Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Seeking advice if nursing is the right path!

    Daytonite replied to vanillavirtue's topic in General Students

    I think that going to nursing school is going to increase your debt. I hope you think hard about a plan to get all this debt paid off. I strongly suggest that socializing and dating be cut to the...
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    Starting at Hillsborough Community College Fall 2009!!!!

    Daytonite replied to NursingIsLove's topic in General Students

    i just noticed your thread today even though it is a couple of weeks old. i realize you are very jazzed about starting college, however, i think you have picked a pretty heavy schedule of classes for...
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    Good News

    Daytonite replied to JJRN09's topic in General Students

    congratulations! one piece of advice. . .just in case a permanent position doesn't materialize because this sometimes happens for various reasons. . .see if the manager or some of the rns you work...
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    VENT: Depressed and Discouraged...Wasn't Accepted

    Daytonite replied to Dottie, RN's topic in General Students

    I'm a big believer that things happen for a reason. Keep applying. You are still young. I would take the pre-reqs again if the time runs out. Over the years I have take A&P 4 times because of the...
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    Graduating in Dec,, should I start job search yet?

    Daytonite replied to cincin1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    our nurse recruiter wanted to talk with students that were a semester away from graduation and get their names on a list of potential hires. she wanted to know what kind of new blood was getting...
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    Critical Thinking question for practicing nurses

    Daytonite replied to Bjm1982's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    it was almost exclusively narrative charting. it was only in one or two places that charting by exception was used where we just checked off normal and abnormal assessment items. i would still end...
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    diaphoresis in CHF

    Daytonite replied to cannoli's topic in General Nursing

    according to nurse's 5-minute clinical consult: signs & symptoms diaphoresis is an autonomic nervous system response to physical or psychogenic stress and heart failure is one of the causes of...
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    Nurses that are late for report

    Daytonite replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    part of the problem when this happens continually is management who does not address it with the employee and discipline them. even if the nursing staff doesn't alert the supervisors or manager that...
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    about pharmacology

    Daytonite replied to deepurple's topic in General Students

    there are websites listed on these sticky threads: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/pharmacology-help-140434.html
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    nursing care plan for HYPOKALEMIA plsss.

    Daytonite replied to dolphyrn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    in caring for a client with hypokalemia, what is the nurse's highest priority? -provide adequate oral fluid intake -position to increase circulation -administer supplemental sodium -monitor for...
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    Beginning Med-Surg Clinicals in the Telemetry Unit - Tips?

    Daytonite replied to simply_viki's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    information on how students can read telemetry (ekg) strips is on post #39 of this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/any-good-iv-127657.html - any good iv therapy or...
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    Dosage Calculation Questions

    Daytonite replied to wannabenursetx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    tylenol elixir grv is ordered. the bottle reads 25 mg/cc. how much should the nurse administer? the answer is 12 ccs. dose desired: tylenol elixir grain v (5) dose on hand: tylenol elixir 25 mg/cc...
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    Quick Question, please advise...

    Daytonite replied to USN2UNC's topic in General Students

    This is a question I'd ask someone at the nursing school. You've already proven you can earn a bachelor's degree and handle bachelor degree work. At this point it is just a matter of having the...
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    I think my instructors hates me!!!!

    Daytonite replied to Etana85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    our instructors have always been giving extra points on tests because some people did poorly on tests. instructors do not give extra points because people did poorly on a test. that makes no sense....
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    How has having/not having children affect your career?

    Daytonite replied to Ellean55's topic in General Students

    I volunteer to work every Christmas Eve and Christmas for those with kids when I am scheduled in return for them working New Year's or July 4th for me. I spent my holidays with my brothers and their...
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    PIV air in tubing

    Daytonite replied to mesa14's topic in General Students

    Are you talking about the Air Bubble Compensation thread? That was a few years ago! I don't remember what I wrote then. I am sure someone corrected me. It was either a typo or a mistake. I keep...
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    What should I know already?

    Daytonite replied to checkmarks0725's topic in General Students

    quit worrying. many people start nursing school with no experience. and those that work at hospitals or are medical assistants and have some basic skills under their belts, well, that helps them for...
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    Parkisonian Crisis question - please help!

    Daytonite replied to pcrnin2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    parkinsonian crisis is the exaggeration of the characteristics of parkinsonism associated with acute anxiety. (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/394.html). i would look at anxiety as being a...
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    Difference between RN and LVN

    Daytonite replied to tinybubblez5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did you read the information on the websites of these schools? What did they say? They usually describe what these programs are and what the application requirements are, if not on their website it...
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    LVN to RN PROGRAM

    Daytonite replied to tinybubblez5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Unless tuition is a problem--and I mean a real problem--the LVN to RN path is a waste of time and money, in my opinion. The two jobs are very different. About the only things in common between an...
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    I dont need a cna 4 pre-req? Help

    Daytonite replied to Mommy Of Two 87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What it means is that your nursing school will be teaching you what CNAs learn. My nursing school taught us everything about basic nursing care in our first semester of nursing school. Yours will be...
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    Nursing Care Plan...PLEASE HELP!!!

    Daytonite replied to logans_mommy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It was the patient's age that caught my attention right off the bat. The mother will have a lot of psychosocial
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    PIV air in tubing

    Daytonite replied to mesa14's topic in General Students

    mesa14. . .let me set your mind at ease. it takes well over 1cc of air to do anyone damage. 1cc of air is a lot of air. as an iv therapist i saw a lot of nurses get all kinds of air bubbles in iv...
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    "Hi!!" and a question about nursing school

    Daytonite replied to tara07733's topic in General Students

    You need to call the nursing school. Talk to the secretary in the nursing office and ask her what gets you on the waiting list. My guess is that you have to apply and be accepted into the nursing...
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    ABG question?

    Daytonite replied to Liebchen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    blood glucose 768 mg/dl serum potassium 7.2 meq/l ph:6.91 paco2 32 mm hg hco3 7 meq/l pao2 88 mm hg this patient is in dka. the problem here is that they are only giving you lab results which are...