Sour Lemon

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    Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Sour Lemon replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I wish them no ill will. If I'd gotten started earlier, maybe I would have done the same thing. I do worry for them, though ...I just don't see that many positions available ...especially the...
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Sour Lemon replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    I think most of us would rather not have social services called to pick up our children from day care. In an extreme emergency (I'm dead?), maybe ...but if there's any kind of forewarning that I might...
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Sour Lemon replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes! Divorce your husband ....put your child up for adoption. Do whatever it takes to make yourself available 24/7 for your per diem CNA job. And if you must be elsewhere at any given time when...
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    Nurse Extern Job Duties

    Sour Lemon replied to PaigeD's topic in General Nursing

    It may depend on the state, but in some places a medical assistant only needs a GED and on the job training ...and the GED might even be optional. "Close supervision of an RN" may simply mean that an...
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    Nurse Extern Job Duties

    Sour Lemon replied to PaigeD's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound like an RN role, to me. The medical assistants at my doctor's office do the same things, and they are not nurses of any kind. They draw blood, runs labs and do patient teaching,...
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    Life as a CNA vs LPN

    Sour Lemon replied to LPNuser's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like a lot of nurses I know have issues with back and neck pain. CNAs may collectively do more physical work, but they're probably collectively younger,
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    Good Charge Nurses Can Make All Of The Difference

    Sour Lemon replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    ...and then you would have gotten a stern "talking to" about getting out on time by the people who decided to schedule one nurse for every three nurses
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    Super senses

    Sour Lemon replied to WestKyKing's topic in General Nursing

    You're in the wrong field. Become a search and rescue
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    Seeking Advice

    Sour Lemon replied to Karenjf's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay in nursing and try to prepare myself for a desk
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    Home health good for opening doors or nah?

    Sour Lemon replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    There is a very active "School Nursing" section of the site you might want to check out: https://allnurses.com/school-nurses/ I'm not sure hospice nursing would be a logical path to school nursing,...
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    Unable to Advance my RN Position

    Sour Lemon replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I knew there were more, but never bothered with learning the details after realizing I had to "do stuff". For RN II, I only had to show up for my scheduled shifts for two
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    Unable to Advance my RN Position

    Sour Lemon replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    We had RN I and RN II in the Texas hospital I worked at. RN II was a nurse with at least two years of experience. When you reached it, there was a $5+ hourly pay
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    Home health good for opening doors or nah?

    Sour Lemon replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    What kinds of doors are you hoping to
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    I might get a B in Human Physiology ?! Is this going to hurt me

    Sour Lemon replied to sean1976's topic in General Nursing

    It could, but that would be dependent on the school you plan to apply for and who else is
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    Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Sour Lemon replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Southern California and have noticed the same thing. It seems like every new grad goes straight to NP school, as at the very least, aspires to. CRNA seems like a loftier goal ...don't hear...
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    Conflicted and worried, need advice about a possible career change.

    Sour Lemon replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Whether or not it will damage your career depends on what type of career you're hoping to have. And as far as coping goes, each individual has to figure out what works for them by trial and error....
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    Help! Am I in a safe place?!

    Sour Lemon replied to Lucina007's topic in General Nursing

    Labor regulations (or whatever they're called) vary by state. Your working conditions don't sound great,
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    EMR charting

    Sour Lemon replied to liveforfundebbie's topic in General Nursing

    It's absolutely OK as long as it's
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    Ivy tech nursing school

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

    That's a drag ...they look pretty standard, but I've been out of school for 7-8 years, so who
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    Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    Sour Lemon replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Are you also a theater
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    Enterally-administered TPN?

    Sour Lemon replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    That's probably a best case scenario, again ...no major, recent surgery is
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    Enterally-administered TPN?

    Sour Lemon replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you're going to reverse IV and PEG, that's probably the direction you want to reverse. My first thought was that it's probably not harmful, at all ...but then I wondered why the patient was...
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    Ivy tech nursing school

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

    Have you googled "Ivy Tech vaccinations"? When I searched (right now), the very first result that popped up was the answer. It's a downloadable
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    Socially needy coworkers

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Click on any of the main headings at the top of the page ...Nurses, Specialties, Students, etc. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the green bar that says: Start a Topic & Get...
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Sour Lemon replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Agree 100%!! Still think it was extra nice of you, though. I guess I believe you if you say "desk nurse" was horrible. You seem credible