Atlas09

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1. Causes of Acute pancreatitis

   Atlas09 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   The pancreatitis may have been caused by damage done from drinking, but it wasn't from alcohol still in your system from 4 years ago. Either you misunderstood or he didn't know what he was talking about. The third leading cause of pancreatitis behind...

2. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

   Atlas09 replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU

   It will indeed affect that lab results, if you can't turn all of the things running off, you need a peripheral stick or an A-line.

3. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

   Atlas09 replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU

   If your patient is on high dose pressors you should have an A-line to draw labs off of period. Titrating high dose pressors without an A-line is just plain dangerous. I've titrated one low dose pressor off of a cuff before, but nothing that I felt wa...

4. whats primary care nursing?

   Atlas09 replied to emjay86's topic in General Nursing

   Holy crap! 10-12 on primary care? My wife does primary care nursing... no techs, EVERYTHING is done by the nurse, she has 3 patients. Her last hospital was primary care with 4 patients but that was rough, 3 is doable. In my honest opinion anything mo...

5. Advice needed

   Atlas09 replied to Atlas09's topic in SRNA

   Thanks for the reply, I'll look into some advanced patho courses and some prep for the GRE.

6. Advice needed

   Atlas09 posted a topic in SRNA

   Some background on myself. I am 24 and currently work in a large ICU where I have been working for about 3 months now. I previously was a med surg nurse but got tired of that setting. I decided about a year ago I wanted to be a CRNA. I'm currently wo...

7. Banner Good Sam

   Atlas09 replied to Atlas09's topic in Arizona

   Thanks for the replies everyone. I ended up accepting a postion at Banner Baywood.

8. Banner health weekend differential

   Atlas09 replied to Atlas09's topic in Arizona

   What hospitals are these that pay 10% weekend and 20% nights? I would like to look at these hospitals too as I am moving to the area. Thanks.

9. Banner health weekend differential

   Atlas09 posted a topic in Arizona

   Does anyone know if Banner pays a weekend premium? If so how much?

10. Banner Good Sam

    Atlas09 posted a topic in Arizona

    I currently live in Ohio (so very cold, so very hot) and am looking to move to AZ. I am talking with banner good sam about their critical care internship and wondered what you guys could tell me about this hospital. What are their ratios for med/surg...