Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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  1. Daytonite

    Need help writing a Journal Note for Geri.

    Daytonite replied to cookio11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what nursing knowledge did you apply when caring for or assessing your clients? took vital signs and needed to know and recognize abnormal parameters when taking vital signs for any age group helped...
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    nursing care plan for HYPOKALEMIA plsss.

    Daytonite replied to dolphyrn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you can only give potassium if a doctor has ordered it. so, in that regard, we are dependent upon an order from a physician in order to do that. it is not within the practice of a nurse to go about...
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    care plan for battered woman, need experienced nurses help!!

    Daytonite replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    The focus is always on her, the patient, and what she tells you. Deal with the evidence that you
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    care plan help for violence, other directed

    Daytonite replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Students

    Try looking on the back cover or in the
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    care plan for battered woman, need experienced nurses help!!

    Daytonite replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    now that i came back and actually read what you put into this post which was a tad different from what you posted on the nursing student discussion forum, where i also posted the above reply which...
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    care plan for battered woman, need experienced nurses help!!

    Daytonite replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    a care plan is about determining a patient's nursing needs and developing interventions to help them. a nursing diagnosis is merely a label that describes in shorthand what a nursing problem is. its...
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    care plan help for violence, other directed

    Daytonite replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Students

    a care plan is about determining a patient's nursing needs and developing interventions to help them. a nursing diagnosis is merely a label that describes in shorthand what a nursing problem is. its...
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    Accelerated BSN with no previous medical background is this bad

    Daytonite replied to lolwut's topic in General Students

    Depends on the program and what their admission requirements are. A lot of people go to nursing school with no previous nursing experience. If having a previous bachelor's degree in something else...
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    Scholarship Essay

    Daytonite replied to ssullyorthoRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i forgot that this thread existed. at one time i think it was a sticky. it resurfaced in the general nursing discussion forum today. you might want to read some of the posts on it to get some ideas...
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    Not sure how to study for pysch

    Daytonite replied to wess's topic in General Nursing

    it's really not different from med/surg, peds or ob. each disease or condition has a pathophysiology and signs and symptoms. set it up to study the same as you did for a disease such as gastritis. use...
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    Ehtical Dilemma

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

    i worked in ltc and i have no doubt that this is going on. i saw a lot in ltc over the years. you have to put yourself in your friend's shoes. if this was your first job and you had no license, what...
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    Nursing Care Plan Help

    Daytonite replied to Tampanian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you've got a problem with your diagnostic statement: impaired verbal communication related to aphasia. aphasia is the inability to speak which is what impaired verbal communication is. (definition...
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    Can I become a CNA after completing Nursing Fundamentals?

    Daytonite replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

    i checked the nurse aide registry list on the cna forum of allnurses. the cna registry in north carolina is handled by the north carolina board of nursing. i went on the nc board of nursing website...
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    am i correct on this coronary angiogram question?

    Daytonite replied to jchan0425's topic in General Students

    if you were caring for mr meyer immediately post coronary angiogram, you would: 1. assess pt vitals signs, neurovascular obs on both legs, palpate femoral artery assessing for haematoma development,...
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    code blue meds

    Daytonite replied to mkairo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    a code blue is called because a patient has stopped breathing or their heart has stopped. the medical personnel running the code blue follow acls guidelines and give medications according to what...
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    IV Spike Prime Time

    Daytonite replied to liser79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was a practicing nurse for a long time before IV pumps were standard issue for all IVs. What I used to do was this. . .figure out what all the basic drip rates were in relation to the dial of my...
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    essay - growing older population

    Daytonite replied to student_nurse1986's topic in General Students

    since you are not in the u.s., i do not know what theories of aging you study in your colleges. whatever theory of life development you are required to study and incorporate into the care of patients...
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    Test Taking Tips

    Daytonite replied to Caquino's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    it sounds like you have test taking anxiety. http://www.ulc.psu.edu/studyskills/test_taking.html - test taking and
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    Redoing a nursing care plan...

    Daytonite replied to landesmummy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm glad to hear you are doing well. Keep up the good work. You know where we are if you have
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    I NEED HELP!

    Daytonite replied to lilsporty111's topic in Nursing Career

    if you could have your college degree in nursing? i have a bachelor's degree in nursing i have heard many nurses becoming md, and not to mention crna which even make more than a physician. and gpa...
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    Tafford Uniforms

    Daytonite replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Call their 800 number. I've dealt with them before and you will get more from calling them
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    IV Spike Prime Time

    Daytonite replied to liser79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You connect the primary line to the saline lock first. Open the clamp. Then begin to count the drips and titrate the flow
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    Scholarship Essay

    Daytonite replied to ssullyorthoRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    it has a punctuation and spelling error and the majority of the essay is about your brother, your family and serving the country. i take it that it is your idea of what you think nurses do. what is...
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    HELP!! Trouble writing my Care Plan

    Daytonite replied to Flossy's topic in General Students

    FYI. . .the person who started this thread 5 years ago has not posted to allnurses for 2 years. Don't know if they ever finished nursing
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    Advice PLEASE!!!

    Daytonite replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

    you're post reminded me so much of my nursing aide experience as a nursing student! i worked the weekend night shift in the second year of nursing school in a nursing home. i worried about...