Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Any study tips/advice for Advanced Med/Surg

    Daytonite replied to Nancy06's topic in General Students

    http://www.cvpharmacology.com/index.html - cardiovascular pharmacology concepts. also see the medication section of http://rnbob.tripod.com/ - nurse bob's micu/icu survival guide...
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    Organizational paper for clinicals

    Daytonite replied to New 2 iceeYouRN's topic in General Students

    i listed the ones that applied to what the op was asking. over the years i have saved a list of the various report sheets posted by various allnurses members when i have run across them in posts....
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    Need: Hole's Human A&P, 11th Edition

    Daytonite replied to deedee3's topic in General Students

    i don't have the book, but i know that i have placed weblinks to the online companion websites of previous editions on the anatomy list on the pathophysiology/ a & p/ microbiology/ fluid &...
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    AM Care Issue

    Daytonite replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you have a draw sheet placed correctly and you are the only nurse, turning the patient is possible. Positioning is important. You need to use good body mechanics and the draw sheet to help you....
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    I got Accepted!!!!!!

    Daytonite replied to chosen50's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Congratulations! Be prepared to work your butt off. I know a bitt about their
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    What to write as a career object on resume?

    Daytonite replied to sweetbean63's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    career objective is resumespeak for "What job position are you applying for?" That would be the nurse tech
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    Any tips for the 11pm to 7:30 am shift??

    Daytonite replied to waitingforthedream's topic in General Nursing

    When you get home in the morning you need to go to sleep ASAP. Some of the things my mom did to sleep during the day was disconnect the phone and warn everyone not to bother her while she was...
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    NEED HELP

    Daytonite replied to justt139's topic in General Nursing

    1) calculate the number of milliliters to administer. ordered: pegaspargase 525 iu im daily on hand: pegaspargase 750 iu/ml 525 iu (dose on hand) x 550 (dose on hand) x 1 ml (amount the dose on...
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    Daytonite replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Total fluid allowed in 24 hours = 1500 mL The IV antibiotics are given q6h, or 4 times, in that 24 hour period at 100 mL each time. Each antibiotic infusion contains 100 mL, so 4 x 100 mL each = 400...
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    Help, Math Challenged!!!

    Daytonite replied to sasa7383's topic in General Students

    it is mostly 8th grade level math. however many programs want students to have knowledge of beginning algebra. in practice as a nurse, the math calculations are really much easier than what they made...
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    Care Plan "Data"

    Daytonite replied to Loobug's topic in General Students

    well, lets reason this out. what is an infection? taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary says it is the presence and growth of a microorganism that produces tissue damage and that the extent of...
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    Chest Tubes "Help"

    Daytonite replied to twinklebelle's topic in General Nursing

    as patient advocates our duty is to report our patient's symptoms and complaints, not our conclusions and opinions unless the doctor (or the doctor's assistant) seems open to that. if they are not,...
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    LPN to RN who has lots of questions

    Daytonite replied to littlejtLPN's topic in LPN to RN

    I hate to burst your bubble, but as an LPN the jobs you get in any hospital or nursing home are only going to give you experience as an LPN. The LPN and RN jobs are not the same. It would be wrong...
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    Plan of care

    Daytonite replied to jhowen_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    pain related to inflammatory response in affected vein aeb _________ the definition of pain (or acute pain, which is the nanda nursing diagnosis) is an unpleasant sensory an emotional experience...
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    Plan of care

    Daytonite replied to jhowen_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i am trying to help you. i already told you that you need to look up the pathophysiology and the signs and symptoms of the patient's medical disease and that nursing diagnoses are based upon those...
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    Plan of care

    Daytonite replied to jhowen_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If that is what the face sheet on her chart says then that is what the doctor told the admitting office her diagnosis was. He would have also put her diagnosis on his history and physical
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    Plan of care

    Daytonite replied to jhowen_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i need to put her diagnosis. they are stroke and alzheimer's disease. did you not recognize that these were medical diagnoses? then, write down the nursing diagnosis, the expected outcome and the...
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    Need Advice; No Grade...Can't Take RN Boards

    Daytonite replied to helpin_others's topic in General Nursing

    Get a copy of the college catalog if you don't already have one (which you should). Find the section on how to deal with a grade dispute and/or a grievance or what ever problem this situation seems...
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    How does this work??

    Daytonite replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in LPN to RN

    there is is link on the california website below that has a list of the california approved programs in partnership with out of state online programs for rn. check them out:...
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    please help care plan questions

    Daytonite replied to lopet19's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    a nursing care plan is the determination of a patient's nursing problems (those are the nursing diagnoses) and the plan (strategies, nursing interventions) to do something for the problems. in the...
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    latest published guidelines for Iv Therapy !!

    Daytonite replied to Farza's topic in General Students

    the infusion nurses society publishes infusion nursing standards of practices. it is an official publication of january 2006 that you must buy from them since they are the proprietary owners of this...
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    going back to school

    Daytonite replied to beckylpn1's topic in General Nursing

    you are never too old to go back to school and 35 is not old. where do you guys get these ideas that 35 is old? good luck with school. there is all kinds of information that you will find helpful...
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    Help with application process?

    Daytonite replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    Call the nursing department of the school. They can tell you a lot
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    Need to change license application state- stressed, help!

    Daytonite replied to futurern123's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is that if you apply to take the NCLEX for DC the time involved with the application and waiting for a date to take the NCLEX will probably be longer than getting endorsement from Virginia....
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    Organizational Tool

    Daytonite replied to Ace1Rnelp's topic in General Nursing

    there is an assessment form that includes historical questions in the center of taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary under the listing of nursing. in regard to the information that should be...