Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Nursing diagnosis help

    Daytonite replied to altheaaa07's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Diagnosing is based upon the assessment data, so that information you were given must be read carefully. There were a lot of clues given in the scenario. The construction of a 3-part diagnostic...
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    What books should I buy?

    Daytonite replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    i am always looking things up in these books to answer questions on the student forums. they are very useful: taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary nursing care planning made incredibly easy...
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    Help with Care Plans

    Daytonite replied to rn/writer's topic in General Students

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    What's wrong with this picture?

    Daytonite replied to AtomicWoman's topic in General Students

    i would have been holding the syringe at the connection between the needle and the barrel to stabilize it better. i would have had the patient drop his arm to his side to relax the
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    here is a question for you

    Daytonite replied to bennettsmith's topic in General Students

    If the patient is going into respiratory distress, they need treatment. Call the
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    subjective versus objective data

    Daytonite replied to RNstudentc/o2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Only put quotation marks around what a patient actually says. It is up to the reader to determine what is subjective and
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    Prioritizing Nursing Care Women's Health -Help Please

    Daytonite replied to sblivefree's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would assess in this order: Ms. Smith Ms. Douglas Ms. Linden Ms.
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    Fluid and electrolyte help

    Daytonite replied to dmfisher86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's posted just
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    care plan goals and interventions for constipation

    Daytonite replied to shortxjieun's topic in General Students

    Your nursing interventions and goals must be based on the specific signs and symptoms of constipation that the patient has and you really haven't provided those for us. Just as doctors treat the...
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    HELP! What am I doing wrong with this calculation?

    Daytonite replied to californiadreaming's topic in General Students

    I worked this out by dimensional analysis for you on your post on the Nursing Student Assistance
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    endorsement and end-shift report?

    Daytonite replied to travelbee's topic in General Students

    end of shift report is giving pertinent information about what has happened during your time with the patient to the oncoming shift of nurses. what i always did was quickly review what the doctor had...
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    HELP! What am I doing wrong with this calculation?

    Daytonite replied to californiadreaming's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    a dopamine drip (400mg in 250 cc of iv fluid) is infusing on your 80 kg patient at 20 cc/hour. how many mcg/kg/min are infusing for this patient? 400 mg/250 cc (dose on hand) x 1/80 kg (patient's...
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    Quick Case Study- Please help!

    Daytonite replied to sscanlonSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That sounds
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    Quick Case Study- Please help!

    Daytonite replied to sscanlonSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All the abnormal information you are given should be considered as part of your assessment and determination of nursing problems: weighs 255 pounds (obesity) four days of having "flu-like symptoms"...
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    Nsg DX- Care plan for CHF

    Daytonite replied to bambam1288's topic in General Students

    You can't use a medical diagnosis like CHF as a related factor in a nursing diagnostic statement that way. Anyway, that is not the final physiological reason for Activity Intolerance. Read the...
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    Student Nurse Poem

    Daytonite replied to croakyfrog's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This poem is painted on the walls of Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, California: ]The reason for this little verse Is very plain to see I thought I'd like to be a nurse To serve
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    hypochloremia ,hypokalemia and hyponatremia

    Daytonite replied to fizzgigger's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i don't know why. ask one of the moderators if they can help
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    Please Help me with Muscosketal Question

    Daytonite replied to RoyalNurse2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you can read about them and determine this information yourself: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec04/ch034/ch034e.html - osteoarthritis http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec04/ch034/ch034b.html - rhumatoid...
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    hypochloremia ,hypokalemia and hyponatremia

    Daytonite replied to fizzgigger's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    potassium.doc sodium.doc magnesium.doc phosphorus,phosphate.doc
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    Care plan

    Daytonite replied to tanstel's topic in General Students

    unfortunately, i can't help you. you aren't understanding how the nursing process and care planning works. we have to know what this patient's nursing problems and the signs and symptoms of each...
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    Nsg DX- Care plan for CHF

    Daytonite replied to bambam1288's topic in General Students

    a nursing diagnosis is merely a label, or name, for a nursing problem. any nursing problem must be based upon the assessment data which becomes your evidence proving the existence of the problem....
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    Thanyou Daytonite!! Show your appreciation!

    Daytonite replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    I am humbled. Thank you,
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    is this a correct nsg dx

    Daytonite replied to bambam1288's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i would word it: decreased cardiac output r/t altered preload due to intropic changes aeb edema. altered preload is the etiology of the problem and not evidence or manifestation of it. if you did...
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    Nursing care plan for Hip Replacment

    Daytonite replied to rudeday's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What the heck does "a Nursing diagnosis that would result in the patient becoming Critically Ill"
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    Being screwed with by the Hen House

    Daytonite replied to littlebeach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    with regards to that write up, they told me to sign it or i don't go on. i have just worked my butt off for the last year; of course i am going to sign it. but it was filled with lies and "see doctor...