Sour Lemon

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    Shift covered, not covered

    Sour Lemon replied to msannaa7711's topic in General Nursing

    It's not "your" shift anymore. Your coworker can't cover his OWN
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    English As A Second Language

    Sour Lemon replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    Where I'm at, most of the doctors are foreign born, too ...and certainly a large percentage of the patients, if not most of them. The doctors always have worse pronunciation and handwriting than any...
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    Unethical nursing behaviour (OR)

    Sour Lemon replied to callmetarah's topic in General Nursing

    Don't they just tie your hands down and give you a little beating in the face? I've never heard of catheters and bedpans associated with rhinoplasty. A lot of people aren't even fully sedated ...it's...
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    Director mandating and threatening to change clockout times

    Sour Lemon replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    I once invited my DON to follow me around and suggest ways I might be able to improve my "time management" (get blood from a stone). She declined and backed off in a hurry. Under the circumstances you...
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    No Respect.

    Sour Lemon replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Blind admiration and respect are never good, but some people do lack the common sense to make their own appropriate
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    Living Will Tattoo

    Sour Lemon replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    My thought is "slow
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    Getting Back Into Nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest808301's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably start by putting out some applications and seeing if anyone calls back. Your chances of getting back in with minimal effort are greatly dependent on the market in your
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    Am I a better paper-pusher than floor nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you might need help with prioritizing care. With an impossible assignment, things will get cut ...they just have to be the right things. You assignment and the response to your rough...
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    Jobs after probation??

    Sour Lemon replied to sjeanetteevans's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, not being on probation is better than being on probation when one's seeking employment. As far as your past counting against you, there are variables. What you were on probation for probably...
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    Passed NCLEX-RN in Canada Via Minnesota Board of Nursing & Moving to California

    Sour Lemon replied to canadawali's topic in Nurse Registration

    It will take a about three months to endorse to California if everything goes smoothly. Start the process
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    Kicking myself

    Sour Lemon replied to dogmombyday's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned to force myself to make time to check orders, read results, etc. Most tasks can be put off. It's more important to know what's going on. Even still, something manages to get by me...
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    I hate my job :(

    Sour Lemon replied to TexasRN89's topic in General Nursing

    What have you liked and disliked about the jobs you've had so
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    Many nurses do not chart?

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask someone at work who seems "together" and see what suggestions they might be able to
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    Many nurses do not chart?

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Have you asked anyone you work with who has access to your charting to critique it? It's difficult to give feedback on something that cannot be observed. If you hit the "quote" button in the lower...
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    Many nurses do not chart?

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    There are nurses who chart repetitively and excessively. When they give a medication, they have to write a narrative note although it's all recorded in the MAR. When a patient vomits, they have to...
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    Doctor upset by charting

    Sour Lemon replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that I'd quote family members when charting on a patient. I'd only quote the actual patient. From what you've said, it doesn't sound particularly "bad", but I'd have to have more context...
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    Clinical vs hospital RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Rhinelander00's topic in General Nursing

    "Charge" is very different from one place to another. In some places, they simply come in 15 minutes early to make the room assignments, schedule lunch breaks,
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    Please advise

    Sour Lemon replied to sofiaalaska's topic in General Nursing

    Option #3 is the one I would choose. ADN, then ADN to BSN ...assuming that you're not older and only planning on working for a few
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    Clinical vs hospital RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Rhinelander00's topic in General Nursing

    I've only worked in a hospital setting and I like it, but ortho is heavy and 7-9 patients is way too many. That doesn't mean that you're going to get less, of course. It means that you need to look...
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    Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

    Sour Lemon replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new graduate, I would rather NOT be assigned to a nurse who does not like to precept. Unfortunately, I was. It didn't go
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    Do I push out the air bubble?

    Sour Lemon replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, no ...it's much better to do casual survey on the internet than read the manufacturer's
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    Help! Was job offered at a great hospital as a CNA, so should I postpone nursing school?

    Sour Lemon replied to Ptntcrgvr's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know plenty of well-liked CNAs who were not hired as nurses by our employer after finishing nursing school. They were great employees, but it's a competitive market and their CNA experience just...
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    What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    Sour Lemon replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    There's a lot of variation within "floor nurse at a hospital". I've had a job from hell and now I have a job from heaven. They were/are both "floor nurse at a hospital". And yes, if I were too...
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    Thorough A&P = Skilled/Competent Nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say you need a good basic understanding and the desire and ability to expand on that
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    Finding a job

    Sour Lemon replied to Myheartache RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are an "old" new graduate and less employable because of it. Most new grad programs require that you've graduated within one year of the program's start date. It sounds like she did give you good...