Sour Lemon

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    RN no experience raising kids

    Sour Lemon replied to lterrones1123's topic in General Nursing

    Most jobs for new nurses will be full time. You might be able to find a per diem position after you gain 1-2 years of experience, though. Per diem allows me to stay home with my kids most of the time,...
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    Can I be a Nurse if I'm shy/an introvert?

    Sour Lemon replied to SabrinaY's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an extreme introvert which causes me no problems, at all ...but like Davey, I can put on a good show and I'm not lacking when it comes to assertiveness. I do feel a bit of stage fright when...
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    I am under investigation by BON. Ethical question: Share or not share with potential employers?

    Sour Lemon replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I'm saying exactly what I said: "That's not something I would share unless it was specifically
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    I am under investigation by BON. Ethical question: Share or not share with potential employers?

    Sour Lemon replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    That's not something I would share unless it was specifically
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    Getting off the "do not hire" list?

    Sour Lemon replied to cmf2021's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. They didn't even have to tell you that the file existed. At least you know not to waste your time with them in the
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    What constitutes "a big deal"?

    Sour Lemon replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I've made several errors over the past ten years, each under unique circumstances. None of my errors have caused harm, thank goodness ...but they were all "stupid" and could have been...
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    Required to do free visit??

    Sour Lemon replied to Stef_nurse's topic in Home Health

    I think I would go to my manager and respectfully ask about it one more time ...in a surprised, "this must be a misunderstanding", sort of way. If that didn't work, I would ask for something in...
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    Increase in hr/$pay for Bilingual

    Sour Lemon replied to HeyHeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read it that way, either. It is one of many pluses that can be brought to the table. Some employers do offer a little extra pay for bilingual employees, so I don't blame anyone for
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    Personal Life Affecting Work Life

    Sour Lemon replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth (probably not much), it sounds like you are married to a giant CHILD. And my personal experiences lead me to believe, that when men start accusing you of things, it's because...
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    Vaccine Hesitancy

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am vaccinated, but there are a LOT of things I do at work that I would never have done to myself. And I'm not a paranoid person, but there have been plenty of occasions throughout history where...
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    Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    Sour Lemon replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    Choosing to stay an hour late is bad enough, but expecting others to do so is crazy-talk ...unless you're talking about a code blue at shift change, or maybe a surprise "have the patient ready for...
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    16 Hour Shifts

    Sour Lemon replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a place with a similar policy. If you called in on a weekend, you were automatically scheduled for the next weekend. I worked every weekend anyway, so the joke was on them. Start...
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    Personal Life Affecting Work Life

    Sour Lemon replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    He seems to have a lot of free time. Does he contribute to the household
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    Does floating kill patients?

    Sour Lemon replied to TKHnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital tries to keep "clean" nurses clean, but it's not always possible due to staffing logistics. Beyond that, we all "float" home to our families who have been floating around, themselves. The...
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    Clinicals at hospital you also work at?

    Sour Lemon replied to slip_into_colors's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any negatives. As an insider, you might even have a better and more productive
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    Messing Up

    Sour Lemon replied to rnlady112's topic in General Nursing

    I did something really stupid as a new graduate. It's a lonely feeling, because people aren't in a big rush to share the time they did something just as bad or even worse. Your patient is okay,...
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    How to deal with nurses who don't listen during handoff?

    Sour Lemon replied to guest1068752's topic in General Nursing

    People have different styles of report and different levels of alertness when they're coming on shift. I am a fan of brevity, myself. I want to know critical information, and the big picture, but not...
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    RN with LVN experience

    Sour Lemon replied to lizzy4u's topic in General Nursing

    In some places, you start at the bottom with no possibility of negotiation. It depends on your specific employer and the general market in your area. If you are able to negotiate, focusing on...
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    Vaccine Hesitancy

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I hesitated for three or four weeks for a few reasons, and here they are: I have a (less serious) autoimmune condition. I have a anaphylactic response to three different medications (not vaccine...
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    Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    Sour Lemon replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    In most cases, shift wars are the result of poor staffing. When you're not already stretched to the limit, an unexpected task doesn't feel like the sky falling. Assuming this is a unit-wide...
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    rotating shifts

    Sour Lemon replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you're being unreasonable, and I would never agree to rotating shifts. The pregnancy is irrelevant (as been there states). I wouldn't even mention it. They don't have to honor your...
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    Coping with the Death of a Fellow Nurse

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't get this way of thinking- at all. It is sad when a coworker dies or has health issues ...but they've been born, had parents, had birthday parties, watched sunsets, had sisters and...
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    Difficult AMA situations

    Sour Lemon replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    I've never dumped anyone in the grass, but I have escorted people in their own wheelchairs safely off the property and left them on the street corner. They have the right to make decisions that I...
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    New grad RN and new jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to Nicollette's topic in General Nursing

    If your goal is to be in acute care, it might be better to keep the acute care job. Our OR nurses are being put on medical floors right now to function as resource nurses. It's not a specialty that's...
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    How can you know if a school is running a scam

    Sour Lemon replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    "Training in healthcare" is rather broad. What sort of training, exactly? I'm also wondering if you're in the United States, or some other place. For my nursing school, no references or...