Sour Lemon

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    Policy and Procedures

    Sour Lemon replied to TexasLVN91's topic in General Nursing

    It's extremely common for people to do things different ways. The policies and procedures where I work are also a vague and lacking. I tend to not be too bothered unless it's something big. In those...
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    practice without specifically being hired?

    Sour Lemon replied to stellarfirefly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in California and have actually worked with two different secretaries who were new graduate LVNs. Under no circumstances were they allowed to give medication or do any other nursing tasks. An...
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    practice without specifically being hired?

    Sour Lemon replied to stellarfirefly's topic in General Nursing

    It might help to know where in the big world you happen to be. I would imagine that every employer out there has some sort of policy against their maintenance man giving insulin to patients,
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    RN volunteering at the border?

    Sour Lemon replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds complicated for a bunch of reasons. Practicing in a foreign country usually requires a significant amount of planning ...and on the US side of the border, I imagine that people would be...
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    Best shoes for 12 hours

    Sour Lemon replied to Karlie2114's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of shoe threads here if you care to browse: https://allnurses.com/nursing-scrubs-uniforms/ I love Danskos, but some people hate
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    How do you deal with angry/upset with patients?

    Sour Lemon replied to Karlie2114's topic in General Nursing

    That depends 100% on what they're upset about and how they're expressing
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    non competitive program

    Sour Lemon replied to Melwoodard's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Your best bet will be to research the specific requirements of programs in your area. Some consider things like volunteer experience or the ability to speak a second language. Others look at GPA of...
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    Resignation, What To Do With Accrued PTO??

    Sour Lemon replied to J89Mike's topic in General Nursing

    Not always. The people who get the biggest "refunds" often didn't pay anything to start out with. That is a quite impressive feat if you think about
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    Jeopardize nursing school, as a CNA

    Sour Lemon replied to MyDream 2bRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If that's all it takes for you to get so upset that you walk off the job, you're going to have a VERY difficult time working as a nurse. I can only imagine what it was like for the nurses working...
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    California nurse residencies

    Sour Lemon replied to tgowitt1's topic in General Nursing

    In general, California is saturated with new graduates. Some actually have to leave the state to get experience. I'm in the South. GPA requirements are not uncommon. A BSN is also required or very...
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    How's my Resume?

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

    The clinical placements are clutter. Everyone who went to nursing school completed clinical hours. I would also take out the housekeeping and travel industry things. They can be included on an...
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    Let go/resign from new grad 6 months in

    Sour Lemon replied to shaza111's topic in General Nursing

    This is really difficult to follow and makes me wonder if communication might be an issue for you? Beyond that, a seven week orientation in acute care seems inadequate. I'm not surprised that you had...
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    How Much Junk do you Keep?

    Sour Lemon replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    Just reading this makes me want to start throwing things away. I'm seriously looking around my room right
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    Lost 15 yrs of Senority by changing departments

    Sour Lemon replied to Daytoe's topic in General Nursing

    A smaller unit might be more difficult to cover? I think I would be irritated if I'd been in "department A" for 14 years and someone from "department B" jumped over and hijacked my preferred time off....
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    Resignation, What To Do With Accrued PTO??

    Sour Lemon replied to J89Mike's topic in General Nursing

    At my last two positions, you had to "break a leg" and go on "medical leave" to take a vacation ...or risk being denied a week or two beforehand. I work per diem now, so it's no longer an issue. PTO...
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    Lost 15 yrs of Senority by changing departments

    Sour Lemon replied to Daytoe's topic in General Nursing

    It would be odd for someone new to merge into a small unit and jump straight to the front of the
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    Resignation, What To Do With Accrued PTO??

    Sour Lemon replied to J89Mike's topic in General Nursing

    Some employers refuse at least 80% of vacation requests, so you need luck a little luck with that
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    How Much Junk do you Keep?

    Sour Lemon replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    None. I am the anti-hoarder. I get rid of everything except my pets and my people, often impulsively. I've never been the type to print out powerpoints and I trash my books by tearing out the pages I...
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    Was I wrong?

    Sour Lemon replied to snickers17's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You were not wrong ...but I do typically check in with patients who are "due" for pain medication before handing the patient off to the next shift. I think it's a courteous thing to do, both towards...
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    MORALE

    Sour Lemon replied to avg5012's topic in General Nursing

    No. Things that people care about actually cost something ...like good staffing, adequate supplies, fair wages, etc. Please don't think a "pizza party" will fix anything. That's just something to eat...
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    One more week until Nclex, What should I study?

    Sour Lemon replied to futurern2019_'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    At this point, you either know it or you don't. Watch
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    Tired of schedule changes

    Sour Lemon replied to orangelate's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on both sides of that coin. The person being asked to come in and work extra has the bargaining power. They're giving you the "strong nurse" line to flatter you (although it may be true)....
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    LVN to RN online schools in Texas

    Sour Lemon replied to sane/nurse's topic in School, College Programs

    You can probably do a lot of your prerequisites online, but the actual nursing program would be in person. Good luck with the flexibility thing! Seems like most programs expect us to be the flexible...
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    What can I do with my nursing degree?

    Sour Lemon replied to nishali78's topic in General Nursing

    You couldn't make it past the "B" jobs without gouging your own eyes out, in other
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    Sour Lemon replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    No one is making them do anything. They can choose to work elsewhere. This topic comes up at least yearly and always goes nowhere