Career Journal #9 Act.4.3.

~Anesthesiologist:
Sevoflurane:
Route of Administration: Inhaled
How does it work?: It is in a liquid and it is breathed in as a gas. It works by
depressing activity in the central nervous system, causing a loss of
consciousness.
General Uses: It is used to cause general anesthesia effects before and
during surgery.
Possible Side Effects: itching, swelling, chest tightness, trouble breathing,
light-headedness, fainting, muscle stiffness, nausea, vomiting, headache,
coughing, etc.
Nitrous Oxide
Route of Administration: Inhaled
How does it work?: release norepinephrine into the spinal cord and inhibit
pain signalling
General uses: a weak form of general anesthesia. Not used alone during
procedures. Can be used to calm patients.
Possible Side Effects: nausea or vomiting, headache, increased sleepiness,
and/or excessive sweating or shivering.
Thiopental
Route of Administration: Injection
How does it work?: The drug reversibly depresses the activity of all excitable
tissues. normally a general anaesthesia can be achieved with thiopental
sodium without significant effects on peripheral tissues.
General Uses: used to induce general anesthesia and to help provide
hypnosis during anesthesia as well
Possible side effects: drowsiness, slow heartbeat, weak or shallow breathing,
chills and shivering, or bronchospasms.
Propofol
Route of Administration: Injection
How does it work?: Reduces movement of pain messages through the nerves
General uses: sedative and anesthetic before and during surgery and other
medical procedures. Causes sleepiness and relaxation
Possible Side Effects: shortness of breath, seizures, sweating, itching/ allergic
reaction, weakness, numbness, tingling, chills, muscle pain, irregular
heartbeat, etc.
Education and Training: Doctoral Degree or a Post- Doc is expected.
Salary: $258,100 a year
Responsibilities of the job: take care of patients before and after surgery,
administering proper anesthesia for the procedure, monitoring patient for
adverse reactions, ensuring comfort, and managing pain.

~Transplant Surgeon
Education Required: Doctor of Medicine Degree, residency program, and a 2year clinical transplant fellowship
Salary range: $247,520
Job Duties: evaluating living donors, removing and preserving viable organs
and providing post-op care.
~Scrub Nurse
Job Duties: registered nurses who assist in surgical procedures by setting up
the room before the operation, working with the doctor during surgery and
preparing the patient to move into the recovery room.
Salary: about $66,640 a year
Education required: 4-year degree and become a registered nurse and at
least 1 year of perioperative training.

~Pharmacist
Education Required: 6-8 years of post-high school, education
Job Duties: dispense medications prescribed by physicians and practitioners
and monitor patient health. Advise physicians and practitioners on the
selection, dosages, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Salary: about $107, 403 a year
A pharmacist would be very important because they would make sure that
Diana is getting the right immunosuppressant drugs to keep her immune
system from rejecting the kidney and they would make sure that all the
dosages and the amount of pills is perfect and in the bottle.
~Interview:
~~~~The career out of this list that I would want to be most is a scrub
nurse~~~
Me: Is it okay if I ask you a few questions about being a scrub nurse?
Ms. Lady: Yes thats perfectly fine!
Me: Okay. What made you want to choose this career?
Ms. Lady: Well Ive been a nurse for a long time and Ive always liked surgery
and watching procedures so I decided to specialize in the OR.
Me: What are the most important rewards you expect in your career?
Ms. Lady: I expect for our surgical team to be able to save lives and impact
the way that people live and that is a very rewarding thing to do.

Me: Wow What makes you qualified for this position?

Ms. Lady: Well I am an RN and Ive taken plenty of classes so I can specialize
in the OR and I can be a normal nurse as well.
Me: Sounds like a lot of work! What parts of your education do you see as
relevant to this position?
Ms. Lady: Well my anatomy classes in college and the training I received
from other nurses while I was doing internships at different hospitals.
Me: How do you see yourself advancing in the field?
Ms. Lady: Its hard to know maybe ill become an RN first assistant!
Me: Thats all the questions! Thank you for your time!

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http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/sevoflurane-inhalationroute/side-effects/drg-20065933
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0012112/?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide#Anesthesia
https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/14338
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0011872/?
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http://www.anesthesiazone.com/anesthesiologist-information.aspx

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