LadyinScrubs

LadyinScrubs ASN, RN

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  1. while you state are not facing retirement, many will disagree. they will believe you are on the road to retirement. sadly, while it is difficult ty find jobs as a new rn, being older may be an added...
  2. Nursing student in need

    why don't you go to the distant learning site and post there since excelsior is a distant learning
  3. ISU LVN to BSN program California

    Let's hear from the Calif ISU LVN to BSN program. Where are you in the
  4. Nursing student in need

    tcorbitt11, what kind of help do you
  5. need help with these 2 drug calc problems

    i prefer solving for x this way: 1. 500 mg/2.5 ml = 1000 mg/x ml 2. 20 million units/40 ml = 10 million units/x
  6. insulin for non diabetics to prevent diabetes.. and aging? WHAT?

    Sounds like practicing medicine w/out a
  7. BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

    rn nclex easier then lpn---that is great news. i zipped through the lpn nclex and hit the submit button at question 75. i was out of the testing center in no time..then i started to worry. i sweated...
  8. West Coast University in CA( LVN-RN )

    Cavmedic16, the job prospect out in Calif is very bad, unless you have a few years experience as an RN. Getting a new grad job in an acute care facility is very challenging. Now, if you would settle...
  9. New student with math problem

    ah...dyslexic.....or lack of
  10. i don't believe they will authoirze a md to be your preceptor. do you work in the field--see if someone at your job could serve a preceptor. they suggested going to a local nursing association and...
  11. New student with math problem

    the physician has prescribed 500 ml of d5w with 150 mg of ritodrine hcl to be infused at a rate of 100mcg/min. using an iv administration set that delivers 60 microdrops/ml, how many microdrops/min...
  12. ? for those that have health insurace...

    amazing that the insurance company or your employer would take such a call and provide any
  13. BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

    to challenge the lvn nclex, your paperwork must be sent to your college/university where you obtained your training. they will have to fill the paperwork out, which includes the number of didactic and...
  14. ventilator

  15. Help in Drug Calculation

    http://www.manuelsweb.com/solutions1.htm [there are other examples on the website] prepare a 1% solution of brevital (500 mg of powder in bottle). how many ml of sterile water will you use? answer:...
  16. need help in math IV therapy

    here you will be using an electronic iv pump. order 5 mg/hr in an ivpb have on hand: 100ml with 125 mg cardizem using the electronic pump, how many mls an hr will the pt receive 125 mg/100 ml = 5 mg 1...
  17. need help in math IV therapy

    the physician orders pipercillin 1g ivpb q12 hr. available to nurse is 100ml of d5w with 1000mg of pipercillin with instructions to infuse over 30 minutes. the iv tubing delivers 15gtts/ml. the rate...
  18. Clinicals in nursing homes?

    Is the program accredited? Most accredited program must follow a set guideline with a specific amount of hours spent in various areas of study and in various clinical settings. If on your 4th quarter...
  19. Recommendation for supplementary books to pharmacology?

    I liked the Pharmacology for Nurses: A pathophysiologic approach by Adams and Holland, Jr. The book was required for my online LVN to BSN program. The book discussed pharm in relation to...
  20. How much homework in nursing fundamentals LaB class?

    last i remember, cna is a short program--about a month. your rn course will take years. there is no similarity between the work required in the cna class vs. the rn program. every rn program has...
  21. LPN to BSN @ Indiana State U...here is the info i got!!!

  22. Looking for distance pre-licensure BSN / Las Vegas

    i don't know if you are seeking general ed classes or lab classes. for gen ed classes, try clep (college level examination program). http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html...
  23. LPN to RN online

    some corrections: college network offers the only totally online lpn to bsn program that i k ow about. the college network (tcn) is a publisher and book seller. they publish study guides to enable...