Turd Ferguson

Turd Ferguson

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  1. School -- Over it.

    Turd Ferguson replied to SaraStrong's topic in General Students

    Congratulations... you've reached burnout! Don't neglect your health, exercise, eat healthy, do small things for yourself every once in a while.... and don't

  2. The Ugly Side of Nursing!

    Turd Ferguson replied to Francesca_H's topic in General Students

    If you want to go into nursing and be involved in the operating room, look at being a "First Assistant RN"... it's an advanced RN role where you can actually manipulate tissue during

  3. How many Clinical Hours are most people getting in their BSN programs?

    Turd Ferguson replied to cacurlytop's topic in General Students

    Just for comparison- My ADN program does right at 900 hours total over four semesters... only 120 hours for the first semester Strong focus on med-surg, but I spent over 400 hours on telemetry

  4. How long have you been job searching?

    Turd Ferguson replied to yikib38's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm trying to knock out the job search before I take NCLEX... in essence I've been job searching since day 1 of nursing

  5. Abundant Opportunities

    Turd Ferguson replied to chuckster's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    This, my friend, is the blight of our

  6. caring for a post op heart pt

    Turd Ferguson replied to mansiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that you would want to avoid doing anything on that

  7. Treating pain in ER

    Turd Ferguson replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    Sorry you had such a bad experience. I think the problem lies in that chronic pain is treated in ER all the time, but most of the time it's "chronic pain"... Also, the ER is supposed to be for acute...

  8. Ever feel that the gov works against us?

    Turd Ferguson replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about the benjamins,

  9. Priority Nursing Diagnosis HELP!

    Turd Ferguson replied to mamatovanda's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with everything the above poster says, but I would have Impaired Gas Exchange listed as 1 instead of 4. You've got to stick to your ABC's! 1. Impaired Gas Exchange 2. Ineffective Tissue...

  10. My first ER rotation is tomorrow, I need advice!

    Turd Ferguson replied to FunWheelDrive's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think most of your above questions will be answered by the end of your first day. If you're not sure,

  11. Anyone else hate the online job application process??

    Turd Ferguson replied to LPNnowRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That was my first thought as I began filling out online applications... No confirmation email or call, no timeline given for contact, no contact information to follow up with... just set it and forget...

  12. Terminated over the phone at night

    Turd Ferguson replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    aaahhh ouch... that's dangerously close to relationships breaking up via facebook/text

  13. exam tomorrow

    Turd Ferguson replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    airway airway airway potassium quick assessment before calling the doc I just answered half of your test questions for

  14. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

    Turd Ferguson replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    Most Likely to Lose Their License :doh:

  15. Terminated over the phone at night

    Turd Ferguson replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    If you were being told you had cancer, would you like to be told over the phone? Or would you like to get dressed, drive to the doctor's office, and be told face to face behind closed doors? People...

  16. Weirdest nursing thing you've done in "real life"?

    Turd Ferguson replied to mama_d's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not really weird, but I wash my hands like a pro I think it's funny when you get to talking with another healthcare worker and the conversation effortlessly drifts to topics that make bystanders

  17. Why I'm sick of the ED

    Turd Ferguson replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like some department/staff issues... I feel for you Every nursing job is different, ED may not be your niche but don't forget that you play a very important role when you are

  18. Gravity NS boluses for pediatric patients?

    Turd Ferguson replied to rainbowbright2's topic in General Nursing

    the factors we were looking for were... *drumroll please* the height of the IV bag, size of IV and tubing (dripset- not length), and size/location of vein all affect the rate when on a gravity drip...

  19. Gravity NS boluses for pediatric patients?

    Turd Ferguson replied to rainbowbright2's topic in General Nursing

    haha gravitational pull of the patient... THAT MUST BE ONE FAT KID! wait sorry, that sounds mean... THAT MUST BE ONE OBESE

  20. Has anyone heard of needing a liver transplant d/t trauma?

    Turd Ferguson replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    ^ what she

  21. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    Turd Ferguson replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    I kid I kid... every news agency seems to have an agenda these days, sometimes it's weird not reading between the

  22. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    Turd Ferguson replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    what's fox news' agenda behind this

  23. school has no preceptorship?

    Turd Ferguson replied to nrsshrk's topic in General Students

    As stated above, that is a great way to look at it. As for the experience of a preceptorship, I guess it depends on what kind of clinical experiences you've had. 99% of our time in clinicals was spent...

  24. RN moving to LA

    Turd Ferguson replied to herrin2011's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I thought you meant the real LA.... Lower Alabama!

  25. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    Turd Ferguson replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

    coffee- high