Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    New LPN student! What to expect

    Daytonite replied to k3104's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    you definitely want to read this thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/first-day-nursing-235170.html - first day of nursing school - which is a great post that chronicles an entire...
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    Nursing Exam Help

    Daytonite replied to jen4santo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    wishing you well on your second go around. medicating yourself is not the way to go. try using my critical thinking flow sheet for nursing students to help you in learning. to help find information...
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    My frustration with inconsiderate classmates

    Daytonite replied to Two Sheds's topic in General Students

    your frustration is misplaced. you should not only be angry with your inconsiderate classmates but the instructor as well for giving instructions and then not enforcing them. that is what happens...
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    Need help for A&P Final!

    Daytonite replied to matchsticktgt's topic in General Students

    How interesting. I tried to find this in my ICD-9-CM coding manual and it wasn't listed
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    Acute gastroenteritis

    Daytonite replied to Aerian's topic in General Students

    a nursing diagnosis, like a medical diagnosis, is based on the signs and symptoms that the patient has. so, in order to (nursing) diagnose this patient you need to make a list of all the signs and...
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    Patient dies in my hands...

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    The oral suction is called a Yankauer suction. I had a CA patient who I helped to the bathroom. As soon as I got her back to bed she closed her eyes and passed away. This kind of stuff happens with CA...
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    need some advice about nursing school!

    Daytonite replied to sunnysteph87's topic in General Students

    once you get your cna you can work and earn some money of your own. if you find the right job they will even give you some tuition reimbursement. i know i can do better in an environment with smaller...
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    Pease help! Nursing models

    Daytonite replied to cressey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    orem's theory very basically states that nurses have to supply care when the patients cannot provide care to themselves. do you have your own copy of taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary? orem's...
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    Need help ! What is this paper asking for ?

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    in team leading as we practiced years ago, everyone on the nursing "team" had a nursing function, or role, to perform. these were assigned by the team leader who was designated as the team leader and...
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    Problem with prioritizing

    Daytonite replied to NiesyLuv0o's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i worked on a stepdown down unit for a long time and was a supervisor. my first inclination would have been to get the intubation tray ready. but, because this is a student forum i double-check my...
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    Can anyone tell me { a sophmore in highschool} what i need to become an Ob/Gyn

    Daytonite replied to DeAsia27's topic in General Students

    you will need to take the highest levels of math and science classes that you can and need to get very, very high grades. you must go to college, then medical school, get a medical license and then...
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    Need help ! What is this paper asking for ?

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1) explain which method of the delivery of nursing care is used in your clinical agency ? there is pretty much primary nursing being done these days. one nurse is assigned to a patient and takes...
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    Problem with prioritizing

    Daytonite replied to NiesyLuv0o's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i had an ob exam today. the patient had an embolism, after applying oxygen, what is my next action: call for assistance insert a foley prepare to intubate after applying oxygen the patient should be...
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    any nursing or pre-nursng students!!

    Daytonite replied to lovelylady42's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    everyone's perception (observation) of their school experience is going to be different. an rn program is going to teach you enough nursing information to pass the nclex exam and become licensed. it...
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    A-Fib

    Daytonite replied to tiffanymarie25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    a written teaching plan goes something like this: overview: a synopsis about what is going to be taught in the course goal(s): the aim(s) or outcome(s) that you want your learner to achieve as a...
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    first nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to sebring's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what did your reading about strokes teach you? strokes cause a lot of damage in people and it is not always paralysis. the brain is a neurological organ that gets damaged when a stroke occurs....
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    Help with goal for Hopelessness or Anxiety careplan.

    Daytonite replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    all care plans start with assessing the patient. all nursing diagnoses are based on symptoms that you find in the patient that are proof that the nursing diagnosis exists. see...
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    Help with goal for Hopelessness or Anxiety careplan.

    Daytonite replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    i think this is diagnosed incorrectly. hopelessness doesn't happen in a few minutes or 3 hours. it is something that happens over a long period of time. see the definition of hopelessness in a copy...
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    Help with dar/focus charting

    Daytonite replied to sweetpea808's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    in order to do a correct dar note (focus charting) you must determine what the patient's nursing problems (nursing diagnoses) are because each dar entry addresses each individual nursing problem...
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    first nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to sebring's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you say you were "looking" at the pathophysiology of a stroke. what did you learn? is the reason he cannot move his arms, has dysphagia, aphasia and dypraxia because of muscle weakness or...
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    first nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to sebring's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you say you were "looking" at the pathophysiology of a stroke. what did you learn? is the reason he cannot move his arms, has dysphagia, aphasia and dypraxia because of muscle weakness or...
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    Help with first care plan

    Daytonite replied to tracy32907's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there is information on how to write a care plan on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/help-care-plans-286986.html- help with care plans. you will find a number of...
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    What do you use to carry your 500 books around in?

    Daytonite replied to bebahloo's topic in General Students

    as someone after years of carrying and lifting loads of weight i strongly recommend you get a bookbag with wheels. the brand makes no difference. as long as it fulfills your needs and accommodates...
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    Nursing is stupid?

    Daytonite replied to AmandaTheNurse's topic in General Students

    she's a medical student in russia? doctors, your acquaintance must not know, study intensely difficult subjects like anatomy and physiology on a level much more advanced than we nurses get, physical...
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    Thriving environment

    Daytonite replied to triumphant1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    see, in the sticky threads: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/study-strategies-254733.html - study strategies...