nynurse57

Ok so a friend of mine in 1st semester sent me this to try and figure out. I am currently in 4th semester. Is the answer 2 or did I calculate it incorrectly? Order: Add 1mEq of Sodium Bicarbonate to each 250ml's of IV fluid and infuse per protocol. How many ml's would the nurse add to the IV fluid? Infant 4.2% bicarbonate inj., USP 5mEq (0.5mEq/ml) Any idea what it would be? I said 2ml...

Hello everyone. I am a (second time) third semester nursing student. My previous third semester I bought a house and had a baby who had some issues early on. Too much going on at once clearly. I'm a 43 year old male (who also works as LPN in a chronic dialysis clinic) and have not had the easiest time this semester with a wife, teenager and infant (now a toddler) at home. I have cut back on work and have done everything the school suggested to do. I am now attempting to study for my final exam (mostly med/surg content and some high risk maternal (placenta previa, abrupto, preterm labor, etc) disorders. It is very overwhelming to me based on the content volume and I'm not sure how to begin. I have a green HESI study book which gives the highlights and condenses the material but my biggest challenge is finding NCLEX style questions that I can use to prep for the final. I've gone through the Lippincotts and Saunders books and know the questions already from the chapter tests. I guess what I'm looking for mainly are two things. #1. How to review overwhelming content (they say go over the "high points" but the previous tests seem to focus in minuscule things buried in the notes a lot of the time). What are the so called high points? And secondly, where I can find additional NCLEX style questions online (many I have found seem too "easy") or elsewhere. I've been to Barnes and Noble but they don't have a lot there presently even just to sit and read through in the store. Any help would be eternally appreciated as I want a better life for my family by making it through this extraordinarily challenging program. Thank you all in advance!!!