mrod

mrod LPN, LVN

ICU/CCU/SICU

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About mrod

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


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  1. Breastfeeding and the job

    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...
  2. Breastfeeding and the job

    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...
  3. Claiming on Taxes

    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?
  4. Is a stomach flu going around?

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

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

    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...
  7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    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...
  8. Disposable chux or washable?

    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...
  9. 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...
  10. Is Per-Diem Worth It?

    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...
  11. Is Per-Diem Worth It?

    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...
  12. Worksheet or Report Sheet

    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...
  13. Overnight Shift Rut, help!

    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...
  14. Diluting all IV push medication??

    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...
  15. 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...