It is my first day with my preceptor. Can I bring him coffee as a kind gesture? I don't want to be too forward but I would get coffee for anybody. By the way, it is the first time I will actually meet...
For potassium you know how it burns them when you infuse it, we're adding normal saline but are we infusing normal saline simultaneously or mixing it? Because I have seen the 40 mEq bags of potassium...
Thanks for the advice! Also, would it be dumb to ask- my manager- for a written job description of my role? We have checklists and all sorts of documents but not necessarily a thorough
Aminophylline 300 mg in 500 mL D5W to be infused over 8 hours. You have: Aminophylline 500 mg/ 10ml. How many mls of Aminophylline should be added to the bag of D5W? PLEASE show the correct way of...
Thanks Esme12, I am brushing up :) And now that I have had a little more sleep, it makes even more sense. After the practice question which sparked this thread, I took my exam and got 100% I have...
Thanks to all who really put it in perspective. It has been 3 years since I really practiced dose calcs. And sometimes the extra numbers throw me off. It plugs into the equation perfectly I just have...
ok here goes ordered= 300mg/500ml have= 1000mg/20 ml but since all 4 numbers are given Im having a hard time understanding how plugs into the desired over have
Hey nurses! A friend of mine is contemplating two institutions and wondering which is the better pick for her. She needs some advice about the benefits each institution offers and how good the...
Hi all! I purchased a manual child bp cuff for work and unfortunately, it is so difficult to get a reading; can't hear the systolic and diastolic in these children. My clients are young children...
The little baby is extra active tonight. Previously, he had been asleep as she began her shift. As she arrives, she notices he has just been freshly bathed by his mom who is leaving for what seems...
Hi all, It seems Fort Mac nurses are no where to be found on this site. Please if you're out there, speak and connect with other nurses from fort Mac. Im new to Fort Mac and need some advice, a nurse...
Hi fellow nurses! I just learned about a position where I want to work that keeps 1 RN 30 patients on the unit with 3 attendants! Anyone know a little bit about continuing care/long term care and...