Tharem

Some people are better at math, and some people are better at writing and expressing themselves coherently.

Keyz your answers are mostly correct except in no. 2, we're taught that 1tsp. = 5mL so the answer would be 2tsp. (i'm assuming they asked for the answer in teaspoons, that wasn't shown in your work). We're also taught that 1grain = 60mg but that doe...

Yes there is.

Are you sure that this applies to students already in the program? That doesn't sound right. At my school once you're in the program you're assured a seat in every class from that point on (as long as you pass). They do accept students every semester...

The arithmetic is basic but the methodology isn't necessarily straight forward. It requires some teaching or at least learning from a medical dosages textbook to fully grasp the concepts.

Really? So you may have to sit out a semester if you don't make the lottery for that class??

I think all of the local community colleges are hard to get into. Your GPA is competitive so you have at least a chance of getting in. As far as it taking a long time, I don't quite understand what you mean. Unless you have a previous bachelors degre...

Role-confusion r/t peer pressure aeb boyfriend pressuring toward sexual activity?

It seems pretty clear to me that your good faith adherence to the 50min rule was used against you, particularly in light of the fact that the other groups were allowed to violate it without consequence and with considerable advantage. It seems to me ...

I don't know. Different schools have different methods. At my school there's a dosage calc course that everyone has to take which pretty much prepares you for any type of calculation. You can take it either in the first clinical semester or you can t...

Your problem should also state what you're looking for. I assume it's mL/hr. Start by calculating how many mcg/min is ordered by multiplying 5mcg by 70.7kg, which equals 353.5mcg/min. Now convert that to mg/min since the drug concentration is stated ...

Well, you know she's receiving 60 drops per minute, and that each mL contains 20 drops, so each minute she is receiving 3mL. If there are 150mg of drug in each 1000mL of solution, then there are 6.67mg of drug in each mL of solution. So that would me...

i don't think the age of the thread has anything to do with the accuracy or inaccuracy of the answers, but thanks for directing my attention to the new problem, because that's incorrect as well: 0.5/0.015 = 0.3/x = 0.5x = (0.3x0.015) = 0.5x = 0.0045...

yes, 800mg is the dose desired, but that's not what the question asked. the question states:"a dose of 640 mg/100 ml d5w is being administered daily. for a client weighing 176 lbs, how many mg/kg/day is being administered?" since the client weighs 17...

They won't hold your place so you could take a year or so to work and save money? It just seems like it should be unnecessary to have to go through the whole process of trying to get into another school and losing the credit you've already earned. I ...

You don't actually do anything you learned in Chemistry, like balancing formulas, calculating molecular weight, counting electron bands, naming chemical structures, etc. It just serves to make the chemistry you'll deal with on a daily basis somewhat...

Ok, here's my answer (I tried to keep it in lay terms): "Medication A must be taken on an empty stomach because mixing it with food can stop it from working. You have to take it twice a day for the first two days because a certain amount has to be in...

I agree, everyone needs variety and an occasional change of pace. Doing school/nursing stuff 24/7 would probably burn you out.

Speaking of the elderly getting their meds mixed up, I saw a show on DiscoveryHealth last night about an elderly man who was brought into the emergency room because he would pass out every time he had a bowel movement. It never happened under observa...

I suspect there may be something to the theory, since it's human nature for 'respect' and 'fear' to be closely associated, in a sense (but certainly not always). Perhaps some people need that approach, but that also means that there are some people t...

I don't know if there are any learning theories that support that, but I think some instructors are deliberately intimidating because they at least believe it. But not all of them feel that way. There are instructors that don't feel that kind of thin...

Congratulations, it's not easy to make a 180 in your career path like that, but from the sound of it, it was the right decision. I hope you get into a great school!!

It doesn't really matter 'why' some instructors are this way, but I agree with you, some are very intimidating and some are not. All that matters is how you deal with it. People have different personalities, and instructors have different teaching st...

It's sounds like you're in fairly good shape - you have support, you have a plan, I think what you need at this point is patience - you're young and you have time to do what you have to do. So what if you have to take a few more remedial courses? It...

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