Sour Lemon

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    Team Huddle: The Right Way to Start Your Day

    Sour Lemon replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure there's a great way to say this without being offensive, but I checked out your profile and the first thing I saw was: "I am a new graduate and have been working in med/surg for ~7 months...
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    HELP! Retaking NCLEX due to expired license after passing it 8 years ago?!

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

    There may be a lot you can do with a BSN, but experience is going to be a huge factor in a lot of cases. Taking NCLEX again, and not working again, seems a little pointless. Spending more time in...
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    Haven't worked since I graduated

    Sour Lemon replied to nnasser83's topic in General Nursing

    I am intrigued. And you live in a lucky sort of place. Have you applied anywhere? Gotten any responses, at all? Is your availability wide open? Have you considered a refresher course? Are you able to...
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    Haven't worked since I graduated

    Sour Lemon replied to nnasser83's topic in General Nursing

    Your state's BON site would be the first place to start. Did you take and pass NCLEX? Have you ever been licensed at any time? This will be about more than your resume, unfortunately. You may no...
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    Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Sour Lemon replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth (not much unfortunately), you sound lovely. I think I would hire you just from your responses on this forum. If only I had the power.
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    Excessive smoke breaks

    Sour Lemon replied to ProgressiveActivist's topic in General Nursing

    Hi House, This is a zombie thread from 2011. The people you're responding to have not be around for several
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    CA Licensure vs TX

    Sour Lemon replied to jchav02's topic in General Nursing

    No. No. No. I applied by endorsement. There was no ATT needed, and it still took a little longer than the estimated time. They seem to be VERY understaffed. I've seen it suggested that there's one...
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    Help!! Med Surg vs Tele Position

    Sour Lemon replied to calexand12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what med/surg oncology means. Is it all oncology? Is it a mix of oncology and everything else? Tele would probably be more versatile, but you give no indication of what your long-term...
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    CA Licensure vs TX

    Sour Lemon replied to jchav02's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of nursing assistants who were not hired on as nurses after completing nursing school. There were either too few new grad positions, or the hospital didn't hire new grads, at all. This...
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    Help cbd oil user!!

    Sour Lemon replied to ChiChi623's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think I would go to five different places and pay for five different tests,
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    Tashonna Ward

    Sour Lemon replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I'm inclined to think B is closer to the truth. We don't know who else was being treated in that ER at that time. And despite this patient's difficulties, she was "okay" enough to walk out and drive...
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    Is it possible for a manager to smile too often?

    Sour Lemon replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I love to laugh and play at work. If circumstances were miserable for the floor nurses and the managers were having the time of their lives, that might be annoying, though. I remember once at my first...
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    CA Licensure vs TX

    Sour Lemon replied to jchav02's topic in General Nursing

    There is no benefit to getting a Texas license if you're not going to work in Texas. Yes, it's much faster, but it will not allow you to work in California and it won't speed up the process of getting...
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    TikTok Nurses Drama

    Sour Lemon replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, sort of. As someone else pointed out, married people do get STDs from their cheating partners. It doesn't seem especially uncommon,
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    so lost

    Sour Lemon replied to Idkwhattoput's topic in General Nursing

    Would you have the option to choose if you resigned and applied externally? Unless you live in some sort of utopia, I can't imagine they'll be eager to hire you back on so soon after you quit. I would...
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    Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Sour Lemon replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe "blank slate" is going a little too far. ? I'd just make it very clear that I was interested in learning everything from the ground up, and well aware of my novice
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    Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Sour Lemon replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best thing for older new graduates to do is present themselves as nearly blank slates. For entry level positions, managers seem to want individuals who are pliable. "Life experience" can...
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    TikTok Nurses Drama

    Sour Lemon replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    She wanted attention, and she got attention. What's the
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    Patients in Med Surg Needing 1:1

    Sour Lemon replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    The "some reason" is money. 1:1 care is expensive. Just chart your attempted interventions (contacting family, notifying MD, teaching, etc.) and do the best you can. People do fall in hospitals. I...
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    Residency or not?

    Sour Lemon replied to BreH's topic in General Nursing

    Apply to everything and see who actually calls back. You may not even have a choice. Every facility has some sort of training for new graduates, whether they call it a "residency", or not. See what...
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    Surge Pay

    Sour Lemon replied to Icualltheway's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like the focus should be on better staffing. I've worked at facilities that pay $10 an hour extra, or just offer a few hundred dollars for the day in addition to overtime. It's still not...
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    Oversight from nonclinical staff?

    Sour Lemon replied to nursesunny's topic in General Nursing

    This is an impossible question to answer without details, although it may be unwise to provide them here and
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    New Ohio law would let families put cameras in nursing home rooms

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursingstudent___'s topic in General Nursing

    "Pay me more and I won't strike your father." "Give me a five dollar raise, and I won't spend three hours in the supply closet ignoring call lights." I'm always puzzled when I see people suggest...
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    Need advice!

    Sour Lemon replied to jennsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be discouraging, but it sounds like you're describing acute care med/surg, too. The ratio is lower, and that's the one positive thing, but the patients also have acute issues which can create...
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    Help

    Sour Lemon replied to AnonymousGuest's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like they're often not aware, as this comes up every year. There are always a few people who disqualify themselves without realizing it ...until they get their