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  1. need hlep with D.A. on flow rates

    lil' girl replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not arguing with any of you but we learned like this: 800 ml divided by 8 = 100 and pumps deliver 60 drops per min. so it would be drops over time x ml 60gtt/480min. x 100 ml = 800ml 60 goes...

  2. Intimidation Tactics as Teaching Tools?

    lil' girl replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    Ya know just the other day our instructor was talking to us in class and asked some of the students that had already been through 2nd semester about her being fair and so and so and well their answer...

  3. Intimidation Tactics as Teaching Tools?

    lil' girl replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    And hasn't research shown that people don't learn a Da** thing if they are yelled at? People do however learn if someone takes the time to explain it to them in a calm voice. I think the main problem...

  4. room air

    lil' girl replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You

  5. Intimidation Tactics as Teaching Tools?

    lil' girl replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    Ya know today our instructor (at clinicals) jumped on one of the students because she wasn't sure how to do the PEG tube. He showed us a total of 1 time how to do it, we got no practice time and were...

  6. Pedi Dosage calculations

    lil' girl replied to Mander2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :) you are so very

  7. Pedi Dosage calculations

    lil' girl replied to Mander2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Label means that there is 0.15mg per ml so just do the proportion 0.15mg/1ml and your total mg that you need to give over x and cross multiply, then

  8. room air

    lil' girl replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My book says 21% and that is what instructor says

  9. SIL vomiting Feces

    lil' girl replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry for your

  10. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay for the first question, did you write it right? Because if you are going to give 125mg why would you give ml?? Is this a trick question?? As for the second part, 1.5 g is equal to 1500 mg, so the...

  11. Ovaries Removed at Age 25?

    lil' girl replied to curleysue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had polycystic ovaries at age 25, put up with it for 2 years, by then could barely stand to walk because of the pain on the right. Had my right ovary removed and a wedge resection on the left at age...

  12. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    lil' girl replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sorry but these post seem to be more concerned with drug dosage than with Pharm. According to our instructors Pharm is all about drug classes, blah, blah. Did you not already have drug dosage in the...

  13. Question About Changes in Uniform

    lil' girl replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals and nursing homes here have reverted back to the white uniform, mostly because the pts. and their family couldn't tell a nurse from a CNA. It doesn't bother me, I am proud to wear white,...

  14. DNR means Do Not Treat

    lil' girl replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well the DNR I have seen has a place to put exactly what measures you wish to be taken, all the way from NONE to whatever you

  15. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    drops over time, times ml like this 60gtt/20min X 25 ml = First 20 goes into 20 1 time and 20 goes into 60 3 times so it is 3/1 x 25 = 75 gtt AS for when to divide or multiply simply if you want...

  16. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That ones easy, you know that 1 gr = 60 mg so just divide sixty by 8 and you get 7.5 so you will give 1

  17. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1 gram = 15 grains 1 grain = 60 mg 1 kg = 1000 g 1 g = 1000 mg 1mg = 1000 mcg 1 dram = 60 grain 1 kg = 2.2 lbs 5cc = 1 t 15 cc = 1/2 oz. = 1T 30cc = 1oz. = 2T 500cc = 16 oz. = 1pt. 1000cc = 32 oz = 1...

  18. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do it just like the others. You have 200,000 U per 5ml so 200,000/5ml : 300,000/xml 200,000x :1,500,000 and divide this by 200,000 = 7.5

  19. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1 dram = 60gr so 8drams =480 grains Did they not give you a list? If not I will post what I have if you would

  20. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The only thing I can tell you is memorize, they gave us a list of measurements and I just memorized them. Of course sometimes I have to look back, but after a while it kind of sticks in your head....

  21. Need help on passing the PSB Test

    lil' girl replied to BlueAugustNight's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know of any books to help with the test. A lot of it is just common sense. You just need to weed out the answers that don't make sense. If you think about the question you posted, what is...

  22. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you cross multiply you multiply 1 times x which is 1x and 3 times 15 which is 45. Does that clear it up? Goes like this 1 over 15 and 3 over x if you write it down on paper it will make sense....

  23. what do you use: notebooks/binders/other??

    lil' girl replied to Maycee's topic in General Students

    I like the composition books with the pockets for holding my

  24. NLN Exam HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!

    lil' girl replied to Encephala's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't worry over it, it was really easy, you should do

  25. Dosage Calculations

    lil' girl replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To do proportion it would be 1g/15gr : 3g/xgr and cross multiply 1x=(3x15) 45 then divide by 1, 1 goes into 1 one time and 1 goes into 45 fortyfive times. Wa la your answer