Lev MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Lev replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I think nurses need to form a strong and serious union to get our points
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    Med Surg Then and Now

    Lev posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on an extremely busy surgical floor with frequent admissions and discharges. We get ortho, plastics, and GI surgical patients, plus a host of medical patients. Our ratio is 1:5, but very often...
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    Help! Preceptor Advice! :)

    Lev replied to Kristin.'s topic in General Students

    I say if you want to do critical care one day, go for a critical care placement. The skills you develop and things you learn will help you wherever you go. 200 hours is a nice length and you have a...
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    Fmla for depression/anxiety

    Lev replied to baygrl11's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No no no, do not increase meds if you don't have to. You should take time off, but like you I would feel uncomfortable disclosing my condition and I would be afraid of being judged. Is there any way...
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    New Graduate RN—verbal offer advice

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

    It's not especially common, but it happens. You should get a formal offer in writing and that will be when everything checks out with HR which yes can take a couple weeks. You may hear from the DON or...
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    What is your ER like.....need advice?

    Lev replied to Theocbean's topic in Emergency

    We usually have 3-4 patients. I heard it can go up to 5-6 on a very very bad day. The 4s & 5s go to fast track. The others to the main ED. There is a psych area too staffed by psych RNs. Today I...
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    Graduate nursing job in emergency

    Lev replied to Gradnurse11's topic in Emergency

    All I can say is lots of luck! I'm an RN with 2 years of experience, who just switched to ED. It is a great learning experience, but sometimes things happen so quick that you don't have a chance to be...
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    Family member in the hospital

    Lev replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That may be the cause. What is he on for
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    Anatomy of a Code

    Lev replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just another day at the
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    Family member in the hospital

    Lev replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The delirium/intermittent confusion is alarming. That should be the focus of your concern right now if there is no explanation for that. Has he had any temps? Have they done blood cultures? It could...
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    meds - confused

    Lev replied to nurs15's topic in Patient Medications

    Op, if you truly gave 500 GRAMS of that medication to your patient, you should have called emergency services because your patient will die if not treated or didnt vomit up the medication. People can...
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    Info about Polysomnography

    Lev replied to kevoo1987's topic in General Nursing

    Is that the same as sonography tech who has specialization in multiple areas such as heart, abdomen, and
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    Leaving my job

    Lev replied to joe007's topic in Nursing Career

    You will have to find out your facility's policy on how much notice is necessary. Most places require at least 2 weeks notice. Give notice gracefully- it's not the time to complain and burn
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    Just had an interview

    Lev replied to harley91013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Then how do you have an account with this site? Make up a "professional" email address from gmail, yahoo, AOL etc..take your
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    What is your ER like.....need advice?

    Lev replied to Theocbean's topic in Emergency

    Yesterday there were 42 boarders in a 43 bed
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    Honest View of Nursing

    Lev replied to Acromic's topic in New York Nursing

    1) Is this shortage of nurses true? More importantly, is it very difficult for someone new to nursing to get an entry level job? I keep looking up at job postings and every single posting requires at...
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    Denying Death As A Society

    Lev replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    People have to learn how to
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    first time job interview coming up ,need help

    Lev replied to dont.give.up's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Did you hear
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    ED medications pearls

    Lev posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi everyone, I've been given a list of drugs to review for the ED so I've been reading my pharmacology book from nursing school. It is a lot of information! I was wondering if some people could list a...
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    ED medications pearls

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Thanks!!
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    Do you lie when they ask, "how long?"

    Lev replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now I know what to answer instead of "About two
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    PCU or Neuro units?

    Lev replied to Nurse_Bella's topic in Nursing Career

    Let us know how it
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    PCU or Neuro units?

    Lev replied to Nurse_Bella's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, 5-6 is a lot for PCU. Makes you wonder what the ratios are for medsurg...It may be not so good to join a unit with a bunch of other new grads...PCU is really good experience though. Is there...
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    I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    Lev replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I don't think this email is inappropriate. The students were informed of the expectations ahead of time and failed to comply. Following rules/policy is a big part of safe and effective nursing
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    Infusion RN

    Lev replied to Nickni's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it advertised where I live. They require/highly prefer very qualified, experienced, and certified applicants. Otherwise I would love a job like