Lev MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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    1 year up and need advice

    Lev replied to nurse.j.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't feel guilty. You do what is best for you, your family, and your mental health. I too would feel bad about breaching a contract. If the GI clinic wants you so badly, they can wait 3 months til...
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    Afraid of being trained as a bad nurse.

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

    I think it's bad practice, and I do know some nurses do this. Stellar nurses will not. I ALWAYS do my own assessment, which takes me 2-5 minutes depending on the patient. Assessments do not have to be...
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    Med error and disciplinary action

    Lev replied to Trolleydoll's topic in Patient Medications

    That sounds like a very tough disciplinary action for pulling a med under the wrong patient's name. It was a simple easy mistake that didn't lead to any harm. I personally would not have filed an...
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    Never left med/surg! Need a specialty but not Mother-Baby.

    Lev replied to gladysgraceRN's topic in California Nursing

    I think you should just go ahead and apply and see what happens. Your experience should be ample for urgent care. EDs like ACLS, so if you don't have that certification, it will help. But with 7 years...
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    First week of work down as a GN and I am struggling!

    Lev replied to 1Jessie86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are right where you should be. Don't give up! Besides for PICC cap changes (which comes from practice - it's a skill) your other areas for growth come with time, knowledge, and experience. My...
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    bleeding from IV site with patient on blood thinners

    Lev replied to liltapper21's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a guy with a pneumothorax whose chest tube drainage was pink (not clearing to straw color). That was keeping him in the hospital. He was a dialysis patient and the dialysis nurse called the next...
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    med surg

    Lev replied to aleena23's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure. Your best bet is to look on the AMSN website and see what the requirements are. I know for CEN (certified emergency nurse) one year of emergency room experience is recommended but not a...
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    Devastated on First Write Up

    Lev replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    (((hugs))) It happens to the best of us. Mistakes humble us. Learn from your mistakes and move on and you'll be better than
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    Bad nursing tech?

    Lev replied to Annehen92's topic in General Students

    When I was a student nurse tech I floated to ICU one day. The nurses knew I was a nursing student so they thought I knew something. One of the nurses asked me for a bag of "D5." I think I brought her...
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    How Do I Apologize to Professor?

    Lev replied to Valr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you should show up to clinical on time the day of the scheduled meeting. Look at your student handbook and look at excused absences. Are meetings for other classes allowed? To me this sounds...
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    Maryland Area Job Hunt

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

    Most every facility in Maryland hires new grads and offers some sort of orientation program, even if not specified on the hospital job site. Look for RN I, Clinical Nurse I, New graduate, and jobs...
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    1st job as new grad RN at Alzheimer's unit

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

    If you will get a proper orientation, it is definitely a suitable environment for a new graduate. Many of your patients in the hospital will be elderly and many of them will have some form of...
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    Pt stable with a very low Bp?

    Lev replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    A blood culture from the dialysis catheter site would be a good
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    <20 BS Hypoglycemic episode- Need Advice.

    Lev replied to NYMurse91's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Does he have an insulinoma? There's a frequent flier dialysis patient at my hospital who has this. So even if her sugars are high enough to treat, we won't treat her with insulin. She will just drop...
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    New grad in ICU...question about sedation and vents

    Lev replied to bella14k's topic in Critical Care

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    Do you wear jewelry to work?

    Lev replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

    Earrings (sometimes dangly ones), watch, one or two silver necklaces that are usually under the t-shirt I wear under my scrub
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    The hardest parts of nursing?

    Lev replied to calivianya's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the patients who feel an emotional attachment to you that is far greater than whatever attachment you may feel for them is difficult to deal with. I've had a couple patients request to...
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    New grad in ICU...question about sedation and vents

    Lev replied to bella14k's topic in Critical Care

    Not an ICU nurse but if you have a preceptor try to build a relationship with her and ask her these questions, which are great questions by the
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    Got hired, but its not what I was told, help!

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

    My old unit started doing that with their new grads. There were three RNs who worked as techs for 3-4 months before getting a chance to apply for the residency program. This is what you are going to...
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    New grad just licensed - can'T get an interview for "NEW GRAD" jobs

    Lev replied to ette79's topic in Nursing Career

    Just keep applying. Expect to apply to dozens of jobs and not receive callbacks on most of them. It's a tough, competitive market out there. If you are friendly with any of your clinical instructors,...
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    Finally!

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

    Congrats! So
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    Fired during probation... what now-- more than 1 yr RN

    Lev replied to Looking_for_sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you don't get hit by a truck. Just keep moving along and doing what you are supposed to do. You made it to the end with only 2 weeks left so you can make it for another 60 days. I hope you have...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    Lev replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    get better
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    indecisive on becoming a registered nurse

    Lev replied to crystal8819's topic in Nursing Career

    Nope I'm in a more northern state on the East
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    How to study questions using kaplan?

    Lev replied to carrotcake's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's what I