Lev MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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    Need the real truth. Are all EDs like this?

    Lev replied to JR81's topic in Emergency

    Hmmm...sounds fairly familiar. We too are a 1:4 ratio. However, I started off with a patient in septic shock today - had that patient from 11am to 3pm and did not get another patient until about...
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    Lev replied to Shelby, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Any update
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    Was this a blood transfusion reaction?

    Lev replied to blahblahblah172's topic in Critical Care

    Just be open to feedback and share your thoughts about what happened openly. These meetings are not
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    Was this a blood transfusion reaction?

    Lev replied to blahblahblah172's topic in Critical Care

    Or the patient
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    Was this a blood transfusion reaction?

    Lev replied to blahblahblah172's topic in Critical Care

    How fast were you giving the blood? This could have been volume overload and subsequent respiratory
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    CEN 2016!

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for posting your scores. This helps me a
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    The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Lev replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once took care of a young guy in DKA who when I adjusted his gown while doing an assessment noticed a large swastika tatooed on his chest. I would not be considered white by his standards and am on...
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    The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Lev replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Omg that is terrible! But I am not that surprised. Those psych patients - when they are in crisis their guard is way down. See it all the time with our African American security
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    Lev replied to Shelby, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Speak with your manager. She may be able to work something out with the weekends. I would tell her everything so if you do go to HR she won't be surprised. Getting her guidance on this is important...
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    Lev replied to Shelby, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This...^^^^
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    Acute care rehab vs hospital

    Lev replied to andreax4's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't do it if I were you especially not for that
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Lev replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I'm saving my money for a house and grad school. I do spend money but it is only on items of quality that I like and will use for a long
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    No more rudeness!

    Lev replied to WheatGerm's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the OP, people have many high expectations of how nurses should act, but at the end of the day we are just regular people who have the job of nurses. In every profession you find there will be...
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    The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Lev replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also have a very multicultural background: German, Russian, and Iranian. So I get this often and it is rude and makes me
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    The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Lev replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think we excuse too much behavior because the patient is sick, in pain, stressed out, etc. It is never acceptable to yell out, scream, threaten, assault, or cuss out one's nurse. However, as...
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    The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Lev replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh it's everywhere. And it's worse with the riff raff I see in my
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    The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Lev replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've heard many rude comments but one that is on the top of the list is "I hope that you will be run over [by a
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    Best one sentence handoff report

    Lev replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "Geripsych placement, on
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    Best one sentence handoff report

    Lev replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "They're all
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    Do things work/can you find the things you need?

    Lev posted a topic in Emergency

    Does it seem like everything's broken in your ER? Do your rooms have a full set of functioning monitor cables? What do you do about temp sensing Foley chords and art/cvp chords? How do you report...
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    Blood Transfusions Question??

    Lev replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    Unless that women went into full blown pulmonary edema and was on the verge of arresting, it was not TRALI. Sounds like fluid overload or allergic
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    Leaving current job after only 5 months

    Lev replied to mlang's topic in General Nursing

    Even if it may be a less than ideal workplace and that is why it has a huge sign on bonus (I don't know - just speculating), 5 minute vs 75 minute commute would seal the deal for
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    Blood Transfusions Question??

    Lev replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the need and also if they have heart failure or kidney failure etc. The fastest I've run blood in was wide open on a level one pressure infuser (trauma arrest patient). Blood must...
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    What's your triage protocol?

    Lev replied to MedicFireRN's topic in Emergency

    Patients who walk in are triaged by the triage RN and then sent to the waiting room, sit in triage, or sent back to a room. We have 46 beds in the main ER and 7 fast track rooms which can be more if...
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    Will I ever be good at this?

    Lev replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Finally feel like I am no longer a fish out of water after 1.5 years. I too was a "star" on the floor (Post