Lev MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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    August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    Lev replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Harrumph. Why is big brother always involved, hidden in scrubs, and not on my
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    He/She Said What!?

    Lev replied to BritBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would quit. And tell him that he is insulting your intelligence and is acting like an arrogant
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    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    Lev replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I just learned how to access ports. That was fun! I'm also really good at IM injections. Patients tell me all the time that they didn't even feel it. My technique is to use the thinnest possible...
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Lev replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had a GI bleed patient whose stool looked like currant jelly! I said to myself: so this is must be what current jelly looks like after hearing about it so many times in nursing
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    Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

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

    Yeah, we all know which surgeons have patients who end up with nicked ureters, dvts, or needing lots of blood products. Plastic surgeons especially. When things go wrong, they don't want to take...
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    Emotionally tired

    Lev replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Time to go out patient. Infusion center, endoscopy, out pt
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    Job advice

    Lev replied to vivrantthing's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they do..If get offered the job or if brought up in interview let them know that job requires 4 weeks notice so would be available to work on x
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    Job advice

    Lev replied to vivrantthing's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it will cause you any issues to apply to this different hospital. This hospital becoming the parent hospital of your current hospital just makes it better because you are staying within...
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    Reality Shock: Nursing school vs the real world

    Lev replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If he was using lidocaine to numb the area before inserting a chest tube he may have felt it was unnecessary because he was not injecting into a vein. Nevertheless, bad practice. Always use filter...
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev posted a topic in General Students

    After receiving report, which patient should the nurse see first? 1) Mr. Jones, a 57 year old man with a history of pancreatitis, going through alcohol withdrawal and has a heart rate of 107. 2) Ms....
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    CGFNS CVS New York. Help! (Transcript: Received but not accepted)

    Lev replied to babysbreathme's topic in Nurse Registration

    You should be contacting the New York Board of Nursing to transfer your license over. They may need official transcripts with a seal to show they are not tampered. You may need the transcript to be...
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    Thank you. I'm not going to violate copy write by copying questions word for word. I see nothing wrong with making up/revising questions. My goal was for people to learn. If you don't feel like you...
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    Applying for a new job that I'll start next year?

    Lev replied to DogLovingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would be crazy. Mention your circumstances in your cover letter. Most places will keep your application on file for a year if they think there is some chance of hiring the
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    What does STS stand for?

    Lev replied to guest4/14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    States fever and states seizure
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    Here's another question... In caring for a client undergoing orthopedic surgery, what is the most important post operative nursing intervention. 1) Update the client on the plan of care. 2) Monitor...
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    How does your ED address the Observation Unit?

    Lev replied to RAWells61's topic in Emergency

    My ER currently does not have a built in obs unit. We have one floor where half the beds are dedicated obs tele or IMC beds. The tele floor takes obs patients as well as the M/S floors. There are...
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    It's a question I made up. I think it's a good question and fairly straightforward as are most questions on NCLEX. Most people who responded came to the right conclusion as to the answer. I learned in...
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    Are you an RN? Its not a pointless exchange. It helps people think through the question and see things the way NCLEX looks at these scenarios to help people make the right choices when it comes to...
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    This was not a trick question. Giving the sickler pain medication is not going to solve their circulation issue. Assessing your alcoholic patient with an elevated HR is priority because it is a...
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    What labs values have the opposite effects?

    Lev replied to fnp3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Potassium and magnesium have a relationship. If your k is low and mg is borderline or low, sometimes it will be hard to replete
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    Certified nursing assistants not welcome!

    Lev replied to Barbie8808's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I used to work in med surg, the "nurse techs" inserted and discontinued IVs, did EKGs, vitals, finger sticks, drew labs, and d/c foleys. The used to be able to insert foleys til a tech at a...
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    While pain is a physiological sign of sickle cell crisis, giving pain medicine is not going to treat the problem. Oxygen and IV fluids will. The elevated heart rate is still priority. If the sickle...
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    Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

    Lev replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Got pulled over tonight in scrubs and got off with a
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    What phase am I in now?

    Lev replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    A little jaded and no longer a new grad! Welcome to the
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    An NCLEX question for you.

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    Answer is patient number 1. He is having a circulation issues, actively withdrawing and there are safety concerns. Next is the sickle cell patient who is having pain, which is expected of patients...