Sour Lemon

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    Getting a puppy and working 12 hour shifts?

    Sour Lemon replied to Hwills94's topic in General Nursing

    This question is a year old, but I was hoping the OP might come back with an update. Sometimes they
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    New Grad Dilemma

    Sour Lemon replied to CARN2018's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Slap! There's no decision to make until you get actual job
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    Probationary License - HELL

    Sour Lemon replied to RNcompassion's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyer up with someone who specializes in BON
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    Places in the Heart

    Sour Lemon replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but I couldn't say much more than that without being overly
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    Inappropriate Conversations in the Workplace

    Sour Lemon replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Do you care about unprofessional conversations when you're in agreement with the opinions expressed? Have you ever gone to the manager about opposite points of view being expressed at work? You have...
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    Inappropriate Conversations in the Workplace

    Sour Lemon replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I consider it an advantage to know how my coworkers think without them knowing much about me. No, I wouldn't put on my "offended" hat and go crying to the boss. They're going to think what they think...
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    Early sign of UTI in the elderly, urgency or confusion?

    Sour Lemon replied to ShelbySilvertooth's topic in General Nursing

    Daily weights definitely have uses if the daily weights are accurate (good luck with that!), but I'm not sure assessment of hydration status is one of them. A dialysis patient can lose a few pounds...
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    Application

    Sour Lemon replied to jphill15's topic in General Nursing

    Focus more on reading your books and understanding the big picture ...less on scribbling one liners and trying to memorize them. It might even help to explain what you've read to some imaginary...
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    Oranges to Apples

    Sour Lemon replied to vmo2019's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone wants to move to NYC, so it might be more difficult to break into that market as a new
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    Early sign of UTI in the elderly, urgency or confusion?

    Sour Lemon replied to ShelbySilvertooth's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with confusion and turgor. Most of the elderly people I work with have incontinence/frequency/urgency issues to start out with. For the second one, I'd always look at the actual patient to...
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    Medical Assistant vent

    Sour Lemon replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    It's a little weird that you're doing nursing clinicals with medical assistants. But you're in their home, so just smile and
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    Finally resigned F/T nursing job-Relief is the word!

    Sour Lemon replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on breaking free. I love a good rut and know that it's not always easy to
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    Paramedic discrimination?

    Sour Lemon replied to Estateboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've never heard that. I don't doubt that there are a few managers who feel that way, but I wouldn't expect it to be the norm. The biggest thing working against you (potentially) may be that you're...
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    Maternity Class

    Sour Lemon replied to longdistancehiker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm female and absolutely hated OB. As a male at least you have the benefit of being potentially banned from births due to patients' gender preferences. I was not so
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    CNA Required before RN?

    Sour Lemon replied to CazAndTea's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I've never heard of a law that required one to become a CNA before nursing school, although some nursing programs may require it. I would recommend that you check out a few schools in your area and...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    Sour Lemon replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Yes, nurses occasionally talk bad about patients. Patients talk bad about nurses, too. Nurses talk bad about other nurses. Elephants make fun of zebras. Blah, blah, blah. It's not something I'd...
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    When was the last time you had to be assertive with a coworker?

    Sour Lemon replied to KJRod's topic in General Nursing

    I'm naturally assertive in my day to day interactions, as are my co-workers. When I occasionally have to "over-explain", it's usually to
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    Is there really a big advantage to being full time vs. PRN?

    Sour Lemon replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    The person who started this thread in 2012 has not been around for
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    Can PT or CNA feed a stroke pt

    Sour Lemon replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Nursing

    Of course ...but like any other task, you must assess the CNA's competency,
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    Skillz....

    Sour Lemon replied to megatron44's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a new graduate, you probably don't have many "skillz" to speak of. If you want to learn different things than what you're learning now, look for a different position. If your unit is part of...
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    New nurse, newly pregnant

    Sour Lemon replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    "New moms" is a VERY broad category. I work occasionally, per diem, and my husband works full time and provides insurance coverage. I have no idea what your personal circumstances are ...or what your...
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    What's your patient-nurse ratio at your hospitals?

    Sour Lemon replied to dianearc's topic in General Nursing

    My first nursing job assigned eight patients to each RN and an LVN with eight patients for each RN to cover. It was acute care ortho/med/surg. My current job med/surg job assigns between 3-5 patients...
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    Are CNAs allowed to call family members about impending deaths?

    Sour Lemon replied to chaki's topic in General Nursing

    Don't some work as care givers in private homes? I can imagine a DNR patient in a private home in a situation like this
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    Are CNAs allowed to call family members about impending deaths?

    Sour Lemon replied to chaki's topic in General Nursing

    That's not enough context to say one way or the other. I can think of situations where it would and would not be appropriate. As for how close someone is to death, that's a guess for anyone at any...
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    Thoughts on hour long interview

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

    I had a 45 minute med/surg interview that was similar, but I was hired on the spot. I didn't know all the answers to the questions they asked, but I got the impression they were looking for common...