Daytonite BSN, RN

med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt

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    AGN help

    Daytonite replied to marlonAAPN's topic in General Students

    the nephron is the filtering unit of the kidney where urine is made. each nephron consists of the glomerulus - a clump of capillaries surrounded by a membrane called bowman's capsule a long coiled...
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    HELP! I need a NANDA nursing diagnosis for hepatitis b and interventions for it!

    Daytonite replied to missmamanda2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    impaired liver function is not an official nanda diagnosis that i know of. there is risk for impaired liver function that is an official diagnosis, however, but that wouldn't apply here. you don't...
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    stuck on this med surg problem, help please

    Daytonite replied to metsGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    note: credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. a. liver failure. b. drug dependency. c. shock and heart failure. d. wound dehiscence and delayed healing...
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    bowel incont...

    Daytonite replied to lillysa1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    let's talk about the nursing process and goals for a minute. the nursing process is the problem solving process that we use. in care planning the steps of the nursing process should be followed in...
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    need help with my physical assessment

    Daytonite replied to problemstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What happened between you and the patient is water under the bridge now. What you have to do is turn in as good an assessment as you can make of it. Although your patient may not have let you get...
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    Liver Function test

    Daytonite replied to deepurple's topic in General Students

    there doesn't have to be anything wrong for a doctor to order tests. the doctor is apparently investigating the patient's liver function for some reason. he may suspect something and it doesn't...
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    Daytonite replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    This is not nursing math. These are algebra word problems. If you search the Internet for instruction on how to solve algebra word problems (there are only about 4 or 5 types represented here) you...
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    NANDA question

    Daytonite replied to cmonkey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the pt is admitted with osteoarthritis. one assessment, the nurse notes that the pt walks with a limp. what is the priority nursing diagnosis? a. activity intolerance b. impaired physical mobility c....
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    These orders are received from a doctor what is the order of completion to begin.

    Daytonite replied to nsrs2005's topic in General Students

    The blood cultures had a condition on them which is why I sequenced them toward the bottom. Core Measures are only something that a nurse working in a facility would have to be careful about...
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    An OB question

    Daytonite replied to Guerilla04's topic in General Students

    i was looking in my copy of foundations of maternal-newborn nursing, 4th edition, clinical companion, by sharon smith murray and emily slone mckinney and while it doesn't specifically mention using...
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    Cost of healthcare effecting care plans?

    Daytonite replied to studentMay2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh, believe me, it does. As a manager and supervisor I can tell you that supplies started dwindling off our central service carts, less of things were carried on them, different and cheaper brands...
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    Gastric drainage

    Daytonite replied to fortomorrow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wouldn't worry about his postop drainage. He's hypertensive. If he were hypovolemic (hemorrhaging or losing too much blood) he would have some of the following symptoms (I experienced some of them...
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    Gastric drainage

    Daytonite replied to fortomorrow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would not be concerned. See what the next set of figures shows. If they removed the entire stomach they probably cut him up good which is why he has a lot of drainage. What are his vital signs...
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    These orders are received from a doctor what is the order of completion to begin.

    Daytonite replied to nsrs2005's topic in General Students

    this is the way i would order them: stat abgs 6 l 02/nc, titrate to maintain (sao2)>90% cxr on admission and in the am ua w/c&s on admission sputum for gram stain sputum for culture and...
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    Pediatric Nanda Diagnoses

    Daytonite replied to Bacoobs's topic in General Students

    the nanda diagnoses with a few exceptions are to be used universally for all patients. there are a handful specific to maternity (breastfeeding) and growth and development and that it is. what i can...
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    Gastric drainage

    Daytonite replied to fortomorrow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/fi-la/gastrectomy.html never knew there was a "normal" post op drainage parameter. its more about comparing what is draining from shift to shift. in all the years...
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    Nursing Documentation

    Daytonite replied to jktb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most facilities have specific guidelines on how this is to be done. However, in general, you initial the medication sheet for the time and dose and circle your initials. Circling one's initials in...
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    need help with my physical assessment

    Daytonite replied to problemstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there are several aspects to assessment of the abdomen (textbook of physical diagnosis: history and examination, third edition, by mark h. swartz, william schmitt [editor]): inspection percussion...
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    Cost of healthcare effecting care plans?

    Daytonite replied to studentMay2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    everyone has to be cost conscious. i was recently hospitalized and something i noticed nurses doing was that they didn't fill their pockets with a lot of extras or put a lot of extra equipment and...
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    Help with Nursing Diagnosis for Wilm's Tumor

    Daytonite replied to raygun354's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you are doing a presentation for your class I highly suggest you follow the steps of the nursing process to organize and present this. It will be more professional and get you your "A". I already...
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    Help with critical thinking skills

    Daytonite replied to ikedinachi1's topic in General Students

    i always advise that students as part of the critical thinking take these factors into account: the medical disease involved, it's normal pathophysiological progression and the signs and symptoms...
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    IV fluids chart

    Daytonite replied to rn2bemle's topic in General Students

    for others who may not have found them, here they are: table of commonly used iv solutions.doc chart of commonly transfused blood
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    POC help for shaken baby

    Daytonite replied to caligirl8's topic in General Students

    care planning is merely determining a patient's nursing problems and developing strategies to do something about them. organizing the care plan by body systems is merely the way your instructors want...
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    Going to the neuro floor today- what to expect?

    Daytonite replied to HappyGirl2011's topic in Neurological

    This is an initial and thorough neuro exam. Then, you only test a cranial nerve you know is damaged each time you do an assessment. Ask about his suicide attempt once you establish rapport and trust...
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    PICC line dressing change

    Daytonite replied to mesa14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I currently have another PICC line (an Arrow) in for chemotherapy. I honestly don't know if it is a Groshong or not. However, the agency that cares for it has a policy that it only be flushed and...