Hi everyone! I am a new nurse still in orientation and working in the NICU. Yesterday was my first time having an intensive assignment (as opposed to progressive) and I was taking care of a little guy waiting for a new heart. He was on a prostaglandin drip. My preceptor went over how to calculate the drip with me and I understood it. Later in the day she even gave me someone else's PGE to second check and I did it correctly. Now here I am at home today trying to go over it and I cant figure out how to second check someone else's rate. Can anyone help me out?
Love4Me, RN
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Hi everyone! I am a new nurse still in orientation and working in the NICU. Yesterday was my first time having an intensive assignment (as opposed to progressive) and I was taking care of a little guy waiting for a new heart. He was on a prostaglandin drip. My preceptor went over how to calculate the drip with me and I understood it. Later in the day she even gave me someone else's PGE to second check and I did it correctly. Now here I am at home today trying to go over it and I cant figure out how to second check someone else's rate. Can anyone help me out?
Baby is 3.9 kg
PGE order is .025mcg/kg/min
PGE concentration is 500mcg/mL
Thanks in advance for any help