Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Clinical Instructor Woes

    Daytonite replied to eyeball's topic in General Students

    let me give you an analogy that might help you. let's say you work at a restaurant chain and you went through a little orientation program with a bigger group of people but now work on one shift with...
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    Asthma case study help

    Daytonite replied to curiousaussie's topic in General Students

    for the signs and symptoms of asthma, see http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec05/ch048/ch048a.html the signs and symptoms of anxiety are listed on this webpage under defining characteristics:
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    Cardiac - A Fib and V Fib

    Daytonite replied to ToBANurse2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    have you looked in the websites listed on post #39 of this sticky: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/any-good-iv-127657.html- any good iv therapy or nursing procedure web sites? some of...
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    Please help me in making my Nursing care Plan

    Daytonite replied to mkwatro's topic in General Students

    This is Impaired Physical Mobility related to inflammation of the joints secondary to osteoarthritis AEB unable to move arms or legs, bear weight on legs, stand or walk. Your nursing interventions...
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    Mental health care plan in ED

    Daytonite replied to jetstar's topic in General Students

    what is important is that you assess what is going on with the patient and address her nursing problems. starting with a mental status exam as well as general health assessment is what you should do....
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    Help with nursing diagnoses for a infant with respiratory distress syndrome

    Daytonite replied to skinny_mini2006's topic in General Students

    1. impaired gas exchange r/t underdeveloped lungs and alveoli s/t prematurity amb respiratory rate of 70 breaths/minute, expiratory grunting, nasal flaring, substernal retractions, cyanosis, oxygen...
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    Help! At risk of failure!!

    Daytonite replied to nlleone41's topic in General Students

    there is a sticky thread that has information on how to construct a care plan and many of the posts help demonstrate how to do just that:...
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    In need for 3 nursing diagnoses

    Daytonite replied to stormbeige's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    [color=olive]acute pain r/t tissue trauma and birth process, intensified by fatigue [acute pain r/t tissue trauma and birth process] objective cues: pain scale of 7/10 ("tolerable pain") as...
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    partner problems at first clinical

    Daytonite replied to The Princess Bride's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You could "play dumb", act as much as an airhead as her when filling out the process paper, forget to take your diagnosis handbook with you to clinicals and do your own work later. I'd probably, if I...
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    Delagation Tips

    Daytonite replied to JenMarie82's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The general guidelines of delegation are: Primary concern is to make sure that the patient is safe You must know the job descriptions and abilities of the healthcare personnel and subordinates who...
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    In need for 3 nursing diagnoses

    Daytonite replied to stormbeige's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i am having problems stating my nursing diagnoses. the construction of the 3-part diagnostic statement follows this format: p (problem) - e (etiology) - s (symptoms) problem- this is the...
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    Please help me in making my Nursing care Plan

    Daytonite replied to mkwatro's topic in General Students

    The diagnosis would be Impaired Physical Mobility related to inflammation of the joints secondary to osteoarthritis AEB limited joint movement. The problem I have in helping you is "limited joint...
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    Clinical Instructor Woes

    Daytonite replied to eyeball's topic in General Students

    Write down (document) what she is saying and doing at each clinical so you have it clear and make an appointment to discuss this with the dean of your nursing program who is her boss and your boss....
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    Please help me in making my Nursing care Plan

    Daytonite replied to mkwatro's topic in General Students

    What is your nursing diagnosis for "this complaint" (???) and what is the evidence that proves the problem exists? You need to be specific. I have no idea what you are talking
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    In need for 3 nursing diagnoses

    Daytonite replied to stormbeige's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you already listed your some of your objective cues, but some are missing. lower extremity edema - how do you suppose this edema has occurred? hemoglobin - 112 rbc count - 3.9 x 10^12 - what is the...
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    A&P HELP!!!!! for digestive, urinary system & electrolyte balance

    Daytonite replied to rotorwife's topic in General Students

    a&p weblinks are listed on post #42 of this sticky thread. information and weblinks for electrolytes is on the same thread:...
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    Nursing DX...is this right?

    Daytonite replied to hero3679's topic in General Students

    not all pain meds produce constipation as a side effect. this needs more specificity. if these pain meds were of the type whose side effects produce constipation they should be generically...
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    Silly question but....whats the difference?

    Daytonite replied to Student4Now's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i understand. there are some videos of procedures listed on this sticky: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/any-good-iv-127657.html - any good iv therapy or nursing procedure web sites....
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    Please help me in making my Nursing care Plan

    Daytonite replied to mkwatro's topic in General Students

    see the posts on https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/help-care-plans-286986.html - help with care plans first, assemble your abnormal data (cues) arthritis - look up the signs, symptoms and...
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    Nursing DX...is this right?

    Daytonite replied to hero3679's topic in General Students

    Your "manifested by" data is incorrect. The "manifested by" information is always the evidence of the problem, in this case, the evidence of constipation: no BM for 2 days. Your diagnostic statement...
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    Silly question but....whats the difference?

    Daytonite replied to Student4Now's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When we packed with, lets say saline, we put on sterile gloves, took a sterile gauze and poured or dipped it in saline that had been prepoured into a sterile container and then squeezed out the excess...
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    PLEASE HELP-SERIOUS

    Daytonite replied to behappy123's topic in General Students

    #1. . .I don't think any of you should be talking about this with each other or letting her or anyone else know you have been communicating with each other about it--it makes you look like you are in...
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    HELP!!-- Care plan first one for med-surg

    Daytonite replied to mfatony's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My fault, sorry. I still work from the 2007-2008 taxonomy. I see the Impaired Walking, but only Risk for Imbalanced Fluid Volume is in the new 2009-2011 taxonomy. I don't like using the new taxonomy...
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    Silly question but....whats the difference?

    Daytonite replied to Student4Now's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The doctor should specify that. If he doesn't ask. Right now, my surgeon has told me to pack with dry, clean gauze dressings. Years ago when this same thing happened after my hysterectomy, the surgeon...
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    Nurse Certification

    Daytonite replied to RNtobe11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have been nationally certified in IV Therapy by the INS (Intravenous Nurses Society) and as a Medical Surgical Nurse by the American Nurses Association. In both cases, I had to have been a...