Sour Lemon

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    Flight Nurse

    Sour Lemon replied to MReg's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I have a relative that used to do some flight nursing for NICU patients. She worked in a top level NICU for about 15 years first and was certified in "everything". She also worked in the hospital NICU...
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    Good Hospital Bad Unit, or Bad Hospital Good Unit?

    Sour Lemon replied to maraacaitlinn's topic in General Nursing

    When you say, "take the job", has it actually been offered to you yet? If not, I'd apply, see if I got an interview and go from there. As of yet, there's not much of a decision to
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    California marijuana legalization

    Sour Lemon replied to Elky's topic in General Nursing

    I've never known a hospital (or other nurse employer) that didn't drug test as a condition of employment and require consent for random drug testing on top of that. And yes, you will be fired if you...
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    Applying for licensure in another state

    Sour Lemon replied to Javannah1's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, no. The information required must still originate from you. I don't see how a third party could possibly speed things up as that's just adding an additional step ...and a third party...
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    RN thinking of quitting job b/c of IV's.

    Sour Lemon replied to Phe12's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, the OP might not wish to be identified by name on an internet message board. Consider editing it
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    Friend asked to cheat off me from exam?

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

    You're not describing "passive-aggressive" behavior, you're describing "passive" behavior. "Passive -aggressive" could involve something like agreeing to her request to cheat, and then deliberately...
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    California Licensure by Endorsement Help!

    Sour Lemon replied to marlaelizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with this 100%, the California BON are not good communicators. You pretty much need to show up in person to have a good chance of speaking with someone. If you can't do that, follow the...
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    How do you deal with workplace drama?

    Sour Lemon replied to laurennnxo26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would do a lot of listening and NO talking ...about anyone or
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    How have electronic medical records impacted your nursing practice? (nursing student resea

    Sour Lemon replied to devinursing's topic in General Nursing

    I have never known anything
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    It's not going to go well for either side. The floor nurse won't have time to actually show up in a reasonable amount of time. The ED nurse won't be able to drop what they're doing for report when the...
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    Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    Sour Lemon replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in ICU, but we commonly give unfamiliar floats and travelers a slightly heavier assignment. It's not to be mean or unappreciative, it's because the regular employees need to be more available...
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    Best schedule for a mom with small children

    Sour Lemon replied to ottersloveoysters's topic in General Nursing

    In that case, it's really just a matter of personal preference. My ideal schedule would be three, eight hour, 11PM -7AM
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    Input Needed - What brand of scrubs do you prefer?

    Sour Lemon replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Grey's Anatomy ....for comfort and because they have more shape than a potato sack. I like the wide variety of colors, as
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    Pre-Nursing Student

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

    It's unclear what sort of advice you're looking for since you start off by saying that you've already made a
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    Feeling discouraged low grade please help

    Sour Lemon replied to Stella36's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on the specific program that you plan to apply to. They're all different. Don't waste time and money re-taking anything until you know what actually counts and what
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    Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    Sour Lemon replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer to have the same patients back if I worked the night before, but it doesn't always happen for various reasons. It's simply not possible to accommodate every nurse's preferences and whims....
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    Ethics help!

    Sour Lemon replied to KatieFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm scared to ask exactly what you're hoping to
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    Cheating in nursing school

    Sour Lemon replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    I don't think you'll get very far with this. It's just not detailed enough. Which students were asking for answers and which students were giving them? What are the exact answers they were given (and...
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    OB/GYN Nurses have any of your patients pretended to be married for fertility help...

    Sour Lemon replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    We are no longer living in 1969. My own fertility doctor had two children with a surrogate and egg donor before eventually getting married. The only barrier to fertility treatment these days is
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    "On Call"

    Sour Lemon replied to MedicineAndMuscles's topic in General Nursing

    It happens frequently at the worst hospitals. What they're typically trying to do is max out every nurse and have a little staff as possible ...even if it means moving patients back and forth between...
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    Need helpful Advice LVN or RN route

    Sour Lemon replied to Md2017's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure that you have a realistic shot at employment is your market as a new graduate LVN. I'm in Southern California, but I know a few LVNs who have not managed to find nursing work, at all. One...
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    Switch Shifts?

    Sour Lemon replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That does suck ...because those types will usually call and email you relentlessly when they want something from
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    Rant: subservient RNs

    Sour Lemon replied to target98765's topic in General Nursing

    Devil's advocate: Changing a wet patient is not always a priority. I think it can actually be more important to finish a procedure and get them out from under anesthesia. Every case is different, of...
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    How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    Sour Lemon replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    The grass is always greener on the other side of the
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    Student not interested in subject matter

    Sour Lemon replied to Aspienurse89's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You don't have to be "into it", but you do need to have some understanding and a willingness the add to the depth of that