ljgeronsin

I am going to be graduating in May and I am trying to decide where I would like to apply for new grad positions. I have a gut feeling it would be wise to get some med/surg experience for at least a year or two before switching to psych. I feel like getting the basics down would set me up for a more solid foundation. However, I am dreading the thought of being on a med/surg floor. It just didn't feel like the right fit for me. I have always been interested in psych. I was only a few credits short of my LADC before switching to nursing school. Do psych units even hire brand new grads? Has anyone gone in to psych nursing fresh out of school and regretted it? Just looking for some opinions. Thanks!

Maybe my question wasn't clear. I was just curious if it would be better to give a less concentrated dose because the medication may cause pain or irritation. So instead of giving 0.6mL IM I could chose to do 1.2mL IM.

Hello! So I am doing a dosage calculation worksheet for class and I just want to double check my answer. A classmate of mine said that because penicillin injections can be very painful to use more solution. However, I've read here and elsewhere to use as little as possible. His drug book said to use less than 100,000 units per mL which I'm not so sure about. Anyway... 1.Order: penicillin G potassium 600,000 units IM. The medication label reads: ONE MILLION UNITS Penicillin G Potassium Use sterile saline as diluent as follows: Add Units per mL reconstituted solution 18.2 mL 250,000 units 8.2 mL 500,000 units 3.2 mL 1,000,000 units I would think adding 3.2mL would be the most appropriate, you'd only have to give 0.6mL. Thoughts anyone? Thanks much in advance!