miamiabean

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1. MSN in education, online v. classroom?

   miamiabean posted a topic in Educators

   I've been an RN for almost 2 years on a busy tele floor. I want to go back to school to get my MSN as a nurse educator. I've been looking for online courses, but I'm not sure if that's wise. It seems ideal, bc it's flexible, but I'm not sure if it wo...

2. How to find a mentor

   miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks so much for the help and advice! And firstinfamily- thank you so much for the inspiration. It's just so hard to learn when it's so crazy at night. I rush through assessments and wonder if I missed anything later on, and I usually do but by the...

3. How to find a mentor

   miamiabean posted a topic in New Nurse

   I just graduated in May and started working at a hospital in Sept working nights on a very heavy med-surg unit. Even the experienced nurses on the unit say they've "never seen it like this." There are basically zero resources at night, we're consta...

4. First Shift Jitters

   miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in New Nurse

   You guys are great! Thank you all so much for your support! I love knowing that I can always come here to vent or share and receive encouragement!!!!!!!! I'm still petrified to start. I know we all have to start somewhere. Eek! Idk if even after I...

5. First Shift Jitters

   miamiabean posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm a brand spanking new RN and almost done with my preceptor who is training me on the floor. I only have a month with him and I am so petrified at the thought of being on my own. My greatest fear is that I'm going to forget to do something importa...

6. To mention surgery or not?

   miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Job Hunt

   Great tips! Yes, I'm definitely not the type to drone on and on about it. I prefer to keep it private, but I wanted to be as honest as I could in there without it jeopardizing my chances! Thanks for the advice!

7. To mention surgery or not?

   miamiabean posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hi everyone! So I finally graduated and scheduled for my first interview this week at my first choice hospital! Aaaaah! I'm very scared for the "Tell me why you want to be a nurse" because I didn't actually want to be one until I had a major surger...

8. Convert mL into units?!

   miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Student Assist

   Ohhhh. Gotcha! Many thanks!

9. Convert mL into units?!

   miamiabean posted a topic in Student Assist

   I'm practicing for my drug calc retake and there's another question that is plaguing me. Order: Heparin 28mL/hr Available: 25,000units/500mL What is the dose being delivered? ____units/hr Again, I'm not looking for the answer as ...

10. Drug Calc Help!

    miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Student Assist

    Ah. Yes. It worked using the 60gtt/min drop factor = 0.43mL! Chare, thank you so, so much for your patience, help and not making me feel like a complete moron. I have no idea how I was expected to work out that problem without them giving me the drop...

11. Drug Calc Help!

    miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Student Assist

    Oh. I'm not sure what to do then... if left to my own devices for the gtt/min conversion to mL, I would wind up w/ 1.7mL (which is probably wrong)... For the gtt/min I did a ratio of 15gtt/1ml = 26gtts/x and solved for x... which was 1.7mL For the co...

12. Drug Calc Help!

    miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Student Assist

    Ohh, the answer was on the answer sheet. So, I wouldn't have had it otherwise, like if I was taking a test. Is there any other way to figure out what the drop factor is if it's not stated? I'm sorry to be asking so many questions. My brain is just no...

13. Drug Calc Help!

    miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Student Assist

    I have a dumb question. Before I attempt to work out my order, I saw you had a drop factor in your example problem. Should I assume that drop factor is in my problem even though it's not stated?

14. Drug Calc Help!

    miamiabean replied to miamiabean's topic in Student Assist

    I don't understand how to figure out the mcg/ml. I have a number with like 6 0's. Should I be converting the 800mg into mcg? I feel like I'm missing something blatantly obvious, but I'm not sure what. I have 330ml/min for the dopamine... and the kg...

15. Drug Calc Help!

    miamiabean posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hey. So, I failed my Drug Calc Level 2 proficiency exam. Sigh. We were given a packet to study for the retest in a few weeks. I'm looking it over and I have NO idea how to figure one of the calculations. I'm not looking at allnurses.com for the answe...