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I recently got hired as an RN and they want me to have a physical examination. I'm sure they will probably do the drug screening as well, not worried about that at all. However I am concerned about if they were to do an alcohol screening. Has anyone ever been tested for their alcohol level before employment???

pinkpaperdoll: I used the Saunders and ATI..

Thanx everyone for your replies. I did do the PVT and I got the good pop-up but I'm still in disbelieve, so I'm just gonna keep checking the BRN website to see if my name appears.

Just took my NCLEX exam this afternoon... Does anyone know if California participates in the "NCLEX Quick Results Service" or is there another method to use to find out your results for NCLEX?

Thanx for you help.

ive been working on this problem for a while now and i'm so confused how did they come up with the 2.091? here is the problem: the physician orders a child to receive lr iv at 2 times fluid maintenance for 6 hours. the child weighs 48.6 lbs (22.091 kg) how many drops per minute will you infuse the iv fluids (tubing gtt factor 15 drops/ml) 10 x 100 = 1000 10 x 50 = 500 2.091 x 20 = 41.82 1541.82 1541.82 divided by 24 = 64.2425 or 64.243 ml/hr for maintenance 64.243 x 2 = 128.486 or 128.49 ml/hr for 2 times maintenance 128.49 x 15 = 32.1225 or 32.12 answer: 32 or 33 drops per minute 60

I'm not understanding how to set up the problems,I use dimensional analysis and thought to line the equation up with the same units. mg X mg ml ml

Thank you very much Miss TT...

I'm having so much trouble figuring out how to do ml/hr problems, can someone please help me out. 1. ordered: morphine sulfate 40mg in 25ml to infuse at 3 mg/h. How many ml per hr will the infusion run. answer 18.75 ml/hr 2. Ordered: Lidocaine at 1 mg/min. The bottle is labeled Lidocaine 1 Gm in 500 ml. What is the flow rate in ml/hr. answer 30 ml/hr 3. a 500 ml solution of D%NS with 20,000 units of Heparin is infusing at 20 ml per hr. The IV set delivers 60 gtts per ml. How many units of Heparin is the patient receiving each hour. answer 800 unit/hr Thank you

Thanks! Daytonite for your response, it helped me out alot.

I need some help w/my OB care plan. I'm doing it on a premature newborn born at 24.5 wks. She has a high flow nasal Cpap 3L/min, apnea breathing episodes every 15 mins, O2 sat at 85-95% some labs Ph blood 7.32 low, PCO2 37, O2 Sat blood 83.7 low. This is what I have so far Impaired gas exchange R/T: Pulmonary immaturity AEB: Extremely premature. Can anyone please give me there advice/input of what I have so far. Thnak you so much! :redpinkhe

Yes it does help, thank you so much. :wink2:

I need some advice with my Nursing Dx for my postpartum patient. She is a 25 y/o, she had a vag. delivery at 39 wks. Her hemoglobin was 7.4 and her HCT was 23.7. She fall 24 hrs after her delivery trying to go to the bathroom; her BP was 98/63. She was also positive for GBS. I was thinking about choosing "Risk for Injury" for my Nursing Dx. Can anyone please let me know if this is a proper Dx for my patient or does someone have something better in mind.

Would I convert the 0.9 lbs into oz. as my next step.

Can someone show me how to convert this problem. Baby weight 4500gms: How many pounds and onces does the baby wiegh.

Thank you for your fast responds.

Can someone please help me with this ques. The baby weighs 6 pound and 5 onces. How many gms do they weigh. the answer 2828 gms. When I work this problem out my answer is close but not exact, I dont know what Im doing wrong.

Can someone explain to me how to do this problem. Or how to set it up. Your pt. has an order to rec. 800 units of Heparin per hour by continuous intravenous infusion. If the pharmacy mixes the IV cag to contain a total of 5000 units of Heparin in 500 ml D%W, how many cc's per min. should the pt rec. Answer: 80 cc/min

Thank you "Daytonite", this helps me out so much!:lvan:

I'm stuck on these practice problems, I dont even know where to start. Can anyone help me. I have my math test coming up soon and I want to be well prepared for it. Thank you very much. 1. Order 1000cc D5W over 8 hrs. Administration set: 15 gtts/mL. After 4 hrs. of infusion, 700 mL have infused; how should you adjust the drip rate to complete the infusion on time? Answer 18-19 gtts/min. 2. Order 1000cc 0.45%NS at 75 mL/hr. Administration set: 20 gtts/Ml. How should you regulate the IV? Answer 25 gtts/min. 3. Ordered: Morphine sulfate 40 mg in 250 mL to infuse at 3 mg/h. How many CC's per hr will the infusion run? Answer 18.75 ml/hr

Thanx so much "wherehasthimegone" for your input, those are great ideas.:nuke:

Thanx for the helpful advice "itsmyturn".. :)

I'm in my 4th week of my psych clinical rotation. I really do enjoy communicating with the patients. However when my instructor asks me what kind of impact, did I have on my patient. I just freeze up, I basically dont know what to say. I really dont know what impact I had on them that day. I sit with them and listen to their problems. I feel like thats all I can do. Am I missing somthing here? Can someone give me some input on your experience during your psych rotation. Thanks