Sour Lemon

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    Should I agree to binding arbitration?

    Sour Lemon replied to psych nurse in training's topic in General Nursing

    I think that actually describes "employment at will". "Right to work" means you won't be shut out for declining to join a
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    Should I stay or go?

    Sour Lemon replied to evamomo's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go against the grain here and say... Now's not a great time to be the newest staff member, especially if there's already talk of furlough. What good are the hours, benefits, and vacation...
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    Being written up

    Sour Lemon replied to Springdaisy04's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a specific interaction was referenced. I don't think the nurse is claiming
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    What's it like in the VIP wing of a hospital?

    Sour Lemon replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is REALLY funny to me for some
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    Should I agree to binding arbitration?

    Sour Lemon replied to psych nurse in training's topic in General Nursing

    High acuity and high ratios are definitely common issues. I just don't see how a lack of required arbitration would be useful for those types of
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    Should I agree to binding arbitration?

    Sour Lemon replied to psych nurse in training's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure you're going down the "right path" with this. In a case where you're being given assignments so unsafe that you refuse them, why would you be fighting to keep the job instead of quitting?...
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    New Grad Salary Minimum

    Sour Lemon replied to msdecember31st's topic in General Nursing

    My little community hospital was paying new grads $30 a few years ago. I think it's gone up since then, but I'm not sure to what. I tend to think of what you "should" be expecting as a fluid...
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    Reading charts

    Sour Lemon replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    I go straight to the work list, which includes upcoming tasks and medication due for all patients. The most pertinent information has already been received in report (hopefully!). At some point...
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    Worried about not getting hired

    Sour Lemon replied to scrunchies's topic in General Nursing

    Possibilities are highly dependent on the job market where you live, unless you're able and willing to move. In some areas, having a foot in the door does nothing to guarantee that you'll be hired on...
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    Those who work 2 days/ week, do you like it?

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse-yThings's topic in General Nursing

    I work one day a week, and of course it's a huge difference from full time. I do pick up a second day once in a while as a favor to various coworkers. I think being able to choose my schedule makes an...
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    New Grad Bad Interview Experience...But Maybe I Still Have A Chance?

    Sour Lemon replied to AnaBanana.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be shocked if any new graduate nailed an interview like that one. For my second nursing job, after two years of experience, I was asked clinical questions for about 45 minutes to one hour. There...
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    Renewing CA license 1st time/CEUs

    Sour Lemon replied to madison_578's topic in General Nursing

    I've used NetCE for the past few renewals, but there are a lot of legitimate companies out there. Most people who plan ahead can complete their hours for free, so the people who sell them tend to be...
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    Being written up

    Sour Lemon replied to Springdaisy04's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to know why they waited a week to write you up, you have to ask them. If I felt like I had been written up unjustly, I'd probably start looking for alternate
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    medical field jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to florida2001's topic in General Nursing

    You'll want to strongly consider the cost of your education verses the wages you'll be likely to earn. Your list of jobs sounds like something a strip-mall, "career college" would advertise. You...
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    Be honest, when do you start working on your CEUs?

    Sour Lemon replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I do them mere minutes before I renew my
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    Would you rather?

    Sour Lemon replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    The first option sounds great, to me. I don't know what your long term goals are,
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    Living with a semi anti-vax husband.

    Sour Lemon replied to reedy22's topic in General Nursing

    He is a grown man, presumably a literate one. He either does not want to understand, or he does understand and just disagrees. Either way, I would stop playing "mommy" and let him
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    OMG, I cannot believe what I did. What I should do now!

    Sour Lemon replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

    That's called a "self preservation instinct", and mine has acted up on occasion, too. A face-to-face admission at a "good" time is usually better when confessing anything to anyone. A text is...
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    Psych RN wants to move to OR, Oncology or ER

    Sour Lemon replied to FloatDaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Your best bet would probably be med/surg, and then transitioning into one of those other areas. You are unlikely to qualify for residencies with seven years of experience, although there may be an...
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    Is it worth it?

    Sour Lemon replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a hard NO, to me. Keep looking for something more
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    Has anybody else switched from an RN job to a CNA job?

    Sour Lemon replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever worked as "the CNA"? I do on occasion, usually when I have a preceptee near the end of their orientation. The "dumping" goes both ways. CNAs pass things to us, but we also pass...
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    2 week notice guilt. Need insight.

    Sour Lemon replied to JulyLeo's topic in General Nursing

    If you're giving proper notice, there's no need to worry about finishing out the schedule. If that worked, employers would write out schedules a year in advance. Besides, if they no longer needed you,...
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    Are LVN/LPN programs a waste of time? BSN ultimate goal.

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurseguysf's topic in General Students

    Did they tell me, personally, what the criteria was? It was posted on their site when I applied. It might have been mentioned to me personally. I can only recall a representative of the program saying...
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    Are LVN/LPN programs a waste of time? BSN ultimate goal.

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurseguysf's topic in General Students

    You might be tired of reading it, but that doesn't mean it's not true. My ADN program considered science GPA - only. I got in as an alternate (10th in line) with a 3.7. Your school may be very...
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    Shortened orientation for staffing needs

    Sour Lemon replied to Lf1995's topic in General Nursing

    As a new graduate, I've had my orientation extended. As an experienced nurse: I've been taken off orientation early for short staffing while the rest of my group stayed on. I agreed to the...