Sour Lemon

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    Written Up

    Sour Lemon replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    I do all of these things, at times. My doctor also gave opiates and ibuprofen together every six hours after both of my deliveries. I don't think it's "crappy nursing" at all and I've never worked in...
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    Can they just switch me from days to nights?

    Sour Lemon replied to GamerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You should definitely ask about it. There may be other people who want day shift and can be moved instead. And hopefully this is not the case, but flipping someone's schedule is a fairly common tactic...
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    Written Up

    Sour Lemon replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    In one place I worked, the "STAT" order would have allowed an override and immediate administration. Our pharmacy could take 4-6 hours (or longer) to profile routine medication orders. I would have...
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    Outpatient New Grad Opportunity

    Sour Lemon replied to Nursekaty19's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you have a definite comfort zone, but I think acute care experience might be more helpful. You should at least try for L&D ...or mother and baby,
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    Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    Sour Lemon replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    It might be harder. The types of jobs new grads qualify for tend to be strenuous. You could be judged for your age. And if you're an "old new grad" who took a while to seek their first job, that could...
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    Application process

    Sour Lemon replied to Dyanandmishael's topic in General Nursing

    You may submit it right
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    Written Up

    Sour Lemon replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    That explains a lot. Evil goes where a daisy award goes. They’re practically like pink slips. Accept one and you’ll be fired very
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    Ads For Health Coach Course

    Sour Lemon replied to Katillac's topic in General Nursing

    This is a newish trend in advertising. It's more "natural" and "believable". You'll see an abundance of these types of endorsements if you turn on your television during the daytime, too. To anyone...
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    CNA to RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Mary3010's topic in General Nursing

    I wish CNAs could also work as RNs for a few years ...for similar
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    Moving from LTC to the hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to Lovejday1's topic in General Nursing

    My last employer started hiring six LTC nurses a year instead of six new grads. They did
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    Anti-vax parents sue to keep kids in school

    Sour Lemon replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Where are these kids when they're not in school? It seems like they'd still be out in the community and around other
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    Weird Interview!?

    Sour Lemon replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a goofy person myself, I would have interpreted her behavior as goofy and a bit flippant ...right up my alley. I'd be excited about the
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    Written Up

    Sour Lemon replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think the orders were very clear. What varies are unit culture and nursing judgement. I don't even think there was an "error" in judgement ...just a difference of opinion. If we're looking...
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    Written Up

    Sour Lemon replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about the write up since there was no technical fault, at least as I see it. I would have spaced them out a little bit, though. Maybe the patient couldn't sleep because she was anxious...
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    Free teaching labor

    Sour Lemon replied to Theresasnakeinmyboot's topic in General Nursing

    I've never gotten paid more for having a student, only for precepting a new hire. I've also never felt responsible for teaching a student. Students actually like me. I tend to start with one and end...
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    CNA to RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Mary3010's topic in General Nursing

    I've known CNAs who went to school to become RNs. They seem to struggle as much as anyone with their first nursing jobs. Again, CNAs do a very small fraction of everything a nurse does. You can't get...
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    Life in Prison for Doctor in Opioid OD Death

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Safer" ...because at the very least, he knew what he was actually taking. The scare quotes are important here,
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    Life in Prison for Doctor in Opioid OD Death

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    He's certainly a shady character, but I don't believe he caused anyone's death. The victim would have gotten his drugs one way or another, and ironically, this way was actually "safer" than buying...
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    Associates if I don't get into a BSN program?

    Sour Lemon replied to n0rse's topic in General Nursing

    It is confusing, now that I see LVN thrown in at the end of the paragraph. Maybe it's a program that allows candidates to test for LVN after the first year before going on to earn an ADN in their...
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    Associates if I don't get into a BSN program?

    Sour Lemon replied to n0rse's topic in General Nursing

    I got into my ADN program as an tenth alternate. My GPA was 3.7, one of the lowest. ADN may or may not make sense for you depending on multiple factors, but don't assume that it will be easier to get...
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    Feeling Trapped!

    Sour Lemon replied to RNfindingherway's topic in General Nursing

    Are you transferring to another position in the same
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    CNA to RN

    Sour Lemon replied to Mary3010's topic in General Nursing

    A CNA does a very small portion of what an RN does and being a CNA won't help you become an RN faster. I do think there are some benefits to becoming a CNA before becoming a nurse or nursing student,...
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    Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

    Sour Lemon replied to ScaredRN's topic in Emergency

    I said no. ? I still float there on occasion, but it will never be my full time gig. I think I saw in another thread that you've only applied for two jobs and very recently? You're not out of the...
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    Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

    Sour Lemon replied to ScaredRN's topic in Emergency

    I don't feel like ER is that competitive. The last two places I worked tried to recruit me for ER when I floated there occasionally as a helper. Granted, they were little ERs and the job was not so...
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    Robot tells man he'll be dead in hours

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The more I think about it, I have a problem with the "robot" aspect of the claim, too. A "robot" didn't tell anyone anything at anytime. It was a video call from a human