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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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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!

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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!

Hi Brian, I will have Mrs Smith for Pharm this fall. It looks like the study guide to accompany the text is recommended but not required. Did you find it helpful? I bought the study guide for patho this spring, but there was so much to read from t...

Congrats! That is great news! So how is Pharm going? We had our first patho exam yesterday and it was tough! I'm a bit worried about pharm in fall. Who do you have as an instructor, and are they good? Rachele

Hi Brian, That is great news that you most likely have a spot! Since you are working in a hospital you probably already have a lot of the things you need before starting the program, such as CPR for health professionals, TB test, Tetanus shot. You ...

Hey Brian, How did micro go for you? Have you heard anything more from UM Flint? Are you taking any spring classes? Where did you take Patho? I'm taking it this spring along with research in nursing, at UM Flint. Take care, Rachele

Thanks for the info. Were your clinicals during day shift? Are you working in the area? Take care, Rachele

Hi Brian, I went to EMU for my first degree in Sports Medicine. I am a certified athletic trainer, but working as a personal trainer. I worked in Physical therapy for a couple years, then Fenton Fitness for 8 years, and just recently went on my own...

Same here. Right now I'm taking A&P II and Developmental Psych at Mott C.C. Have you taken Pharm or Pathophysiology yet? If I get in I'll have to get those done this spring/summer. Are you working in the nursing field? Do you like it? It's ni...

Hi there fellow Michiganders! Where are you planning to apply? I am waiting for a decision from U of M Flint 2nd degree accelerated program, should know early March. Currently taking A & P II and Developmental psych at Mott community college.

Hi there! I applied to the U of M Flint 2nd degree program. I believe all the clinicals are through Hurley. I don't know how many applications they recieved, when I asked I was told "alot". Knowing there are only 27 spots per year for the 2nd degr...

I'm not even in nursing school yet so this may be way off... could the swelling of hands be due to an RA flare? Let us know if you find the answer!