Lev MSN, RN, NP

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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "I see you've come armed for your first day as a new RN on night
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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "'It's not coffee; it's a genie in a big mug'...uh huh...somehow I am not buying
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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "Your addiction has really gotten out of
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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "Judging by your pupils, I think you've had
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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "You gonna
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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    A big cup for a big
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    1/2 ns vs. 0.9% ns

    Lev posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Why would 1/2 ns be chosen to correct hypotension in a diabetic on lasix over 0.9%
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    Job Interview: What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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

    I would never go the "perfectionist" or "I care too much" route, because I am neither. Weakness plus what you did about it is good "spin." Klone, those are good examples. Thanks. What are good...
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    1/2 ns vs. 0.9% ns

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    Hx of patient: COPD on home 02, HTN, Pulmonary HTN (maybe from COPD), R heart failure, DM with peripheral neuropathy, osteopenia, and prostate CA Assessment: Nasty cough unable to clear secretions,...
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    1/2 ns vs. 0.9% ns

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    Hyperglycemia can cause the diuresis. Wouldn't give patient D5W for this reason. The blood sugars were ok the day before and in the high 200s for the dinner and bedtime fingersticks the night before....
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    1/2 ns vs. 0.9% ns

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    It makes a lot of sense! Thank you. I'm not sure what his sodium was. The doc ordered labs for the next day. The day before his Na was fine and his SBP was in the 140s the day before and overnight. It...
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    1/2 ns vs. 0.9% ns

    Lev replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    First 500cc bolus of 0.9%ns and then 1/2ns@50ml/hr. I think 1/2ns has to be slow to prevent cellular
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    Case Study: Solve A Neurologic Mystery

    Lev replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care

    Will give this a try... My first thought was carbon monoxide poisoning, but I decided on this..... 1) Cardiac arrhythmia that converted itself/MI (elevated CPK), possibly secondary to some electrolyte...
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    June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    Dr. Gulliver must have lost his stethoscope. How does he even lift this
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    June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    This is the only way the doc doesn't run off with my
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    June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    You would think my neck would bend a little further down so I could touch my toes, after all that muscle build up from my heavy cardiology
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    Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

    Lev replied to -MissTake-'s topic in General Students

    Hey It happens to all of us. There are good times and bad times. If you don't like yourself, don't enjoy what are doing, cry a great deal, have trouble sleeping, and have physical symptoms (HTN), you...
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    BSN failed NCLEX twice, what jobs are in demand?

    Lev replied to WorldTravelingYogi's topic in Nursing Career

    How were your scores for the Kaplan q-trainers? Did you rush through questions on the NCLEX or did you take time to read each
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    Experienced preceptors

    Lev replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    From personal experience I beg you to intervene and either speak to manager or preceptor
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    What is Gumco
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    Listing license on resume

    Lev replied to aknight07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My is listed as under Licensure and Certification section as Registered Nurse State of Xxxxx License #xxxxxxx Valid til
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    Anyone have some constructive criticism for my new grad resume?

    Lev replied to nursingstudent2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think you want to highlight what you learned/accomplished from clinical experiences rather than jobs. Put your practicum with hours first, right after education. Put licensure/certifications after...
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    Help Fixing Up My Resume??

    Lev replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    PM to me and I'll give it a try. If you don't have job description for school nursing job, put something on there. Also make sure you have any nursing technician work on resume along with any customer...
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    Career Switch PICU to Step down Adult ICU

    Lev replied to Kidrn911's topic in General Nursing

    The ratio will probably be
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    Health assessment for telemetry unit

    Lev posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse. My assessments take too long. Telemetry nurses (or anyone), can you please list everything you assess in order you assess it? I just heard a great tip: check heart, lungs, and bowel...