Sour Lemon

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    Hospitals paying for your stay?

    Sour Lemon replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    I did work with some new graduates who received relocation assistance when I lived in South Texas ten years ago. I've never heard of interview expenses being paid for. It might not hurt to request...
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    Pay Differential

    Sour Lemon replied to gravy94's topic in General Nursing

    It’s facility
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    Vent

    Sour Lemon replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

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    Vent

    Sour Lemon replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    I usually skip mandatory meetings and haven't been fired from any job yet ...but once, my DON caught me walking out the door and walked me to a meeting. Damn. I have never been so infuriated in my...
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    Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    Sour Lemon replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    Diet teaching is fine if it's based on well-established guidelines. I don't think it's appropriate to teach something that hasn't been well-established for the patient's specific needs, though...
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    I need my instructor

    Sour Lemon replied to SquatsNScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    It was normal in my program about 9-10 years
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    Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    Sour Lemon replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    They're not all that way ...but the ones you hear from frequently may
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    Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    Sour Lemon replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would depend on what they were asking or what their specific issue(s) are ...but in general, dietary consult is the way to
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    A year and a half into ICU nursing and still not feeling like I'm getting it

    Sour Lemon replied to salexandra's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard it takes two years to feel OK and seven years to feel competent to handle most things. I've found that to be true for
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    Is an MSN worth it?

    Sour Lemon replied to dani2tall's topic in General Nursing

    People always ask, "Is it worth it?" without defining what "it" actually is ...and while providing no clue to what their actual, long-term goals are. I wouldn't spend time and money furthering my...
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Sour Lemon replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd take it a step further and say that many of the patients in these facilities shouldn't exist, either. Seeing these patients come to acute care to be "saved" over and over again is the absolute...
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    Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    Sour Lemon replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Serious question ...is there any reason why you don't go lay
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    Would you do this

    Sour Lemon replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    None months can be a very short amount of time or a very long amount of time. It's relative to the amount of experience you already have, IMO. Any time off for medical reasons should be explained as a...
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    Scope Of Practice Question

    Sour Lemon replied to RN0313's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds incredibly stupid. Have they given you any reason why they think this is a good idea? ...or even
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    Phenergan Abuse?

    Sour Lemon replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    IV is preferred over IM, too. It does seem to have a sedating effect, from what I’ve observed. The past two hospitals I’ve worked at don’t use the stuff ...at least not routinely and never
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    Conflict of Interest

    Sour Lemon replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts are ...he's not a nurse or a nursing student, and his story (assuming he actually exists) is better suited to the reddit
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    when should i tell my manager i'm pregnant?

    Sour Lemon replied to smiley28's topic in General Nursing

    I would go ahead and tell ...especially if you have a rough plan of how you intend to handle things (come back full time, how long you'll be off, etc.). I've never seen pregnancy be this sort of issue...
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    Dismissal from Nursing program; options?

    Sour Lemon replied to Vlp0609's topic in General Students

    I'd be shocked if this went in your favor. You've already had issues and warnings and actually withdrawn ...but were allowed to come back. It makes no sense that they'd create some imaginary vaping...
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    help me prioritize please

    Sour Lemon replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds very simplified. I'm sure there are 1000 other things that happened that you're not mentioning. You've just got to figure something out that works for you. Regarding accuchecks, I prefer...
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    I'm a ship RN, help finding PRN/Per Diem jobs stateside?

    Sour Lemon replied to Xance's topic in Government, Military

    If you don't have acute care, RN, hospital experience, you're not going to be a desirable per-diem candidate. Most hospitals seem to want 2-5 years of experience at a minimum. You might have to leave...
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    RN with an ADN degree only

    Sour Lemon replied to candi33's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Move? Apply for jobs that aren't your top choices? Apply at smaller hospitals that may not have formal new graduate programs? An ADN in LA is no problem if you don't have a specific,...
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    What if/Is it possible?

    Sour Lemon replied to CollegeStudStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Same here, now that I think about it ...LOTS of educated guessing. There were very few answers that I knew
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    Pre nursing student has a question for current RNs

    Sour Lemon replied to HotSauce77's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need to be "called" or love helping people above all else. On the other hand, you do need diplomatic people skills. As the "coordinator of care", you'll be batted around among every...
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    DNA testing

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Totally different" in what way? Siblings will have different results, but not totally different. I'm more skeptical of random things I
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    Desperate and need advice

    Sour Lemon replied to injured1's topic in General Students

    This all sounds bizarre to me, but I'm wondering ...did they actually promise you an evening clinical? I'm guessing not. I'm a night owl, and one of my 6PM clinicals was changed to 6AM with less than...