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 Grad RN freaking out

    Hannahbanana replied to THG's topic in General Nursing

    First of all: As a volunteer for our state board of nursing I learned early on that if you aren't diverting drugs, coming to work drunk or high, stealing patient belongings, exceeding your scope of...
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    Hostile environment in ICU

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As a clarification, the poster has not indicated that anyone has alleged behavior in her part that would put her license in jeopardy. I have volunteered for a state BON and can tell you that if a...
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    Have you ever been bullied by someone who had seniority over you?

    Hannahbanana replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    It's so important to have a balance between your sense of self, humility to realize that as a new nurse you have SO much to learn, and as the otherwise reprehensible Dr Phil points out, most people...
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    How Do You Choose a Specialty?

    Hannahbanana replied to Smwill2901's topic in General Specialties

    Fresh perspective is good. People have told me all my life that they don't always agree with me but I always get them to think about things differently, so I guess that's what I was put on earth to...
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    New grad nurse starting in ICU

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

    Everything you list here is a learning opportunity. Go to coffee with an older nurse you trust and see what she says about how she felt like this in her first week. Go in every day with the attitude...
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    New Nurse: Feeling lost

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

    A few suggestions: 1) To decrease being so task-oriented is one of the biggest hurdles new grads have. When you've spent that time in learning lab learning THE WAY to do tasks, it's hard to see...
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    Will it come back to haunt me

    Hannahbanana replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Davey Do, long time no
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    BRN LETTER OF ACCUSATION.

    Hannahbanana replied to Nonie76's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience as a volunteer for a state BON, people lose licensure for serious stuff that can or does lead to patient harm: practicing impaired by drugs or alcohol, theft, exceeding scope of...
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    Case Mgmt patient caseload

    Hannahbanana replied to MuffinRN's topic in General Specialties

    If this is discharge planning only, it's not case management no matter what they call you, because it doesn't meet the criterion of influencing the entire continuum of the hospital course of care....
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    How Do You Choose a Specialty?

    Hannahbanana replied to Smwill2901's topic in General Specialties

    Back when Florence and I were probies, many people had one career; maybe not one job, but certainly one career. Nowadays, people can expect to have four or five. As they say, God laughs at your plans....
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    Threatened with being fired for calling off for bowel prep

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You are at elevated risk for colon cancer d/t your family history; you may need annual colonoscopy for this (I have a dear friend whose whole family has annual 'scopes for this reason). You followed...
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    Why do I struggle more with younger nurses than older crusty nurses?

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As another old proud COB, albeit by a different handle (Hi Ruby! Hi Heron! RIP to the dear departed members of our tribe, and ::wavey:: to all the others who remember the epic Mockery of Nursing...
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    I'm 60 yrs old. Is it too late for me to become a RN?

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have told this story here many times. I had a student who was 63 years old. She had always wanted to be a nurse but her husband always told her she was too stupid, nobody would hire her, etc., etc....
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    Is it OK to connect with a deceased patient's son?

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Short answer, no. It's just a phone call. If she wants to develop a relationship with him, and is no longer involved in the care of his relative, there is no reason to think that her care would be...
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    How serious is it if an employee accessed my personal and medical information without permission?

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This is a clear HIPAA violation if this staffer was not involved in your care or had other valid reasons to access your PHI, like for insurance verification. Report this immediately to the facility...
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    Will I lose my license?

    Hannahbanana replied to Anonnurseee's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteered for my state BON for a few years. They get many, many complaints from families, pts, physicians, and others. Short answer: unless you are practicing impaired (drugs, alcohol, etc.),...
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    Getting my MSN but won't make more money-what's the point

    Hannahbanana replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Look more broadly. If you have clinical experience and an advanced credential in nursing management you'd put yourself in an excellent position to get work as a legal nurse consultant on nursing...
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    HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    Hannahbanana replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi all, somehow this popped up on my radar again, the question that caught my eye being, "When did you really feel retired?” Well ... Having had a mild case of COVID in March 2020 I thought I...
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    Is nursing burn out really that bad?

    Hannahbanana replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you'll feel differently after you practice as a real RN for a few years. I don't need to hear any more until then. Good
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    Is nursing burn out really that bad?

    Hannahbanana replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    That's for sure. As a specialist in nursing practice, I helped write, vet, and validate quite a few of them for advanced certification. You have no clue about the difference between the LPN role...
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    HIPAA violation/ consequnces?

    Hannahbanana replied to Ari_1982's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    How does your co-worker even have access to the chart of a patient in another hospital, even if an affiliated institution, much less an active procedure log in use? That's the violation unless there...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    Hannahbanana replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, what is that? Never heard that name. It was a large square of heavy flannel or linen with a row of 8-10 long tails on either side. The flat piece went underneath the back...
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    Is nursing burn out really that bad?

    Hannahbanana replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    You will pardon my replying somewhat curtly to somebody who has less than a year of nursing practice as an LPN who demonstrates so little understanding of the profession and, more to the point, the...
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    Is nursing burn out really that bad?

    Hannahbanana replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    I dropped into this thread sorta by accident. I trust that the OP has had some opportunity to figure out that RN is not a mere procedural step above LPN. I hope the concepts that all nurses do is...
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    EKG order

    Hannahbanana replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I do try to remember not to ascribe to malice that which could be laid to ignorance. The hoary old "Lose your license" trope just refuses to die. It's as common anywhere there are nurses as exam...