Sour Lemon

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    Double Major with Nursing / Nursing with Spanish Minor?

    Sour Lemon replied to Carlos03558's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I haven't heard of speaking Spanish resulting in higher wages. I suppose a second language could make you a more attractive candidate for a job, but on the other hand, places with high populations of...
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    Please help. Career over before it starts.

    Sour Lemon replied to Emjked123's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Back problems do seem very common, but if they're already present at age 24, I can understand the extra
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    Only per diem nurse?

    Sour Lemon replied to careerchanger2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    PRN is not usually available to new graduates, although there are occasional exceptions. My PRN position required a minimum of two years experience. As PRN staff, I am also the first to be floated and...
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    Prerequisites

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

    I would take them together. Anatomy and physiology, that is. I didn't even have the option to take them
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    how to get entry level health care jobs

    Sour Lemon replied to aabdelhadi's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You need to look for employers in great need ...like SNFs, possibly. Acute care CNA jobs are more sought after, so why would they hire someone with no experience who also doesn't plan to stay
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    Need Advice on Job Searching

    Sour Lemon replied to PAnurse94's topic in General Nursing

    At six months in, you're not very marketable. You're very likely to find a new job with as many problems as the job you have now. Per diem jobs are usually reserved for those with at least a year of...
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    Nurse transition

    Sour Lemon replied to opi555's topic in General Nursing

    Your experience will be helpful, but you'll still be a new graduate RN and competing with all the other new graduate RNs. How difficult it is to find an acute care position will depend on the job...
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    College (undergrad) Paperwork

    Sour Lemon replied to dgrace_'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am confused, too. We're you given no other information to sort it
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    How to become a registered nurse in California??

    Sour Lemon replied to truworkdiva's topic in General Nursing

    Start by looking at a few nursing programs in your area to see what the prerequisite classes and other requirements are. Be aware that many programs are competitive and you may have to far exceed the...
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    REPORTED TO BOARD

    Sour Lemon replied to Dxn49750's topic in General Nursing

    Sounded more like an informercial, to
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    Med-Surg help!

    Sour Lemon replied to Coloradogirl814's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I hope you negotiated a long orientation. Remind yourself of everything you're learning each day when you start to feel discouraged. Good
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    Will working as an SLPA help me in my nursing application?

    Sour Lemon replied to asinger7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Credit for work experience will vary greatly from program to program. In my ADN program, it would have made no difference, at all. Check with the specific school(s) you're interested in to see how the...
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    Help me pick a surgery to observe!!

    Sour Lemon replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

    Now that I think about it, it's the surgeon that makes the experience interesting, or not. The entire team, really, but the surgeon sets the tone. What's actually occurring is not as important. You...
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    Help me pick a surgery to observe!!

    Sour Lemon replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

    If you're there for one day, what are the odds all of that will be going on while you're there? And will you actually get to "pick"? I don't remember having a choice of more than two or three...
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    Interview Attire?

    Sour Lemon replied to supergirlnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would feel inappropriate and way overdressed applying for a floor nurse position in a black suit. Times really have
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    Texas Testing Limit expired, need help to re-exam

    Sour Lemon replied to Kingjay2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Every BON has different eligibility requirements, so you'll need to look at different BONs to see which ones might allow you to test. There are some without time limits. To apply for a Texas license...
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    Most realistic nursing for mother of 2 preschoolers

    Sour Lemon replied to Kingjay2015's topic in General Nursing

    Per diem works best for me, but that's something that may not be available to you as a new graduate. You might just have to take what you can get. Most of us don't have a whole lot of options when...
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    Prefer being up all night even when not working?

    Sour Lemon replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My toddler is a day person, so I have to be too. Before the toddler, I was out having dinner and going to the beach between 1-4AM. I never got tired until the sun started to rise, and I still never...
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    Question about use of Heparin and platelet count

    Sour Lemon replied to pjmiller's topic in General Students

    What do platelets
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    A weird interview exercise; and how interviews have changed: for the Worse!

    Sour Lemon replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

    It would feel great to call, but don't do it. You might decide that it's not such a bad deal someday and want to go back. Silence can say a lot,
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    Got a C In Sociology. Will it really matter?

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

    I doubt the C in sociology will harm you. At the same time, it's sort of a "blow off" class which makes me scared for your ability to get high grades in your hard sciences. Every school looks for...
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    Labor as a spring board to acute care?

    Sour Lemon replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!
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    Interview Attire?

    Sour Lemon replied to supergirlnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm a fan of business casual. No jeans of converse, for sure. A dress would be OK, assuming it's
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    What states do not have a time limit on NCLEX after school?

    Sour Lemon replied to Karma80's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Most BONs have a good amount of information online. Taking more than two years to pass NCLEX is uncommon, so you might have to do the groundwork
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    Going Back to Nursing School. Advice?

    Sour Lemon replied to alexis71's topic in General Students

    One of the big challenges will be finding a program that will accept you after failing out of another. You might end up spending a fortune on a private school that will "take anyone". I'd advise that...