Sour Lemon

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    Sleeping IM

    Sour Lemon replied to chillywil's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't give a sleeping patient an IM injection ...and I wouldn't medicate a patient for being noisy while having a bed dream,
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    New grad dealing with mixed feelings not sure what to do

    Sour Lemon replied to nursex23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm assuming you didn't have offers for L&D or NICU when you accepted this job ...and you still don't. Go ahead and apply if you're yearning for a change, but you might find that you're no more...
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    Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    Sour Lemon replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    I work in med surg now and it's lovely ...pretty close to perfect. I've also worked in horrible med/surg and couldn't have imagined things this way. It's less about the hospital area and more about...
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    Resigning after orientation- New Job outlook?

    Sour Lemon replied to bowie22's topic in Nursing Career

    A proper orientation for acute care is more like twelve weeks. I don't know what you should do, but the fact that you're struggling is easily
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    I don't want to be a bedside nurse, please help. possible switch to office setting?

    Sour Lemon replied to highhope's topic in General Nursing

    Start filling out applications and see who calls. The pay will most likely be lower if you manage to find an "easy" job, but it may be worth
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    trying to pass nclex .. three times already

    Sour Lemon replied to futureLVN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "Near passing" in all subjects means "failing" in all subjects and shouldn't be seen as encouraging. If you're five years out of a one year program and haven't been able to pass NCLEX, consider...
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    Denied Nursing School.... Again

    Sour Lemon replied to kkb91's topic in General Students

    Every school is different, but a 2.9 is super low for most. I would contact the program(s) you're interested in and ask them how to best improve your chances. Some will allow classes to be retaken,...
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    New nurse struggling

    Sour Lemon replied to texasBSN15's topic in Nursing Career

    You're bored as a new graduate in the ICU? That sounds very "off". You have options. If teaching is what you want to do, then do
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    Support myself PRN?

    Sour Lemon replied to mary.lentz17's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN and have been canceled for weeks at a time. Currently, I'm getting called several times a week and begged to come in. I wouldn't say it's a reliable income unless you happen to work...
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    Hospital nursing or bad management?

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

    Smile and nod when you're told to do stupid things, "forget" about meetings, turn your phone off while you're sleeping, don't answer their calls while you're awake either, agree with them when they...
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    Job hunt before passing Nclex

    Sour Lemon replied to belle980's topic in General Nursing

    You can start looking anytime. You'll probably get more interest after you have a license in hand,
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    Sexual harrassment or just an old creep?

    Sour Lemon replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    From your own account, you've enjoyed interacting with him until recently. If he's not getting your hints, you may just need to be a little more direct. I wouldn't assume he's a creep or sexually...
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    What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    Sour Lemon replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I graduated 8ish years ago, the pay for a new RN or a new GN was equal. Some people start working first just to pay for the
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    What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    Sour Lemon replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my home state, Texas, a graduate nurse could work independently for up to six months or up until they failed NCLEX- whichever came first. This probably varies greatly by
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    New(ish) grad pay/negotiation?

    Sour Lemon replied to Aliens05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Without hospital nursing experience, you don't have much room to negotiate. I would expect to start at the standard new grad (with no experience) rate. Ask the people you graduated with what they...
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    Applying for RN Jobs. 3 yrs post grad

    Sour Lemon replied to Anonk3's topic in Nursing Career

    Location is going to be a huge factor in most (if not all) of these questions ...just something to take into consideration. If you're in an employee's market, you have a huge
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    Per Diem job advice please

    Sour Lemon replied to As75181n's topic in Nursing Career

    That's a tough sell. Typical orientation is about 3-4 months leaving you with 2-3 months of actual experience. At least two years of experience has been the per diem requirement for my employers...
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    Is this legal?

    Sour Lemon replied to BeenThere2012's topic in General Nursing

    The patients aren't being held against their wills, I assume. Laws aside, they can leave the hospital if they don't agree with hospital policy. I used to work for a place that would store the stuff...
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    Medical Assistant vs. RN

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

    A big plus in nursing is that you can move up and/or move around. MA seems more
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    NCLEX-RN

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

    NCLEX is the same no matter where you take it. Apply for licensure in the state you'll be working
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    Inappropriate instructor/student relationship?

    Sour Lemon replied to Elven_RN's topic in General Students

    My first thought is that you're probably not doing well in your program and are looking for someone/something to blame. Hopefully, I'm wrong ...but that's what it sounds like. And if you're not...
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    Am I in the wrong?

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

    It does come off as a little dramatic. You'll have access to the patients' MARs, right? You won't be expected to give medications by memory to people you see only every three weeks, will you? I've...
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    RN by endorsement questions

    Sour Lemon replied to ScaredRN's topic in General Nursing

    Washington state? Bad Request I'm not sure why it comes up "bad request". If the link doesn't work for you, just google Washington BON apply by
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    withholding medications ethical dilemma

    Sour Lemon replied to WILLTHEMURSE's topic in General Nursing

    I am also interested in the nurse's side. I have sitters who want "99 injections" for a patient who requires any effort, at all. Patients don't typically need a sitter if we're drugging them to...
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    Reportable BRN incidents

    Sour Lemon replied to Wrestler133's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. I also tend to write "sorted" when I mean "sordid" ...and a bunch of other wrong things since typing and spell check became common. I do still mean the rest of what I said ...not lax...