Sour Lemon

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    Does it get easier after anatomy class?

    Sour Lemon replied to Elsa15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I do much better with thinking and application than I do with memorization, so the opposite was true for
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    Medical Assistant Exam at Santa Clara VMC

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

    This thread is six years old. It's very likely that the exam has changed since then and the OP hasn't been around for quite some time,
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    Frequent cancellations

    Sour Lemon replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    True, and yet I understand things from the hospital's perspective. It takes at least 3-4 weeks to hire a new (experienced) nurse and push them through orientation (which is often once a month). It...
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    Hoag L&D New Grad Interview Advice

    Sour Lemon replied to ry.rn86's topic in General Nursing

    This thread recently came up. Read post 28, if nothing else...
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    Action plan for discipline?

    Sour Lemon replied to NewRNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    Well, what are your thoughts about why this happened and what you could have done differently to ensure a better outcome? Start by writing them out, then organize
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    Frequent cancellations

    Sour Lemon replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    He did change it, but the thought of Keanu getting his hours cut and having his orientation extended is somewhat
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    How to politely tell a patient "do it yourself"

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

    I tell them my job as a nurse is to help them maintain optimal independence by NOT doing things for them that them could do for themselves. A healthy body and mind need to stay active. They need to...
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    Frequent cancellations

    Sour Lemon replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    Every place I've worked fluctuates between being extremely overstaffed to extremely understaffed. The fact that they're willing to extend your orientation if you're not "there" yet is a good thing. As...
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    Fentanyl Patch med error

    Sour Lemon replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    I would have asked her how she preferred I handle similar situations in the future, let her back-peddle for a few minutes, then gotten on with my
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    ADN new grad jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to taylor92's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they do ....but in some saturated markets, the BSN is very heavily favored. You really need input from people in your specific area (unless you're able and willing to
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    shall i leave my job?

    Sour Lemon replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    Leave after you've secured a new job ...or when the stress of your job outweighs the stress of having no money to eat or pay
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    Taking the Nclex for the 5th time 2016

    Sour Lemon replied to hpalmer23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed on the first try without studying anything ...and I was a B/C student. My manner has always been to read about and understand the "big picture". Although I was unfamiliar with some of the...
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    Is it okay to look for another job?

    Sour Lemon replied to kmend11's topic in General Nursing

    People don't take chances on new grads because they care about their professional development, they do it because they desperately need the staff and don't want to pay higher wages to nurses with...
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    How do you chart?

    Sour Lemon replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    I never include history in my assessment ...just the patient's current
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    RN that mixes meds in residents food and ask CNA to feed

    Sour Lemon replied to summerzippsalong's topic in General Nursing

    I've given crushed medication to CNAs to administer to patients, although I was standing by when they did it. I verified the dose, patient, etc., then turned it over. Sometimes patients are only...
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    Applying for Nursing School With Military Background

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

    Programs calculate eligibility in different ways. Mine considered the GPA of hard sciences only and I got into school as an alternate with a
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    Med-Surg first or OR?

    Sour Lemon replied to Yive's topic in Nursing Career

    I think of med/surg as "security". If there's only one type of nursing in any particular place, it's likely to be med/surg. There also seem to be more med/surg positions available than any other type....
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    Getting a job after having a baby

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursem17007's topic in Nursing Career

    I "decided" to have a baby seven years ago and only recently made it happen with lots of money and lots of science. Babies don't always come when you plan for them to. Your age, how many kids you...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    Sour Lemon replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you're way too nice. If she's missing something, she needs to look within herself. What are we teaching people with "poor coping skills" when we give them exactly what they want for acting like...
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    Calling report to the floor.

    Sour Lemon replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    By "get to triage", I just mean that the guy with the toe infection can be kept waiting when the ambulance with the MI rolls in. Once they get to the floor, they're on more of a schedule. Luckily,...
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    Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I see it in a lot of people ...particularly Hispanic people, but Native Americans had African slaves and were well known to mix with them,
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    A year since graduation & not working

    Sour Lemon replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    If you're just finishing a BSN program and you just became licensed, you should easily qualify as a new grad despite the fact that you "sort of" earned a degree at a prior time. Are employers telling...
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    NICU

    Sour Lemon replied to Ty96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will specialize after graduation (assuming you're in the USA). As far as getting into nursing school, you need to look at the programs you're interested in to see what prerequisites they require...
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    New RN Grad wanting to move to San Fernando Valley

    Sour Lemon replied to lexy2992's topic in General Nursing

    Anywhere in the LA area is rough for new grads ...especially without a BSN. You'd probably have a much better shot if you got a year of experience and then tried to move. It's not impossible, just...
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    Your funniest "are you serious?!?!" MIDAS report

    Sour Lemon replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    It's an incident