Sour Lemon

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    How to get days off to go back to school?

    Sour Lemon replied to Jay333's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you're in a location that's flooded with unfilled nursing positions and desperate for staff, you're not likely to be accommodated. You'd be better off working for a while, then asking for...
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    Centinela Hospital ER so scary

    Sour Lemon replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Southern California and seeing the same thing at my hospital ...forced overtime, and everyone out of ratio, with no CNAs and no charge nurses. We're even without a house officer, at times. It's...
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    Mean girls in Pre-Req / Nursing School, how do you deal with them?

    Sour Lemon replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in General Students

    I suspect there may be some truth to this, although I doubt it's intentional. Is there someone you trust, and know personally, who might be able to help you gain insight? This is a difficult...
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    'Taking Call? Am I missing something??

    Sour Lemon replied to Calbrunette's topic in General Nursing

    I despise being "on call", and a weekly requirement would be a HUGE con to me. It does pay a few dollars an hour, typically ...but nothing worth what it requires. Unless it's an OR position, it's...
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    Hospitals and Letters of recommendations

    Sour Lemon replied to NICUnLDRN's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine no sane person would expect an instructor to send letters directly to an employer for each application and each
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    Family Vs Evening Shift

    Sour Lemon replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't call nursing "medicine", but moving on ... This is an issue that any working person faces. I made more time for my family by working one day a week instead of full time- but there is a...
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    Urgent: Need advice please?

    Sour Lemon replied to FutRNRock's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if this applies to your hospital, but our supervisor visits other units, including ICU, ER, and the covid unit itself. They also attend codes and rapid responses without knowing exactly...
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    Being a preceptor as a new(ish) nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I've precepted as a newer nurse and been precepted by newer nurses. I think it can actually be a great situation, provided both nurses know and use the resources available to
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    I don't know if I should call out or not r/t snow storm

    Sour Lemon replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

    Go to work and stay there after your shift ends (if you have to). If you're not comfortable driving, pay someone to drive
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    RN pay in the Bay Area, CA?

    Sour Lemon replied to soontobenewgrad2020's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds good, until you see how much a parking spot costs for the month. There's just no winning.
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    RN coworker discouraged me

    Sour Lemon replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Stop having personal conversations with her and she won't have anything personal to comment on
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    RN pay in the Bay Area, CA?

    Sour Lemon replied to soontobenewgrad2020's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing "wow" about it unless you're okay with paying $700,000 for a 500 square foot
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    Last Question! I Swear

    Sour Lemon replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no ...I think like that right away. When everyone comes to the room to "help" (gawk), I just pick out the person who seems the most reliable and tell them to watch my other patients. It's kind of...
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    Unit Closed - Should I move on?

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse1220's topic in General Nursing

    I would just keep floating. In my hospital, psych is well staffed and med/surg is always short. I float constantly. If I were to transfer to med/surg, I'd have to go to all their meetings and...
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    Needing an 80 on both final exams

    Sour Lemon replied to chawley15's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're not in a great position, so brace yourself for the worst. The good news is that you'll be allowed to retake the class if things don't go well. It's difficult to answer questions about...
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    Last Question! I Swear

    Sour Lemon replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused? Were you off the unit for an hour and a half? How long was the patient kept waiting? If you're that busy for that long, I think there should be a quick but formal hand-off of...
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    How to handle covid exposures from other staff

    Sour Lemon replied to LibraNurse27's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Honestly, you sound super-paranoid. Just use good hygiene measures, like you would to avoid catching or transmitting any other virus. There's nothing magical about the way this one is handed
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    New Nurse - Unsafe Hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseL20's topic in General Nursing

    I stayed about two and a half years. I anticipated leaving the state eventually, so I wanted a nice solid block of
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    New Nurse - Unsafe Hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseL20's topic in General Nursing

    That means that the tech will not do anything for those patients. They won’t take vital signs, they won’t help clean them, and they won’t even get them a glass of
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    question about taking the NCLEX in CA

    Sour Lemon replied to Theprophec's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    https://www.RN.ca.gov/applicants/lic-exam.shtml Scroll to "Licensure by Examination Instructions" and download the packet. Under VIII, see "Section 2736 of the Business and Professions Code...
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    New Nurse - Unsafe Hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseL20's topic in General Nursing

    It's a little bit of everything. My new grad ratio was 1:8 with an LVN to cover, and the LVN had 8 also. Our CNAs were always short staffed, too. We might have had 1 or 2 CNAs for 40 something...
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    Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    Sour Lemon replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, it varies. ICU might ask if family has already been called, then I might offer, or they might say "don't worry about it". If I've been in close contact with the family, I'll...
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    RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Hopefully41's topic in General Nursing

    My program did require a physical that assured I could do "x, y and z". Although as nursy stated, I didn't actually lift 50 lbs in the doctor's office. I had no pre-exisiting conditions, so they just...
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    Switching nursing schools

    Sour Lemon replied to Thl27's topic in General Students

    It looks like you're well aware of the application and acceptance procedures at different nursing schools in your area. That doesn't go away just because you've completed a semester at one of them....
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    Help! New graduated registered nurse having difficulty finding a job!

    Sour Lemon replied to Butterfly70's topic in General Nursing

    Clinicals are part of nursing school and do not count as nursing experience. I find it ridiculous that some people actually list them on a resume as if they did. Yes, you should apply for RN jobs...