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I work as a nurse in the community and the family wants me to sign a checklist confirming very specific nursing competencies, ie. size of the child's tracheostomy, how to inflate it, how to properly resuscitate, emergency protocol, how long the ve...

to clarify: i am in canada and i am not a public health nurse i go to homes in the community and spend 8-10 hours doing a shift overnight to run the ventilator and enteral feed etc.. my employer does do annual competency review sign-offs this is stri...

thanks for the reply! So i talked to my professor and they gave us a hint that we turn each maintenance IV down to 10ml/hr while a secondary med is infusing and most flushes take 4 minutes. How did they know to get 10 ml/hr though?? 2200- Ondansetro...

Hi there, I am stuck on a pediatric homework question and having trouble grasping this..Does the 20cc/hr IV line change when the meds are running? If so how much do you put it down/ what is the rationale? How do I calculate the IV for each lumen? or ...

New to Peds! Can anyone tell me if I am doing these calculations correctly?? 1. Order: Gravol 50mg IV q4h Pt 11years, 40 kg Recommended: 5mg/kg/day q6h 5mg x 40mg = 200mg divided by 6 doses (q4h) = 33.3 mg/dose Therefore dose is incorrect and should...

I bought a pair of scrubs from a second hand shop and they fit SO WELL. the tag says Scrubs Wear and then inside the tag says Scrubswear.ca However, when i search online i am finding nothing. has anyone heard of this brand before?? help!

Hi there, I'm a new BScN grad and do homecare in Canada. I have been asked by a parent to run Pedialyte through a G-tube feed overnight for a vomiting child. Do I need an order to do this? I know Pedialyte is Over the Counter but am unsure if it clas...