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1. chest tube question-please help

   sashann posted a topic in General Nursing

   Suppose you had a patient, and you walked into the room during your shift and they were standing about, brushing their teeth or something, with their chest tube still in their chest but totally disconnected from the pleurovac system? You just hook it...

2. please help! calculation question

   sashann replied to sashann's topic in General Nursing

   I am pretty sure it is apush now too, once I reviewed last year's notes of similiar problems. So you would give 4ml/min because that would be 40mg/min.That is the most you could give in a minute. thanks!

3. please help! calculation question

   sashann replied to sashann's topic in General Nursing

   that helped alot, thanks!

4. please help! calculation question

   sashann replied to sashann's topic in General Nursing

   Here is what they said in the book: a. DA: ml= 1ml X 120mg / 10 mg X 1 = 12 ml of Lasix b. Known drug: known minutes :: desired drug : desired minutes 40 mg : 1 min :: 120 mg : x 40x= 120 x = 3 min ~That's all they sai...

5. please help! calculation question

   sashann posted a topic in General Nursing

   How would you set up and solve this problem? problem: Order: Lasix 120 mg, IV, STAT Drug Available: Lasix 10 mg/ml. IV infusion not to exceed 40 mg/min. The way my book set it up really confuses me. Someone please show me how they would set it up an...

6. I'm a student with a question :)

   sashann posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hello everyone! I have just started to take some actualy nursing courses January 10th, and already I have questions! If anyone could help me, I'd really appreciate it. I think our teacher is going to go over these things during Tuesday's class, but ...

7. student nurse question!

   sashann replied to sashann's topic in General Nursing

   I understand much better now! Have a great day :)

8. student nurse question!

   sashann posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone: I am new to this forum, so I hope I am posting this question in the right place. I'm just starting to take actual nursing classes this spring, and I'm a little unsure of the basics of some things. I'd like to get it cleared up now so I...