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  1. ScvO2 vs functional hgb saturation?

    Thanks for the response, cowboyardee. Arterial sample was NOT used. Sample was mixed venous drawn from a PICC. After doing some Googling it appears functional and fractional hgb sat can be used interchangeably. For this pt, the results were separated...
  2. ScvO2 vs functional hgb saturation?

    Thanks for the reply, offlabel. I understand the role of dobutamine as it relates to this pt's scenario. My confusion arises from the apparent fact that the MICU team was using functional hgb sat from the co-ox panel as if it were ScvO2. Their progre...
  3. ScvO2 vs functional hgb saturation?

    In terms of addressing a pt's Rt sided HF and pulmonary htn, can ScvO2 and functional hgb sat be used interchangeably when titrating dobutamine? Background: pt is now listed for lung transplant and on Lasix, vasopressin and dobutamine gtts. MICU tea...
  4. Thanks for all the suggestions and comments, everyone. I'm still waiting for my authorization to test, but, whatever I decide, I'll be sure to update this thread. Thanks again!
  5. TheCommuter, $2,000 was the minimum goal; it'll probably be around $3,000. I agree with your comment, but I'll deliver pizzas if that's all I can find.
  6. Hello everyone! OK, so I posted this in the General forum and am now posting here to see what Washingtonians think. I just graduated from an ASN program in Indiana and now have the perfect opportunity to leave and follow my lifelong dream of moving t...
  7. Thanks for the comment, PintheD! My goal was to leave with at least $2,000. Do you think that would be sufficient cushion?
  8. Thanks, not.done.yet and TheCommuter. I'm now beginning to think it might be better to find something (assuming "something" exists) in Indianapolis, get at least a year under my belt, then move. I've read other posts in which applicants believed they...
  9. Hello, everyone! I've been a long time reader of allnurses.com but this is my first time posting. I'm looking for advice/suggestions. Here's my story: About three weeks ago I graduated from an ASN program in Indiana, and I'm looking to take NCLEX wit...