Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Considering Nursing School at 52 Years of Age

    Daytonite replied to LuvLife845's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My mother went to LVN school in California at age 50 and worked until she was 68. There was a large group of people in her class around her age. I don't know why people feel that school is only for...
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    A question about the uniform

    Daytonite replied to 2bnurseyjim's topic in General Students

    Ask the school, but here's a problem. . .infection control. Your hands and wrists are going to be touching contaminated stuff all throughout your clinical time. How are you going to keep the distal...
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    curious student

    Daytonite replied to shjoll's topic in General Students

    while i'm not in georgia and i went to nursing school over 30 years ago, the way clinicals work hasn't changed much in the united states. most student nurses do not get to go to clinicals until they...
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    Nursing Actions /Interventions

    Daytonite replied to cressey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am curious. . .which ones have you done? Where did you find the answers for them? Why would you list them here if you already found the answers for
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    Can you help me prioritization????

    Daytonite replied to leera99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    diagnoses are most often prioritized according to maslow's hierarchy of needs. you can read about the hierarchy here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs. when you hear people...
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    Dosage Calculations

    Daytonite replied to sunshyne09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    medication math are word problems at 8th grade level math. there are 3 terms in medication calculation problems you need to always look for to solve: what the doctor ordered for the patient the drug...
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    Nursing considerations for patients taking OTC drugs and herbal supplements

    Daytonite replied to MatRNstudent's topic in General Students

    you are asking a textbook full of information. try accessing online drug information. many consumer websites list otc drugs and herbal supplements. also, this sticky thread lists websites:...
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    How are lungs assessed?

    Daytonite replied to CarolS Boyz123's topic in General Students

    the nursing student assistance forum has a sticky thread specifically on physical assessment that you should check:...
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    Creating a title for a case study

    Daytonite replied to stjoa's topic in General Students

    What should go, or be included, in your
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    How to assess gag reflex?

    Daytonite replied to avatar78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A gag reflex can be elicited by mere light touching of the posterior wall of the oropharynx with a tongue blade. The patient should have immediate elevation of the palate, the muscles of the pharynx...
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    Heart and neck vessels assessment

    Daytonite replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ipa. . .are you talking about inspection, palpation and then auscultation? my textbook of physical diagnosis: history and examination by mark h. swartz, m.d. indicates that the proper sequence for...
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    NURSING diagnosis for a ct with anoxic brain injury

    Daytonite replied to Allie89's topic in General Students

    nursing diagnosis is based upon the abnormal assessment data you have collected about the patient. an anoxic brain injury is a traumatic event that has produced symptoms, none of which you have...
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    How would you answer this interview question?

    Daytonite replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This kind of question would be asked to assess a person's ethics of right and wrong actions on the job. Some people, no matter how many times they are told the rules and regulations of a work place,...
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    Need help with dx (abnormal assessment data)

    Daytonite replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there you go. our focus as nurses is how the patient's disease is affecting their response to their surroundings and helping them deal with how to live their life--not to heal their disease. we may...
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    How would you answer this interview question?

    Daytonite replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle The CNAs get more miffed because they think you are standing there listening to their phone conversation (which you could care less about. You are thinking about why they are still on the...
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    Student needs to know about theoretical framework

    Daytonite replied to Getit Done's topic in General Students

    the overview of virginia henderson's framework is written up in the appendix of taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary along with a list of the implications for nursing practice. they list their...
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    Heart and neck vessels assessment

    Daytonite replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there is a list of heart diseases on the national heart lung and blood institute (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/) (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm). the american heart association...
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    Coumadin question

    Daytonite replied to starletRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because the onset of action for Coumadin is longer (12 hours), the effects of the dose the patient takes in the evening isn't going to register in their labwork until the following morning. The lab...
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    Replacement Nursing Pin

    Daytonite replied to Ephemera's topic in General Nursing

    I lost my original nursing school pin many years ago and found the name of the company that made it by calling the nursing school. The company for mine, I believe, was Balfours. Once I contacted...
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    How would you answer this interview question?

    Daytonite replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! Ha! Ha! This happened with the CNAs at one nursing home where I used to work. This is what I used to do. . .stand next to the CNA and stare at them until they hung up and then told reminded them...
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    Creating a title for a case study

    Daytonite replied to stjoa's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't include the words "lack of staffing" in the title. "Lack of staffing" is a judgment that someone has made. The underlying issue, however, is that it is a safety or quality issue. Examine...
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    floating between departments ie med/surg to nicu

    Daytonite replied to mcl10109's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone needs to have a shot at being facility supervisor for a couple of weeks so they can see what the situation is on all the other units and not just their own. A supervisor making...
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    floating between departments ie med/surg to nicu

    Daytonite replied to mcl10109's topic in General Nursing

    As a matter of fact I was. 13 years working med/surg and ICU stepdown. When I transferred from the ICU stepdown to the IV Team I was frequently floated to the ICU and CCU. It was my co-workers on...
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    questions about breath pattern ineffective

    Daytonite replied to jaywife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm not being mean here, but as a student you have a lot to learn. you wanted my help and then felt that what i was telling you was incorrect because we are in different countries. some things are...
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    Nursing Care for Anorexia?

    Daytonite replied to 09nursingstudent09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sorry, but we never saw them on the general medical unit. This is a special patient that needs very specialized care. Their heart rates are usually so whacked out because their electrolytes are so...