Dreagrl3

Thank you. Now THIS is what I really needed to hear.

I did. Thank you for replying and confirming what I’m currently doing is what’s best.

Starting with background info since it’s a very grey situation: I am currently 5 months pregnant and have two children ages 3 & 5 at home. I am older so I’m technically considered “elderly pregnancy.” I just moved to a new state with not much family support and was trying to find an RN job before everything got crazy. All schools are closed so I don’t have anywhere that I know of to send my kids if I work. My husband just got a new job so his focus is getting established there. I have Hx of asthma, bronchitis x 4, and pneumonia 8 months ago. I am in the COVID-19 high risk category due to these. I am “somewhat” of a new grad RN. I have 6 months experience working at a pharmaceutical company since I graduated in fall of 2018. My dream is to work in a hospital. My question is this...should I continue to stay home with my children and stay home as directed by my state or should I figure out a babysitting situation to help the fight regardless of my health history and current pregnancy? I am torn because staying home means I’m putting myself and family’s health first. But I also cannot stand sitting back and watching the healthcare community fight this fight when I really want to help. Everyone I talk to say being in-between jobs is a blessing so I can stay home with my children but....my conscience is telling me to risk my health and family’s health to help. If there are any fellow nurses out there that can provide their professional/personal opinions to help, I would greatly appreciate it. I’ve been extremely distraught over this and it’s clearly messing with my sleep since it’s 3:45am. Thank you in advance to anyone who is willing to take the time to reply.

@OldDude Thank you for replying and the well wishes!

@OldDude I happened to stumble upon this thread. First of all, excellent job!! I'm still learning and was wondering what went off in your head when you saw the perspiration. I cannot wait to be that good!! =)

Thank you for your help. I'm reading this after watching some YouTube tutorials which broke it down. We hadn't learned this yet so that is why we were confused. It all makes perfect sense now. Thank you very much for your helpful response. Hopefully it'll help others as well. =)

Hello, My peers and I are having issues understanding the following drip calculation problem. Can anyone please help us understand how to get to the provided answer? Thank you very much!! The doctor's order reads to titrate propofol drip to keep BIS score between 40 and 60. The patient's current BIS score is 35. The patient weighs 80 kg. On hand is propofol 10 mg/ml. According to policy the nurse may titrate the propofol by 5 mcg/kg/min every 10 minutes to achieve desired result. The patient is currently receiving propofol at 60 mcg/kg/min. What rate should the nurse change the pump to? Answer: 26.4 ml/hr