Sour Lemon

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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Sour Lemon replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    What would you like to hear? I've actually had had a patient with a critical hgb gasping for air and wandering around her room confused while other other patients called for ice water and toileting....
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Sour Lemon replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the nurse may be busy. And if it takes as much time to find you as it does to clean and toilet a patient, then communication methods need to be improved. Do patients like waiting to be changed?...
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    New RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Cekb10's topic in General Nursing

    Learn from these little mistakes and move forward. What will "get" you is the self-doubt that these relatively minor oversights can
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    Should I take 5 nursing pre-reqs in one semester?

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

    That's not four science classes, that's two science classes ....very manageable. I found Growth and Development to be a blow off class, for the most part. There was a ten page paper to write at the...
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    Should I take 5 nursing pre-reqs in one semester?

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

    My first instinct is NO ...but which five classes are they? And if you haven't taken the sciences yet, what does that 3.8 GPA consist
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    I am finally able to leave nursing by January 2018

    Sour Lemon replied to NursingBro's topic in General Nursing

    Is this type of announcement turning into some sort of
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    Low GPA

    Sour Lemon replied to Strivetothrive's topic in General Nursing

    The associate's level might not want you, either. I had a 3.7 GPA and only got in as an alternate. *** Your name should be "wannabenursegordon". Don't call yourself a nurse until you are one, please....
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    orientation issues!!

    Sour Lemon replied to akint19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I stayed for a little over two years because I knew I was moving out of state and wanted a stable-looking work history when I moved
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    orientation issues!!

    Sour Lemon replied to akint19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This sounds a lot like my first job as a new graduate in south texas. I had eight patients and an LVN to cover who also had eight patients. Nothing worked and everything was out of stock. We were...
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    not completing healthstream on time

    Sour Lemon replied to JabRN17's topic in General Nursing

    If I had to get written up, I'd choose something like this. I'd even make a little heart shape when I signed instead of dotting my
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    Best Stethoscope

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseJane101214's topic in General Nursing

    I also like Littman. I have a Cardiology III, or something like that. I've actually heard that if you go too high-end, you might hear too much and it might be confusing when you're just starting out....
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    Career Change, is nursing for me?

    Sour Lemon replied to MedBiz410's topic in General Students

    Regarding number 2, I'm confused about what your actual clinical experience
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    December 2017 New Grad moving from VA to CA

    Sour Lemon replied to rvacarn's topic in General Nursing

    See the "processing times" link. It's not faster. You can take NCLEX anywhere, though ...it doesn't have to be in the state you apply to. If you have no desire to work in your home state, I see no...
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    Job offers before graduatiing?

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

    At least in some states, one can start working as a graduate nurse right after school with a permit ...before passing
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    Should I become an LPN??

    Sour Lemon replied to CBug03's topic in General Nursing

    How employable you would be as an LVN depends greatly on location. When I think of worth, I think of investment (time, money) verses return ...and since I don't either factor for you, I can't say. The...
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    I HAVE NO IDEA..HELP!

    Sour Lemon replied to RACHEL_Drake23's topic in General Students

    I don't have a GED, but I assume it might be OK if the applicant's placement scores meet the minimum requirements ...at least for community
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    December 2017 New Grad moving from VA to CA

    Sour Lemon replied to rvacarn's topic in General Nursing

    - You cannot "transfer" a nursing license to California. What you can do is apply by endorsement. If you already have a license in another state, you'll simply have two licenses when the process is...
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    I HAVE NO IDEA..HELP!

    Sour Lemon replied to RACHEL_Drake23's topic in General Students

    Start by visiting the websites of a few schools you might be interested in. See what their requirements are and go from
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    Conflicted...and wanting to go to nursing school!

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

    What work experience counts for may vary greatly from program to program. My nursing school cared about GPA, only. I would suggest you contact the admissions departments of the programs you're...
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    Coworker and Patient Harm (Title edited)

    Sour Lemon replied to Msmedic68w's topic in General Nursing

    I can think of at least one occasion when a nurse was rumored to have "killed" a patient and it was no where near true. "Facts" were distorted in favor of a good story, but since I happened to have...
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    Anyone know Nursing Schools In Germany?

    Sour Lemon replied to hayvan413's topic in International Nursing

    The OP actually did ask about free tuition, but edited the question out after the first response was
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    John and Jane Doe

    Sour Lemon replied to Breathing16's topic in General Nursing

    I've only had one and she was conscious ...she just had no idea who she was or how she got picked up by an ambulance and taken to the hospital. I spent a lot time talking to her and playing detective...
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    Little people

    Sour Lemon replied to Kher13's topic in General Nursing

    Most (possibly all) adult drugs have ranges. Some are even dosed by kg, as with children. A smaller person (for any reason) may need a dose on the lower end of the range, it just depends on the drug...
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    Anyone know Nursing Schools In Germany?

    Sour Lemon replied to hayvan413's topic in International Nursing

    What, exactly, are you trying to accomplish? You keep starting fragmented threads that don't make sense and then you never return to them. Why are you moving to Germany? And when? Are you military or...
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    License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    Sour Lemon replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've known one nurse who lost her license and it was DUI