Lev MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    It's the most common place for an IV in the ER because it's needed for PE studies, that may be the only vein we can get a line into easily when they are so dehydrated, and we can draw labs easily from...
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    Still New...looking to switch specialities. ADVICE!?!??

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

    Stay on your current supportive floor til you get your BSN, then apply to the ER. Meanwhile, if you dont have ACLS, get that. Also, look and see if your hospitals allows floor nurses to go down to the...
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    Comparing ERs

    Lev replied to Emisa's topic in Emergency

    I can only speak for my own ER in a community teaching hospital which sees about 110,000 patients a year. For patients who walk in, the first person they talk to is registration. Registration gets...
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    Overwhelmed at work :(

    Lev replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Also, bringing up concerns to your manager and or HR will put a target on your
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    Overwhelmed at work :(

    Lev replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand why a lot of staff are leaving. 6 patients is 2-3 patients too many for a telemetry/step down unit. P.S. insulin and dobutamine are critical drips in most hospitals. 5 weeks training...
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    Things you wish you could say to your patient

    Lev replied to ktwlpn's topic in Orthopedic

    If you have questions ask them, but try to avoid extended conversions during report. When your nurse comes in to give meds, avoid extended conversations, because most likely she has to give meds to a...
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    Troponin Level Increase

    Lev replied to OSUFan1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    They can go higher than 10, but most commonly I see troponin levels in the 1-4 range when dealing with a NSTEMI. Going from a 0.061 to a 0.072 is going from insignificant to barely elevated. An...
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    Hospital getting ECMO

    Lev replied to Icualltheway's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the
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    Why are you a nurse and not a doctor?

    Lev replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was used to a high GPA and studying at a certain level (study one night before the test and not read all the chapters).When I got to nursing school I continued to study at that level except when I...
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    Can you talk some sense into me?

    Lev replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your current job sounds really nice. However, you have already been away from the bedside for almost 2 years so if you wait another year it may make you less marketable. In addition, starting a new...
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    Hospital getting ECMO

    Lev replied to Icualltheway's topic in Critical Care

    Is it one patient to two nurses or two patients (including one ecmo patient) to one nurse. Ecmo patients are supposed to be
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    Why are you a nurse and not a doctor?

    Lev replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't want to go the medical school route because it seemed like school forever. Now that I'm a nurse I kind of regret my decision. But it's too late now and nursing school made my GPA less...
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    Med/Surg RN. Want ICU job. Get ACLS?

    Lev replied to Spine_CRNA's topic in Critical Care

    I took ACLS while working in medsurg when I started looking around for jobs. I took it through work at a very reduced rate. My workplace required a basic rhythm course before taking ACLS. See if your...
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    Do you stalk anyone here?

    Lev replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    😉
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    Calling in for death of a loved one.

    Lev replied to MJPN2012's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Call out. You need time for yourself. Family first. The sooner you call out the more time they have to find someone. Dont let them pressure you into coming
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    What to study

    Lev replied to michael tamasang's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One other must have book is the Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment book by Linda LaCharity. Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination, 3e:...
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    Work decisions

    Lev replied to Mr.rn.2k15's topic in Nursing Career

    If you liked ICU and ED, go for it. They are both positions that are in demand specialties for traveling agencies. I would say that ICU is a little more in demand than ED, but that may be just where I...
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    KVO After Blood Transfusion

    Lev replied to Hope888's topic in General Nursing

    When your patient has signs of a transfusion reaction, you first stop the infusion, run the normal saline (does not have to be at KVO, can be faster), get vital signs, and then notify the physician....
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Haldol blowdart halted in phase 3 clinical trial due to safety concerns” | GomerBlog Ha ha
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some more...To My Patient -- From Your Nurse The hand that feeds you (your own) can also help you use that urinal. When you push the call bell next time, make sure to come up with something...
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm not going to engage those with (self)righteous indignition. If you want a thread about the benefits of going along with customer service expectations make one. If you want to talk about how...
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! And don't you worry, I will be far away from the bedside before burnout sets in. Burnout is not going to come from a patient making comments about bubbles in their IV tubing, believe
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in
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    Never wanna take students again.

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

    4.8 ccs is enough to cause aspiration pneumonia and kill
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    Interfacility position denied

    Lev replied to beccayaker's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this is typical nursing politics. The way I avoided this issue is by moving to a completely new hospital. My manager was like "you didn't want to work in our ER?" And I was thinking..'Maybe I...