Mike R ADN, BSN, RN

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    You decide who is right

    Mike R replied to Justmenfl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    +1. As it's ordered, weight is irrelevant. If you strictly answer this poorly worded question, then you're right. If you happen to know the dosage/weight that was ordered, you could figure out how...
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    Need some insight on outcomes....

    Mike R replied to mamaofgideon's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think what you have listed should work. You could list a few more but I think you're on the right track. The difference between goals and outcomes: Goals: something you want to happen and an...
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    Please,Please help me! Im terrible at math...Need help with a dose!!

    Mike R replied to bennett12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're welcome! I know what it feels like to be stuck and lost on problems. So in case you haven't noticed, we don't like to hand answers out willy nilly. We make you work for them
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    Please,Please help me! Im terrible at math...Need help with a dose!!

    Mike R replied to bennett12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Assuming the questions read: "How much guaifenesin & dextromethorpan are in one teaspoon?" "How much guaifenesin & dextromethorpan are in one tablespoon?" Then yes. It's that simple. I'm...
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    Math calculations

    Mike R replied to msherril85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    +1 with what vdrapeau said. The question simply asks about rate. You have 50ml's to give in 15 mins regardless of
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    Pneumonia and PaCO2

    Mike R replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hm... I'll agree to that! That book sure lives up to it's name. It made this incredibly easy! I had 5 different online journal sources open trying to figure this one out. One hinted at your answer...
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    My Volunteer Story

    Mike R replied to Vanessa3's topic in General Students

    Great story! Amazing to see every aspect of human life unravel before you under one roof. One question: You saw a patient being incubated? Did you mean intubated? Theres a HUGE
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    Please,Please help me! Im terrible at math...Need help with a dose!!

    Mike R replied to bennett12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Almost. The first part is right. The second part should be 300/30. Multiply everything by 3. Question 1: So you know you have 100mg/10mg in 5 ml. There are 5ml in one teaspoon so naturally you have...
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    Please,Please help me! Im terrible at math...Need help with a dose!!

    Mike R replied to bennett12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Right. So how many mg of guaifenesin and dextromethorpan in one teaspoon? To get your answer to the second question: since there are three teaspoons in a tablespoon, multiply your answer to this...
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    Please,Please help me! Im terrible at math...Need help with a dose!!

    Mike R replied to bennett12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So if I told you there are 5 ml's per teaspoon and there are 100 mg guaifenesin and 10 mg dextromethorpan in a solution of 5ml, you couldn't tell me how many teaspoons there would
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    Please,Please help me! Im terrible at math...Need help with a dose!!

    Mike R replied to bennett12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well.... theres 5 ml's per tsp. And theres 3 tsp per tbsp. That should give you a nice
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    Pneumonia and PaCO2

    Mike R replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Makes sense. I wonder if it's right. After some poking around online, I found that acute bacterial pneumonia leads to decreased lung compliance which leads to hypocapnia. Now I'm trying to find out...
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    Student trying to understand DKA and Dehydration

    Mike R replied to ghurricane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Severely acidotic states bring K+ out of the cell and into the
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    Pneumonia and PaCO2

    Mike R replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Touche'. Let me know what the answer is when you find out! Now you got me wondering and scouring through
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    Very new nursing student has a couple fundamental questions :)

    Mike R replied to mamaofgideon's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So about the reading. Don't read all the chapters page by page. It's too much info any you'll never retain it all. Try this next time: read an entire chapter word by word, close the book and recite as...
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    Pneumonia and PaCO2

    Mike R replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would guess shortness of breath. Just a guess though. *edit: I suppose I should elaborate why I guess as such. If there is decreased gas exchange, what do you suppose your patient's vitals would...
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    does the body store potassium or not?

    Mike R replied to maybug's topic in General Students

    I agree with this. That and you're constantly excreting it out anyway. Vitamins A, D, E and K are stored. Potassium on the other hand, I can't find any sources agreeing with your instructors notion....
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    Grading Scale

    Mike R replied to tina.easley's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A = 90-100 B = 82-89.9 C = 75-79.9 At ours. There was a thread on this somewhere where most of the schools ranged between 75-80 for a low
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    Remembering Lab Values!

    Mike R replied to jellybeany's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember going through this last semester. Flash cards honestly worked for me. Also, making charts for the info and filling in the blanks from memory over and over
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    Nothing left to do....

    Mike R replied to texasmum's topic in General Students

    Oh man. Enjoy having nothing to do while you can! Say buh-bye to a normal social
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    BLS expiration date

    Mike R replied to JT2222's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My AHA BLS card states the specific issue date. It also gives a recommended general "renewal date" but it should be renewed within 2 years of the
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    Pretty sure I'm the only nursing student ever

    Mike R replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

    I've only been to two floors: Med Surge and Ortho. Out of the two, I find Med Surge way more interesting. So many different disease processes, variety of meds etc. Ortho has the same stuff over and...
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    acute and chronic renal disease

    Mike R replied to paulinaj619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://search.ebscohost.com/ http://www.jstor.org/ http://www.questia.com/ http://www.nursingdegree.net/blog/25/25-search-engines-every-medical-professional-should-bookmark/ Your school library should...
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    Hydration!

    Mike R replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Though I hope most of us go into health care for the compassion of other human beings, I'm always humbled to remember that this is indeed just a business, lead by those in suits and ties. We have a...
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    Not wanting to work at hospital?

    Mike R replied to momof2prettygirls's topic in General Students

    A few years ago I was actually interested in working law enforcement, got a BA in Criminal Justice and did a internship in a correctional facility. I later realized that I don't have the assertive...