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Post op maintenance IV fluid formula (4.2.1). Explanation: Total body weight in kilos rounded to nearest 5 kg Ex. 60kg first 10 kg X 4 ex: 10 kg x 4 = 40 PLUS next 10 kg X 2 ex: 10 kg X 2 = 20 PLUS next 10 kg X 1 ex: 10 kg x 1 = 10 PLUS remaining total body weight ex: 60kg - 30kg = 30 Total cc/hr (40+20+10+30) = 100 cc/hr

What about the rebound hypoglycemia? In our hospital, we have a policy to run D10W at the same rate as TPN infusion for 4 hours after the TPN is stopped, following by D51/2NS at 1/5 of the rate of TPN infusion.

only a year in "working" nursing, but checking orbituaries is my habit..... I DO admit that finding a vein, when performing a needle stick, withouot a glove IS usually more successfull.... However, I wear one glove on a dominant hand that inserts Ns lock into a cannula.

.....you come out of pt's room to (i.e. look at the chart to see when was the last time this pt was give Gravol)... and you forget why you came out of the room in the first place. In order to remember why, you have to mentally reatrace everything that happened while you were in the room. ....when sight of the pillow is stronger than any amount of caffeine you've ingested.

Hmm... never eaten one, but my perspective on this - you wanna eat it or plant it you have earned your right to do so. I am the mother of two kids, seen my placenta once, use placenntal type of products for hair - because... where do you think your placenta goes afterwards? - pharmaceutics, cosmetics or research.

Are we talking about Advance Nursing Practionners? If so, then in some places people can become NP, ONLY after becoming an RN. And, actually, Nursing Practionners as a profession is still not integrated where I am, although one of the major universities has redesigned its BSN programm in order to better prepare students for the future Nursing Practionner Programm (that is yet to come). I am dreaming about beacoming an ANP, but it is a long road. Meanwhile, I enjoy being a 2 nd year Nursing Student :-) Enjoyment of doing one or another is highly subjective. Personally, I enjoy helping people. Hopefully, at some point I will have enough knowledge (AND EXPERIENCE) to do so with greater autonomy.

I've consciously got pregnant at 17. Me and my future husband agreed to keep the baby IF I get pregnant, and.... had sex w/o any precautions. We have obviously succeeded and looking back and analyzing "why?" I can give you an answer. Too many broken families. Me and my hubby came from very disfunctional, broken families and subconsiously wanted the stability, comfort and love. I guess it was my 18th birthday presrent - my first son Matthew, who became the represantation of our wishes. It will be 8 years since we're together, so I guess we were fortunate, but on numerous occasions I was aware that although I felt myself as "mother" and "wife", for most of the people I was simply a "knoked-out" teenager who will probably end up on a social security benefits as a single mother....... and it hurt knowing that people perceived me like this.

DAWSON COLLEGE in Montreal, Canada. Just finish the first year and proud of it!

Oo....I don't fall under any of these categories... Hope I'll make a good nurse.

Hi, I am not sure about Quebec city (which is more French speaking then Montreal), but Montreal anglophone hospitals' staff barely speaks any french. There is a Quebec nursing order where you'll have to register in order to practice here, they also provide nurses/nursing students with little dictionnaries of medical terms. On this web site http://www.oiiq.org/ (which is unfortunately in French only) you'll find the info about your situation as a Nurse who is coming from other country, equivalencies, temporary permit, immigration. Anyway, it's - 26C over here at the moment...... :)brrrrrrr...... Good luck!

One thing about my case. I went off cold turkey as soon as I realized I was pregnant. I guess it might be a good excuse.

But I really do appreciate the media coverage, may be the voices will be heard. http://www.canada.com/montreal/story.asp?id=10565F2A-6C65-4046-93B7-3B0C6B037628 To follow up http://www.canada.com/montreal/story.asp?id=7DF2A8CC-ECFA-4F58-AB72-3F77DBF863F4

I am extremely happy I got off this one. Dizziness, EXCESSIVE weight gain, water retention, dry mouth, irritability. I've been on it for 3 years and jumped off instead of getting off gradually (you'll see how bad are withdrawal symtoms later on, I guess). I have been off antidepressants and any other medication for 3 years. I DO NOT need any. And presently I am even afraid to take tylenol.

Don't worry, on ANY job, in ANY female community, or even on a crowded bus there will always be female-people who will not let you their sit and mumble that "when I was pregnant, I stood up while taking a bus, so now LET HER stand!" ..... It is also international. There is no escape. It does not mean you should close yourself inside the 4 walls and stop doing what you love to do. Good luck!

Makes me feel glad that I've already had my kids BEFORE becoming a nurse..... Anyway, the last time I was pregnant and worked till the very end of my pregnancy I fought EVERY day with my BOSSES about their smoking habbit (they smoked in the office). I did not took care of my cat's litter. I avoided carrying heavy weights (like a 50 lbs 6 year old). And guess what, I believe that you can be a great nurse and at the same time LOVE your unborn child and protect them in any way possible.