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🥋 Daily Kata — Musculoskeletal

Phantom Limb Pain is Real. The patient feels pain in a limb that's no longer there. It's not imaginary. Acknowledge it. Treat it. Mirror therapy, meds, and desensitization can…

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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Endocrine

A patient with type 1 diabetes presents with Kussmaul respirations, fruity breath odor, and blood glucose of 480

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🥋 Daily Kata — Musculoskeletal

Weights Hang Free in Traction. Never rest traction weights on the bed or floor. Never remove them without an order. Maintain alignment. Neurovascular checks q2-4h.

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Courage isn't the absence of nerves. It's walking in anyway. You've trained for this.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9 (ESV)

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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Delegation

Which task is most appropriate for the nursing assistant?

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Delegation, the fence line:

UAP gets stable, predictable, routine.
You keep assessment, teaching, evaluation, judgment — and the unstable patient.

The trap is a routine task attached to an unstable patient. Read the patient, not just the task.

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🥋 Daily Kata — Musculoskeletal

5 P's of Compartment Syndrome. Pain (out of proportion), Pressure, Paresthesia, Pallor, Pulselessness. Pulselessness is late. Don't wait for it. Notify provider STAT. Treatment…

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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Infection Control

A nurse is caring for a patient with varicella (chickenpox). Which isolation precautions are required?

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Formula Friday No. 008 — furosemide 60 mg IVP, 10 mg/mL. Draw up how much? Swipe for the answer. #NCLEX #medmath

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🥋 Daily Kata — Pediatrics

ALL = Most Common Childhood Cancer. Acute lymphocytic leukemia. Peak age 2-5 years. Fatigue, bruising, bone pain, infections. #1 cause of death: infection. ~90% survival.

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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Cardiac

A patient with a temporary pacemaker reports hiccups and suspect?

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🥋 Daily Kata — Renal

Nephrotic Syndrome = Protein in the Urine. Massive proteinuria → low albumin → severe edema (periorbital first). Low-sodium diet. Corticosteroids. Protect that fragile, edematous skin.

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🕰️ Hospitals used to stock whiskey in the pharmacy and nurses charted it as a bedtime med. Some formularies kept alcohol into the '80s. Weirdest order you've seen?

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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Nutrition

A patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has the infusion suddenly interrupted. What should the nurse do immediately?

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INR 6.8 on warfarin = bleed risk.
Hold it. Reversal = vitamin K.
(Warfarin→Vit K. Heparin→Protamine. Don't swap them.) #NCLEX

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🥋 Daily Kata — Pediatrics

Kawasaki: Aspirin is OK in Kids Here. One of the few times aspirin is given to children. Fever = 5 days + 4 of 5 criteria. IVIG within 10 days. Watch for coronary artery aneurysms.

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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Neurological

A patient is having a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. What is the nurse's priority action during the seizure?

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🥋 Daily Kata — Pediatrics

Epiglottitis: Do NOT Examine the Throat. Rapid onset, high fever, drooling, tripod position. This is an emergency. Examining the throat can cause complete airway obstruction. Keep intubation…

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🥋 Triage Tuesday — Telemetry
The fastest rhythm isn't always the sickest — or is it?
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🧠 Daily Dojo Challenge — Pediatric

A nurse is assessing an infant for dehydration. Which finding indicates severe dehydration?

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