Sour Lemon

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    What can I do with my nursing degree?

    Sour Lemon replied to nishali78's topic in General Nursing

    I think it did a fairly good job of reminding us there's big world out there, full of possibility. The format and endless scrolling made me growl a little,
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    Nursing student starting clinical on ortho floor

    Sour Lemon replied to Goldenmoose's topic in Orthopedic

    There are different types of ortho floors, but the one I worked on was knee replacement/hip fracture heavy. I'd review proper ways to transfer and move people with fractures as well as common...
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    Interviewing for House Supervisor, ADVICE PLEASE

    Sour Lemon replied to jhill134's topic in General Nursing

    I've never known a house officer who didn't have 20-30 years of experience. Most of them seem to start as charge nurses, then eventually fill in as relief supervisors before becoming full time...
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    What can I do with my nursing degree?

    Sour Lemon replied to nishali78's topic in General Nursing

    People do it every day, but most of them aren't frequenting nursing-related message boards after the fact. What did you do before nursing? I've never had a job that didn't come with frustrations and...
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    Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    Sour Lemon replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    I think people should be treated as individuals and not as "cultures". And no, I don't think the nursing population needs to match the patient population in an ethnic manner. It is helpful to have...
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    Burnt out; Pay cut switching from 10+ years of med surg to aesthetics...

    Sour Lemon replied to vIC_1117's topic in Nursing Career

    I've had a few friends try aesthetics, but it was low paying, commission based, and they came running back to their hospital jobs in a hurry. I have no personal experience,
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    Nurse dating former patient?

    Sour Lemon replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's a major NO in my book. He'll be just as "persistent" when things go wrong. Cut him off now. If he continues to call, he's either getting mixed signals from you or he's a complete
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    Nurse dating former patient?

    Sour Lemon replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In general, it's a poor idea. On the other hand, was the nurse-patient relationship brief and twenty years ago? I'm OK with
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    behavior

    Sour Lemon replied to special1rn's topic in Nurse Management

    The staff nurses should be expected to advocate for themselves. Are you actually "managing", or just playing puppet for someone above you? If you're at a loss and have no prior experience, why were...
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    Nursing program

    Sour Lemon replied to Tiabony07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Apply to both and see which one (if either) accepts you. If you get accepted by both, then you'll have a choice to make. Don't agonize until
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    What can I do besides nursing?

    Sour Lemon replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

    When they discovered that she hadn't graduated, they couldn't process her graduation because new requirements (biology class) had been added and she no longer met the criteria. It was at that time...
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    What can I do besides nursing?

    Sour Lemon replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that the class is a current graduation requirement, but was not a graduation requirement when the OP was supposed to have graduated. Luckily, no new requirements were established...
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    What can I do besides nursing?

    Sour Lemon replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. It never occurred to me that I could sit for boards, get licensed, find a job and not have graduated ...kind of like a lot of people responding here thought it wasn't possible. I didn't go...
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    What can I do besides nursing?

    Sour Lemon replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

    My school verified my completion of the nursing program and I was allowed to sit for boards and be licensed. I even found a job and started working. Less than a year later, I needed my diploma and...
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    What can I do besides nursing?

    Sour Lemon replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've read, it's been seven years. The failed biology class is strange,
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    Rehab Nurse Looking for a Change

    Sour Lemon replied to Happybychoice's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't doubt that you have a lot to do, it's just a little different than an acute care floor. I used to work in ortho/med/surg and float to rehab once in a while. Rehab was definitely the more...
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    DUI

    Sour Lemon replied to Julesss28's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    No one is going to be able to help you on an internet chat site. Get a lawyer. California is known to be tough ...even new graduates with clean records struggle. It's not the time to look for happy...
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    Should I ask for a raise?

    Sour Lemon replied to OnTheSearch's topic in General Nursing

    That's a tough one ...because you're very new to your specialty. I'm assuming even part of the six months was some sort of orientation? I automatically got a raise at the two year mark and promoted...
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    DUI

    Sour Lemon replied to Julesss28's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I would seek legal advice from someone who specializes in BON issues. If you're in California, you picked the wrong state to screw up in ...especially as a new graduate. I do wish you
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    Under who's license?

    Sour Lemon replied to Texasborn80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are not working under the nurse's license, but you are working under the nurse(s). Their responsibility, legally, is to monitor you and be 100 % sure you're competent to complete the tasks...
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    The infamous question, LPN or RN?

    Sour Lemon replied to Irr3k's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If RN is your ultimate goal, push through and do it
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    Rehab Nurse Looking for a Change

    Sour Lemon replied to Happybychoice's topic in Nursing Career

    You don't "owe" your job anything, but rehab tends to be "easy" compared to acute care. If you're already struggling to get out on time, I can't imagine a more acute position would help
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    What do you love about Psych?

    Sour Lemon replied to Alex_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I think I enjoy my patients' creativity the most ...and their willingness to talk about absolutely anything. Most of them have interesting lives and fairly unique views of the world. Psych patients...
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    Nursing School Admission

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

    Typically, it will not. Every school is different and has different considerations, though. CPR is always required before your start date, from what I've seen. It's a class specifically for health...
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    What happens when you fail a fit test?

    Sour Lemon replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    At my place, you'd still have to go into the rooms. You'd just wear a huge helmet that made you look like an astronaut. Everyone would fail their fit test if it meant they wouldn't be assigned any...