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  1. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    Kudos!-Kudos!-Kudos!-Kudos!
  2. Should I volunteer while in school?

    i now volunteer at the free medical clinic in my home town. when i was in nursing school, i volunteered in the hospital that ran the school. these are great experiences and i learn things (especially about myself) that are impossible to learn in scho...
  3. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    Get a hotel room near the hospital. You may work for free that day, but it saves your reputation as being dependible when others call off.
  4. Should I take Chemistry BEFORE I take A & P I ???

    A&P I or II isn't all that difficult, but there is a lot of material. I suggest recording the lectures, making study cards, and reading the book. It's also helpful to get another used text to use as an additional reference. It isn't a class that ...
  5. Please Help with IV calculation homework

    250mL/500mg X 7.74mg/hr = 3.87mL/hr Round off to 4mL/hr. Remember that the fractions that you use are equalities and be sure to set your problem up so that your units cancel out. For example: If 1mg = 1000mcg (an equality), then 1mg/1000mcg or 1000mc...
  6. Please Help with IV calculation homework

    According to my drug references, dobutamine is available in 0.5mg/mL; 1mg/mL; 2mg/mL; and 4mg/mL in D5W for infusion. Your book should specify which ratio to administer. Good luck. An example using the 0.5mg/mL: 7740mcg/hr X mg/1000mcg X mL/0.5mg = ...
  7. Burnout

    I have found that “burn out” is a term that is overused and misunderstood. I have spoken to many of my friends about the mental and physical “deficiencies” that I would experience, but they could only relate it to being tired and that an afternoon of...