mrod LPN, LVN

mrod is a LPN, LVN and specializes in ICU/CCU/SICU.

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1. Breastfeeding and the job

   mrod replied to mrod's topic in Home Health

   Thank you so much for the advice, it is helpful. I can imagine how hard it is going to be but pregnancy and children are a challenge in itself anyway :) I will be breastfeeding for as long as it works out. I will not just give up right when I woul...

2. Breastfeeding and the job

   mrod posted a topic in Home Health

   I would love to breastfeed my baby but I am obviously a visiting nurse and I am just wondering if anyone did it and how it was done? It would be greatly appreciated because I wouldn't want to not breastfeed my baby because of a job.

3. Claiming on Taxes

   mrod posted a topic in Home Health

   I get 32 cents per mile and $20 a week for cell phone. Does anyone know if mileage, cell phone and gas be claimed on taxes? Does anyone claim anything? Thanks

4. Is a stomach flu going around?

   mrod replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

   Ummmm...I think so. I had the cha-chas too and it was disgusting! More like undigested food s well. At times I felt like upchucking but never did. That was it for about a week. I know several people that had the same thing. Also, there is a cold...

5. new grad vs 1 yr exp. orientation to ICU

   mrod replied to NurseNature's topic in MICU

   "Here's a perfect example: Nurse with maybe half year or more experience in our ICU almost killed her patient the other day letting Amiodarone run in at too high of a rate and couldn't figure out what she was doing and why pt's B/P was low. This sa...

6. Help! I can't get a job in the ICU!

   mrod replied to nursingdude78's topic in MICU

   Well December graduation is 3 months away....apply for the Nurse Tech in that dept. There you go you are a Nurse Tech in the ICU. Also being a new grad, it may be to your advantage to do Med/Surg or better yet Telemetry for 6 months before ICU. I ...

7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   mrod replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I sometimes get tongue twisted with saying short-hand...I think I might be the one that may say "stat" but mean "sat", although I know I say it wrong so to be honest I actually say the whole word when I give report or talk about it- saturation. ...

8. Disposable chux or washable?

   mrod replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

   We use both and it depends on preference in our ICU/SICU unit. The standard is the fabric one on top of a sheet. Some nurses still use the draw sheet as well but I do not like the draw sheet because it gets "bunchie" under the skin. The fabric ones...

9. A heartfelt thanks to Techs/CNAs & Secretaries

   mrod replied to zilla704's topic in General Nursing

   I love my secretaries!! I work overnight shifts and it really stinks when we do not have that overnight secretary or aid...it is wonderful to have them! I was also a nurse tech before I became an RN and understand the work so I appreciate it when we...

10. Is Per-Diem Worth It?

    mrod replied to mrod's topic in General Nursing

    Well that is the thing about the Tele, I hated it....the type of nursing and the floor as a whole and also management. I was always extremely interested in critical care from the get-go but I also had an interest in home health. With that said, I ca...

11. Is Per-Diem Worth It?

    mrod posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for a year now in Massachusetts. Not the Boston area, south towards Providence, RI and the Cape. I started on a telemetry floor for the first 8 months and then recently started in March of this year on a ICU/CCU/SICU. In fact I...

12. Worksheet or Report Sheet

    mrod replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in MICU

    Hi, I have one that I have been working on all morning because I am starting the ICU/CCU/SICU in a week. I took all the ideas of other people and put one into my own. Here it is if you are interested. Mrod Oops....it did not upload? Anyone interest...

13. Overnight Shift Rut, help!

    mrod replied to mrod's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Lucky1RN....but I am not sure what you mean because I try to maintain the same sleep schedule on my days off but I cannot sleep. Do you mean stay up all night on my days off and sleep most of the day???

14. Diluting all IV push medication??

    mrod replied to srewer's topic in General Nursing

    I always look this up in a drug book as well but off the top of my head and the drugs used often on my unit is that I always dilute Ativan and Morphine. We do not dilute Lasix or Digoxin or Protonix but we push very slow sometimes if need be on a Ex...

15. Overnight Shift Rut, help!

    mrod posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I have been doing the overnight shift for 8 months now. But first, let me tell you about my sleep pattern before I started overnights. Before I was an RN, I worked in business and worked the 9a to 5p Mon through Fri, in bed by 10-11p and woke...