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thanks for the reply, I did call today and am doing another 24 hr urine starting in the am. thanks again, I was just really concerned last night after that phone call, sometimes having a little knowledge can be your worst enemy.

i work on a 30 bed telemetry unit in RI and have never been oriented to charge. I've been there for about 2 years and on a recent shift was the most senior nurse available with a couple of new grads and 8 admissions, it was a fun night. I guess being charge really depends on how comfortable you are with your knowledge and the knowledge of the supervisors arounf you. If I had not been comfortable with the nursing supervisor that was on for the hospital, I would never have agreed.It is true that that in most hospitals anyone can be charge as long as they have been oriented. :chuckle

Hi, my name is Audra I'm a cardiac RN in RI. I'm having my second child and my MD called today to say that my 24 hour urine showed a very borderline creatinine clearance. Now, I know what that means for my cardiac patients, but what does it mean for me. PMH: 20yo female gravida 2 para 1, my 1st pregnancy I had a section and delivered 5 weeks early due to severe preeclampsia. They tried lady partsl birth but even with pitocin I only got to 7 cm. My son was born perfectly healthy at 6 lbs. I had no elevated BP's during that pregnancy until 24 hours prior to delivery when my BP shot up to 196/118. I am overweight by about 40 lbs. and have been watching what I eat very carefully. When I did my 24 hr. urine I had approx. 1300cc of fluid in and only 600 cc out. Talk about a discrepancy. Anyway, If any of you could help out with some info, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm really worried about the baby and my renal function. :)