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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    Nurse Life Care Planner

    Hannahbanana replied to blushpink's topic in Legal

    Sorry, new here, just saw this... Go to the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners website www.aanlcp.org, check out the certification and membership info, educational offerings,...
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    Fees

    Hannahbanana replied to mmc51264's topic in Legal

    A nineteen-year-old reference, not current, not useful, I'd never cite it in depo. Besides, I didn't go into this line of work to earn the same lousy salary I used to get. Your fee can be...
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    Nursing charity working on toe nails?

    Hannahbanana replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in General Specialties

    In our state uncomplicated nail care is part of nursing scope of practice for RNs, who are supposed to know this sort of history and recognize a bad foot when they see
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Hannahbanana replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I worked on a case where an exemplary nurse was fired and slandered by the hospital to the point where they called other hospitals in the area to repeat the slander. The union was invaluable in giving...
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    Fees

    Hannahbanana replied to mmc51264's topic in Legal

    It's not generally considered appropriate to discuss fees in a public place. However, I can tell you that most nurse experts (yup, that's you now) generally get somewhere between $250-500/hour for...
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    What's the dumbest thing you've done that you got written up for?

    Hannahbanana replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    We had an evening charge nurse who used to check to see if we had too many pens in our rooms.
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    Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    Hannahbanana replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing a school (of anything) can teach their students is to expect to be life-long learners, be curious, always look for new information and knowledge. If you can do that, then your...
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    What should I wear to pick up paperwork on my day off?

    Hannahbanana replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine who you just might run into when you go in. Suppose it's another unit manager where you might want to work someday. Suppose it's your manager who might be thinking about giving you some extra...
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    Certification vs Certificate

    Hannahbanana replied to ICU_Gosia's topic in Legal

    Also there are many ways to be a LNC. Most people think of working inhouse for a malpractice attorney but there are many other LNC roles, not all of them require certification or even a RN license...
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    Certification vs Certificate

    Hannahbanana replied to ICU_Gosia's topic in Legal

    There is only one certification in legal nurse consulting, the LNCC. The other credentisals are certificates from courses, not the same thing....
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    What to charge for chart review/opinion?

    Hannahbanana replied to INN_777's topic in Legal

    When I started my mentors told me to charge $250-300/hour. This compares very favorably to what MDs charge for the same work. I suffered from imposter syndrome (they can't possibly think I'm good...