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I would recommend investing in a Davis drug handbook or a Nursing Drug Handbook by Lippincott. There are also PDA versions if you have a PDA. I am surprised your school did not require the purchase of one of these resources. As a student, I use mine daily.

This post is old, I realize, but I have to say, ANYTHING LESS THAN 100 IS UNREASONABLE. LESS THAN 100 EVERY TIME MEANS THAT YOU MIGHT KILL PEOPLE WITH DRUG MISCALCULATIONS. IS IT OK TO DO CALCULATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD AND ONLY BE CORRECT ONLY 92% OF THE TIME. I DONT THINK SO.

I am looking for formulas, sample problems, any advice at all on doing titration problems, finding mcg/gtt and constants. My usual source, Dosage Calculations 7th ed, by Gloria Pickar, has little to nothing in this area. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am a second yr student, last semester, and we are just now really getting into the critical care material.:uhoh21:

I am in the last semester of an ADN program and we are getting into titrations now. Like most other programs, we are self teaching and I am having trouble finding formulas, example problems, etc. I generally do well with dosage and have had few problems until now. I just cant find anything on the topic. I have been using "Dosage Calculations 7th ed." by Gloria Pickar for nearly two years now, and it has essentially nothing regarding the calculation of mcg/gtt, titrations, etc. I just need some formulas, sample problems, a web site, anything. I have a dosage exam Monday morning. And constants, how do I find this and how do they fit into titrations? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Im sporting New Balance B-Zips, New Balance is the only shoe I can spend 12+ hours on my feet in; been wearing them for several years now. My problem with Crocs is what I would call a lack of arch support, of course, its different for everybody.

Vitamin B6 absorption is directly impaired by high quantity or chronic alcohol intake. Try Davis's Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 2nd edition, 2006 B12 deficiency tends to be caused by malnutrition or disturbances in bowel function such as surgery, tapeworms, diverticulitis, or overgrowth of normal intestinal flora. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also be caused by a condition called pernicious anemia, which is related to a lack of intrinsic factor that aids in intestinal absorption of vitamin B12. Some sources will say "B vitamins in general," are deficient in alcoholism. Personally, I would go with the B6.

I agree regarding the part about the fact that they should not have discriminated against you for having a disability. That is illegal, especially for schools that accept state or federal funding. The small cc where I attend has personnel devoted to accomodating those with disabilities and/or barriers to learning. I have worked with several people who are hoh, and they perform as well as anybody else. I think a lot of it depends on your attitude and approach to the situation, and how well you adapt. Good luck with your endeavors.

Merriam-Webster Online is a dictionary based web site that has audio clips of word pronunciations. There are numerous online sites, but as far as pda software is concerned, I have no ideas.

Hello fellow health care workers, I am in the last semester of an ADN program and I'm looking for a book that will help me with advanced IV calculations. I'm looking for something I might find online or in a bookstore, I have textbooks and I find their teaching methods worthless. Anybody have any suggestions? Also, while I'm here, can anybody help me get through this particular dosage question: One of your patients has an IV that is flowing at a rate of 10 gtt/min. The IV bag contains a solution of 500 ml of NS with 20,000 units of heparin. The drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. How many units of Heparin is the patient receiving in 24 hours? The answer is 38,400 units of heparin every 24 hrs. I understand the basics and have had no trouble up till now, and I can do drip rates, ml/hr, all the core stuff just fine. Anybody got any sensible ideas how to get from A to B on this one? I would certainly appreciate some help!

Hello fellow health care workers, I am in the last semester of an ADN program and I'm looking for a book that will help me with advanced IV calculations. I'm looking for something I might find online or in a bookstore, I have textbooks and I find their teaching methods worthless. Anybody have any suggestions? Also, while I'm here, can anybody help me get through this particular dosage question: One of your patients has an IV that is flowing at a rate of 10 gtt/min. The IV bag contains a solution of 500 ml of NS with 20,000 units of heparin. The drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. How many units of Heparin is the patient receiving in 24 hours? The answer is 38,400 units of heparin every 24 hrs. I understand the basics and have had no trouble up till now, and I can do drip rates, ml/hr, all the core stuff just fine. Anybody got any sensible ideas how to get from A to B on this one? I would certainly appreciate some help!