Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    Daytonite replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    this should help. . .i do not have a head-to-toe assessment, but i do have an assessment data base from maternal/newborn plans of care: guidelines for individual care, 3rd edition, by marilynn e....
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    Question about giving O2

    Daytonite replied to xiongmao's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    can someone help explain why i shouldn't give the o2 before calling the md, even though it's already ordered? this patient has chronic lung disease. in the chronic lung diseases (emphysema, chronic...
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    Epinephrine Dosage - is this too much?

    Daytonite replied to NurseHotFlash's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1 mg in 500 mL D5W (2 mcg/mL) 1 mg in 250 mL D5W (4 mcg/mL) 2 mg in 500 mL D5W (4
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    Epinephrine Dosage - is this too much?

    Daytonite replied to NurseHotFlash's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did you ask the nursing staff why the infusion was set so
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    Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    Daytonite replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Impaired Tissue Integity. Read the definition and you will see the difference between the
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    What do you do with a problem supervisor?

    Daytonite replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    i've seen this happen before. one or two smart cnas are going to report her very quietly to the boss for what she is doing and will get her run out of the place. it is never the people who gossip...
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    Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    Daytonite replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So, let me understand this. . .she is not breastfeeding. . .at all, right? If that is the case, then you can't use Ineffective breastfeeding r/t maternal breast anomaly and previous history of...
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    Patho for pulmonary hypertension

    Daytonite replied to ckaeser's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the physician articles and entries in the online merck manual will almost always have the pathophysiology of medical diseases. they will also include the causes, signs and symptoms. you need that...
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    question!

    Daytonite replied to elacer08's topic in General Students

    Everybody worries about this stuff. They worry that having no experience with patients is a problem as well. I've been a nurse for over 30 years and went into nursing school with absolutely no...
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    What do you do with a problem supervisor?

    Daytonite replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    since you mention that you have a union, i have to tell you that a union does nothing without documentation. it is all about whether the contract between the facility and the workers is being...
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    question!

    Daytonite replied to elacer08's topic in General Students

    for example. . .see this thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/cardiovascular-system-important-405475.html - cardiovascular system - important things to know this is a nursing...
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    What are the top 20 drugs to memorize for Med/Surg?

    Daytonite replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Students

    Here's a list of medications every nurse should be aware
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    question!

    Daytonite replied to elacer08's topic in General Students

    understanding what is going on with your patients a&p as a result of their disease process is part of your responsibility as their nurse. many times it is critical information that you need to...
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    Chronic Renal Failure patho

    Daytonite replied to Bree0421's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good for you! Now that you've done it, can you think of any way to make the pathophysiology easier? I couldn't. And I am all about making things easier where possible. Renal failure, I'm afraid,...
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    Hypertension & Nursing Diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to labcat01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A care plan is like taking a snapshot and addressing all the problems going on in the picture at that time the photo was taken. Are you care planning for her labor and delivery or now, after she has...
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    Question: Age Related Macular Degeneration

    Daytonite replied to xiongmao's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't understand the importance of this to you. We are nurses. What is important for us to know is about the disease process, its pathophysiology and how it affects the patient rather than the...
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    Documentation

    Daytonite replied to bdbrdb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You always have an obligation to notify a physician if there is a change in a patient's condition. I always charted what I said when I called a doctor. For example. . . Dr. XXX phoned and notified...
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    Hypertension & Nursing Diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to labcat01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You need to go back to why this C-section was done. There may have been HTN, but the fact that the patient has seizures makes this a case of eclampsia and much more serious. What is the gestational...
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    Question: Age Related Macular Degeneration

    Daytonite replied to xiongmao's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the question is asking what is most important to assess when the patient has lost a portion of their vision. we assess in order to ferret out abnormal data that helps us determine the patient's...
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    Daytonite replied to zsoldier's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Keep looking for answers and do well on your
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    cerebrovascular accident?

    Daytonite replied to DEE'sn's topic in General Students

    you will find information on the pathophysiology of the various kinds of stroke (cva) here on these websites: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch211/ch211a.html...
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    Calculations Help!

    Daytonite replied to praize320's topic in General Students

    solu-medrol is ordered @ 10mg/kg over 30 minutes. patient weighs 176lbs. available: 2 grams/100ml. how many kgs does your patient weight? how much solu-medrol will you give? how fast will you set...
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    Daytonite replied to zsoldier's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is the Nursing Student Assistance Forum. "This forum was opened for nursing students to use to ask nurses questions regarding assignments including interviews. Feel free to post your requests...
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    Daytonite replied to zsoldier's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1.know what a reise is and under what circumstances it is necessary are you in california? are you referring to the california law of the right of an involuntary committed mental health patient...
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    Another math problem

    Daytonite replied to ICAN!'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the order is for penicillin g 300,000 units im. you have on hand a vial of powder labeled 1 million units. to reconstitute, inject 4.6 ml. sterile water to yield 5 ml. of solution. how many ml's will...