Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Rn nursing dosages and solutions class - Need Help Please

    Daytonite replied to sciar's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    things change. our circumstances change. as we get older we get wisdom. give it a try again, you might be surprised at what you can accomplish when you have a purpose. i failed high school trig...
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    Prospective So Calif student looking for career path advice

    Daytonite replied to slward's topic in General Students

    here is a listing of all the approved lvn courses in california: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/education/schools/vn_schools.shtml - approved course providers you would need to ask each individual lvn to rn...
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    Rn nursing dosages and solutions class - Need Help Please

    Daytonite replied to sciar's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    basic 8th grade math is required. there are free online tutorials on how to do nursing drug math. they are listed on post #2 of this sticky thread:...
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    Scared... insight needed.

    Daytonite replied to EC18's topic in General Students

    you have to understand that for tv they need to make things as dramatic as possible or people will not watch these programs. i have been a nurse for 30+ years and worked med/surg and some icu. i was...
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    Microbiology Rio Salado BIO 205

    Daytonite replied to patchwaiahi's topic in General Students

    i don't know this school or the teacher, but there is a list of weblinks of microbiology sites to help students taking microbiology classes on post #45 of this sticky thread:...
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    NCP, Laboratory test implications,,

    Daytonite replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    since you provided more information i can amend the nursing diagnoses i suggested a bit. however, i wouldn't change the order of their priority. you never established that this patient actually had...
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    About Osmosis

    Daytonite replied to Love840207's topic in General Students

    low concentration to high concentration. see
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    Urinalysis and CBC...

    Daytonite replied to Jjearkwein's topic in General Nursing

    i disagree. some of these books are expensive and not everyone can buy all these supplemental books. there is plenty on the internet that can be accessed for free. that includes the tests for x-rays...
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    How to document 'Foley Care Given'

    Daytonite replied to Sharwahi's topic in General Students

    I double checked my copy of Nurse's 5-Minute Clinical Consult: Procedure from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins under the documentation section to make sure I didn't forget anything. Try searching the...
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    NCP, Laboratory test implications,,

    Daytonite replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    please make a note that i hang out on the nursing student assistance forum and i do not go looking for student questions on other forums of allnurses. if you do not post your question here on this...
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    The Mental Health Act

    Daytonite replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i have never seen anything like this. the biggest controversy for staff nurses has been the use of physical restraints, as in soft wrist restraints of confused patients to prevent them from pulling...
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    How to document 'Foley Care Given'

    Daytonite replied to Sharwahi's topic in General Students

    This is what I would often have charted. . . (Date, time) B/P 120/85, T36.4 P-80, R-20 with Sa02 of 90% on RA. O2 started at __ L/minute via NC. After __ minutes Sa02 at __% on __ L of the...
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    Confused and I don't know what to do... PLEASE I really need help!!!

    Daytonite replied to lulu0704's topic in General Nursing

    You have no idea how lucky you are to be in California. Students in most other states have to pay huge tuitions for their nurses
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    new student, not what it seems.

    Daytonite replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

    studying is a skill. it often takes most people years to master it. it is quite possible you have managed to become a master at it at such an early age. formal schooling, after all, is about doing...
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    Well, this is worrying, and very scary

    Daytonite replied to Ready, Able's topic in General Students

    Ready, Able. . .30+ years ago when I was taking my pre-reqs I worried about it. Then, I was accepted, but only made it and was put on a waiting list. Finally, my turn came. When I finally got into...
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    Studying Tips

    Daytonite replied to rollydrooly208's topic in General Nursing

    the weblinks on this allnurses student forum sticky thread come from the counselors at different colleges. they are collections of study and learning tips. i also included the thread on how to take...
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    Urinalysis and CBC...

    Daytonite replied to Jjearkwein's topic in General Nursing

    you can find online lab test values at these websites: medicine net procedures & tests a to z index http://www.medicinenet.com/procedures_and_tests/article.htm web md index list of tests...
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    Confused and I don't know what to do... PLEASE I really need help!!!

    Daytonite replied to lulu0704's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about California? Many of the community college RN programs went to a lottery system because of the huge numbers of people signing up for their RN programs. Yes, I would go for the...
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    new student, not what it seems.

    Daytonite replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

    The beginning is always easy. It could be because of pre-study you put into this or knowledge you possessed beforehand. I have been an RN for 30+ years. I must tell you that good grades in skills and...
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    Starting LVN Program in Three Days! NEED ADVICE

    Daytonite replied to StudentNurseButler's topic in General Students

    read this thread by an lvn student who chronicled her year of lvn school last year: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/first-day-nursing-235170.html - first day of nursing
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    DVT and Deep breathing exercises

    Daytonite replied to garaybeh's topic in General Students

    No, there is no contraindication to deep breathing exercises when someone has a DVT. The DVT is lodged in the leg. You do not want the patient doing any exercise of the leg that would cause the...
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    Teacher dont like me

    Daytonite replied to Amybeth56's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe I missed something here. How does being blown off or ignored by the teacher = failing
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    The Mental Health Act

    Daytonite replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    is this a state specific law you are talking about? i am in california and we have very specific state laws regarding detention of patients for mental health reasons. they made a movie about it...
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    Assessment

    Daytonite replied to carnage23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there are a number of videos that are posted on this thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/health-assessment-resources-145091.html - health assessment resources, techniques, and...
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    Help with care plan

    Daytonite replied to SN09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yes, there are pathophysiologies for some conditions that the patient will have (particularly behavioral problems) that are not medical diseases. you are looking to explain the reason the nursing...