curlybirdie

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1. Doing Checked off Clinical skills at home?

   curlybirdie replied to curlybirdie's topic in General Students

   This is exactly what I was worried about. My father's side of the family are family members like that. If something went wrong, then they would blame me. If it gets back to my school, I believe that I would be in big trouble.

2. Doing Checked off Clinical skills at home?

   curlybirdie replied to curlybirdie's topic in General Students

   Thanks everyone for your advice! :) I plan on going tomorrow to let the RN demonstrate it. I remember most of it from first semester, but I still feel more comfortable going over it with the nurse. My mom is also going,so she will be able to watch an...

3. Doing Checked off Clinical skills at home?

   curlybirdie posted a topic in General Students

   I need someone's advice on this subject. My mother wants my dad to come home to spend the night in a few days and they said that his medicine and food needs to be given through his peg tube. They all looked to me to do this, since I am in nursing ...

4. Trouble with dosage calculations questions?

   curlybirdie replied to curlybirdie's topic in General Students

   Thank you. @patrickpaters . I figured all of them out last night. I used dimensional analysis for most of them and solved them easily.

5. Trouble with dosage calculations questions?

   curlybirdie replied to curlybirdie's topic in General Students

   Well it was 50 questions. I figured out the other 47. I just figured out #3.I divided 100 ML by 3.75 ml to get the 26 doses. I'm still trying to get the other 2.

6. Trouble with dosage calculations questions?

   curlybirdie posted a topic in General Students

   Hi,can someone please help me with these 3 calculation problems? I have the answer key to them,but I dont understand how they got the answer. 1.)The doctor orders and IV: NS 1.5 mEq KCL/100 ml of IV fluid at 86 ml/hr. Medicine info: The IV bag is a 1...

7. Should I take the offer for free CNA training before beginning nursing school?

   curlybirdie replied to curlybirdie's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks so much for the advice everyone! !! I'm considering the CNA classes now. I start the call center job this week,but I still have time to think about the CNA classes. They do not start until April . Thanks for the advice!!

8. Should I take the offer for free CNA training before beginning nursing school?

   curlybirdie posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I recently had a interview at a local hospital for a CNA training class. They offer free training classes and they also put you on board at the hospital. The supervisor said that I would get a free education and also have a job as well. It pays 7.50 ...