Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Student Bullying

    Daytonite replied to rambleandwrite's topic in General Students

    i looked at several other posts made by this op who stated "i am a 1lt in the army reserves right now." in another thread right after posting this one....
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    Asthma care plan---HELP

    Daytonite replied to lasie2005's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i can help you, but posting the patient's medical disease is not sufficient information. a care plan is about determining the patient's nursing problems and then coming up with strategies to do...
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    Need help with math problem

    Daytonite replied to Redwingsrv's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    heparin 25,000 u in 250ml d5w is running through an administration set delivering 60 drops/ml. the flow rate required to deliver heparin dose of 15 units/min is_________. 250 ml/25,000 units (dose on...
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    Student Bullying

    Daytonite replied to rambleandwrite's topic in General Students

    something doesn't add up, sound right or is being left out about what you are posting. first of all, someone threatening to kill you is not bullying. so, you are not making a correct conclusion. if...
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    Can't decide... statistic or pre-calculus ???

    Daytonite replied to Miss_Piggy.RN's topic in General Students

    my bsn program required a statistics class as a pre-requisite for the nursing research class that was required to graduate with the bsn. however, the statistics class was a very specific requirement...
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    This test questions threw me for a loop... Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    you gotta love some of these dementia patients. we had the cutest little confused dementia resident that would wander up to the nurses station when we were busy and stand very politely waiting to be...
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    Help with Care Plans

    Daytonite replied to rn/writer's topic in General Students

    Since she was admitted for observation because of the elevated BUN and creatinine why not do Deficient Knowledge, renal failure? Or, Deficient Knowledge, complications of renal
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    This test questions threw me for a loop... Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    patient has late stage alzheimers disease. what nursing action is best: a. use simple statements. b. orient the pt. daily c. put written lists around the patients room d. take the pt. to the...
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    continous bladder irrigation I&O - slower but steady learner needs help

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

    Just keep up with what is going in and out of these catheters and everything should calculate out alright. Be cautious of people who are being helpful and come along to empty the catheter drainage...
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    Human Dissection

    Daytonite replied to Apollo85's topic in General Students

    I know it seems cruel, but the body is put together pretty solidly. Docs in the OR work the same way. That's part of the profession. Treating the body disrespectfully would be laughing and making...
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    asking questions for therapeutic communication(admissions)

    Daytonite replied to koosneypeter's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    perception of health can you tell me what you believe is going to happen in your admission today? have you had any previous admission to hospital? tell me why your doctor is having you admitted to...
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    Written Up...

    Daytonite replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please note that the OP is a CNA who recently changed units. Its discussed in his previous posts on
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    How do you deal with annoying classmates?

    Daytonite replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    ignore them. you can consciously do that as well, or better. as they can make the choice to enact all the drama in their lives and be the center of attention you can choose to tune it out and carry...
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    This test questions threw me for a loop... Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    to prevent a pulmonary embolism in a client the best nursing action is to: a. tell pt. to turn cough and deep breath q 2 hours b. have the pt. ambulate c. tell pt. to elevate legs d. tell pt. to...
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    Saving money in nursing school

    Daytonite replied to AtomicWoman's topic in General Students

    Check the weblinks listed on the stickys of the student forums. There are a lot of websites listed there that can be used in place of going out and buying supplemental books. In fact, there are some...
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    Drug testing

    Daytonite replied to ashley56's topic in General Students

    If marijuana is legal in the state you live then what is the problem with drug testing? Merely show the prescription when you take any drug test. You do get your prescription in a labeled container,...
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    How do you put a nurse like this in her place?

    Daytonite replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm, the only one who has the right to put anyone "in their place" are the bosses because they have that authority. i find it interesting that you refer to this co-worker as "a snake", that "i think...
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    Written Up...

    Daytonite replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think this is something to ignore. some facilities see themselves as being in competition with other hospitals and if they are focusing on their staff being friendly with each other as a...
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    How good of shape (physically) do you need to be in to be a nurse?

    Daytonite replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Just how physically disabled are you? I worked with people who were 150 pounds overweight, limped down a hall and couldn't get down on the floor to do CPR on someone. The hospital still hired them....
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    Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    Daytonite replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Take a leave of absence at the time your new job begins. That keeps your employment with the old job on the hook for a while along with your benefits. The hospital will pay you out your vacation and...
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    Written Up...

    Daytonite replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    i worked as a supervisor and manager in several facilities that addressed interpersonal behavior in its employees. in one place the rudeness and bullying among the staff was so bad that the nurses...
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    LPN program while doing a BSN program

    Daytonite replied to fgeige2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know why you would want to do this. It's a waste of time and money. Everything an LPN learns is covered in the first 6-8 weeks of RN school. The two nursing jobs are not the same. Ask any...
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    preception of pain

    Daytonite replied to 2bnurse15's topic in General Students

    Assessment and description of pain includes the following: where the pain is located how long it lasts how often it occurs a description of it (sharp, dull, stabbing, aching, burning, throbbing)...
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    physiological changes

    Daytonite replied to 2bnurse15's topic in General Students

    read the nanda definition of the diagnosis of chronic pain on this website: chronic pain. it is due to actual tissue damage. look up the pathophysiology to learn the cell changes that are going on...
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    This test questions threw me for a loop... Please Help!

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    i just finished my 2nd med surg 2 exam and thankfully i passed ! however, i did not like some of the questions, so i thought i'd post them here and you guys can either help me understand what i did...