Sour Lemon

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    I went to work with a black eye

    Sour Lemon replied to Jessie-'s topic in General Nursing

    This (black eye at work) has actually happened to me twice. You're not obligated to share what happened, but I chose to tell people because I could sense how uncomfortable they were. The world really...
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    Want to go registry after baby born, when to ask manager?

    Sour Lemon replied to Mlobo31's topic in General Nursing

    I would do it about a month before I came back, not a month before I
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    I HATE Working as a CNA in a Nursing Home (RN student)

    Sour Lemon replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    Like I said, change the
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    I HATE Working as a CNA in a Nursing Home (RN student)

    Sour Lemon replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    I've seen lots of CNAs turn to nurses and most of them have no problem with their co-workers. The ones who do all have something in common, though ...they think of themselves as "nursing students"...
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    No hospital would include a promised ratio or guaranteed support staff in their contract. The previous failed lawsuits must give you a good idea of where this is
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    First Year Horror

    Sour Lemon replied to ajp43's topic in General Nursing

    Adjust your expectations and think of those people as "job security". You can (and should) look to your personal life for the warm-fuzzies. As a new grad, I had eight heavy patients and an LVN to...
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    Care plan help: Imbalanced Nutrition (Less than body requirements)

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

    What is #1 in importance when it comes to assessment? Weight and nutrition are important, but more long term when it comes to goals. What could cause this patient's demise right
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    You weren't actually working as a nurse, then. Being a student or a CNA doesn't give you the same point of view. As a student, nursing looked very "easy" to me. After a few days on the job ...oh boy!...
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    Care plan help: Imbalanced Nutrition (Less than body requirements)

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

    Is that your only diagnosis? I think there are at least two that are much bigger. And ...why are you calling yourself "Nurse" if you're not one (yet)? Wait until you earn
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    Aside from consulting a lawyer, my only advice is to pay up (or take the collections hit) and leave. None of your problems sound uncommon, unfortunately. There's a reason why places like that hire new...
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    Terrified!!!

    Sour Lemon replied to Orchid535353's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have a lot to consider. This is a question that gets asked frequently. What are you doing for work right now and how would you pay for
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    Moving states after graduation

    Sour Lemon replied to Marine2ERNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely possible to move right after graduation, just do some research ahead of time. If you want to move to a saturated market like Los Angeles, New York City or Hawaii, you're up against a...
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    Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ...but she doesn't know what she's talking
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    Los Angeles RN ICU jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to RNcat91's topic in General Nursing

    You might have to adjust your expectations. One year of experience will get you a job ...but it won't make you competitive for the most desirable
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    Nclex PN question

    Sour Lemon replied to nick2legit88's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Considering you've already failed twice, the statistical odds of you passing this time around are not good. People do it, though. All you can do is wait and see at this
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    Payrate

    Sour Lemon replied to jdp90d's topic in General Nursing

    I second NOT bringing up personal reasons. Your employer cares about what you can do for them, not what they can do for you. Think of ways your skills and level of responsibility have increased over...
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    Texas to California License

    Sour Lemon replied to meganm1996's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I moved from Texas to (Southern) California, too ...but after a little research, I decided to work in Texas for two years, first. There were several new grads in my Texas group from California. They...
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    California rn license endorsement

    Sour Lemon replied to kathrinegaylo's topic in Nurse Registration

    As the previous poster stated, endorsement will not help you. I endorsed from another state and still had to send in all of my transcripts to the California BON to be considered. They didn't care that...
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    "Allow LPNs to challenge the Board of Nursing to obtain RN licensure" viral post

    Sour Lemon replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in General Nursing

    People want what they want RIGHT NOW ...with minimal to no effort expended. It's the modern way of
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    why isn't there a risk for diagnosis for every potential patient problem? Please help.

    Sour Lemon replied to Student Nurse NL's topic in General Students

    Isn't there a risk for fluid volume deficit? ...or something like
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    How soon did you get your full time job position?

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest878640's topic in Nursing Career

    I was in Texas ...opposite end of of the continent and a different
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    How soon did you get your full time job position?

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest878640's topic in Nursing Career

    Right away ...but location probably matters- a
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    Holiday Schedule

    Sour Lemon replied to Lesleywebb's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on how much staff you have and what sort of staff you have (per-diem verses full time). Most places try to take the previous year into account, though ...someone who wants Christmas off...
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    BSN is a joke

    Sour Lemon replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    But have you seen the way that some nurses write on here like they have never heard of a punctuation mark capital letter or paragraph so idk because maybe the witting does help even if its not...
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    Lab and nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to Labrat99's topic in General Nursing

    There are no conflicts between lab and nursing at my job ...in fact, there are no conflicts between any departments. When people are at each other's throats, it's usually due to short staffing. When...