kate99
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Thank you, that makes sense!! I can finally stop googling it! :)
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Hello all! I'm a CVICU nurse about to hit my one year mark. I've been taking post op ohs patients for a couple months now and have a question! i had a patient last night pod 2 cabg x5, had their balloon pump pulled two hours before I picked them up. Ended up coding him, cardioverted a couple times, started lots of drips, got him stabilized by middle of the shift. At 5 I called the doc for an update and my uop had dropped to 15 hourly over the past two hours after id gotten a stable bp. Went over labs, vitals, drips and their rates, then he ordered 100 mcg of synthroid and 100 mg solucortef. Never heard of that one for decreased output but ok then. Anyone know the pathophys behind this? It's driving me crazy to know, one other nurse I work with said she's given it once before on a heart pt but didn't know. It worked like a charm, he was putting out 50 when I left. As a side note, first code and he was stable when I left!! Woo:)
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Ok thanks! I figured it would take more experience than that. Where can you look for opportunities for clinics and things like that? I'm in a VERY rural environment. And it really isn't feasible for me to move immediately there, I just don't have the money starting off to establish myself there.
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I am a new graduate and had some confusion with the PRN jobs. The hope is that I score a FT job soon. After I get a month or two under my belt, I'd like to add on some PRN time. I'll be doing 3 12-hour days so I'm looking for something for at 1-2 other days during the week or the weekends. The joys of single life, hahaha. I am hoping to relocate within a year so I'm trying to get as much experience and money so I can do that. Just wondering the general consensus about the PRN jobs and about how much I can expect to make working 1-2 days a week in addition to the FT job? And I know most people advise waiting on the PRN job until you've got some more experience, so what's your input there as well? I'm trying to get an idea of the timeline for when I can start looking at moving. Thanks for the advice!!