Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    I am scared of pathophisiology

    Daytonite replied to goodperson's topic in General Students

    use the critical thinking flow sheet for nursing students. save and complete them later on in nursing
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    mcg/kg/min

    Daytonite replied to Couture85's topic in General Students

    Oops! With the correction the answer comes out to 12
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    Psychosocial Problems and Care Plans

    Daytonite replied to Goldenatom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Diagnosing is based upon the symptoms the patient has that will support a diagnosis. (A diagnosis is a label for a problem and the symptoms are evidence of the problem.) Expressive aphasia, only...
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    SO ANGRY...help!!!

    Daytonite replied to ac123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    having been a nurse manager myself i have to say that your nurse manager did a very foolish thing by actually writing a letter of reference about you. first of all, if she has documented proof of the...
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    mcg/kg/min

    Daytonite replied to Couture85's topic in General Students

    is this a different problem? 8 mg in 1000 ml infusing at 60 ml per hours (1 ml per minute) with a patient weight of 70 kg. and you want to know what the mcg/kg/min are? i do factor labeling to get...
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    Care plan help!

    Daytonite replied to runner125's topic in General Students

    i discussed respiratory diagnoses with you before on a previous thread. a productive cough and diminished lung sounds are defining characteristics of ineffective airway clearance. this is a commonly...
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    Care Plan R/T infection exiting at knee.

    Daytonite replied to bdv2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i am having difficulty answering your question because you have not provided the diagnosis. i have one that is: pt. pain rating will be under 3 on a scale of 1 - 10 at all times. is this a...
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    Priority Nursing Diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to ryze21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    where is your list of diagnoses? if you want them looked at and prioritized for you, please post what you have. prioritization is done them by maslow's hierarchy of needs...
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    Care plan help!

    Daytonite replied to runner125's topic in General Students

    first of all, diagnosing, or the nursing problem, is based on abnormal data that is discovered. interventions are aimed at that abnormal data, or the symptoms of the nursing problem. if you are...
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    mcg/kg/min

    Daytonite replied to Couture85's topic in General Students

    a continuous dopamine drip is infusing at 12 ml/hr. patient weight is 154 lbs. calculate dose of drug in mcg/kg/min if the label on the bag reads 800 mg in 250 ml, equivalent to 3200 mcg/ml. 12...
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    Physics Questions on Nursing HEISA

    Daytonite replied to Becky Dean's topic in General Students

    The only time I can think of where physics principles apply in nursing are with IV infusions and chest tubes. They probably apply to vision problems as well except that we rarely have patients with...
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    Test question, just wanted your thoughts

    Daytonite replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    we work in a collaborative role with the doctor. confirming lab tests was not an issue for this question. we have to be aware of physician diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions when problem...
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    How to find NANDA diagnosis without buying a book

    Daytonite replied to wizeone7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i have to correct my answer. my copy of nanda international nursing diagnoses: definitions and classifications 2009-2011 does include the code numbers of the diagnoses. i just didn't see them...
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    Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    Daytonite replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    nanda. you can find out all about them here:
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    Ceiling effect of a drug

    Daytonite replied to Lin88's topic in General Students

    (page 6, Pharmacology: An Introduction, 5th Edition, by Henry Hitner and Barbara Nagle) "Eventually a maximal response [of a drug] is usually obtained; further increases in dose do not produce any...
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    Test question, just wanted your thoughts

    Daytonite replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    i think that when you answer these questions part of that critical thinking has to take into account the many roles the nurse plays. the collaborative role is right up there. while we are licensed...
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    i need your opinion about a question...

    Daytonite replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Students

    the question stated that an adolescent was encouraged to exercise and eat healthier because he had diabetes that ran in the family...is this, a) secondary prevention b) primary prevention c) disease...
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    Risk for Unstable Glucose

    Daytonite replied to JSTECKI's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    risk for unstable glucose r/t ineffective medication management and blood glucose monitoring a/e/b frequent events of nocturnal hypoglycemia. this diagnostic statement was ok until you got to a/e/b...
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    ? for those who've already taken A&P1

    Daytonite replied to ccjus123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    study everything. a&p 1 is pure memorization. you will be into the muscles before you know it. i would start looking at the muscles now as well. take breaks and do not try to learn this all by...
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    IMPACT OF SLANDER

    Daytonite replied to charm4luv's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the first thing i would do is list the desirable qualities in both a human being and a nurse. that covers the individual and the nursing profession. see...
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    How to find NANDA diagnosis without buying a book

    Daytonite replied to wizeone7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yes, each nursing diagnosis has a computer code number that has been assigned to it. no, you do not need to attach the number to the diagnosis when you use it. these code numbers are computer codes...
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    Anyone else feeling frustrated with their job?

    Daytonite replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    my manager lies to my face and the other nurse i work with does too. then the manager and nurse lie to each other. you know this for a fact? how did you find this out? how can you possibly know...
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    Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    Daytonite replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    i came into nursing before nursing diagnoses were used. the difference was instead of putting a nursing diagnosis on a care plan where the "problem" goes we put the signs and symptoms that the...
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    Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    Daytonite replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    i chalk this statement up to your newness to the profession. i really didn't get the entire concept behind critical thinking and appreciate how care planning helped to develop mine until i was...
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    Would like to use nursing Dx imbalanced nutrition but not sure how!

    Daytonite replied to RN in 10!'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ob was not the area that i worked in. i was a med/surg nurse and worked in a stepdown unit for a number of years as well. what i do know is how to apply the nursing process to care planning. what...