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I am a nursing student and I am currently facing a conundrum. I believe what I remember about our past lectures on IVF is this: when asked with the IVF level, it is the number where the fluid is aligned with. Meaning regardless whether is upside down, it is where the fluid is aligned with. To determine how much is LEFT, you find the difference between the total volume and the IVF level. For example, if the IVF of 1000ml is at the level of 600 cc, the fluid left is 400 cc. Is this correct? Please reply asap anyone...thank you

The order of the doctor is Cotrimoxazole 4 mg/ml, 12 ml 2x a day for 7 days The available form of oral suspension of Cotrimoxazole is 200mg/40mg. How much should I give the patient?

Destiny is what you make of it. At one point in our lives, we question whether what are we meant to be. I, too, am an over-achiever. I, too, want to care for patients not solely because I render care to them...deep down inside, there is this lingering thoughts that I need to be the best. With being the best comes pride, and because of that, I tend to limit my questions to other people. Every time I do not ask, it is as if I am stepping on one sharp needle after the other. The point being is that only you can determine if you are meant for greatness or not. No matter which path you take, God will always guide you and He will never leave you.

Thank you for the advise...I would always ask somebody to check especially during calculations..

I am currently at the fourth year of the nursing education. I am good with my academics but when it comes to duty perce, I always make simple mistakes which a 5th year nursing student should not do. I am very hard on myself and whenever I make a mistake even the simplest one...I pound on myself until I can't pound anymore. Just last week, I computed the IV infusion of d50.3Nacl as macrodrops when it should have been microdrops for a pedia pt. with possible dengue. I informed my clinical instructor the next day, she said that I should fix the IVF now. She did not reprimand me. I was so wrong!!!! When we started our charting we asked her to check, I included the regulation in the charting...but she did not say anything. Many questions came to my mind....what if the patient went into shock? What if the patient became dehydration....When I checked the patient the next day, he was fine and his vitals were ok. Another mistake was his diet...it should have been soft not DAT...I also informed the staff nurse he said it was ok as long as I should follow the latest order....These are rookie mistakes...I want to pound on myself some more...why do I keep having these mistakes...please help me...anyone:banghead:

I am currently a student nurse and I am so scared to make medication errors that it even comes to a point when I question what I have administered over and over and over at night even when nothing went wrong. I am afraid to make such errors especially when it could be fatal to the patient. I am paranoid of what might happen. I tend to beat myself up whenever I make a simple mistake, what more if I make such an error. Is there anyone out there with the same dilemma as me....I need advice on how to avoid medication errors and how should I handle such a dilemma...Thanks