Renantex

Ok for one, which way does the ear canal of a child slant or is it horizontal? And here's another: Careful regulation of an IV infusion on a six month old protects her from___? I think it is Alkalosis but I'm not sure. Choices are local skin infection, heart failure, abdominal distention, and Alkalosis. I am so accustomed to dealing with geriatric patients and in the LTC facility I have worked at for three years we dont do IVs or even blood draws. We have a lab come in to do them and if they need an IV, they go to the hospital. I have only had one PEG tube since I've been there. Now in this job they are talking about mickey buttons, trachs, and all kinds of things that I really dont remember anything about. Oh and then there are pediatric dosage calculations, oh my goodness. I did find some things that helped jog my memory about the calculations but I am beginning to feel incompetent and I haven't even started yet.

I have been working in long term care for three years and have now taken a job in home health care for children. I have to admit that although I am excited to try something new, I am terrified at the same time. As part of my orientation packet there is a test and I am amazed at how much I have forgotten in school. I have been on the internet now for the last two hours and can't find the answers to some of the questions that I should probably know anyway. I guess what concerns me the most is that maybe if I don't know some of this, I probably should just stay in the field that I am comfortable with. Does anyone know of any sites that give direct answers to questions dealing with peds?