Hannahbanana replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    It’s not just the old ladies. I was helping to disimpact and clean up an old man once and we heard him saying, “Tom, stop it, stop it, no, Tom, don’t do
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    Happy Nurse's Week! You ROCK (literally a rock given to RN's for Nurse's Week)!

    Hannahbanana replied to CABGpatch_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The obvious response would be, “Fork
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    Non-Patient Contact Jobs

    Hannahbanana replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    If you have more than a few years of experience and especially if you have any kind of certifications, seriously think about your demonstrated value as a legal nurse consultant. Yes, really, you, I...
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    Remote Working From A Non Compact State

    Hannahbanana replied to LoveNurseKi's topic in General Nursing

    Who says so? Michigan BON? Because I have a PA license (I don’t live in PA either) and they’ve never told me I can’t have another. I have held (non-Compact since I don’t live in a Compact...
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    The quietest workplace

    Hannahbanana replied to scrabblern's topic in General Specialties

    Private duty for TBI / comatose. You’ll have to give report but you won’t have much convo with the patient. Have you been screened for
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    Which specialties of nursing have more autonomy and less micromanagement?

    Hannahbanana replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in General Specialties

    I had several case mgmt jobs, some with incredible autonomy and some with worse micromanaging than you can imagine ( think a boss who changed my documentation over my signature and enraged the...