Lev MSN, RN, NP

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    I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    Lev replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to revive this thread! Thank you Crusty Old
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    On a brighter note....

    Lev replied to clarinets's topic in General Nursing

    That is so wonderful! Nice to hear about people being kind to
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    Is Med Surg Pre-cursor for Critical Care Success?

    Lev replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are two different beasts. I currently work med-surg, I used to work telemetry, and I hope to go into ICU someday. Define "not very good." Do you mean time management, analysis, skills,...
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    Time/Care plan for CKD

    Lev replied to Brainy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think there is a nursing diagnosis called "Impaired urinary elimination." Start with that. Think about renal patients and electrolytes. I think there is another approved diagnosis related to fluid...
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    Visitor filming during code

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

    Thanks. Good to hear. It wasn't a family member filming, so there is probably even less of a case. Just worried about social
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    Visitor filming during code

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

    That was kind of my immediate reaction. If anyone was going to sue anyone it would be us suing him for recording us without knowledge and
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    Priority Help!

    Lev replied to Lindsay17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Remember your ABCs 1. I would for sure see 404 Mrs D with the SOB first. Something could have gone wrong with that biopsy. BREATHING 2. Next I would see 403 Mr C. He has a lot going on. He needs blood...
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    crutches gait

    Lev replied to AngelofSeduction's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As is usual, Esme gives a complete and detailed answer that hits the spot.
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    HELP! NicuRN Moving to LA don't know which Job to take!

    Lev replied to NurseNatalie17's topic in Nursing Career

    You're coming from NICU. Are both positions NICU jobs? That is something to think about. It would be a change to go from NICU to pediatrics, for
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    Why not medicine?

    Lev replied to msrxchef's topic in General Nursing

    I explain that I love nursing, love being with patients, and love the inside eye I have to what's going on. Patients tell us stuff that they will not tell doctors. I will go into the room with the...
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    I have a care plan question

    Lev replied to nette1022's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like a good nursing diagnosis for the
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    Surgical Nursing Student Question

    Lev replied to mission1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Embolus was first thought...especially with the fracture. She is SOB, Spo2 is dropping, confused, pulse is up, temp is up...it fits. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/300901-overview Oh...now I...
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    telemetry reading

    Lev replied to nath03's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I second skillstat.com Basic questions to ask Is the rhythm regular or irregular? Are there P waves? Is every P wave followed by a QRS? Is the QRS wider or narrower than usual? Is the PR interval...
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    Hyperglycemia and Severe Hypomagnesemia

    Lev posted a topic in General Nursing

    I admitted a middle aged patient the other day with a magnesium level of 0.3 mg/dL. She was fairly stable and only had mild tachycardia. She was treated with 4g IV magnesium and her mg level increased...
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    Hyperglycemia and Severe Hypomagnesemia

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks this helps [h=3]Renal Causes [/h][h=4]Enhanced Filtered Load.[/h]In the patient with diabetes, the ultrafilterable Mg load may be enhanced by glomerular hyperfiltration, recurrent excessive...
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    Advice for Nursing Students: How to Thrive at Clinical Rotations

    Lev posted a topic in General Students

    Here are some do's and dont's of interacting with the nursing staff at your inpatient clinical rotation sites. These are just some suggestions based on my observations. 1) Arrive on timeThis is very...
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    documentation

    Lev replied to mstere's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I chart so fast, that I mistakenly check the wrong boxes. Today I documented friction rub instead of inspiratory wheeze (They were right next to each
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    Nursing Diagnosis and interventions

    Lev replied to somellin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are the signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection and/or cellulitis? What are potential risks associated with UTI and/or cellulitis? Answer those questions, and you will be on the right...
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    Why low Hg, Hct, and RBC postop?

    Lev replied to AlmostNurseJ's topic in General Students

    I guess it depends on institutional policy. Also depends on the patient. The sickle cell patients are not always transfused even though their H&Hs are lower than
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    A selfish nurse

    Lev replied to infexious's topic in General Students

    Esme you are so
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    Why is nursing school "hard?"

    Lev replied to Jaykalkyn, BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    In school, it's the sheer amount of knowledge to accumulate in such a short period of time and having to learn a whole new way of thinking and approaching situations At work, its the frustration of...
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    Why low Hg, Hct, and RBC postop?

    Lev replied to AlmostNurseJ's topic in General Students

    My Hgb was 12 when I went to donate plasma (too low for
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    Why low Hg, Hct, and RBC postop?

    Lev replied to AlmostNurseJ's topic in General Students

    KelRN - It's all about the NCLEX... OP, many many patients are chronically anemic. Anemia of Chronic Disease is an actually diagnosis. In real life, patients are many times not transfused until...
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    -To all the nurses who chose the nursing path than the physician path...

    Lev replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Nursing Career

    Too
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    How to answer Priority Questions on the NCLEX?

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

    I don't know if that is true at all times. Headaches can be a a sign of hypertensive crisis which is an emergency. You have to know which symptoms are an exacerbation of their current ill health...