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1. Med question

   chancie replied to chancie's topic in General Nursing

   woah woah, these were just some practice examples. no quiz or anything. just wanted some verification. i guess i'll make that more clear next time.... the first one i got 2.55mL 17kgx15mg = 255mg 255mg/240mg = 1.0625 1.0625x2.4mL = 2.55mL next i got ...

2. Med question

   chancie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just trying to practice medication calculations with a friend - Here's my question You need to give a 17kg child 15mg/kg of Tylenol liquid form. The Tylenol you have on hand is 240mg/2.4mL. How much Tylenol do you give? You have a 92 lb child who ne...

3. T-shirt Slogans

   chancie replied to AliRae's topic in PICU

   Ha, that duck T-shirt idea is really cute. And the "PICU nurses Roc" - LOVE IT

4. when will I feel like I have a clue what I'm doing?

   chancie replied to picurn10's topic in PICU

   Let's see I've been at my PICU job for about 11 months now (and it was my first nursing job! New grad! AH!) and I'll tell you I still have many days where all I can see is everything I have done wrong. I leave work feeling like a moron a LOT. BUT I d...

5. What's my nursing specialty?

   chancie replied to Nurzelady's topic in General Nursing

   I was going to say psych or rehab as well. Lots of education going on there I hear.

6. My health is suffering..vent I guess...

   chancie replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

   Ugh, man we put up with a lot as nurses. But it's all about taking little steps to improve your physical and mental health. Personally I HATE working three 12 hour shifts in a row. I feel like a zombie by day 3, and then need to take the entire next ...

7. Getting antsy...is this normal? RN for two years

   chancie replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know, I guess I like to believe that you only live once, and if you're really unsatisfied in your current position, change it! However, I'm sure there are some employers or hospitals that might frown upon "job hopping" but it sounds as though...

8. Different field of nursing...Looking for something new!

   chancie replied to chancie's topic in Career Support

   Thank you for the replies! I've actually started looking into school nursing, and pediatric outpatient specialty clinics (hem onc, etc.) and home care! My question is, how much experience would I need? I've been in the ICU for a year (only been a nur...

9. Different field of nursing...Looking for something new!

   chancie posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi there, currently I am a pediatric ICU nurse, but I'm not sure this is the best fit for me. I'm looking for some ideas for different types of nursing! I'm just not sure where I want to end up. Here's what I do know.... I really like working with ki...

10. Worried...did not clamp main IV line.

    chancie replied to chancie's topic in Safety

    Thanks for the responses everyone. I am a pretty new RN, started in the ICU, and still getting the hang of things. I am also a HUGE worrier . This was not a matter of becoming lax in practice, just learning the ropes still. However, I will also remem...

11. Worried...did not clamp main IV line.

    chancie replied to chancie's topic in Safety

    hmmm, ok. i mean, i did have to open the actual pca pump to replace the syringe. basically, i opened the pump with the key, unscrewed the old syringe from the tubing, screwed in the new syringe into the iv tubing, and then replaced the new syringe in...

12. Worried...did not clamp main IV line.

    chancie replied to chancie's topic in Safety

    Our PCA pumps do allow programed bolus doses and loading doses. But I'm just worried that the action of screwing the new syringe into the line, and replacing it into the actual pump may have caused some of the medication to flow into the line and the...

13. Worried...did not clamp main IV line.

    chancie posted a topic in Safety

    Hi there, ok I'm pretty worried about this so here goes.... my patient was on a dilaudid pca, and I realized after my shift the other day that when I changed out the syringe i did not clamp the iv line. thus i'm afraid i may have bolus dosed my patie...