Sour Lemon

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    Can night shift cause missed periods

    Sour Lemon replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

    Period or not, 39 is an advanced maternal age and pregnancy does not come "easy" for the majority. Fertility actually drops in a very sharp manner years before menopause ...if I remember correctly,...
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    Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    Sour Lemon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I believed it was happening, even when I was there in person. The other "bosses" were dressed up, too ...can't remember what as,
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    Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    Sour Lemon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when our DON dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and handed out popcorn from a cart. It was a real wtf moment. Some of you are lucky to only get
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    LTC/Rehab or Dialysis or Vent?? First job??

    Sour Lemon replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would choose Ltc/rehab out of those three, but it really depends on what your long term goals
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    Is Getting a BSN Worth It?

    Sour Lemon replied to jasj's topic in General Students

    This is a lot of information about your feelings, but nothing about your concrete abilities ...scholastically or financially. The people giving you advice probably know you better than strangers on...
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    Graduating from ADN program, how many residency programs to apply to/ chances?

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

    Could you get a general recommendation letter addressed "to whom it may concern"? I think I would apply to every program around me, but not all over the country. I'd try to be a lot more focused about...
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    Advice? LPN to RN program

    Sour Lemon replied to ANW10's topic in LPN to RN

    What would you be able to test out of? What happens if you "fail" to test out? What is the difference in cost of the programs and length of the
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    Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Sour Lemon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who uses my pen to open up medications? Actually, my pencil ...I only write in pen when I absolutely have to. It drives me crazy to have something imperfect on my paper and not be...
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    How much gastric residual is too much?

    Sour Lemon replied to neuron's topic in General Nursing

    I always do it the same way you did. I don't have an exact length of time in mind that it can stay out, but I can't think of any reason why it would be out for more than a few minutes. 100 residual is...
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    Started my hep. B series late

    Sour Lemon replied to misstusk's topic in General Students

    Good
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    Had to work as CNA

    Sour Lemon replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind "being the CNA" on occasion, but primary nursing is not quite the same thing as your co-workers suddenly becoming your supervisors and delegating tasks to you. In fact, it might be more...
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    Eligible for rehire?

    Sour Lemon replied to setsuna92's topic in Nursing Career

    Wait it out and maybe look for lucky pennies on the ground? I wouldn't have even called HR. If you were off the radar, you're back on it now. Is the amount you would have had to pay back greater or...
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    please help

    Sour Lemon replied to flafla's topic in General Nursing

    You must not live around
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    Blood Pressure Meds

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

    That would be an odd policy. Vitals signs may be required in advance of some medications, but there's no legitimate reason why the task can't be delegated to assistive personnel. If that is truly the...
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    Accused of verbal abuse

    Sour Lemon replied to Motherofcats94's topic in General Students

    The program may not be an issue, but being allowed to sit for boards and actually obtain a nursing license could be. A lot of times, these things are handled on a case by case basis. Certain answers...
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    Am I overthinking this?!

    Sour Lemon replied to Kstevens828's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like an unfortunate collection of circumstances. I don't see how it's any one person's fault. The patient in OK. Hope you are OK,
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    Newly passed LPN/LVN no experience

    Sour Lemon replied to Samantha O5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know a few LVNS who graduated some time ago and haven't been able to find any nursing jobs. One works as a telemetry monitor and one works as a unit clerk. Neither of them are foreign grads, it's...
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    Wanting to quit

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

    As a new graduate, you're not going to be an attractive candidate for the most plum positions. Your job does sound rough, but the grass may not be greener on the other side at this point in the game....
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    please help

    Sour Lemon replied to flafla's topic in General Nursing

    LA is a tough market for new grads. I advise that you apply at lots of smaller, community hospitals. It seems like at least some of them hire new grads, although they may not have formal new grad...
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    Pharmacology

    Sour Lemon replied to FutureRNOnALongPath's topic in General Students

    That's a bit "free flowing" and difficult to make sense of, but I'm getting that you don't like you're pharmacology teacher. Mine was a little nutty, too. She walked out of class once looking confused...
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    My all-nursing unit is considering hiring PCTs, looking for advice.

    Sour Lemon replied to sam95UAB's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1:3 in med/surg with no CNAs is pretty ideal, assuming that the nurses you work with are team players. The thing about CNAs is that they can be really good, or really bad. So, are you a
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    I hate the politics in nursing

    Sour Lemon replied to cwill2015's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm thinking, "That was vague." But I agree with you that work can be annoying and I would quit if I had a million, trillion, zillion dollars all to my
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    My Story: Trying to move to the hospital

    Sour Lemon replied to Reds5588's topic in Nursing Career

    So you applied where your husband already works? That sounds like it would be a huge turn-off for an employer. It would also be a pain trying to schedule a full time employee around someone else's...
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    ED after ICU?

    Sour Lemon replied to FNKA's topic in General Nursing

    It could go either way, but I'm under the impression that ER can be chaotic. If you've already had a chaotic experience, didn't relish it, and feel like your next experience is going to make or break...
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    Had to work as CNA

    Sour Lemon replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    This question comes up frequently. I've worked as "the CNA" occasionally ...usually when I have an orientee that's about to graduate and our CNAs are short staffed. In a way, it's like a day off. On...