annabanana1219

annabanana1219 has 27 years experience and specializes in critical care, rehab, med/surg.

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1. Medical Marijuana Opinions

   annabanana1219 replied to SL2014's topic in Arizona

   I have seen Marinol help many patients who had no appetite and were depressed. They started smiling again and were eating properly. That being said........I am glad that there is medical use of the drug and hope to see more states make it legal to us...

2. Does Death Have A Smell?

   annabanana1219 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   You are not a freak........I have noticed what I call the "death smell" too. It is a distinct odor and the patient usually has clinical signs to concur with the smell. I get a very HUGE gut feeling and I know it is going to happen. It is just a matte...

3. Racist Patients

   annabanana1219 replied to Williss2's topic in Relations

   The racist street runs two directions nowadays. I had a black patient that was racist against white nurses. The pt's family member was even more racist. The off going black nurse told me that the family member had called me a name and that she would ...

4. "The Disruptive Behavior of Doctors"

   annabanana1219 replied to dharmanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Am seriously considering it.

5. "The Disruptive Behavior of Doctors"

   annabanana1219 replied to dharmanurse's topic in General Nursing

   I was working with a Dr. who was performing a bronchoscopy at the bedside. The pt coded after the Dr. began the procedure. The pt recovered and was transfered to the ICU unit. Months after this incident the Dr reported me to the nursing board that I ...

6. how much do you make an hour/year?

   annabanana1219 replied to Fatima41200's topic in General Nursing

   high 20's to low 30's in dallas

7. "Fired for NO Reason"

   annabanana1219 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Professionalism

   in texas, you can be fired "at will" since it is an "at will" state, meaning that they can fire you for no reason and you can't do anything about it at all. most managers are told to start a "paper trail" by writing you up and after 3 write ups you'r...

8. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

   annabanana1219 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

   One of the first things I bought after earning my nurse pay was a new Nissan Maxima. I felt rich driving that to work every day!

9. A Morbid Poll I know.

   annabanana1219 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

   [color=olive]good answer!!

10. A Morbid Poll I know.

    annabanana1219 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

    i do not want a green funeral!!!! i am not against green power, though! i want to be cremated and have my ashes spread with the ashes i have of my dogs, which currently is 2 dogs. i have 2 living dogs that will be cremated when their time comes. that...

11. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    annabanana1219 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    To the original poster, I couldn't have said it better myself............however, as long as they can do the job as it is required, and that is with a compassionate heart, and they can live up to the standards required and the other regulations of th...

12. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    annabanana1219 replied to emmycRN's topic in Headlines

    :brnfrt: my goodness.........so sorry to hear about this. it, unfortunately is the tirade of many, "pt uneducated", nonsensical complaints. we are trained and experienced and we just assume our pts are already there, as well.........therefore they ar...

13. how much do you make an hour/year?

    annabanana1219 replied to Fatima41200's topic in General Nursing

    About the income investment statements...........the market is so unstable that it is probably safer to go with a more stable investment like gold, silver, real estate and such as that.............seriously.............

14. christmas card exchange 2008

    annabanana1219 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    this was so awesomely successful!! thank you for the idea and lets keep up the tradition!!

15. how much do you make an hour/year?

    annabanana1219 replied to Fatima41200's topic in General Nursing

    i am a seasoned nurse of 26 years, work for a rehab hospital and am earning an rn salary of 33.70/hr, which is maxed out. i live in a big metroplex in texas. there is a lot of competition here. i am happy with that since i also got benefits on day on...