Sour Lemon

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    Need Help with Care Plan

    Sour Lemon replied to 1nurse4you's topic in General Students

    That sounds more like "do it for me" than "help
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    Is this legal?

    Sour Lemon replied to jessimee's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds "general" enough not to be an issue,
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    I Thought I Had My Dream Job, but My Past Took It Away...

    Sour Lemon replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear about your troubles ...hope you find manageable work soon and love it as much as your last
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    Are LPNs the Answer to the RN Shortage in Some Locations?

    Sour Lemon replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I've only worked in Texas and California and Texas does seem very wide, to me. In California, they barely allow LVNs to breathe. And the few hospitals I've worked at have restricted them even further...
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    Erlanger Shift Differentials?

    Sour Lemon replied to anbonertz's topic in General Nursing

    Well, how hard are you looking? Have you called the hospitals,
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    Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the "just give him the coffee" group ...and yes, it's to shut them up so my shift goes smoother. I used to try a little harder, but then I realized something. These patients don't stop. They...
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    My Employment Ended Because of an Incident Report

    Sour Lemon replied to Anhnguyen2912's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Was that the first time a patient or supervisor had complained about you at that
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    GPA and Job Question!!!!!!

    Sour Lemon replied to DanielLopezz's topic in General Students

    Employers do care in some markets and it is asked for. If your GPA is not high enough, they won't even consider you for new graduate
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    Asking for assistance at work

    Sour Lemon replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    When you have four things to do, your co-workers probably have four things to do, as well. I typically don't ask for help unless I have two (or more) urgent situations. Medication passing is...
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    GPA and Job Question!!!!!!

    Sour Lemon replied to DanielLopezz's topic in General Students

    Unless they're asking you to guess what your future GPA might be, I'd say that's a bad
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    Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    I guarantee you he was 100% aware of that fact, too. You were both playing games, he was just playing a much less restrained version. Next time just give him the coffee, then go home and count your...
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    Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. That type of patient is not worth aggravating myself over. I am a little irked with "Dr. Coffee", though ...I would have asked him to take pudding to room 206 and ice to room 300 since he was...
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    Sign on room when pt dies for no more svcs. in room/ courtesy sign - do you have one?

    Sour Lemon replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    OK, for newborns I can definitely see the need. I feel like about 30 people "stopped by" for various reasons after my son was
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    Question on injections

    Sour Lemon replied to Spitfire76's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Working as a medical assistant for 20 years will not turn you into a nurse anymore than working as an operating room nurse for 20 years will turn me into a surgeon. What it will turn you into is a...
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    Sign on room when pt dies for no more svcs. in room/ courtesy sign - do you have one?

    Sour Lemon replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a sign being placed. Staff (nurse/CNA) still check on the patient and family after death ...and ideally, the patient isn't there for so long after death that it's an issue....
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    wanna try LVN

    Sour Lemon replied to CharizRN2B's topic in Nurse Registration

    I suppose you wait for a response from the
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    Casual Position

    Sour Lemon replied to sling4's topic in General Nursing

    If you're already working your required shifts and don't wish to work more, just ignore the calls. They probably call their full time staff all the time, too. One of my past employers kept calling me...
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    Assault Charge Process

    Sour Lemon replied to JB2012's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds terrifying and I'm sorry that it happened to you. I think your questions are more "legal" than "nursing", though. I'm not sure you'll find much guidance on this
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    Navy Corpsmen Caught

    Sour Lemon replied to guest52816's topic in Nursing News

    Everybody is a "nurse", didn't ya know? Even the people who sweep the hospital floors and work in the hospital gift shop. The first thing I do when I read about a "nurse" in the news is look for a...
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    Navy Corpsmen Caught

    Sour Lemon replied to guest52816's topic in Nursing News

    No one seems to be able to locate nursing licenses for either of
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    Navy Corpsmen Caught

    Sour Lemon replied to guest52816's topic in Nursing News

    I'm irritated that they're being called "nurses". When I look up "Navy corpsman", it appears to be something attainable with a GED and 19 week training program. Does anybody know for
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    Nurse working as an aide.

    Sour Lemon replied to ironman53's topic in General Nursing

    CNA experience in a hospital may not get you where you're hoping to go. Even LVN hospital experience "doesn't count" (for RN jobs) in many
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    Question on injections

    Sour Lemon replied to Spitfire76's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What is an RCMA? My first thought was "medical assistant" of some sort ....but you describe yourself as a
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    Nursery Nurse Indifference

    Sour Lemon replied to AuthenicAly's topic in General Nursing

    It's not common to send your newborn to the nursery for any extended period of time. Most babies room in and the parents are actually expected to care for them. I have two kids in diapers and one is...
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    Pediatric Nurse Assigned Adult Med-Surg Patients as a Float

    Sour Lemon replied to tcquilter0707's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an adult only hospital, but we sometimes get a stray pediatric patient. The last one I can remember was an emergency appendectomy ...about seven years old. It sounds like you were treated...