Lev MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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    Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    Lev replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Rubbing alcohol is not
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    Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    Lev replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Antibiotics don't treat
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    Nursing student: which clinical placement?

    Lev replied to eiwneon's topic in General Students

    You get experience with surgical drains, if GI patient possible NG tubes, lots of variety. And you will get medical overflow on surgical units but fresh postops wont generally be sent to medical...
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    Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    Lev replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Get a
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    First clinical taking care of 2 patients; does it get any easier?

    Lev replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    700-730 - get report, look up patients, quickly introduce yourself 730-800 - Go to least busy patient's room first. Do assessment and vital signs and document. Move on to next room and repeat. 800-830...
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    why am I being overlooked?

    Lev replied to jellybean75's topic in General Nursing

    Being charge is unfortunately not always a measure of a person's skill. I would say assertiveness is one trait which is necessary to be charge RN. Managers also sometimes appoint nurses who kiss up to...
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    Post op complication question

    Lev replied to nursesky's topic in General Students

    Sounds like
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    Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    Lev replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Find a primary care
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    Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    Lev replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Heroin is bad for
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    INR LABS

    Lev replied to nikita12's topic in General Nursing

    Wow you're really smart. Thanks for the
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    Spice Spice Baby

    Lev replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    We had a spice case recently who came in essentially unresponsive (only to pain) after seizing and aspirating his stomach contents. He was barely responsive but combative when he did "wake up" for a...
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    Foley cath as g tube?

    Lev replied to organicnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Oh she was going to have to follow up with GI to get a new G tube
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    New grad job FLOAT to 13 floors! Qs for medsurg nurses!

    Lev replied to nurse1990's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No she should let you do it, but walk you through it. That is how I taught my orientee student. I told her where to stick, which angle to hold the catheter, how fast to insert the catheter etc..I had...
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    New grad job FLOAT to 13 floors! Qs for medsurg nurses!

    Lev replied to nurse1990's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes, there are med/surg floors that specialize in neuro. Those floor typically have telemetry monitoring. Knowing that your job is between two hospitals mean that there will be specialty floors that...
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    Foley cath as g tube?

    Lev replied to organicnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient in the ER whose G tube had come out. We tried to stick a new G tube back in and it did not work. Finally, we stuck a foley in there and the patient was discharged back to her group...
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    New grad job FLOAT to 13 floors! Qs for medsurg nurses!

    Lev replied to nurse1990's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oh my! 13 units is a lot. 1) Are most med surg units basically the same, skill-wise? So if I learn how to work in one unit it won't be that different going to another. Med surg units require the...
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    Help! My Employer is Committing Medicaid Fraud!!

    Lev replied to oreocookie123's topic in General Nursing

    Number
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    When a patient signs out AMA...

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

    Well one had one last night with their significant other and needed to catch a flight then next morning. The other one was hungry and family was in the waiting room. I tried to reason with them both...
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    When a patient signs out AMA...

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

    I guess I should just be a big person, and focus on giving them the most education possible before they do leave so they know when they should come back so if something does happen to then at least...
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    When a patient signs out AMA...

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

    So true! Thanks for reminding me that this is a patient
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    Nursing student: which clinical placement?

    Lev replied to eiwneon's topic in General Students

    I'm leaning toward
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    1st interview, I'm a new grad w/o work experience - help!

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

    Any internships? Is the language you speak one that is a "hot" second language in the
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    EMS Radio Reports

    Lev replied to TRC211's topic in Emergency

    46 beds in the main ER, 110k visits per year. Any RN, PA, or Physician who takes "the class" can take EMS consults. Usually the RNs staffed closest to the "ems box" takes the calls, but since the doc...
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    General Noise Discussion

    Lev replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh god I thought there was a crack on my screen when I looked at the image attached to this
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    CEN 2016!

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Good luck! And let me know how your exam goes. I might ask you questions on