Lev MSN, RN, NP

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    NICU or L&D?? HELP!

    Lev replied to newnurse2323's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like your heart is with
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    Still unemployed; Why am I not getting calls for interviews?

    Lev replied to 2016New's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Some links to jobs in your area which seem to be open to new grads (None of them have required minimum experience. Some say new grads can apply). Apply to anything and everything. REGISTERED NURSE/...
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    All staff matter :)

    Lev replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Chest pain plus high BP can also be a sign of hypertensive crisis. You did the right thing by calling
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    NICU or L&D?? HELP!

    Lev replied to newnurse2323's topic in Nursing Career

    If you don't have a preference and already accepted one, go with the one that you already accepted. If that doesn't sit well with you, then take the other position, since that must be the one you...
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    heparin drips

    Lev replied to SN2014's topic in Patient Medications

    Heparin is compatible with some medications and IVF, however, many hospitals policies say that heparin should have it's own line. I have run antibiotics with heparin when I had two to run and didn't...
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    questioning IV fluids

    Lev replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    What were the patient's vital signs and urine output through this process? I have given fluid boluses of 1/2 NS to a patient who was severely hypernatremic and septic with low
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    should I let go of a sure thing

    Lev replied to sillypantsmcgee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would take hospital A's offer. Double the pay? Sold. Every ER will have urgent care patients. I don't work in a trauma center and we have plenty of critical patients. How does staffing and length...
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    NY Union chief mobilizes nurses to fight hospitals

    Lev replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If NY gets mandatory ratios - and I think they will given how this woman is fighting - maybe I will move there. (Considering it anyway, but this would be a deal breaker for
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    How many is too many? Medication errors

    Lev replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    I think this is a question to direct to your
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    Should I just wait until i graduate and then go into direct entry nursing program

    Lev replied to MSBREELEE's topic in General Students

    You sound like you need some counseling to A. Help you get through the grief process over your aunts and B. Help you get organized with school and figure out what you want to major
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    Different hospital units

    Lev replied to emtpbill's topic in General Nursing

    IR - Interventional Radiology OHSD - Open Heart Step Down CCU - Coronary Care Unit/Critical Care Unit/Cardiac Care Unit CICU - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit MSICU - Medical Surgical Intensive...
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    Upcoming Graduate Concern

    Lev replied to addiewaad's topic in General Nursing

    You should absolutely request shadowing experiences in each of the aformentioned specialties. Have you been hired by this hospital and have a choice of floors to work on? Med surg is transferable to...
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    Comparing ERs

    Lev replied to Emisa's topic in Emergency

    Forgot to mention that there is a separate psych ER. The psych patients sometimes have to come to us first to be medically cleared. PAEMT - care to share which state you are from? I have heard of...
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    MD to RN?

    Lev replied to jackshepard's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are depressed and that is holding you back from moving on in your career. You want to "settle" with being an RN instead of doing everything possible to get into a residency. You keep...
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    What to do?

    Lev replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Career

    Settle down you two. Nobody is infallible. Quit jumping at the throat of somebody you have never met and probably never
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    Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    Lev replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    Have not seen CheesePotato post in a while, but I really really loved this article of
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    What to do?

    Lev replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Career

    While you will strengthen your critical thinking skills at any nursing job you obtain, nothing compares to the critical thinking skills obtained in acute care, particularly critical care where...
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    Patient Nurse Ratio

    Lev replied to ambobam's topic in General Nursing

    Which is why I will not accept an acute care job with anything more than the 1:5
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    Advice with a difficult pt!!!

    Lev replied to tinytrexarms's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds drug induced. Is this patient on any psych meds? Is the family poisoning him? Ok sort of joking about that one. Have they checked his carotids? Sounds like he needs a hospital
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    what is the pathophysiology of post surgical pain?

    Lev replied to CNS2b11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe by "criticize" they meant to critically study it. Perhaps you have to look at the process of a thoracotomy and figure out what type of pain a patient would have. Any surgery is trauma, so you...
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    ER staff to patient ratio and acuity

    Lev replied to sreynolds's topic in Emergency

    We have separate adult and peds sides, and I only work adult. We are not a trauma center. However, we have a lot of codes and high acuity patients and any nurse can get those patients. Usually once...
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    Which ICU?

    Lev replied to achagolla's topic in Critical Care

    If you precepted in the CVICU and liked what you saw, go for it. You will have plenty of critical patients and codes on that unit too. You will probably float to the CCU either
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    A "neuro yawn" ?

    Lev replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    This might help...
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    Pacer spikes not showing up monitor

    Lev posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sometimes they just dont show up consistenty. Any way to trouble shoot this/ position the
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    When a patient signs out AMA...

    Lev posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Every so often, I have a patient who signs out AMA for the dumbest reason when they really really should stay in the hospital. Example: We just shot your thighs with epi about 30 minutes ago for the...