Sour Lemon

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    1 year Home Health RN looking to transition to Hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to Jammindude's topic in General Nursing

    Home health isn't an ideal stepping stone to hospital nursing ...and as an experienced nurse, you wouldn't be likely to qualify for an extensive new-grad orientation. It's a tough position to be in. I...
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    On Call?

    Sour Lemon replied to 5yearsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some people don't mind being on call, but I hate it and will avoid it whenever possible. A few dollars an hour is not enough for me to feel good about putting my personal life on hold. What if I want...
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    Mothering, Nursing & Education

    Sour Lemon replied to lovemags's topic in General Nursing

    At age 33, you may not have a lot of time to play with. Best case scenario is that you're only "over the fertility hill" and not to the bottom of it yet. If the baby is important to you, my advice is...
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    LPN to RN pay change

    Sour Lemon replied to Ivo3carter's topic in General Nursing

    It could go either way. Some facilities don't count LVN experience at all for RN positions. Others give some credit. You need to ask your
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    I hate that everyone knows I speak Spanish !

    Sour Lemon replied to LilimoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I woke up thinking about this thread and something that happened to me frequently at my last job. I don't speak any languages other than English. I also worked with a very large percentage of...
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    I hate that everyone knows I speak Spanish !

    Sour Lemon replied to LilimoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you're asking for favors in return!! "Sure, I'll go talk to your patient ...but could you start tying to get a working IV in room 302? I'm falling a little
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    Rejected from BSN accelerated program

    Sour Lemon replied to s14emmy's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You might want to check with the program(s) you're specifically interested in. Every school has different admission
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    New Grad switched to different floor during orientation, can I asked to be switched back?

    Sour Lemon replied to dreamer56's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you can ask ...just understand that they might say no. I would talk about the positive connections on your old floor, but leave out the part about not feeling motivated to come to work on...
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    Nursing jobs that are not in the emergency department?

    Sour Lemon replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a few: https://allnurses.com/nursing-specialties/ You're
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    Charge Nurse

    Sour Lemon replied to nursestudent15's topic in General Nursing

    I've found that it varies quite a bit, as well. At a hospital where the charge nurse has little responsibility, anyone six months in or more might be assigned the role. Where I'm at now, the charges...
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    Manipulating Glucometer?

    Sour Lemon replied to lreddick's topic in General Nursing

    If it's that difficult for patients to get a snack, that's a problem in
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    Administration of PRN narcs too close to scheduled meds??

    Sour Lemon replied to pumpkinspice's topic in Patient Medications

    I treat them as separate
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    Applying for a job listed as FT but u need PT?

    Sour Lemon replied to xxdiscoxxheaven's topic in General Nursing

    It could go either way. I have co-workers who wanted per diem or part time, but were told it was full time or nothing. It's worth exploring,
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    Nursing Pre Req

    Sour Lemon replied to ashleymel3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Those are heavier classes with labs ....so more like six classes. Unless you are very capable academically, it would probably be better to break them up. Passing may not be enough. You ideally want As...
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    TO ALL GRADUATING RN STUDENTS IN CA: BEWARE..(please read my advice and rant)

    Sour Lemon replied to couth77's topic in Nursing Career

    Even "the most minor DUI possible" will commonly get one put on probation (and all the substance monitoring that goes along with it) with the California BON. Lying by omission might not have done much...
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    LGBTQI and Psych Nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to medic1969's topic in Psychiatric

    I've only worked in behavioral health for about a year. I can't think of any transgender patients that I've had. I've had gay/lesbian patients, but that's not what landed them on the unit. The only...
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    Vitamins are a controlled substance?

    Sour Lemon replied to Volley88's topic in Patient Medications

    My best guess is they might be a high-theft item. I've seen required counts come up for weird, over-the counter things, like Monistat. Maybe some people would prefer to take it than buy it- both for...
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    In desperate need of advice...being bullied at work.

    Sour Lemon replied to HeatherRNLove's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see bullying here ...at least not from what you've said. I don't understand why your coworker "lost her mind" on you, though. You say she was "viscous", but it's unclear what she actually said...
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    Patient called me idiot WWYD?

    Sour Lemon replied to 321Ken's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always agree with them! Then there's nothing left to discuss and I can get on with my
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    Are your pre-req grades a predictor of your grades in nursing school?

    Sour Lemon replied to jss1985's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some people find prerequisites more challenging and some people find nursing classes more challenging. Would I would caution is that you pay close attention to how the program(s) you're interested...
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    Family videotaping patient care

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those are very difficult types of families to deal with. Sometimes they pass the denial stage and sometimes they do not. You would have been "wrong" no matter what you did or how quickly you did it....
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    Temporary License in California, Wait time ?

    Sour Lemon replied to rn-aspirant's topic in General Nursing

    A temporary license is only a few weeks faster: Processing Times You might as well just wait, at this
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    Don't flame me for this

    Sour Lemon replied to future_RN, CNA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It could be that some males are more assertive. Beyond that, I only have one thing to add... I commonly hear CNAs complain that they're asked to do one thing while in the middle of an alternate task....
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    Any nurses with mental illness?

    Sour Lemon replied to CaliSarah's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Before deciding on a path, be aware that most clinic "nurses" are actually medical assistants. And when clinics do hire actual nurses, the pay is often much lower than it would be in a hospital...
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    Disapointed with nursing...

    Sour Lemon replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was a clerk (in various places) for many years before I became a nurse. In my experience, they're quite different. I don't necessarily need to be face to face with patients for the majority of...