Sour Lemon

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    Do new grads learn complete physical assessment in todays world???

    Sour Lemon replied to Gods_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, is does seem to be fairly "normal". People often just copy what the person before them charted. I remember accidentally charting "wheezing" once for a new admission. When I came back...
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    Superstitious

    Sour Lemon replied to fcp4life's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a Chinese hospital and there was no fourth floor. It went straight from third to fifth. They also tried for quite a while to come up with a standard dress code, but had difficultly due to...
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    Homework help? Critical thinking, making assumptions etc.

    Sour Lemon replied to EliseB.'s topic in General Nursing

    I would assume the patient fell for the simple fact that hospitalized patients don't typically climb out of their beds and purposely lie down on the floor. I wouldn't chart that he "fell" without...
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    Sour Lemon replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    English is a living language, so people being consistently wrong can actually make something right over time. All these people ya'll are complaining about are simply
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    Ativan and getting punched in the face

    Sour Lemon replied to Happynurse2222's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious how that would work under these specific circumstances. I'm imagining the OP neglecting her other patients, saddling up her unicorn, and riding straight over to Jesus, himself. Obviously,...
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    Tell employer I'm moving in 1 year?

    Sour Lemon replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    Would they tell you if they planned to lay you off after one year? There's your
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    Nursing career? Advice.

    Sour Lemon replied to sparkles226's topic in General Nursing

    You don't sound stable-minded enough to make it through a nursing program at this
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    When to apply?

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on the requirements for applicants. If you're applying for a new-grad posted position that starts in the future, you might be able to do so fairly early. Other positions may specify that...
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I got an admission once with a blood pressure of unstable over dying. When I questioned why the *bleep* the full code patient was sent to med/surg, they said the ICU was out of beds. Since the...
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    Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

    Sour Lemon replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    That's what happened on our unit. We would sing and yell and TRY to make the light change colors for
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    What could've been done

    Sour Lemon replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    I had one that kept de-sating briefly all night, but her pulse increased at the same time. She was fine, otherwise. I wasn't sure what to think of it, but I put her on a continuous pulse-ox in an...
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    How much of a pay cut is too much? Personal opinion

    Sour Lemon replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    I was willing to go as low as $30 from $46ish. The fact that I didn't have to was
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    Do profs usually go over parts of A&P that are relavent to the topic they are teaching?

    Sour Lemon replied to annieelu's topic in General Students

    No, but you'll be free to review the basics on your own as necessary. Classes move so quickly that there's not even time to cover everything that's new. You'll be expected to read and understand quite...
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    1st travel assignment help!

    Sour Lemon replied to dcmartin25's topic in Travel

    What does your contract say about
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    Getting into Nursing school

    Sour Lemon replied to bnnmcb's topic in School, College Programs

    If you call them, they should be able to give you a typical cut-off point for accepted applicants. Good
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    code signs

    Sour Lemon replied to mbarakhan18's topic in General Nursing

    That's such a broad topic ...is there are specific issue or event that you have in mind? Just being sick enough to be in the hospital is an early sign sometimes ...especially on a unit where "patients...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    I think she's trying to say that people have insinuated (or outright said) that she does not have a BSN ...the wording is just very
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    Annoying preceptor advice wanted

    Sour Lemon replied to 0blam0v's topic in General Nursing

    I would grin and bear it. It's a temporary situation, after
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    NCLEX practice question help

    Sour Lemon replied to Charisma20's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've never seen PO antibiotics (instead of IV) for initial treatment of a hospitalized patient with pneumonia. I still would have chosen "D", though. I'm curious too,
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    Socks & clogs??? - Help!!

    Sour Lemon replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    Clogs ...people either hate them or they love them. I love my Danskos, but I have no experience with any other brand. I've never heard of any kind of socks being an issue??? Just wear what you're used...
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    A nurse with a speech impediment

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse_Tickles's topic in General Nursing

    That really is a difficult specialty to break into, as most sick people are elderly- not babies. And while it's not impossible to land an NICU job with an ADN, it might benefit you to go ahead and get...
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    New Grad Nurse

    Sour Lemon replied to k.green17's topic in General Nursing

    Where in
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    A nurse with a speech impediment

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse_Tickles's topic in General Nursing

    It can be hard to break into acute care with only SNF experience. Your stuttering may have nothing to do with
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    I had good clinical days and less than ideal ones. I made the best of them, got my grade, and moved on. Why are you so desperate to be a victim? What are you getting out of "calling out" some unnamed,...
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    As a new grad, or nurse in general, are jobs abundant, or scarce where you live?

    Sour Lemon replied to bear94's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Southern California and would say it's easy after a few years of experience and difficult as a new