Sour Lemon

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    Unpaid Internship

    Sour Lemon replied to chtzu's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There is some strong opposition to the idea ...just search "unpaid internship" and you'll get plenty of
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    What is your schedule like? Is mine horrible?

    Sour Lemon replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    You must realize that a "good" or "bad" schedule is subjective?? If you don't like your schedule, it's "bad" ...regardless of what other people
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    Nursing Salaries

    Sour Lemon replied to NurseJamieLynne's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you consider cost of living, as well. $30 and hour in some markets is more than $60 an hour in others.
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    Unfair Shift Rotation

    Sour Lemon replied to KHVILLE's topic in General Nursing

    What reason did they give for honoring the other employees' preferences, but not your
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    where to get continuing education requirements done?

    Sour Lemon replied to Christfinn's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer the pay sites because they're quick and easy (and I usually wait until the last minute). How much time do you have? There are freebies out there, but they take a little more effort to find...
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    Unfair Shift Rotation

    Sour Lemon replied to KHVILLE's topic in General Nursing

    Whether or not you have kids or they have kids doesn't matter. Is there a seniority component to this
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    Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

    Sour Lemon replied to markjohnson's topic in Patient Medications

    You're not going to be able to hop online and get the answers when you take and attempt to pass NCLEX. Do your own homework so that you'll be well-prepared when that time
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    Temp job before residency?

    Sour Lemon replied to SnowSeal's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad, would pediatric home health even want you? And do you have a residency spot, or are you just assuming they'll come beating down your door, as well? Seems like there's lot of "counting...
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    My Nursing revocation

    Sour Lemon replied to kimm2524's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Strictly based on the information you've provided here, I'd say let it go and find something else to do with your
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    Social Class and Nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    I see myself as lower middle class. My mother graduated from a high school that focused on religion and home economics and my father was a high school drop out. Although they were quite poor when I...
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    IVPB

    Sour Lemon replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    When you set two of the three variables, the machine will fill in the third variable for you. In this case, you would enter the volume and duration, then the machine would calculate the rate. If you...
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    Alternate to the Tarrant County College nursing program

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

    You really need to check with the program. Rules change, so even if you find someone who has been in your situation, their information may not be accurate. And if it's a current alternate, their...
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    Is it possible to work as an LVN when you are a RN??

    Sour Lemon replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You would still be an RN, but if you're willing to take a pay cut, they might bite. It doesn't hurt to
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    So, what's it like?

    Sour Lemon replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that's it, because I occasionally got admission orders as bad as, "Do whatever you want. I'm going to sleep." They fired a lot of nurses there, too ..nurses who weren't precise or quick...
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    So, what's it like?

    Sour Lemon replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not always entirely serious. ...but I am serious about my employer's comments. It was a physician-owned hospital and the doctors had been complaining about "teaching hospital nurses" and their...
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    So, what's it like?

    Sour Lemon replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Our docs are old, tired, and maybe a little cranky. They want a quick update and to get home to their families ....not to pot-luck and hang out talking about what they did over the weekend. A...
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    Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    Sour Lemon replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    Joint Commission ....Core Measures ...blah, blah, blah. This is not a hard one to figure out. I'm surprised that you haven't heard so much about it that you find it a super-boring topic. I'm not...
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    Problem with co-worker - called racist?

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse071094's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You work with some real
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    suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    Sour Lemon replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not. That's why I answered. The things one can "learn" on google are often beyond ridiculous. Any dim-wit can write something on a website ...and some of them are quite good at sounding...
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    suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    Sour Lemon replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    A new tend? ...not even close. It sounds like that individual had very serious issues long before becoming a
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    Unreliable coworker asks for reference?

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad this hasn't happened to me. While it would be kinder to say "no", I'd be tempted to just give an honest reference (good and bad), if I felt the asker couldn't deal with my refusal in an...
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    Does segregation exist in hospital settings

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

    Oh, yes ...I've seen large rooms with up to five patients in them at a few older hospitals I've worked
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    Beginner LPN of 3 days

    Sour Lemon replied to coconut3431's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It sounds like you have supportive coworkers which is absolutely wonderful to have as a new grad. I would say look at yourself as a work in progress and don't be shy about reaching out for advice when...
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    When "my CNAs are my eyes and ears. That is why I love them" can be used as an excuse

    Sour Lemon replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely keep track of my own patients and do my own assessments. I do believe that CNAs have a duty to report anything grossly abnormal to me, though ...like a sky-high blood pressure that...
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    Does segregation exist in hospital settings

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

    It's been that way at the last few places I've worked. I'll tend to have a room full of three Chinese (or some other ethnicity) patients. Next door, there might be three Koreans. Even bigger...