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Thank you soooo very much!!!!!! You explained it so well!!! I really, really, really appreciate all your assistance! I get it now!!! Thanks again!!!!

Hello, I have a problem with one specific area in dosage calculations and that is, when I am asked how many ml of a substance will I add to the bag. Here is a specific problem: On hand: 500ml bag of 5% dextrose in .2 normal saline and KCL 20 meq/10ml and microdrip (60 gtt/ml) Ordered: IVs 500 ml of 5% Dextrose in .2 normal saline over 8 hours with KCL 4meq/100ml How much (ml) KCL will you add to the 500 ml bag? On hand: 500 ml bag of 5% dextrose in .2 normal saline and a vial of Aminophylline 250mg/10ml Ordered: IVs 5% dextrose in .2 normal saline with Aminophylline 25mg/100ml to run @ 50ml/hr How much (ml) Aminophylline will you add to the 500 ml bag? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated with this!!!! Thanks in advance!

There is a book called Fundamentals Succes by Patricia Nuget and Barbara Vitale that helped me and my classmates study and prepare for the exams. It also gives you rationales as to why that answer is the right answer. Nursing exams require great critical thinking skills so its different from the other tests that we are accustomed to taking. I hope that helps and don't give up...you can do this!

I do not attend Gordon but I did take my pre reqs at Macon state. I am not in any way telling you what to do but I would go ahead and attend Gordon College. You may as well get your RN if you can. There are plenty of people who take out loans for college and when you finish the RN program you will have a steady job that will enable you to pay them back. Go for it girl!!!

Getting into the program is the easy part but believe me once you are in it gets hard. I just finished my first semester and boy was it tough. The professors there are very helpful but at the same time you must know your stuff. It takes 4 semesters to complete the program.

If you already have a degree you will not have to take the NET exam. I didn't!

I got accepted also! Starting Jan. 2007. I live in Atlanta so I will be moving next month to get adjusted!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!! I am hoping to hear from them soon. Again Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons:

I've learned whenever you wear white bottoms you should wear black underwear. Wear solid black underwear, you shouldn't notice your underwear. Try it and see! Hope that helped.

Anyone else waiting to hear back from Gordon College? I took the NET test in January and I did pretty good; just waiting for a yay or nay letter.

I don't look at it at being a much better school because if I get into GPC I will definetly leave GSU. I think someone will have something horrible to say about every nursing school. Just do what you have to do to obtain your goal. Again Congratulations!

No, I haven't. I do not think that I got in. But I am not worried I'll try again next semester if not. If I do have to wait to apply in the fall I will also be finished with all my pre-reqs for my BSN at Georgia State in the fall. So I am trying to look at the bigger picture and not get my hopes up!

Congratulations Marie! :balloons:

Yes it does help! Thank you so much!:)

Thank you for responding. I'm trying not to worry but this is so stressful! Thanks again