Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    diabetic nephropathy .... help me pls.

    Daytonite replied to hershey.sarah's topic in General Students

    i can't help you when you post things like "what are the common nursing diagnosis in this case. i need at least three.... cause i already have 2 but i don't know if it is correct" and then not list...
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    Patient teaching question

    Daytonite replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    From 2007 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference, page 602: "Teach patient/family: To contact prescriber if lady partsl itching, loose, foul smelling stools, furry tongue occur (may indicate...
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    Why is LVN to RN a waste of time?

    Daytonite replied to Divest's topic in General Students

    why is lvn to rn a waste of time? the two jobs are not the same. you will learn some of the same things in both educational programs but you will not use the information on the job in the same way....
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    Turning My LPN/LVN application in????

    Daytonite replied to anita07's topic in General Students

    Ask the school. Why are you asking us? Why would we have the
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    Help with Fluid and Electrolytes

    Daytonite replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Students

    here you go: potassium.doc
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    3rd Semester Apprehension

    Daytonite replied to wesmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're feeling left out because you don't have the same summer experiences to talk about and share with your schoolmates! The clinical experiences on a general surgery floor and on a general medicine...
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    Help with Fluid and Electrolytes

    Daytonite replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Students

    see: magnesium.doc phosphorus,phosphate.doc calcium.doc i didn't post potassium and sodium because you said you were ok with them. i haven't completed the one for chloride
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    Burn victim's being NPO

    Daytonite replied to dbenko13's topic in General Students

    burn patients are kept npo for 24 hours until the severity and extent of their burns have been established. once severity and extent of their burns is known high calorie high protein drinks can be...
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    Math Help Once More

    Daytonite replied to Quidam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the physician orders 1000 cc normal saline and two liters of d5w to run consecutively over 24 hours. if the drop factor is 20 gtts/minute, how fast should the normal saline run? (ml/hr) 1000cc is 1...
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    3rd Semester Apprehension

    Daytonite replied to wesmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you're overreacting. the job of a cna is nowhere near what the job of an rn is. work experience as a cna will not be considered when you go looking for work as an rn. you've been in rn school for a...
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    Please help me. Im a new student and Im kind of freaking out

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

    then, give it your special attention. i was horrible at ivs as a new grad. i gave it special attention and over time i got very good at it. this is doable. the only one that is going to hold you...
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    Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Daytonite replied to shannahan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are correct. You are in the beginning process of solving problems and making
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    Please help me. Im a new student and Im kind of freaking out

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

    you want to be an rn by the title of your screen name. rns are problem solvers. that is what rn school trains us to do. nursing diagnoses are names placed on nursing problems. before nursing...
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    Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Daytonite replied to shannahan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about we get you through your next test so if I get stuck in the hospital again there's a possibility I get you as my nurse? Read through some of those posts regarding test questions. Some of...
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    Relearn A&P?

    Daytonite replied to pinkraven's topic in General Students

    Keep your old A&P book/notes for reference. You will use them from time to time. The class and grade is merely the formal proof that you did the due diligence and did the prerequisite. You don't...
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    Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Daytonite replied to shannahan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The reason I didn't post an answer sooner was because I was getting ready to go into the hospital for several days. I had surgery. I was just discharged yesterday and am still moving
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    Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Daytonite replied to shannahan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    see the information and go to the websites listed on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/looking-test-taking-224581.html - looking for test taking strategies the actual...
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    Urgent Question!!!

    Daytonite replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    Leave the answer
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    questions!

    Daytonite replied to wjddnjs's topic in General Students

    Do you have a dictionary? If you look up the word responsibility it tells you it involves accountability, obligation, duties. What (duties) will you have to do in order to administer the drug? So,...
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    Please help me. Im a new student and Im kind of freaking out

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

    "as a lvn we're not allowed to make a nursing dx" what is your objection to using them? you must know them to use them. as nurses we can't "make" medical diagnoses yet we still use them all the time!...
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    Starting Nursing Program This Month....Getting Scared Now!!

    Daytonite replied to NurseStudentYay's topic in General Students

    go to the websites listed on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/study-strategies-254733.html - study strategies you will find helpful a&p weblinks to supplement...
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    Relearn A&P?

    Daytonite replied to pinkraven's topic in General Students

    stop stressing, you do not need to retake a&p. most of us forget the specifics of subjects that we do not use. when you start to learn the various medical diseases in nursing classes you will...
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    Worried about instructors

    Daytonite replied to futurenurseashley's topic in General Students

    teachers don't punch a time clock. if they did you would discover that they work far beyond a 40-hour week. long after students have left the classroom (or in the case of some nursing instructors,...
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    Which of the following information about vital signs should be reported to the

    Daytonite replied to eas78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    which of the following information about vital signs should be reported to the physician? a. blood pressure of 120/72 mm hg in the semi-fowler's position b. pulse of 110 beats/minute on awakening in...
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    The nurse must make the decision to give a patient a full or partial bed bath.

    Daytonite replied to eas78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the nurse must make the decision to give a patient a full or partial bed bath. this decision depends on the: a) physician's order for the patient's activity b) immediate needs of the patient c) time...