Sour Lemon

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    15 lb weight lifting restriction / light duty

    Sour Lemon replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've experienced, "light duty" translates to, "Don't come to work until you can actually do your job." There are no accommodations beyond time off at many
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    Respect For Nurses

    Sour Lemon replied to RNGummy40's topic in General Nursing

    Is sounds like she was just making "silly" conversation to move the day along ...doesn't seem like a well thought out opinion or anything to get offended by. But I guess you hadn't had your caffeine,...
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    Dirty bed sheets/RN/CNA/UAP/CP

    Sour Lemon replied to STUNUR321's topic in General Students

    You're going to have SO many other things to worry about besides bed sheets. Have you come in contact with semi-private rooms where patients are separated by a curtain hanging from the ceiling? I've...
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    California nursing endorsement

    Sour Lemon replied to backsu2's topic in General Nursing

    "Should" you pay again? If that's what they require and you want a California license, then I guess you'll have to. Hopefully it was some sort of error, though. A normal RN applicant has one year to...
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    High risk pregnancy and floor nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to diane1990's topic in General Nursing

    How will changing jobs at this point affect your insurance? Would anyone even hire you? Do you work full time? Are you in
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    Where are the best places to get an office job

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursetaylor3's topic in General Nursing

    Office jobs for RNs are few and far between ...especially RNs with limited experience. I have no idea what types of places might be available in your small town ...checking job listings in your area...
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    I Have a question

    Sour Lemon replied to 111170's topic in General Nursing

    It could be difficult (or impossible) depending on the staff available at any given time. I'm sure they'll accommodate him if they can,
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    Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    Sour Lemon replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    We have a free charge 99% of the time at my current hospital. Occasionally, the charge has to pick up one or two of the easiest patients. At the first hospital I worked at, the charge had seven...
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    How long does it take to feel like you know what you're doing?

    Sour Lemon replied to RN416's topic in General Nursing

    I've always heard 2 years to feel "OK" and seven years to feel "competent". I'm in my seventh year and would say it's been true for me. There is still a LOT more to learn, though (of
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    Would you suggest a different drug brand to a patient?

    Sour Lemon replied to MunoRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I probably wouldn't "suggest" it ...but I would mention it and answer the patient's questions if any came
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    Would you work outside of your scope of practice to save a life?

    Sour Lemon replied to metallaces's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've given D50 more times than I can count with no order ...but by "procedure" I am thinking something more along the lines of intubation. I would act if I knew damn sure what I was doing and there...
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    Tonic clinic seizure no hx of seizure

    Sour Lemon replied to Islandpearl's topic in General Nursing

    ...sounds more like a rapid response, to me. A code blue would be appropriate if the patient stopped breathing and had no
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    What do your CNAs do and do they do it without being told?

    Sour Lemon replied to lleppell's topic in General Nursing

    The CNAs I work with now are unbelievably wonderful. They'll come across me cleaning a patient and take over, although I assure them that I have plenty of time. They are very self-directed and...
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    Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    Sour Lemon replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    I would keep it to myself for now, although it's far from the worst thing you could have done. I've found vials of morphine/dilaudid on counters before ...not good, but it does happen occasionally. If...
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    Charge Nurse dividing Assignments

    Sour Lemon replied to aloha16's topic in General Nursing

    If an assignment is very unbalanced, it's appropriate to speak up in a respectful manner. In a lot of cases, the nurse who made the assignment just may not be fully aware of the circumstances. They'll...
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    Nurses Notes - A Thing of the Past?

    Sour Lemon replied to Smb411's topic in General Nursing

    I only write them for about half my patients, and I only write what I cannot document with "clicks". There's too much risk of conflicting (assessment does change throughout a shift) and when...
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    panic attacks after patient incident

    Sour Lemon replied to lasperanza's topic in General Nursing

    I've had "assisted falls" happen more times than I can count. I haven't had a patient get harmed, but that's only because I've been lucky so far. I don't have super-human strength and you probably...
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    Med/ surg nurse to patient ratio

    Sour Lemon replied to aloha16's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a new grad has a med/surg ratio of 1:8 ...and each RN was assigned an LVN to cover. The LVN also had 8 patients. Now I have up to 5, and it's pretty rare for me to even have that
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    How much can you afford in student loan debt?

    Sour Lemon replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

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    Your impression of a nurse working on an ambulance

    Sour Lemon replied to ClayH's topic in General Nursing

    They always sound tired and depressed. They never introduce themselves and I'm usually wondering "Who the **** is this?" for a while before I finally figure it out. They seem competent enough, but...
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    Both spouses working overnights with a newborn... are we crazy?

    Sour Lemon replied to Mindylane's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I both work overnight, although he is not a nurse. He works 4 ten hour nights a week and I work one to two 12 hour shifts a week. Being per diem allows me to choose the days I'm...
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    ADN vs BSN

    Sour Lemon replied to kerri76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your location matters- a lot. So do your ultimate nursing goals. Some thought should also be given to the cost of your education and how you're going to pay for it. It's an investment in yourself, and...
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    Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    Sour Lemon replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    Being a student is very different from being an actual nurse. You have no
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    Overtime pay

    Sour Lemon replied to BennyRsMom's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in two hospitals in California. Both paid double-time after more than 12 hours in one day and one paid time and a half after more than 8 hours in one day (so 4 hours of overtime every...
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    Has anyone overmedicated a pt?

    Sour Lemon replied to jl18's topic in General Nursing

    I learned the hard way to let some of the "tasks" go and focus on the big picture. I can justify skipping an accucheck on an alert, oriented, well-educated diabetic who always has a result between 90...