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Hello, I have been a nurse for 20 years. I have experience in NICU, MICU, CICU, flight nurse, ER, and more recently as a nurse supervisor. I spent my last 8 years working in the USA in ICU as a RN. I did my BSN (the equivalent) in France and I am int...

Ok I have a problem here. I will sit for the NCLEX in 3 days. I am practicing NCLEX questions with the Kaplan Qbank. I had no problem with dosage calculation until I came up with these two questions: First I came up with this question: The nurse rece...

Hello, I am a french nurse. I have 6 years of experience btw ICU, ER, PHRN, NICU and flight nursing but I haven't worked as a RN since 2003 (I'm currently doing a refresher course). I just passed the NCLEX, have PA license and my ACLS. I would like t...

Hi, I am a foreign nurse, I recently passed the CGFNS and I will sit for the NCLEX in 9 days. I know I should focus on that right now but I can't help to think about the next step. I was an ICU/CCU RN in France and I would like to work in adult ICU h...

On one of my practice test question for the NCLEX I read: "The physician ordered acetaminophen (Tylenol) 325 mg tab ii PO" What does ii mean? I thought it means "grain" from a previous question but I guess not. As a foreign nurse I never saw that bef...

but why does it say 325mg? I tought it should be either grain or mg but not both. What does that prescription exactly mean? Here is the full first part of the question: "The nurse on the medical unit administers acetaminophen (Tylenol) with codeine #...

oops, sorry I read that after I already answered. I will simply expect that they will tell me where and how to round the results as a couple people mentioned.

I will sit for the NCLEX in 3 days. I am practicing NCLEX questions with the Kaplan Qbank. I had no problem with dosage calculation until I came up with these two questions: First I came up with this question: The nurse receives an order to administe...

I'm sorry but this doesn't make sense. It doesn't matter if the medicine will be given PO or IV, or any other routes because you will end up drawing the medicine with basically the same syringe to get the right amount. You may use a 5ml-syringe for o...

thank you very much, now I feel better!

I've been told that you round to the nearest 100th for result 1ml which makes sense. But I don't understand why it would be different in these 2 examples. It is very frustrating because I always get the dosage calculation right, so yes it would be a...

Now I just got this question: The nurse cares for a client receiving potassium chloride 25 mEq IV piggyback. The potassium chloride is labeled 10 ml = 40 mEq. Record the number of milliliters of potassium chloride that the nurse should add to the I...

oh OK it makes sense. thanks a lot.

PhillysBelladonna, are you OK? Are you sure you pick the right job? I don't know if you realize but you will face situations much more stressful at work...

Unfortunately I seriously doubt it. Sadly, insurance companies still have a lot of life ahead of them. They have way too much power and way too much money to disappear... it is thanks to that power that there are still alive and that so many American...

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO WATCH THIS EXCELLENT INTERVIEW (link below) Nobody can describe better than Wendell Potter how insurance companies, lobbyists and politicians put all of their efforts and money in order to brainwash people so they get scared of pu...

i am studying using the cgfns study guide and i am amazed by the amount of mistakes and false information you can find especially in the supplemental booklets. not only the cgfns is the worst red tape administration in the us, but they also provide t...

Yes, I know. There is no way I'm gonna spend another half an hour on hold to tell them how poor are their material knowing perfectly that they won't give a ****. I know that there are people that will be required to take the CGFNS no matter what and ...

hi, i am currently practicing cgfns questions (exam coming nov 11th!!). i think it is a mistake from the cgfns book (which, unfortunately, is quiet common on the cgfns practice guide) but i wanted to make sure i was not missing some information. here...

That's a completely diffrent scenario. Your case was for ABO incompatibility, RhoGAm is for Rh incompatibility.

Sorry, I should have mention it more clearly, yes the correct answer is A. But my question is: is it possible to have a coombs + if the mother and the infant are Rh-?

as for the education, i am not talking about people who don't have desire to get a college degree. obviously. i am talking about kids that are smart enough to get a college degree and do want to, but are not smart enough to get a sponsorship and not ...

What amazes me is to see that one has to be either rich or extremely smart to be able to go to the best colleges. If you have an average IQ on top of being poor... too bad. It also amazes me to see how many people in the US have to make a choice bet...

yes it is a common mistake to have the earpiece facing backward...

health care should definitely be a right, just like education should be (even after high school.) anyone who experienced healthcare outside the us know better and would agree. americans have the most expensive health care and yet score really badly...