Lev MSN, RN, NP

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    Bad Nurse or Nursing Politics? SO CONFUSED!!!

    Lev replied to gemmi999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow I would have killed for your opportunity to spend time in
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    All my friends are RNs

    Lev replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Speech therapist, pharmacist, teacher, nurse (my ex preceptor-now
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    Unsafe work environment

    Lev replied to IVNinja300's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I do LOL. I dare you to call me a job
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    A fib with rvr

    Lev replied to ksparks's topic in General Nursing

    Was this new onset a-fib? Was that SBP before or after the lopressor? If before the lopressor then that could be borderline symptomatic. Was the patient febrile? Was he dehydrated? Was IV diltiazem an...
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    VTach Orders

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

    Use your nursing judgement. Call someone, a provider - not necessarily cardiology and document
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    Thought this was funny - From Gomer Blog

    Lev posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ms. Behar in her Suite. Here is your lunch: fish-heads and rice.” Breaking: Joy Behar Hospitalized, Wonders Why are there so many people pretending to be doctors.” | GomerBlog New York...
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    Resume HELP!

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

    It is ok if your resume is two pages long. Mine has always been more than one page. The four line professional summary may be too much and may be redundant. I think putting that info in a cover letter...
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    ER - How to stay calm

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Lol that sounds like a lot of our techs
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    ER - How to stay calm

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Great advice. That really helped and it was nice to see that I'm not the only on in the same boat. I will try to utilize my techs more. It just happens that sometimes they don't do what you asked them...
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    What skill videos should a new ER nurse be watching

    Lev replied to SallyRN15's topic in Emergency

    Skills...lots of IVs, foleys, OGT/NGT, IVF, PEGs, bladder irrigation, suctioning, and positioning
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    Neuro or Observation Unit - New Grad

    Lev replied to makingroceries's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Any other information you can offer about the
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Lev replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Um...actually it is a big deal. I love you guys but teaching takes
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    Is it possible to accept two positions. One as an SICU nurse and the other as an ER nurse?

    Lev replied to OnlyHim's topic in Nursing Career

    You can always work 5 days a week after off orientation. They'll love you for
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    Is it possible to accept two positions. One as an SICU nurse and the other as an ER nurse?

    Lev replied to OnlyHim's topic in Nursing Career

    It wouldn't work. What are the chances that your preceptors at the two hospitals are working opposite days? Maybe as a nurse with experience..but not as new grad. You're gonna have to
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    Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    Lev replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a patient who ingested a toothpick and another with a chicken bone stuck in her throat. Both needed the
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    Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    Lev replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Like mine whose GF stuck a cucumber up his rear end. Yup. He needed open abdominal surgery bc it got crushed with attempts at manual extraction under conscious
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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    Lev replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    It is stupid, but patients do seem to like that
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    Anxiety, critical thinking

    Lev replied to apples2apples's topic in General Students

    Some things just don't click til you get on orientation as an
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    THANK YOU, to the staff, mods, and admins....

    Lev replied to weirdscience's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you allnurses moderators, guides, and admins. Things will never be the same but I know you will continue to do a great
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    Nurses expecting to do too much!

    Lev replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the OP. While safety of a patient is an important part of our job, it is not our job to go after physicians to be sure they are meeting every quality measure. The hospital should employ...
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    Administering Fentanyl

    Lev replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    In Med surg- it was never given IV, just transdermal. Sometimes the PACU orders (IV) were still there and we knew not to give it. In the ED I give it IV 99% of the
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    Afib: A question of nursing judgment

    Lev replied to crazycat1's topic in General Nursing

    "Community nurse." Who calls themselves that? Which coworker? If you are an RN you know that chest pain, especially symptomatic chest pain needs immediate eval. Do your own homework
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    Lev replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    That's terrible!...ehh ICU humor I
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    I need tips for taking a manual BP please!

    Lev replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    Feel for pulse while pumping up the cuff. Note when the pulse disappears. This is a ballpark systolic BP. Also, see if you can stick the stethoscope head partially under the BP cuff. Sometimes it will...
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    Late on interview.

    Lev replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    Better to leave an hour