Sour Lemon

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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Sour Lemon replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I really want to see the actual video
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    Rolling out bedside report

    Sour Lemon replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

    Bedside report is one of those things that sounds great and makes a lot of sense if you're not the one doing
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    Problems with nursing profession and why I want to quit

    Sour Lemon replied to bravewarrior1's topic in General Nursing

    1) Abuse is a rare thing for me, but occasionally I do get a difficult patient. It's never emotional though, because I never care that much. 2)Pay- I feel fairly compensated for my work, but of...
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    Have you ever worked at a vitamin therapy IV "spa"?

    Sour Lemon replied to HayRayRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's not something I'd be proud to put on a resume. It comes across as rather
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Sour Lemon replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm fine with being judgemental, I just want a lot of information before I pronounce my
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    Seeking advice about Nursing Career

    Sour Lemon replied to iopmoris's topic in General Nursing

    You liked the doctor you shadowed and you like the nurses you work with now. The questions you anticipate your family asking are legitimate ones, especially if you have parental support and the...
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    good surprise

    Sour Lemon replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, email ...that thing I'm supposed to be checking every day I go to work. Congratulations on finding something good about your new manager. Mine is crazy, but I hardly ever encounter her ...kind of...
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    Religious discrimination

    Sour Lemon replied to amiss8488's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with religion. You got too close to a coworker and had a falling out. It may be better to move on if you're truly miserable. Next time around, be friendly ...but with some...
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    Charge nurse calls doc at night

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurses at my hospital typically contact the MD when needed and I love it! On the rare occasions where they think the doctor doesn't need to be contacted and I do, I go ahead and call. It...
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Sour Lemon replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    That's an overreaction and ties up resources that could be better utilized, IMO. I don't report people watching violent scenes on television because I'm afraid they might decide to murder someone....
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Sour Lemon replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    "Old enough" is subjective, though ...and if they're very young, they won't know or care what's going on
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Sour Lemon replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I "watch" a lot of things that don't reflect my personal beliefs. I'm also not a big believer in over-sheltering children, but prefer to discuss both positive and negative things with them. From your...
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    How to get over fear of blood, injuries, etc?

    Sour Lemon replied to RNintraining817's topic in General Nursing

    Different people are sensitive to different things. I'll come close to passing out when there's twisting involved. It could be twisting surgical instruments or a tiny lancet for an accucheck twisting...
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    How to make more money as a LVN

    Sour Lemon replied to phoenix78852's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess yes ...especially in a high cost of living area. Of course, then they'd have to pay living expenses. An income alone doesn't mean
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    Low gpa but want to get into nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to Rachaelfc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Umm, I got into my community college nursing program only as an alternate. My GPA was
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    Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Your behavior was completely reasonable. Her's needs some serious
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    can confused pts refuse meds?

    Sour Lemon replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    Legally, they can refuse ...but I sometimes place ethics above legality. Once upon time, I had a patient with a brain injury who was having an allergic reaction to something. The patient was...
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    English for nurses?

    Sour Lemon replied to Studying nurses needs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused about what you need help with. Are you looking for additional topics to cover? ...or are you wanting to know how popular this type of service might be? ...something
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    Nail Torn all the way down?

    Sour Lemon replied to NailRippedOff's topic in General Nursing

    We are unable to offer medical advice on this site. Please see your health care provider ...and by the way,
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    Past history about care on a Saturday

    Sour Lemon replied to Kathleen Robledo's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a nurse? I'm very confused about the "point" of this post. What are you hoping to
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    Maybe a stupid question..

    Sour Lemon replied to fjluce's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just reading this made me cringe. I know the type well, although I've only encountered "them" three times in my entire life. I guarantee you this has been brought to his attention before and he didn't...
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    My client's Christian parents figure out that I'm Christian

    Sour Lemon replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I am not surprised. A lot of communication is non-verbal and one can say quite a bit even when saying
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    I Need Help with an Decision

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursinggirl2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What I mean by "make the cut" is that most nursing programs seem to be competitive entry these days. They have minimum requirements, but receive a lot of applications that far exceed them. The "cut...
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    Leaving Nursing School

    Sour Lemon replied to PokoMan's topic in General Students

    You're very young and have plenty of time to figure things out. If you don't succeed at nursing, you will succeed at something
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    I Need Help with an Decision

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursinggirl2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ASn programs are just as competitive as BSN programs, in most cases. If you can't make the cut for one, you may not be able to make the cut for the