RamaMama

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1. Nurse Family Partnership Home visitor RN

   RamaMama posted a topic in Public/Community

   I am considering making a move from hospital L&D/postpartum position to the Nurse Family Partnership Visiting nurse program. I had an interview and get to do a ride along with a nurse Tuesday, and am hoping for the job offer afterwards! I have do...

2. Plz help with Bumex, amio, dopamine, cardizem calculations!

   RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in General Nursing

   I am not a working nurse yet...just moved and passed boards but no job yet, just reviewing some material a friend who is working gave me and originally at first glance thought I would need help since many were ICU drugs that I had no experience with ...

3. Plz help with Bumex, amio, dopamine, cardizem calculations!

   RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in General Nursing

   Ok...forgive me for jumping the gun on these...I was thinking I'd post before even working the problems out thinking it would take a while to get responses, so I posted and then worked on about 10 problems and realized the ones I posted are silly eas...

4. Plz help with Bumex, amio, dopamine, cardizem calculations!

   RamaMama posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm a new grad and would like to know the answers to some calculations to know if I am doing them right. 1. Cardizem ordered at 15mg/hr. Concentration 100mg/100ml of 0.9 NS. What do I run the pump at? 2. Integrilin orders 2mcg/kg/min (pt i...

5. Backpriming question from student

   RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in MICU

   I was thinking about that...but this is the way they do it on the unit, including my preceptor. Thanks for your help!

6. Backpriming question from student

   RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in MICU

   Thanks for the reply. I guess I should mention that the scenario I am referring to is not when you are changing the secondary bag to the exact same med but when you are changing to a new med, say a different antibiotic than what was originally hangi...

7. Backpriming question from student

   RamaMama posted a topic in MICU

   Hello, I am a student currently assigned to ICU. I'm a little confused about how to backprime, I hadn't seen this untill this rotation. I understand you drop the secondary bag down lower than the primary bag so the primary solution flushes the sal...

8. Setting Infusion pump

   RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in Student Assist

   Ok now I get it! So in this case VTBI would be 60, correct? Thank you Chare!

9. Setting Infusion pump

   RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for the quick replies. I am not familiar with their pumps yet but they are the newer "smart" pumps I believe by Alaris. Anyway, I guess everything I need to set the pump would be right on the bag, because it was a 50ml bag, and the ml/hr ...

10. Setting Infusion pump

    RamaMama posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi! I'm a student rotating through ICU and have a question. If the antibiotic bag reads 120mL/hr to be infused over 30 minutes, what do I set the infusion rate at? Is 240ml/hr correct? Thanks!

11. U of M Flint

    RamaMama replied to Flynner's topic in Michigan

    Hi Brian, For uniforms I've gone to the outlet mall in Howell and Life uniforms across from Genesse Valley mall, which is where we can buy our patches. The outlet wasn't really any cheaper. Both were sketchy with sizes, but I managed to find two se...

12. U of M Flint

    RamaMama replied to Flynner's topic in Michigan

    Hi Brian, I received the registration email also, have you checked the bookstore's list for the required books for NUR 240? It's insane! There are like 11 required books! The good thing is most of them are paperbacks, so not super expensive. I ma...

13. Prayer at work??

    RamaMama replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Christian, but I think that regardless of what religion or type of prayer was taking place, it would be fine by me if it helped the patient. Even if it was muslim or to some other God that I don't believe in. I would not feel comfortable ver...

14. Unsubsidized federal loan vs Private?

    RamaMama replied to RamaMama's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the helpfull info! I do have excellent credit but am not a gambler, so I think I'll just go for the federal loan. Thanks!

15. Unsubsidized federal loan vs Private?

    RamaMama posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I have been accepted into a second degree accelerated program and have been approved for roughly $5000 subsidized and $5000 unsubsidized federal loans. Are federal unsubsidized loans better than private loans? Thanks for any info you may be ...