Sour Lemon

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    Lose vs. Loose

    Sour Lemon replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I've never known the word "defuse". I always thought of "diffusing" a situation as breaking it up ...or breaking it down. It makes sense to me, even if it's technically
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    Clinical

    Sour Lemon replied to jazhao's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've never heard of that happening. Two failures will get you completely kicked out of s lot of nursing
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    A&P covered in LPN school?

    Sour Lemon replied to Courtney_123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P is typically (or at least frequently) a prerequisite to any nursing program. Where I went to school, there was no difference in A&P as a class regardless of what you were moving on to. The...
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    ADN then BSN or go for BSN?

    Sour Lemon replied to mmwill0256's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have no idea how things are in Atlanta, but most people who require hospitalization are adults. Pediatric specialties tend to be more competitive, as there are fewer patients and fewer positions....
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    Frustrated and Ready to Call it

    Sour Lemon replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    if night are the problem, try looking for a day position. Other than that, you might also consider trying to go per diem. A lot of places wouldn't allow it with so little experience, but if they've...
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    ADN then BSN or go for BSN?

    Sour Lemon replied to mmwill0256's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Location matters a lot here ...and also what you're hoping to do right out of school. For a competitive specialty in an employer's market, a BSN makes sense. For a less competitive specialty in an...
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    Medical Assistant

    Sour Lemon replied to Compaq223's topic in General Nursing

    Medical assistant is not in the nursing hierarchy, at all. I guess an RN or LVN could fire you if they were assigned to do the hiring and firing for the practice, but as a medical assistant, you'd...
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    Potential Job Offer?!

    Sour Lemon replied to BeautyRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a pretty generic response, to me. I wouldn't see it as particularly
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    New grad competency - what do you think?

    Sour Lemon replied to esrun13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    These are very broad topics. Do you have a specific concern about where you're at? Or a specific
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    How can I handle this

    Sour Lemon replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like some details are missing. This doesn't make sense and makes me feel like I just walked around in a big circle. You're charge, but you're not charge. You made the assignment, but you...
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    Dismissed From Nursing School, Not Sure What To Do Now

    Sour Lemon replied to jennelleledesma's topic in General Students

    That also depends on specific circumstances. Some programs look at prerequisite GPA, only. Some may look at overall GPA. Some don't consider retakes. Some average any retake grade with the first grade...
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    Dismissed From Nursing School, Not Sure What To Do Now

    Sour Lemon replied to jennelleledesma's topic in General Students

    Call them and ask. That's only half the battle, though. As others pointed out in your previous thread, your prerequisite grades may not be competitive, even without considering your dismissal. You...
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    Are you practising nursing in some capacity here

    Sour Lemon replied to hannahsung's topic in Canada

    Membership to what? It sounds like they want to know if you're currently working as a
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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    Sour Lemon replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    If you were working at Taco Bell for minimum wage, I'd say go for it. If you're over 40, reasonably financially secure, and just looking for change, I'd say ...reconsider. Healthcare is big business,...
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    "Observing" my peers

    Sour Lemon replied to advsmuch08's topic in General Nursing

    I would say flattering things about both of them if I could do it honestly ..and nothing about either one of them if I couldn't. That would go something like, "I stay so busy with my own assignment...
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    Unsafe staffing with 4:1 ICU ratios 8:1 on floor.

    Sour Lemon replied to cmueller's topic in General Nursing

    You can leave. As long as people are willing to accept the conditions, they're not going to
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    New RN Considering Changing Jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to mck149's topic in Nursing Career

    Wouldn't ample hospital experience be required (or at least much more valuable) for an administrative nursing
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    Force to change unit in the middle of shift

    Sour Lemon replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    That happens in acute care, too. It's fairly common. I don't know about write-ups because I've never seen anyone refuse. Every job in the entire world has "and other duties as assigned" in the job...
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    Emergency in nursing home.

    Sour Lemon replied to Anglle's topic in General Nursing

    Prioritize. Know your facilitiy's policies. Throw in a little common
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    Profanity in the workplace

    Sour Lemon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is all very amusing to me, because I assumed she meant staff. My current co-workers are very "clean-spoken". It was a huge adjustment for
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    New RN Considering Changing Jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to mck149's topic in Nursing Career

    There's no mention of your long term goals. Do you have any? It's difficult to choose a best path with no destination in
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    Deciding on CEUs

    Sour Lemon replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do something online and fast. I choose topics that interest me, not necessarily topics that I'll use in practice. Freebies are too disjointed to bother with. I like a smooth and easy
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    Holiday Bonus

    Sour Lemon replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    The last holiday bonus I got was three years ago ...1000 cash, and two 100 grocery store gift
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    I Make Less Than a Brand New Nurse, Why?

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Were you all hired by the same person? I've seen that make a difference. One manager hired a few people at the highest possible starting rate and the other hired a few at the lowest. And I'm not sure...
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    Help! Not sure which unit to choose.

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

    Neither one sounds great and that's not enough information to decide between the two. Commute, pay, benefits, schedule, etc. would factor in heavily. I think you're going to end up over the pretend...