Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    MattiesMama. . .if you feel the rules were applied unfairly against you, get a written copy of the rules and the grievance procedure, sit down and begin the grievance procedure to have your case...
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    As a nursing student, will I be prodded to become Prochoice?

    Daytonite replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    The only kind of schools that might be like that would be private schools operated by religious institutions and there aren't many of them any more. Most students going to those schools are aware of...
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    Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    The school makes the rules. I worked for one hospital that was very tough on attendance. They also paid the highest salary in the city and had a no float policy so people wanted to work there. Our...
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    Fluid & Electrolyte Assistance

    Daytonite replied to cyncopia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    a case study means you are doing problem solving which means you should be using the nursing process to help you critically think through this. the first step in any problem solving involves...
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    Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Your schooling is also on the job training. If this were a job, you would also be in trouble for tardys and absences. One of the things we asked of the nursing schools in the recommendation letters...
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    Help with a mental health assignment

    Daytonite replied to benjaiiimin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    any time you are asked to problem solve you are being asked to critically think through the situation you have been given. the tool we are given to do this is the nursing process, and if used...
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    Having a Colectomy

    Daytonite replied to JustaPatient585's topic in General Nursing

    there is a new prep out called moviprep that i was given for my last colonoscopy in february. it is less liquid (only 2 liters) than golytely and supposedly just as effective. it tasted pretty good...
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    Need Help with Pit/Mag Calculations

    Daytonite replied to howsoon's topic in General Students

    doc orders: pitocin 4mu/min/iv infusion available: pitocin 10 units in 250 ml ns what is the iv flow rate? you must know that 1 unit of pitocin (oxytocin) is = to 1000 mu. the problem does not...
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    nurses writing their own orders

    Daytonite replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends what they are writing the TOs for. When I worked in LTC there were a lot of little administrative things that we wrote TOs for that had to be in the charts as doctor's orders that the...
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    How to become a Labor & Delivery nurse?

    Daytonite replied to futurecalinurse's topic in General Nursing

    The best way is to transfer to a position there in that facility that you already work in. Informally talk with the nurse manager and tell her of your interest and ask what you should do to prepare....
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    Does anyone have an easy drug conversion formula?

    Daytonite replied to sonohead's topic in General Nursing

    for conversion charts and tutorials see post #2 of this thread in the general nursing student discussion forum: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/nursing-math-thread-264395.html - the...
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    Help! need to find lvn program in the Bay area!

    Daytonite replied to Futurenurselopez's topic in General Nursing

    here is the list of all the approved lvn programs in california: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/education/schools/vn_schools.shtml. some have a weblink listed with them, but all have an address and phone...
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    Help I cant rememeber anything I read!!!

    Daytonite replied to Giselle07's topic in General Students

    http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/accditg/ssindex.htm - strategies for success http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/accditg/sssq3r.htm - how to read a
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    Questions about Braden and Glasgow Coma Scales

    Daytonite replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    for best motor response and best verbal response...am i correct in assuming that you go by their highest functional ability, even if they acheive that very rarely? the score you give is based by...
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    Having a Colectomy

    Daytonite replied to JustaPatient585's topic in General Nursing

    i had a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer 2 years ago which shortened my colon to about 2/3 of its length. i was told to expect to have loose stools for awhile until things got settled down which...
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    Nurse Practice Act Question

    Daytonite replied to Worthless_Nut's topic in General Nursing

    i went to the website of the texas board of nursing and looked at both the nursing law and the rules and regulations. http://www.bon.state.tx.us/nursinglaw/ - texas nursing laws. there is nothing...
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    Why is LVN to RN a waste of time?

    Daytonite replied to Divest's topic in General Students

    As I said before I worked mostly with LVNs and LPNs in my career. I met many who went to LVN/LPN school with the intention of moving on to become an RN and, sadly, very few who did. I can't say what...
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    Studying and reading....

    Daytonite replied to sunnie123's topic in General Students

    it's what i did and that was back in 1973. everything is new material. at some point it doesn't require as much reading as some of the information starts to get repetitive. even today when i am...
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    Dosages

    Daytonite replied to MegoEgo's topic in General Students

    if you are worried about mistakes and not being able to use calculators make sure you do each problem twice or do an opposite calculation to make sure you did your math correctly (ex: do subtraction...
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    Why is LVN to RN a waste of time?

    Daytonite replied to Divest's topic in General Students

    I've worked with LVNs and LPNs most of my career. I know what they can and can't do. I also know what many are not willing to do. I have seen what some go beyond their licenses to do. They are...
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    To all the LPN graduates, how are you getting ready for your boards?

    Daytonite replied to kikwon89's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think you have a lot of intuition and you unconsciously tap into that and use it to work for you. Still. . .you shouldn't discount the importance of opening a book or going on the Internet every...
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    Nurse to patient ratios

    Daytonite replied to pharmgirl's topic in General Students

    this article is from march of this year: http://production.americannursetoday.com/article.aspx?id=4964&fid=4922 - seeking staffing solutions i doubt you will find any nurse staff ratios applying...
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    Help me with the patient care essay

    Daytonite replied to wjddnjs's topic in General Students

    step #1 - assessment - pull out all the abnormal data from the case scenario that was given to you. that will provide all the assessment data you need. jack's history: 42 year old man who has had...
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    Why is LVN to RN a waste of time?

    Daytonite replied to Divest's topic in General Students

    i agree, but they are not trained to do all the things that rns do. some lvns/lpns mistaken think
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    Help me with the patient care essay

    Daytonite replied to wjddnjs's topic in General Students

    although you are being asked to write this out as an essay, you are being asked to write a care plan on this case scenario. to do that you organize by incorporating and using the steps of the nursing...