Sour Lemon

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    PCT for nursing student

    Sour Lemon replied to Kungfupanda212's topic in General Students

    You may be complicating a simple situation. If you want the job, meet the requirements. Of course they're not going to make an exception because you don't want to take another test or go through...
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    Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Sour Lemon replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you've only done mother and baby up until now, with all due respect, you might not have a clue. Two weeks is nowhere close to an adequate orientation
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    Dosages calculations

    Sour Lemon replied to glencovediva's topic in General Nursing

    Some do,
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    Putting in a year.

    Sour Lemon replied to scottjkel's topic in General Nursing

    That depends entirely on your long-term
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    New grad relocating after 10 weeks orientation

    Sour Lemon replied to RNgemini's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it will look bad, but you have a fairly decent explanation. You may be cut loose early and you may not be. If I were you, I would list the experience on future resumes. I would also make sure my...
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    Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Sour Lemon replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sets off the biggest red flag, for me, as those types of conversations are rarely one-way. Someone who blabs to you about your preceptor will blab to your preceptor about you. When you move on...
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    Any Guidance or Suggestions Appreciated

    Sour Lemon replied to Jere2911's topic in General Nursing

    If you're not sure you trust what the first lawyer told you, I would recommend getting the opinion of a second layer. It's sounds like an uphill battle, though. And sitting for boards is only the next...
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    Temporary RN Job Options?

    Sour Lemon replied to stnurse2016's topic in General Nursing

    In California, it will take three months to get licensed ...and that's if everything goes smoothly. According to the BON's processing times” information, getting the permit is only two weeks...
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    Need advice!!

    Sour Lemon replied to Aspiringnurse22's topic in General Nursing

    That's not much of a dilemma. If you need the income, work. If you can afford to take time off, take time
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    Looking for advice on finding my first job

    Sour Lemon replied to PAnurse94's topic in General Nursing

    Most people want to work fewer weekends and fewer holidays. Their reasons are important to them and your reasons are important to you. I'd suggest you take the job(s) with requirements that you can...
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    F Grade Hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to Jessicajayyy's topic in General Nursing

    I briefly looked at the grading site. A lot of it revolves around policies in place. It doesn't matter what they actually do ...just what they say. I'm not impressed. A two year contract anywhere is...
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    Nurse Wubbels gets $500k settlement

    Sour Lemon replied to babyNP.'s topic in General Nursing

    People certainly respond to losing money, but the department is not the one losing ...they'll collect what they need to function from tax paying citizens- the amount of the settlement
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    Feeling faint during maternity!

    Sour Lemon replied to Blueeyednurse15's topic in General Students

    Yep. I was the same way. I find all women's services nauseating for some reason and even had to walk out of a c-section to avoid fainting (close call). I haven't had any traumatic experiences, I just...
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    Am I too small to be a nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    People feel much more entitled to criticize "too thin" women to their faces as opposed to behind their backs. Both groups are criticized, though. There's no doubt about
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    Nurse Wubbels gets $500k settlement

    Sour Lemon replied to babyNP.'s topic in General Nursing

    She might deserve it, but do the tax payers deserve to have to pay it? I'm torn. I think I'd rather see proper disciplinary action towards the individual(s) involved then a huge pay out where no...
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    Am I too small to be a nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    Size is not an issue, but health certainly can be. When you say things like what's quoted above, it can be concerning. I hope you are healthy, mentally and psychically ...and if you're struggling, I...
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    Need some advice please! New to this forum

    Sour Lemon replied to JGodoy7's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with them 100% ...especially considering that you're in California. I'm in the south and know a few LVNs who work as unit clerks. They graduated some time ago, but haven't been able to find...
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    Who is applying for baptist surgical tech program?

    Sour Lemon replied to Prissygxo's topic in School, College Programs

    This really isn't nursing related. Most surgical tech questions revolve around choosing one occupation over another (surgical tech verses OR nurse, for example). Once people decide on surgical tech, I...
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    GED to BSN?

    Sour Lemon replied to Zeroo5139's topic in General Nursing

    If you use the "search" function in the right upper corner and type in "GED", you'll find plenty of them. It's not the most common scenario, so there might not be anyone around who fits your criteria...
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    Nursing school practices

    Sour Lemon replied to Lpn1964's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't make sense to me since the MAR is typically checked immediately before administration. And if that's not the custom where you're at, I don't see why you couldn't add an additional check...
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    potentially dangerous postpartum situation

    Sour Lemon replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to give colleagues the benefit of the doubt when I'm a patient. I wouldn't be one to criticize unless the issue was very serious and I was very sure ...and even then, I think I'd do it...
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    Nursing school practices

    Sour Lemon replied to Lpn1964's topic in General Nursing

    How does that take away from your safety checks? If anything, it's a potential problem for the nurse doing the pulling. Medications removed under her name may not actually make it to the patient ...or...
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    Forever an Intern?

    Sour Lemon replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like they've been very supportive, but I would be wary of pushing things too far. They won't keep you as an intern forever ...you'll either become more capable or they'll let you go. I...
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    Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    Sour Lemon replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    I suppose that depends on how much you value the education verses the money ...and whether or not you succeed and end up with a license and a job in the
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    Is there a major difference between LPN and RN?

    Sour Lemon replied to AC2017's topic in General Nursing

    I was originally planning to become an LPN and had to take Anatomy as a prerequisite before starting the one year program. When I switched to RN, I had to take Anatomy, Microbiology, Chemistry,...