Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    You will still have to wipe butts even as a NURSE !

    Daytonite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    you are missing the point. step #1 of the nursing process--assess. one of the reasons a licensed nurse would want to wipe a butt is for the assessment information. it gives the nurse an opportunity to...
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    nursing intervention for acute heart failure...

    Daytonite replied to angel008's topic in General Students

    why are you getting so defensive? maybe some of your own advice should be observed and you should read previous posts. . .(1) i never said you didn't know what you were talking about. (2) you never...
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    Another nursing care plan question

    Daytonite replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The PT/INR is being done because she is on Coumadin (warfarin) and if it is being done twice a week it is because they are trying to titrate and adjust her dose to get her anticoagulation into a...
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    nursing intervention for acute heart failure...

    Daytonite replied to angel008's topic in General Students

    No, it's not wrong, but it makes no sense to quibble over the choice of nursing interventions when it sounds to me as if you don't understand the importance of why you are doing them. If you knew...
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    Another nursing care plan question

    Daytonite replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The patient also has thrombocytopenia because they are on Coumadin. She needs to be protected from skin injuries (bumps, bruises, cuts), so make sure she has geriarms and legs on (or protective...
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    Another nursing care plan question

    Daytonite replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Something else that came to mind was that I got the impression that you wanted to create a nice care plan. When using a diagnosis like Risk for Bleeding you are restricted in your nursing...
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    Another nursing care plan question

    Daytonite replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can use Risk for Bleeding if you want, but that only covers a potential problem. Ineffective Protection R/T neutropenia and thrombocytopenia secondary to anticoagulation therapy [S/S: altered...
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    Another nursing care plan question

    Daytonite replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Chronic Pain R/T inflammation of joints secondary to RA [S/S: your pain assessment] Ineffective Protection R/T neutropenia and thrombocytopenia secondary to anticoagulation therapy [S/S: altered...
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    Hypernatremia and diarrhea?

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

    It depends on the consistency of the diarrhea. Hypernatremia occurs primarily when someone has diarrhea that is watery. Diarrhea can also be loose, unformed stool which will not have as much water...
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    help with my assignment

    Daytonite replied to phil_heff's topic in General Students

    whenever you care for any patient, especially one you never saw before, you always follow the steps of the nursing process: initial assessment (do it fast if this is in the er and this is someone...
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    MAR 'examples' - Help please!

    Daytonite replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    i was able to find several examples of mars that you can open and print out to practice on. start by making up some medication orders and transcribing them on the sheet. remember, a correct order...
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    nursing intervention for acute heart failure...

    Daytonite replied to angel008's topic in General Students

    in developing nursing interventions for a patient, we treat the patient's nursing problem not their medical problem. acute heart failure is a medical diagnosis. the doctor will treat that. as...
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    Questions on random drug testing, specifically marijuana. All countries

    Daytonite replied to sullivan2's topic in General Students

    choose another career. i don't want a nurse taking care of me who uses an illegal, mind-altering drug. i never used an illegal drug in my life. one of my classmates, it turns out, used marijuana...
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    How to study for nursing exams?

    Daytonite replied to Tamch's topic in General Students

    see the information on this sticky thread on this forum: https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/looking-test-taking-stratagies-224581.html - looking for test taking
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    help with my assignment

    Daytonite replied to phil_heff's topic in General Students

    the area i'm having difficulty with is identifying the nursing priorities. . . look at your pathophysiology and the progress of an acute asthma attack as it occurs. list the steps of an attack as...
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    Really bad test questions!!

    Daytonite replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in General Students

    you know that your patient has fully understood how to perform his creatine clearance test when he makes the following statment: a: i will cath myself to get my specimen b: i will completley empty...
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    can someone help...PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

    Daytonite replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Students

    dilaudid 4mg iv push prn for severe pain, may administer every 6 hours as needed. mr. smith rates his pain as an 8. dilaudid available 4mg/1ml dilute with 1 ml of ns per 1mg of medication: give at a...
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    applying a model of care

    Daytonite replied to paul hag1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what model of care are you supposed to apply? the model of care is how you are to slant your thinking in your approach toward the nursing treatment for this patient. go back to your syllabus and...
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    Im from california WHICH SCHOOL SHOULD I PICK?

    Daytonite replied to mabmanalo's topic in LPN to RN

    you are going to be exposed to a lot more unusual clinical cases in the lac/usc county system because it is a larger tertiary care center than pasadena. i went to a small school in a rural area and...
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    PLEASE help with Jaundice Care plan!!!!

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

    you have defined the patient's nursing problem. a care plan is about identifying the patient's nursing problems and then developing strategies for them. what you are doing is trying to treat the...
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    Help with a patient I have tomorrow on Telemetry

    Daytonite replied to cminmd's topic in General Students

    replace the leads on the patient one at a time so you know where each electrode goes. there is a short audio tutorial on 5-lead ekg placement here: http://www.m2hnursing.com/ecg_demo/5lead.php. have...
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    Need study and organization tips

    Daytonite replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    see the weblinks on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/study-strategies-254733.html - study strategies studying is a skill. it is no different from the many...
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    Help with Care Plans

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

    I would say no to that. The surgery was done so her anatomy has been altered and the etiology is there. If she is not taking her vitamins then she needs to. Why isn't she taking them? It sounds...
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    Nsg. Dx. for RR=4 after oxycodone

    Daytonite replied to isarubio's topic in General Students

    It is redundant and confusing to address the same problem in two different nurssing diagnoses. Pick one diagnosis and address it in that diagnosis and don't monkey around with it in a second...
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    Math Question

    Daytonite replied to fabiusgile's topic in General Students

    i get the same answer as you working it by dimensional analysis. order: 500 ml d5w to infuse over 4 hours. drop factor: 15gtt/ml 500 ml/4 hours (amount to infuse) 5 gtts/ml (drop factor of iv tubing)...