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  1. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    fergus51 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the 50% comes from the Fraser Institute, a conservative think tank based out of BC. I'd heard that calculation from them before, but the small print was that it included sales tax, gas tax,...

  2. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    fergus51 replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You realize that nurses living in the entire province make that same wage though don't you? It does suck for the nurses in Toronto (I was one of them for a while:)), but it's great for nurses who live...

  3. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    fergus51 replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You showed the wages for ONE area, just like I did. That isn't a country by country comparison and in order for it to be meaningful you have to consider cost of living. Nurses in California make a lot...

  4. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    fergus51 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's sort of the point. I think the government should pay for coverage for ALL children so that it doesn't matter if their parents are rich or

  5. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    fergus51 replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I know I could never afford to buy a home here on my wage (I do make more than the median). My friends back in my smaller hometown in BC all own nice homes for less than 200K (all nurses in the...

  6. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    fergus51 replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wages aren't as bad as you seem to think. The top of the payscale in my home province is about $35 an hour for a staff nurse. The top of the payscale here at my hospital in California is about $38....

  7. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    fergus51 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I pay about the same in taxes in either country (if you include my health premium in the US as a tax). I think we already pay enough taxes to pay for universal care, we just choose to spend that money...

  8. Can a U.S. RN with BSN work in Canada?

    fergus51 replied to cinja's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, after passing the Canadian RN Exam (CRNE) and getting their license in the province in which they plan to work and securing a job offer and getting permission to work from immigration (thanks to...

  9. Plan B

    fergus51 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I know promiscuous people and it has nothing to do with a history of abuse. I really do wonder why promiscuous women must be seen as somehow damaged in order to do what they do. Maybe that's just...

  10. Plan B

    fergus51 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I really doubt it. I didn't turn into a huge whore when condoms were put into my school like some parents thought I would. Neiter did any of my friends. I don't see why this is so

  11. gallstones and pregnancy

    fergus51 replied to ullnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I waited months to get mine out and I survived off of bland foods. Rice, small amounts of lean meat, jello, chicken broth and water were about all I ate. It worked pretty well for

  12. Does your Nicu allow holding with UAC

    fergus51 replied to shadow2k6's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I assess the situation and act accordingly. We don't have policy forbidding it, so if I feel a parent can be trusted to hold with lines and the baby is stable enough I'll let them. I've never had a...

  13. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    fergus51 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Great, now we wanna be just like

  14. doctors vs nurses

    fergus51 replied to curlysin's topic in International Nursing

    It took a lot to get me to that point. It's the one and only time I've ever yelled at someone in public. Ignore the idiot doc. You're sure to meet many more of them. I can't tell you how many experts...

  15. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    fergus51 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow... who would have thought I would agree with

  16. 25 weeker w/ Epidermolysis bullosa...

    fergus51 replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry to hear this story. I've cared for one baby with EB in my time as a NICU nurse and it was by far the worst experience I've had. All you can do is sterile technique and pain meds. I doubt the...

  17. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    fergus51 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't see the practical benefit here. If hospitals are still going to have to treat them, then what have we saved? Also, WIC benefits American born children of illegal immigrants, not the immigrants...

  18. doctors vs nurses

    fergus51 replied to curlysin's topic in International Nursing

    :chuckle I've done it and survived

  19. methadone wean

    fergus51 replied to NurseRoRo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Also don't forget some moms are on pain meds for legitimate reasons (we've had moms with sickle cell for instance who used narcotics). It isn't always illegal drugs that they are

  20. Lay Midwives?

    fergus51 replied to topamicha's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I think apprenticeship WITH formal study is a great way to learn. Midwifery is the primary model of birthing care in Europe and their midwives take formal courses. My countless positive experiences...

  21. The History of Plan B (and why I support OTC)

    fergus51 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even if it prevents implantation, that's no different from other pills or hormonal methods of contraception. I used Depo for years, I wouldn't say I had multiple

  22. Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    fergus51 replied to moorpark's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've never worked there, but a friend of mine did a travel assignment there last year and had nothing but good things to say about the staff and the unit as a whole. She really enjoyed

  23. Online Nurse Educator Programs???

    fergus51 replied to OBRN24/7's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think U of Wyoming and Wesleyan have programs like this

  24. Thoughts on Emerald Health Services?

    fergus51 replied to flowerffuts's topic in Travel

    I love them. Not the biggest company, but I've been really happy with my recruiter, my pay, my contracts and all the members of their

  25. Bummed...Can I not do travel nursing in the area I currently live?

    fergus51 replied to KLeigh's topic in Travel

    That's not true. I am a "local" traveller. I do assignments close to my home. It means you probably would have to pay taxes on the housing subsidy is all. Some hospitals or companies have the 50 mile...