Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    Resume Help

    Daytonite replied to sh1901's topic in General Students

    here are the resume weblinks that i have that specifically apply to nurses. you will also be needing a letter of recommendation from at least one of your nursing instructors if this is for your first...
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    Need to Vent.....

    Daytonite replied to sh1901's topic in General Students

    regarding the student who talks all the time. . .your frustration is misplaced. the person you should be frustrated with is the instructor for not controlling this student and allowing them to remain...
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    Can someone give a detailed explanation of Clexane, Warfarin, and Frusimide?

    Daytonite replied to davidthenurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    here is drug information from the internet site, drugs.com (http://www.drugs.com/) you can search their site for drugs by brand or generic name and it will present you with various levels of...
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    therapeutic communication

    Daytonite replied to jhowen_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    see post #38 on this sticky thread (https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/health-assessment-resources-145091.html - health assessment resources, techniques, and forms) for the therapeutic...
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    A question please?..

    Daytonite replied to adorblepuppy's topic in General Students

    your concern is admirable, but i question that you have all the facts that are going on. it is inappropriate to make any judgments about what may or may not be being done for this patient without...
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    help with prioritizing nsg dx

    Daytonite replied to s_le2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Make an educated guess after reviewing the medical
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    help with prioritizing nsg dx

    Daytonite replied to s_le2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For heartburn use Acute Pain R/T esophageal irritation. Yes, for long-term pain use Chronic
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    Nursing outcomes and interventions for Self Care Deficit

    Daytonite replied to Mommy23kiddos's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you want to care plan this patient's bathing self-care deficit. the first thing you have to do is make a list of all the ways she fails to bath herself independently. your nursing diagnosis...
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    I need six nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to cleo777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    depression r/t chronic illness m/b immobilty and inability to do adl's depression is a medical diagnosis so you can't use this immobilty and inability to do adl's even as a medical diagnosis are not...
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    22 gauge IV cath in blood transfusions

    Daytonite replied to evilglowduckie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK, I worked as an IV therapist for many years as well as a staff RN. Yes, you can use a 22g IV cath to infuse blood. However, it is not recommended. When a 22g is used, run the blood slowly, hang...
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    Nursing outcomes and interventions for Self Care Deficit

    Daytonite replied to Mommy23kiddos's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks for explaining the abbreviation. i just needed to know what it meant. i have actually met ms. gordon and know what the 11 functional health patterns are. you are not really being very...
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    help with prioritizing nsg dx

    Daytonite replied to s_le2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there is no nursing diagnosis addressing the patient's depression. this is the sequence they should go in and the problems with the construction of the diagnostic statements: activity intolerance...
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    State Licensure

    Daytonite replied to dovmi88's topic in General Students

    You can apply for and take the NCLEX in any state after you graduate. All you have to do is go on the website of the state board of nursing for their state (do this several months ahead of...
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    Nursing outcomes and interventions for Self Care Deficit

    Daytonite replied to Mommy23kiddos's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    so, your complete assessment revealed inability to perform adl's? you have to have more specific definition of the self care deficit than "inability to perform adl's". they have to be stated, such...
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    Conducting a head-to-toe

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

    i just look at the person and remember to look at all their parts from head to toe. after doing many, many of them you develop your own routine. with specific diseases that each patient has you also...
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    medication templates online

    Daytonite replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    yes, there is a medication card formater where you can input all your drug information and print out a formatted drug card called construct-a-card. here is the website:...
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    PICO paper

    Daytonite replied to happygolucky87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What's a PICO paper? I've never heard of this, so its hard to provide
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    I need six nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to cleo777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is something you would need to have assessed in the patient when you were with them. Sometimes AF converts to a sinus rhythm when the patient is given medication and sometimes it doesn't. My AF...
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    do you check after your nursing assistants?

    Daytonite replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    when the cat's away, the mice will play. this is simply a case of a substitute nurse who didn't know the workers on the shift and was taken advantage of by them. i worked in a lot of nursing homes...
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    I need six nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to cleo777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Cardiac output is explained by this formula: stroke volume X heart rate = cardiac output Once stroke volume or heart rate is affected, cardiac output changes. So, when this patient's atrial fib...
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    Help with DX

    Daytonite replied to cnbowling's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    your diagnosis is always based on assessment of the laceration never on the treatments for it. how did the doctor describe the laceration in their documentation? impaired skin integrity first degree...
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    Help with a couple of nur dx with pneumonia

    Daytonite replied to brs72007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    he has a glucose level of 163 but he doesn't have diabetes. is there a nursing diagnsis that i can use to address this? this is just a lab reading. nursing diagnoses are also based upon the...
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    I need six nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to cleo777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i had to leave to go to meetings. the problem with the peripheral edema is related to his cad and hypertension. i may not have explained it very well because i was in a hurry to get out the door....
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    I need six nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite replied to cleo777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    His CAD is due to atherosclerosis and is causing his heart to have to work harder to pump his blood which is why he had hypetension. This atherosclerosis is occurring throughout his body. Since the...
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    Human Nature Question

    Daytonite replied to sparky99's topic in General Students

    why is it that no one ever hears about workers at other professions being nasty to each other? do you ever hear about nurses taking guns into work and killing each other? just two days ago a...