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hi everyone! i would say this is one of the happiest days of my life as a nursing student! its the 2nd week of school ,2nd sem of nursing school and with all the confusion of who is going to be our instructor for clinical(got changed 3x),to what hosp...

hi allnurses, so have a few questions regarding peds drug calc.the highlighted red are the questions i don't quite understand. -----doctors order: cefotaxime 600 mg iv q6h patient weight = 19 kg. safe dose range is 50‑200 mg/...

thanks!=) it could be that the answers they gave us are wrong

Hi allnurses, I am almost done with semester 2 of nursing school.whew! and my registration for classes is in 2 days.Now, I wanna know who's had their peds/maternity,which hospital and instructor. Any preference? I would appreciate your replies as thi...

i learned that I need to be assertive, that I have to let RN's know what i can and can't do for them and the patients. i learned that i am still human and just like any other people,I have feelings. I get impatient,annoyed especially when i don't hav...

same here! i should be taking advantage of this thanksgiving week off to study BUT i just can't.lol.maybe over the weekend?? gooodluck!

i think that a regular BSN typically takes more than 4 yrs to complete(prereqs plus the actual nursing school) on the other hand,accelerated BSN means that you could finish in just a few months or up to a year.(how cool is that?) lol double check tho...

hi allnurses! This is my 2nd post of the night.been having random thoughts lately! share your stories on how you landed your job as a nurse, cna,pca,anything hospital related:D Did you know people inside the hospital who helped you get in?was i...

DO IIIITTTTTT:lol2: no harm in trying!remember, nursing isn't just about GPA. goodluck!

Hello everyone! I looked at my calendar and this semester has gone by FAST! I only have a few more days of clinical ( i think 4 more) and I dont feel confident at all regarding what a a NURSE should really do. When I'm on the floor,most of the time I...

thanks for the feedback! keep 'em coming!=) @xtxrn: yes i am a 1st yr nursing student! lol. that is very cool they let you feed the baby=) i forgot to mention i used to volunteer on the acute floor,same hospital and i had fun! worked with patients at...

thanks!

Hi all nurses! I think i am about to go crazy!I have a test for medsurg this coming friday I am having trouble remembering what goes on with a pt who has: hyperkalemia/hypokalemia,hyponatremia/hypernatremia! i just feel like there is a lot to rememb...

Hi everyone! I am a semester 2 nursing student at a 4 yr university. For the rest of this sem,Im assigned to a med surg ,telemetry floor.For the past 2 weeks,i felt like I haven't been productive while in clinical because: we were at a SNF (skilled ...

hi ahunt224 yes it gets crazy on the floor when all the nurses are passing out meds! i can't blame some of them for not wanting to be followed.lol i am about to volunteer in a few months and hoping i could practice skills when i do so..=)

thanks everyone! i just want to make it clear that I am not one of those people who take breaks every 15 mins. today,i didn't get to take my morning break because i was the last one to administer meds! but my pt refused,=( i was so ready to do it!adm...

thanks for the input!

first test ever was a drug calc.got a 100=) very happy about that because to be honest i sucked at math.BUT i studied real hard and did every problem dimensional analysis(cancelling out units) and then there was Medsurg.That exam was difficult! i was...

it is 8 hrs. solve it like this: hr=1hr/125 mL X1000mL=8hrs (1700 plus 8 hrs=1500 or 3pm (because you are looking for hr,put that first thing in your equation. Hr should be on top, over 125mL then multiply by 1000mL and mL cancel out each other.now y...

Hi everyone! Another busy,interesting day at the hospital! First clinical for first sem,did not get to do any RN duties whatsover! My instructor was really really LAZY! Anyways,this sem for med surg clinical,I have an awesome instructor! She arrange...

thanks!=)

sept 23.med surg theory.oh gosh.must study NOW! for real tests make me nervous BUT it could be done lol. goodluck and study hard everyone!=D

thank you everyone! dimensional analysis is a method for dosage calculation where you cancel out similar and units and you arrive at the answer,example: 100 ml of d5w to infuse over 8hrs. Set calibration is 20gtts/mL/what is the drop rate? you know y...

hi everyone! school starts tomorrow! i am excited/nervous:D:uhoh3:. As I was going through some math problems,I encountered this one problem and I am a bit confused! Here is the question: The physician has ordered a bolus of 400 mL over 4 hours .Afte...

a few other questions! 1. Order: Heparin 7000 units SQ Q6H Available: 10,000 units /mL how many mL/dose? is this right? i solved it like this: mL/dose= 1mL/10,000 units x 7000 units/1dose= 0.7 mL/dose ( i was thinking of i should even consider writi...