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Our text says that viscosity is a variable. "Syringes and needles come in many sizes and are selected according to the route the medication is to be given, the patient’s body size, the viscosity (or thickness) of the medication, and the amount of medication to be given." "GAUGE OF VISCOSITY OF NEEDLE MEDICATION ROUTE EXAMPLES 19–20 Thicker or oil-based medications IM Hormones, steroids, penicillin, and certain vitamin preparations 21–23 Aqueous- or water-based medications IM Immunizations and other water-based medications 23–25 Aqueous-based medications Sub-Q Immunizations, allergy medications, etc. 26–27 Aqueous-based medications ID Allergy testing extracts and PPD extract 30 Aqueous-based medications Sub-Q Used when repeated injections are given, (usually such as insulin ultra-fine point)" Combine all that with the weight/thickness of patient, route, amount of injection, choosing the site of the injection... and you have an overwhelming list variables to consider and sort out for a newbie LOL I'm sure once in the hospital/clinical setting it will be more obvious common sense and policy based; however, learning all the rationale and passing a paper test on which/why to choose is a little more little tricky. I know there has to be an organized chart out there somewhere on the web!!!

Does anyone know of a website or place to get a flow chart for selecting needle length/gauge? Our book is very disorganized and even contradicts itself in various places. Plus, I can't find anything detailed enough to be useful on the internet! I am hoping to find a flow chart that guides through the selection process narrowing down the choices further down per: Type of injection > site of administration > size of patient > viscosity of medication.... I understand that every person and facility will be different, but having a sheet to see the overall effect would a nice reference for us newbie nursing students.....

Very sad! Ask for your oreintation/shadowing in writing. Send a professional email to all the supervisors stating that you feel that you can do this job but you, like any other new health care worker, need a little guidance before getting thrown into action to ensure patient safety and quality care. Going forward, ask to shadow an employee before you take/apply for a job. That way you can see what you are in for.

PC days our clinical assignments are posted in Blackboard. I'm LRMC Thursday

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Email your teacher.

Our teacher (PC days) emailed us "up to 10" and not worry about the info on pages 95-99.

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Sounds like a great opportunity for a social experiment to me. Why don't you buy a pair and wear them for a week to see if people treat you differently. It may be a good idea to make sure there are lenses in them as a minimum standard LOL

Generally unuded finaid dollars can carry over to the summer as long as they are enough to bring you up to full term. So you would atleast need to take 2credit hour class. Also note: that legislation regarding Pell Grant rules changes every year, so the carry over policy may be dropped at anytime.

But this post is not about a "young teen mother;" It's about a 26yo woman. Furthermore, while it may be reasonable to assume that the patient was a single mom, the original post did not state that she was. It is also possible that the family didn't have a car or the father worked out of town. Personally, I find it off-putting that someone's first thought on the matter is to label this adult's situation as "wrong" based solely on a choice that that she MAY have made 13 years ago. However, I like to give the benefit of the doubt.... I hope that those of you seemingly trying to label the 26yo mother as in the wrong were in fact meaning to label our society as wrong for neglecting the areas which are statistically known to have high teen pregnancy rates. Some people simply have a tougher go at life. I have friend that adopted her brother's 5yo daughter when she was only 20. She received her fair share of judging over the years, when in reality she gave up a lot to save her niece from foster care.

An older post on here said PC had LRMC or Florida Baptist depending on the day. Im fine with either as distance wise they are the same, but I am hoping for Thursdays. I think its the last term of Nursing when we will get to pick from a list.

Did you email through the HCC directory? I sent one to my professor, but haven't gotten a reply. Annoying part is: I have no way of knowing if she received the directory initiated email or if she is simply not responding to emails yet.

They kept rejecting my varicella lab report. I had to online-chat them to get them to put it in manually. You may need to do the same.

I'm not an Obama fan, nor a fan of any other politician for that matter; however, I don't see how having to pay for something that you damaged is a non-fair policy. Very few landlords around here will fix a dishwasher or a washer/dryer; they are considered non-essential items and the tenant is responsible for maint. When my dishwasher broke, I had to go without one for two months until I could afford to go buy a new one. It's called life...