Sour Lemon

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    Is six months too early to transfer?

    Sour Lemon replied to klb17's topic in General Nursing

    Policy varies, but many places require at least one year before they'll consider transferring internally. Contact HR or read your employee
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    Returning to work

    Sour Lemon replied to Mellymel079's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should have gone straight from the OR to work ...and I'm some weirdo on the internet, so I must know what I'm talking about. If you ever need surgery again, hit me
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    Future LPN Student

    Sour Lemon replied to BrightSmileNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    How "hard" anything is depends on the individual attempting it. LPNs can work in hospitals, but in some markets they're rarely utilized that way. ***You're not a nurse yet and should refrain from...
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    what would you do? Private or public!

    Sour Lemon replied to Elm773's topic in General Students

    Another potential con ....if you're not a strong enough candidate to get into the first school, are you a strong enough candidate to graduate from the second school and pass NCLEX? Some of those...
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    this is why I want to call off on my last day

    Sour Lemon replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    That would make it feel even better to leave. No worries. My orientee got taken away when I put in my one month notice at my first job ...even though I was quitting because I was moving out of town....
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    The Underestimated Benefit of Ancillary Staff

    Sour Lemon replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great, I've just never seen it before in med/surg for something as simple as a confused patient. I've always seen CNAs
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    Acquity of tele patients

    Sour Lemon replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I love those "forget about 'em" patients as long as they stay
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    Acquity of tele patients

    Sour Lemon replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound unusual, to
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    FINALLY I Passed my NCLEX-RN

    Sour Lemon replied to joycie11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just from this site, I'm getting the impression that very religious people are more likely to fail NCLEX multiple times. It's sort of odd. I searched for "praise god NCLEX" once and the results were...
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    The Underestimated Benefit of Ancillary Staff

    Sour Lemon replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a few CNAs, but many nights we're staffed with RNs, only. They also give us 2-3 med/surg patients each whenever possible (which is almost all of the time). I have to say, it's not a...
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    Floating

    Sour Lemon replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    1) is ridiculous. Anyone floating to an area with no experience or orientation should only be utilized in a supportive way ...help with vitals, answer call lights,
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    Now what??

    Sour Lemon replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    I admit to being cynical, but it sounds like they're trying to intimidate you into quitting. I doubt there's a genuine interest in helping you
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    FNP Clinical Settings

    Sour Lemon replied to CR27's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Beware of schools that "allow" you to find your own preceptor. It seems like people are constantly posting on this site about not being able to actually find
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    Verbal Job Offers...how long do you wait?

    Sour Lemon replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    I would go ahead and follow up
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    Old Dog, New Tricks

    Sour Lemon replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I was born old and I love a good rut. I always have. I drove two hours to work every day for a few years because I didn't care to change. It wasn't until all my co-workers moved on that I went ahead...
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    Male with 3.55 gpa trying to get in to Washburn, saint Luke and kck any hope.

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

    What is the significance of you being
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    Action plan

    Sour Lemon replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    I forget the topic ...but as soon as she showed it to me and asked me to sign, I asked her if she had to write it in exchange for not being fired. She confirmed, and we all had a good laugh. She...
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    Action plan

    Sour Lemon replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    A knew a nurse who had to write a long essay, then have other nurses read it and sign saying that they'd done so. It was a trade off for not being fired after cursing at a patient. I guess I could...
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    FNP vs PNP vs MD

    Sour Lemon replied to sjh226's topic in Nursing Career

    There is a huge difference in education between a doctor and a nurse. If you think you'll be "inferior", you're right ...in terms of status, income, education, etc. you will be the lower person on the...
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    Has anyone else ever had doubts about working health care?

    Sour Lemon replied to giggles6814's topic in Nursing Career

    Is it possible that you don't have a good understanding of what it means to be a "grown up"? Very few of us are lucky enough to skip to work with a song in our hearts on a daily basis. If it were that...
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    Southern California Nursing Jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to COBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a year of experience, leave your job on good terms, and already have a California license, you should be able to find a job fairly easy. You may not find a lot of interest this far out...
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    New grad: take on two jobs?

    Sour Lemon replied to laumjess's topic in General Nursing

    Most places will only hire new graduates full time. As a new employee with no experience, you're unlikely to convince anyone to work around your second job, give you time off for orientation, etc....
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    Cleaning Comodes??

    Sour Lemon replied to Kristinalynn808's topic in General Nursing

    Please, no suggestions ...they might be
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    How to improve on time managment?

    Sour Lemon replied to ital91's topic in General Nursing

    Concentrate on graduating and passing NCLEX. Worry about time management when you have an actual job and a preceptor to ask for advice. The routine and expectations will be entirely
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    Cleaning Comodes??

    Sour Lemon replied to Kristinalynn808's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you let 'em know you were busy "cleaning a toilet" the next time a patient