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1. Use of Burette

   ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

   Help! In peds and totally do not understand the use of a burrette. How would you administer Solumedrol 4mg or Rocephin 385mg via a burrette?????

2. Last Semester!!!! What to study?

   ljbutler posted a topic in General Students

   Hi! I will be in Nursing 4 when school resumes. I was wondering what to focus for this semester. I know we will be doing peds, ICU, psych..............................any suggestions?

3. Icu

   ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello to everyone! I will be in Nursing IV (yeah last semester!!!) when I go back in January. The first thing we will be studying is ICU. Past students have all said this is the hardest part of Nursing IV (and also the first thing we will have on ret...

4. I'm feeling very low right now.

   ljbutler replied to bsugar888's topic in Student Assist

   Hey, I also am in 3. I think we all worry....especially once we have gotten this far. I had an instructor put it into perspective last week. He said,"You are all intelligent or you would not have made it this far". Just refocus. You can do it!!!

5. rounding

   ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am confused about the rounding for med math. Would 0.6666666 mL always be rounded to 0.7 or does it depend on if it is mg, mL , etc? What about 1.6666666?

6. Care Plans

   ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

   Can anyone tell me what I might can use for 2 care plans for a patient in preop? She had a LAVH with left salpingo-oophorectomy due to uterine prolapse. Only other medical problems are HTN and Hyperlipidemia. My instructor tells me I am not picking p...

7. IV Push

   ljbutler replied to ljbutler's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for saying that. I was thinking the same thing!

8. IV Push

   ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

   We gave our first IV push med today....I used a formula and my calculator to figure the IV push rate and it was correct. However, our instructor wanted us to figure it in our head using the marks on the syringe. We used 3 mL syringe which is 30 mark...

9. IV Push

   ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

   Is there a quick way to figure IV Push meds in your head???? Such as Demerol or Morphine when diluted with 5 or 10 mL of solution.

10. totally confused

    ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

    We have checkoffs tommorrow and have this pacu scenerio. Pain wakes up in pain. MD orderes 6.25mg of Demerol for pain. Available in 25mg/mL. Is this correct 6.25mg ______ X 1 mL = 0.25 mL (dose to give??) ...

11. Milliunits Math Problem

    ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

    Can anyone provide help with the following med math problem? Client is admitted to labor and delivery for a trial induction. Order reads: Begin Pitocin at 2 milliunits per minute and increase by 1 milliunit every 15 minutes until 3 good con...

12. math help

    ljbutler posted a topic in Student Assist

    Need help with this problem: Order reads: Ancef 1 gram in 50 mL IV piggyback give over 30 minutes. What rate (mL/hr) should be set on the infusion pump to deliver the correct amount? Thanks for any/all input!!!

13. Teaching Project

    ljbutler replied to StudentNurseSteph's topic in General Students

    I have to do a teaching project for a patient next week. It can be on anything. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on an interesting topic and/or aids to teach.

14. Need ideas for teaching...

    ljbutler replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    What is a 485??

15. cluster sheet

    ljbutler replied to ljbutler's topic in Student Assist

    Thanks!