mrod

mrod LPN, LVN

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  1. Values,labs,amounts to know for NCLEX-RN

    mrod posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am taking the NCLEX-RN this Friday and I am in the process of making sure I know my lab values,drug values and tidbits to remember that I see come up frequently when studying the practice questions....

  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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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?

  5. 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...

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

    mrod replied to NurseNature's topic in MICU, SICU

    "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...

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

    mrod replied to nursingdude78's topic in MICU, SICU

    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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. Worksheet or Report Sheet

    mrod replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in MICU, SICU

    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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

    mrod replied to Imafloat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    WOW! This is exactly how I

  18. Uncontrolled Afib

    mrod replied to Tele_Nurse4u's topic in Cardiac

    Well in general when stroke occurs in association with atrial fibrillation, patients have a greater mortality and morbidity, longer hospital stays, and greater disability than those without atrial...

  19. Knowledge Necessary for Review in Preparation for Telemetry Orientation

    mrod replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    In addition to above response: * Diagnoses, Conditions, Complications COPD, (the heart and lungs are married), Diabetes, HTN, hypotension, a-fib, brady/tachycardia *Medications Cardiac meds -...

  20. Am I taking too much time before I see pts? HELP!

    mrod posted a topic in Cardiac

    I am a new grad since July working on a tele floor. I have a great preceptor that teaches me alot of things, has patience and a personality. I am basically on my own but with that preceptor "crutch"...

  21. 50/50 Day-Night Rotation

    mrod posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Does anyone do 50/50 Day-Night rotation? I am currently on a tele floor 7p-7a, 36 hours. I will be moving to a CV Step-Down unit in Jan and the shifts are day and night rotation (still 12 hour...

  22. Am I taking too much time before I see pts? HELP!

    mrod replied to mrod's topic in Cardiac

    Wow, thank you so much for the advice. After reading your reply and then thinking, I have not really transferred from student nurse to RN. I think it will come in time but your reply really put it...

  23. Advice for New Nurse On Tele Unit

    mrod replied to al7139's topic in Cardiac

    I know exactly how you feel!! I just graduated myself and passed my boards about a month ago and I started on a tele floor. This whole month is classes every day except 4 days I am with my...

  24. Name MA Hospital and Starting Salary

    mrod replied to jrv100's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Southcoast Hospital Group (Charlton, St. Luke's and Tobey) $24.70 base (new grads) $2.80 evening diff $4.50 night diff $1.80 weekend diff They also pay for your NCLEX-RN review

  25. 75 questions & waiting...

    mrod replied to studentque's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats to all, i