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i now volunteer at the free medical clinic in my home town. when i was in nursing school, i volunteered in the hospital that ran the school. these are great experiences and i learn things (especially about myself) that are impossible to learn in school or at my regular job. it's also a great way to network (which, in my opinion, is an invaluable resource). but of all the great reasons to volunteer, i believe that by far the most important one is that it gives an opportunity to give back to the community. being a nurse shouldn't be just another occupation, but a way of life. it's a chance (and in my opinion an obligation) to improve the lives of others (irregardless of whether we think that they are deserving or not). the suffering of humanity is evidence of the devil; the relief of that suffering is evidence of jesus christ. volunteering will help make you the nurse that the world needs.

Get a hotel room near the hospital. You may work for free that day, but it saves your reputation as being dependible when others call off.

A&P I or II isn't all that difficult, but there is a lot of material. I suggest recording the lectures, making study cards, and reading the book. It's also helpful to get another used text to use as an additional reference. It isn't a class that you can blow off, so don't overcrowd yourself with too many classes. I found chemistry to be helpful in physiology and pharmacology, but a lot of my classmates didn't take it and they did fine. If it's something that you think that you will hate, then don't take the course.

250mL/500mg X 7.74mg/hr = 3.87mL/hr Round off to 4mL/hr. Remember that the fractions that you use are equalities and be sure to set your problem up so that your units cancel out. For example: If 1mg = 1000mcg (an equality), then 1mg/1000mcg or 1000mcg/1mg. You can write the fraction either way because the values of the numerator and denominator are equal. You are therefore only multipling by "1" in an effort to manipulate the units. In the problem above, I went from mL/mg to mL/hr by multiplying by "1" (there is 7.74 mg of medication being instilled in 1 hour of time; therefore 7.74mg=1hr). Sorry if I confused you more. Good luck.

According to my drug references, dobutamine is available in 0.5mg/mL; 1mg/mL; 2mg/mL; and 4mg/mL in D5W for infusion. Your book should specify which ratio to administer. Good luck. An example using the 0.5mg/mL: 7740mcg/hr X mg/1000mcg X mL/0.5mg = 15.48mL/hr

I have found that “burn out” is a term that is overused and misunderstood. I have spoken to many of my friends about the mental and physical “deficiencies” that I would experience, but they could only relate it to being tired and that an afternoon off would cure everything. I was grateful for their sakes that they didn’t understand, but (not to be selfish) it didn’t help me out. A previous writer stated that burn out is with you for life. I believe that to be true. Like so many other diseases, it must be managed with lifestyle changes (easier said than done). I believe that two of the greatest risk factors for burn out are (1) caring more for others than for yourself, and (2) not being able to say “NO!” We must remember that putting our own health first is not a selfish act. If we don’t take care of ourselves, than what do we have left to give to those who are in need of our strength – a mind that doesn’t function properly and a body that is worn down? I was so grateful to find this blog. I have met many “nurses” that are judgmental and couldn’t care less of other people’s needs. Those of us who do must continue to encourage each other and to keep our health so that our patients may continue to have the caliber of advocates that they deserve.