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1. The Nursing Math Thread

   wondergirlhere replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

   Here are some IV questions for you? a paediatric patient, 8 years old, weighs 25 kg and height 120 cm Pt is fasting for a laporoscopy and is scheduled for it at 1100 hrs. Day 01 Orders: Ampicillin 500 mg IV, give 1hr preop Gentamicin 80 mg IV, give ...

2. The Nursing Math Thread

   wondergirlhere replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

   So, I've completed some IV questions. Let me know please if I did this correctly. Question: Your patient had orde for metoclopramide 10mg IV q4-6 hrs prn. The metoclopramid supplied to our is in theconcentation of 5mg/mL. Your are adding metocloprami...

3. The Nursing Math Thread

   wondergirlhere replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

   Question Keflex 400 mg po q8hr is ordered. Keflex oral suspension is supplied at a concentration of 125mg/mL. How many mL of suspension do we need to give? I calculated 3.2mL How much Keflex does this patient get per day? (total dose per day) I calc...

4. Help with calculations Please!!!!

   wondergirlhere replied to wondergirlhere's topic in General Students

   I am now working on some pediatric calculations. Question Keflex 400 mg po q8hr is ordered. Keflex oral suspension is supplied at a concentration of 125mg/mL. How many mL of suspension do we need to give? I calculated 3.2mL How much Keflex does this...

5. Help with calculations Please!!!!

   wondergirlhere replied to wondergirlhere's topic in General Students

   This is great! I am feeling more comfortable with my math calculations and tried other dosage calculations. Thanks!!!!

6. nervous about nursing... what should i expect!?

   wondergirlhere replied to purple_zen's topic in General Students

   Hi, I'm in my first year, level 2 at UofC I was also nervous and it was my first time in university. I didn't know anyone and didn't know the campus very well. What a first level experience!! Just keep up with readings and assignments. don't put off ...

7. Help with calculations Please!!!!

   wondergirlhere replied to wondergirlhere's topic in General Students

   Here's another question: Heparin 5000 units sc bid is ordered. the heparin supplied is multididose vials. How much of the following concentrations would you draw up to administer the correct dose? 25,000 units/ml. I calculated 0.2ml 10,000 units/ml....

8. Help with calculations Please!!!!

   wondergirlhere replied to wondergirlhere's topic in General Students

   Thank you! Thank you! I was able to get the same answers and complete the other calculations! You ladies are the best. I'm in Level 2 nursing school and I'm still trying to find my groove; trying to learn how to organize how I asess pts etc. Thanks a...

9. Help with calculations Please!!!!

   wondergirlhere posted a topic in General Students

   Okay so I'm trying to wrap my head around these questions. 1) Patient is on Novolin 70/30 insulin. They receive 20 units sc bid. How many units of intermediate acting insulin do they receive per dose and how many units of short acting do they receive...