Couture85 replied to sunshyne09's topic in Student Assist
I practice with my textbook and the CD that came with it. I have a really hard time with drug calculations as well. I think I'm going to go invest in another book that might provide more examples and in depth detail. I'm not the greatest at math a...
At my school, you have to make 90% (you have 2 tries or your out). We don't have multiple choice questions, but we can use a simple calculator. Med. calc. is always tough for me so I have to practice a lot!
Would someone work this one out so that I can see how it's done? A 90 kg patient is receiving Levophed at 60ml/hr. The label on the bag reads 8 mg in 1000 ml of 5% dextrose. How many mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? I failed pharmacology las...
A continuous dopamine drip is infusing at 12 ml/hr. Patient weight is 154 lbs. Calculate dose of drug in mcg/kg/min if the label on the bag reads 800 mg in 250 ml, equivalent to 3200 mcg/ml. HELP!
I sorta see both sides of this IRL. People tend to seem to respect the profession of nursing, but then again, I am the one often guilty of feeling like an assistant.
My day usually goes like this: 0700-0800 Physical Assessment 0800-0900 Help feed patients 0900-1000 Medication Admin. 1000-1100 Charting/Nurses Notes/Wasting time 1100-1130 Lunch 1130-1230 Most students are hiding in closets writing or someth...
Wow...that's very impractical. How are you supposed to turn/bend over in that?! I'd be paranoid about keeping myself covered the whole time I was wearing it. Of course, my uniform makes me look like an big white jelly bean, so idk which one is wor...