sashaq

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1. I don't think I can take it anymore.

   sashaq posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey guys, just feeling down about the start of my nursing career. I am 4 months into my nursing career, i am in the ICU at a small community hospital. I am 4 days of orientation, orientation was 12 weeks. I just feel like i am constatly being screame...

2. feeling discouraged.

   sashaq posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hey guys, I am a new grad who just started in the icu. I am feeling discouraged because recently my preceptor decided she no longer wanted to work with me. She told the manager that I was not receptive of her teaching. Orientation is 12 weeks long an...

3. I'm scared to take my boards.

   sashaq posted a topic in General Students

   Hello I am graduating from an ADN program next tuesday. I have already submitted everything to the board of nursing, all I have left to do is to graduate and take my NCLEX. I am not going to lie, I don't have any motivation left. I just bought uworld...

4. Nervous about final exam.

   sashaq posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi guys, well, its finally here. This friday I am taking my last exam for nursing school. It's the HESI. I have been anxious all week. There are days when I get really excited about completing nursing school and moving on with my life and there are d...

5. I just failed an exam. need motivation?

   sashaq posted a topic in General Students

   Hello, I am in my final semester in nursing school. I just took my third exam yesterday and received a 76%. My spirits are crushed and I'm honestly not motivated anymore. I really need to get motivated again, I hate this feeling of trying to push mys...

6. Math calculation. Help!

   sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in Student Assist

   Ok, so far I have solved 18 of my 20 math calculation problems. These 2 are similar. 1. An IV infusion time is 13 hr 20 min. What is its completion time if it was started at 10:45 a.m.? 2. A 20gtt/mL set is used for a restart of 750ml of D5W at 3:03 ...

7. Math calculation. Help!

   sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in Student Assist

   I solved it and did the the other problems that were similar. 287.7 mcg X 1 MG/400 MG X 250ML/400 MG X 60/1 hour =4315500/400000=10.78 Now, I'm stuck on another problem. lol But thank you for your help with this.

8. Math calculation. Help!

   sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in Student Assist

   400,000/250=1600

9. Math calculation. Help!

   sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in Student Assist

   Well we have 400 mg if we convert to mcg we have 400,000 mcg

10. Math calculation. Help!

    sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in Student Assist

    The total mcg in 250 ml is 250,000mcg. I divided 250/0.001

11. Math calculation. Help!

    sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in Student Assist

    There was this formula that I saw online (ATI website): (dose/kg/time) (time converted to hourly) (weight in kg)/ (drug concentration per ml) I started plugging the numbers in according to the formula. (3mcg/kg/min) (95.9 kg)/250 ml. My hunch is I ha...

12. Math calculation. Help!

    sashaq posted a topic in Student Assist

    This is a two-step ml/hr flow rate problem. I need help please. Medicaton is ordered at the rate of 3mcg/kg/min for an adult weighing 95.9 kg. The solution strength is 400 mg in 250mL D5W. Calculate flow rate to the nearest tenth mL. Is there a form...

13. I passed my hesi!!

    sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in HESI

    our school have hesi exam each semester. This is considered our final exam for the semester. So since I was taking OB/peds I had a OB/peds hesi. In our final semester we will have a cumulative hesi this is everything we have learned from the beginnin...

14. I passed my hesi!!

    sashaq posted a topic in HESI

    Well.. just took my ob/peds hesi. I scored a 1023 which converts to 93% in the hesi world. I am now a senior nursing student. I used hurst, hesi comprehensive book/questions, and saunders to study. This was a class that I was reepeating because I fai...

15. I have my peds/OB hesi tommorow😬😬

    sashaq replied to sashaq's topic in HESI

    well... just got done taking my ob/ped hesi. Happy to say that I am a senior nursing student. I received a score of 1023 which converts to 93% in the hesi world. I am a senior nursing student!!! Bitter sweet moment, knowing that if I hadn't failed I ...