Sour Lemon

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    New LPN grad, SNF or assisted living for first job?

    Sour Lemon replied to Vak8811's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have actual offers
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    How do you deal with the conflict in nursing school?

    Sour Lemon replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others. Ignore it. I'm scared for the people who will end up working with her,
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Sour Lemon replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Please come back after you graduate and start working as a nurse. A nurse can understand a CNA's role quite easily. Some of us are assigned to be the CNA on occasion ...and some of us work on units...
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    Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    Sour Lemon replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    Reading that gave me a strong urge to slap someone, repeatedly ...and I don't even care
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    nurses not using stethoscopes

    Sour Lemon replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    You'd be surprised, then. The workload at my first job as a new graduate was overwhelming, even to nurses with 20 years of experience. Very few nurses assessed their patients, even in a focused...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Sour Lemon replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I neither agree or disagree with healthcare as a "right" ...but neither do you, apparently. No free healthcare ...well, unless you really need it folks! It's not as if people who don't need it will...
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    Not sure if it's the career for me! Help

    Sour Lemon replied to Ashleighk's topic in General Nursing

    No one here knows you better than you know yourself. If you're just getting started, maybe you should bail. If you're almost finished, maybe you should tough it out. That way, you'll at least have the...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Sour Lemon replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ...but doesn't the rule become the exception? A simple infected toe can progress to the point that a patient dies. So do we wait until the patient can no longer work, is at death's door, and is...
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    ADON having sex with CNA

    Sour Lemon replied to AWorley80's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! ...to the Air Force, the High Counsel of Aquatic Animals, and that guy who always hangs out in the parking lot and probably has a
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    Interview Questions for New Grad!!

    Sour Lemon replied to kogand's topic in General Nursing

    Prepare for anything, but don't prepare so much that you sound like a robot. As a new grad, you shouldn't be expected to know everything, just the common-sense big stuff. If a behavior question really...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    Sour Lemon replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That pretty much contradicts and undoes everything else you've
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    nurses not using stethoscopes

    Sour Lemon replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    From the OPs other post, I can surmise that it's a "survival" issue. The wrong corners are being cut by nurses who don't have time to do much of what they're "required" to
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    nurses not using stethoscopes

    Sour Lemon replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, that's very common in some places. You're right to ignore it and do your own thing. ***Consider writing in proper sentences and using capital letters, too. You want to present yourself...
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    Is it okay to call the doctor for a script in the middle of the night?

    Sour Lemon replied to Emi claire's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't call for that unless the patient needed it at that very moment. I also tend to ask doctors what their ideal non-emergency hours are with regard to being called. If someone stays up until...
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    IELTS for US states

    Sour Lemon replied to Sadam's topic in Nurse Registration

    Each state has its own requirements for licensing. You may want to check the BON website of the state that you're interested in. There's usually quite a bit of information
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    Approved by CA BRN

    Sour Lemon replied to nursefromcali's topic in Nurse Registration

    Starting threads about this subject over and over is probably the least productive thing you could possibly do. If you want a California license, simply do as the California BON is instructing....
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    Taking a sick day after giving notice

    Sour Lemon replied to kimbalotz's topic in General Nursing

    You should do as the OP was advised to do. Check with your HR department. Whether she got paid or didn't has no bearing on your own facility's
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    New grad on med surg unit

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseLAE's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to ask around to some of your classmates. The OP may be in a completely different area than you're in, and most people on this board desire a certain level of anonymity- especially when...
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    Charge Capture at Discharge

    Sour Lemon replied to Kenmore1009's topic in General Nursing

    It's more of an annoyance than an ethical concern. And chances are it's either not going to get done, or not going to get done properly. Our supplies are locked in a machine and have to be pulled...
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    IV infusion for 4 hours 8 hourly x 3 doses

    Sour Lemon replied to simplyebere's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like Zosyn? We run ours starting at 0600, 1400 and 2200 ...all up to one hour before or one hour after the due time. The end time is not
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Sour Lemon replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Travel writer does sound perfect! And I almost forgot, photographer! It used to be a pretty serious hobby of
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Sour Lemon replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Veterinarian ...but without all that "school" stuff. And I'd only want to see healthy animals, because sick and injured animals make me
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    New grad on med surg unit

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseLAE's topic in General Nursing

    A change in perspective might help. All the sweet-faced little babies in OB will grow up to be geriatric patients in some "dumping ground" ...as will you, and everyone you
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Sour Lemon replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what an army medic is, but when I look it up it does not appear to be anywhere in the nursing hierarchy- this is why I assumed it might not be your current job. I'm also not sure what...
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Sour Lemon replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm genuinely confused. What is your current role at your current facility? Is it your situation to