sissyk

HI luv4nursing- The math is actually quite easy once you get through all of the decimals and ratios etc... (high school math). There are only a few ways to calculate and all I can say is practice, practice practice. Also, we had to make flashcards of all of the conversions we had to learn in the very beginning...best thing I was told to do. Carry them with you wherever you go. If you're at a stoplight in your car, bust them out and quiz yourself. Anytime you have a few seconds or more, look at them, they will become so imbedded in your brain you will be very comfortable with them. They are the foundation to calculating the meds. Good luck, you can do it!!! ------------SissyK

Hi!!! I graduated in May and worked in a behavioral childrens' hospital for 3 months and then moved to Florida. Then I got a job here working in a CCRC (retirement community). What I really want to do is work in a doctor's office. That's the nurse that I want to be. I am frustrated though because they all want experience...how the heck am I supposed to get dr. office experience if I can't get a job in an office???? I am gaining experience daily at work, but it's a hurry up, here's your pills, don't choke, OK seeya at bedtime.......not that I make it that way but that's what being a med nurse entails. I love my elderly and if I could spend more time with each and every single one of them, I would be so stoked. I want to spend time with people, wherever it may be. That's why I became a nurse.