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Great, thanks for your help!

I know that this was a while ago, but thanks everyone for the feed back.

Yes, of course. I initially confused myself by thinking that I needed extra information such as drop factor, but I don't. If there is 10 U in 1000 mL, then how many units will be in 60 mL? 10U/1000mL=xU/60mL x=0.6 0.6 U/60mL Convert 0.6 U to mU 1 u=1000 mU So, 0.6 U= 600 mU Therefore, there are 600 mU in that 60 mL that are given in an hr, but we have to know how many mU in a minute, so divide 600 by 60 (because there are 60 minutes in an hr) and you are left with 10 mU/min.

Problem solved. I was making it much more difficult than need be.

So, I'm taking a practice exam on the evolve website which does not allow me to move forward until I answer each question correctly, and I could really use some help. I need to figure out how many mU/min is being infused. After the placenta has been expelled, Dr. Cooper asks you to start a Pitocin (oxytocin) drip, at a concentration of 10 units in 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's. Susan's Pitocin (oxytocin) drip is infusing with an infusion pump at a rate of 60 mL per hour. milliunits of drug is infusing per minute. Thanks in advance!

contact a scholarship committee who you did not receive a scholarship from to ask what you could have done better?

A huge congrats!! Good for you!!

I got a 4.0 in all of my prereqs and it took many hours of long nights and early mornings studying. I have two small children so I made sure that I used my time wisely after they went to bed at night. I would outline what I needed to study and gave myself small goals. One thing that I can say for sure is that you DO NOT want to fall behind. The material in the prereq courses is not difficult, there is just a lot of it. Make sure that you take good notes so that it is easier to study and make flash cards that you can bring around with you. There are some great videos on youtube that go over the most effective studying techniques. You can do it! Good luck. :) One way that I knew if I really understood the material was to explain whatever I was learning to my husband. If I could explain it to him so that he would understand it too, then I knew that I understood the depth of it, not just the breadth.

In Maine, many places are no longer hiring LPN's with the exception of companies that hire home visiting nurses. Most hospitals are not all together. I was told that they are being phased out, though the LPN school here is $39,000 and still full with students.

I am a doula and a Certified Lactation Counselor. I am also starting nursing school in the fall and I expect that my experience as a doula and CLC will come in handy. You have to always be mindful of your role though. If you are acting as a doula, you have to limit yourself to that so that means no cervical exams, etc even if you have been trained. I know many doula's who are RN's and RN's who have become doulas and the skills do overlap a bit. Good luck.

I know of a few gals who were not accepted into the ABSN program, but were offered a spot in the traditional BSN program. Maybe not your first choice, but still a good option!

Where ever you go there will others who want to take advantage of you. Don't let others define you. Hold your high and keep moving forward. It is their loss.

Many schools will automatically put you into their General Studies program if you apply to nursing and are not accepted. You then are able to take the pre-reqs and wait until the following year to reapply while making your application more competitive. Good luck.

I think that the experience would be invaluable, but from all the nursing schools I have spoken with, it does not increase your chances of getting in. They say that being a CNA first will make nursing school easier though.

Congrats on your acceptance!!