Sour Lemon

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    Any nursing colleges that accept a 2.9 GPA?

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

    My ADN program had a minimum requirement of 2.5, but in reality, the 2.5s didn't actually have a chance unless no one "better" applied. I had a GPA of 3.7 and only got in as an
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

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

    July really is a busy month for vacations, and if you're one of the newer staff members on the unit, I can see how you'd get denied. If the date were super-important to me, I'd probably resign before...
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    ABSN Programs With High Acceptance Rates

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

    "Easy to get into" and "outrageously expensive" pretty much go hand in hand. And from what I understand, a "pre-liscensure program" is for BSN students who are not already RNs. Alternately, there are...
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    Does your hospital use disposable blood pressure cuffs?

    Sour Lemon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, every patient has their own cuff. I absolutely love it. I've never worked in a hospital that did it that way before
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    Tattoos

    Sour Lemon replied to nicolereynen's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it in a place that's so difficult to cover and to keep clean while covered. Some jobs may allow it, but many will
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    Don't be an Autobot

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I think most people don't figure it out!! I guess I'm not sure though, because I've always ignored the requirement (when it was one). I didn't even have time to tell the patient, "I...
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    Don't be an Autobot

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    One of the questions is about controlling pain, so we're supposed to make comments to the patient like, "Good! Your pain is at a 7 instead of an 8. We're controlling your
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    Falsifying documentation

    Sour Lemon replied to jigi888's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it would depend on the exact history and whether or not I had personal involvement. If I'd "heard" things, but not experienced them, I'd still talk to her. If I'd experienced things and talked...
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    Re applying for Nclex-RN exam in CA

    Sour Lemon replied to Bella2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wonder if you might have exceeded the time limit to re-apply? I seem to remember that when I applied by endorsement, they only kept records for one year. I'm going by memory, though ...and I was...
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    Re applying for Nclex-RN exam in CA

    Sour Lemon replied to Bella2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Repeat/Reapply for
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    Filipino Registered Nurse planning to take TX NCLEX-RN

    Sour Lemon replied to celicaj's topic in Nurse Registration

    I can't get far enough along to tell as I do not have the proper information to enter.
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    In Rn school but need a job to get experience

    Sour Lemon replied to Momof3kiddos's topic in General Nursing

    MA is a dead-end sort of job, where as nursing is something that can be built on over time. If you don't want further education and responsibility, MA may be a good option for you. I'm under the...
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    Feeling VERY Incompetent

    Sour Lemon replied to kyfitch's topic in General Nursing

    If that's your real picture, you should probably change it. It's never great to ever have your real picture on this type of message board, but it's even worse if you want to vent about your perceived...
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    Oh cool! I just noticed my posts and like count!

    Sour Lemon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if my deleted "off-topic" posts are included in my count? In any case, I obviously talk way too much. I never noticed my number of posts until you pointed out
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    It blew me away, too ...that was pretty much the whole point of my original complaint. The report given prior to the patient's transfer left out quite a few important details!! ...and the supervisor...
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    At that hospital, we called for orders after our patients arrived to the floor. Sometimes telemetry monitoring was ordered, and sometimes it was not. In obvious cases, like "chest pain" admits, we'd...
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    CNA

    Sour Lemon replied to tortillas26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No, that's just grounds for getting fired and possibly not being able to find another
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    New grad application question

    Sour Lemon replied to lola8penny's topic in General Nursing

    The clinical experiences are a required part of any nursing program. Just saying you graduated accounts for them. They are not the type experience that the application(s) are asking
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    Filipino Registered Nurse planning to take TX NCLEX-RN

    Sour Lemon replied to celicaj's topic in Nurse Registration

    Try here: https://uenroll.identogo.com/#/workflows/11G64G There is a PDF form in the instructions with the above link in it, but I can't link the PDF form,
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    There was no dedicated telemetry (or step down) unit at that hospital, but we were able to do telemetry monitoring in our med/surg. It was a two-story community
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    Filipino Registered Nurse planning to take TX NCLEX-RN

    Sour Lemon replied to celicaj's topic in Nurse Registration

    Have you looked on the Texas BON site, itself? In the off-chance that you haven't, scroll down to the very bottom of this page for "International Candidates" instructions: Texas Board of Nursing -...
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    Hunting down the California BRN

    Sour Lemon replied to benjaeli's topic in General Nursing

    Renewals are much smoother, thank goodness. I couldn't go through the initial frustration on a regular
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    Hunting down the California BRN

    Sour Lemon replied to benjaeli's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to start the endorsement process
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    Hunting down the California BRN

    Sour Lemon replied to benjaeli's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think getting sympathy from the CA BON is a bigger
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    Hunting down the California BRN

    Sour Lemon replied to benjaeli's topic in General Nursing

    Crying is great, isn't it? I even managed to get out of jail once by