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fergus51

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  1. What exactly is the postpartum units and the mother/baby units

    fergus51 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They are the units that have the mother and the baby after birth until they are sent home. You do a lot of assessments on both mom and baby and a lot of teaching (about breastfeeding, bottlefeeding,...

  2. Restraining critical patients with heroin overdoses

    fergus51 replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    I doubt the joint would allow a pre-emptive restraint policy. Everything is about JCAHO

  3. Sick Kids or Mount Sinai?

    fergus51 replied to Ninet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would stay away from Sick Kids. Mount Sinai is a way better place to work NICU, IMO. Sick Kids has all the wierd syndromes, more cardiac defects and surgeries, but I didn't like the atmosphere of...

  4. Size of Angiocath for IV

    fergus51 replied to nurseob7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anyone who gets up in arms about the occasional 20g in routine deliveries is being a bit dramatic

  5. My first NICU death

    fergus51 replied to usameisje's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry you had this experience. I wish I could say it got easier. Take the time to look after yourself now. Caring might make this job painful sometimes, but it's also what makes you a good

  6. What are your duties on your Shift?

    fergus51 replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    Baths, weights, calorie and in and out calculations, MAR checks against actual orders, filling in the flowsheet info for days (weights, age, corrected age, diagnosis,

  7. Newly qualified (UK) thinking of working in Cali

    fergus51 replied to semtex's topic in International Nursing

    Newly trained UK nurses generally need to take extra courses to work in the US because the US requires that nurses be trained as generalists, not specialists. That means you will need to have clinical...

  8. how many break(s) in your 12 hrs. shift?

    fergus51 replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the people who are routinely working through their breaks are getting paid for doing

  9. Nail biting & nursing- bad match!

    fergus51 replied to mishmisha's topic in General Students

    Yep, just at the drugstore or wherever you buy nail polish. The suggestion of using fake nails is great if you aren't in clinical, but I don't know any hospitals that allow fake nails in the clinical...

  10. Parent turning down the FiO2 on ventilator

    fergus51 replied to wjf00's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A lot of places use TCMs. I prefer them to those worthless things that attach to the ET tube

  11. California Nurses: How Much Overtime Tax Do You Pay?

    fergus51 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    You should know though that if this is something you just do occassionally, a lot of hospitals will let you change your withholdings for one paycheck. I worked a bunch of OT around Xmas the year...

  12. Nail biting & nursing- bad match!

    fergus51 replied to mishmisha's topic in General Students

    Or you might try those disgusting tasting nail polishes. I stopped biting my nails thanks to them. The taste was bad enough to make me gag. It's especially useful if, like me, you don't even notice...

  13. how many break(s) in your 12 hrs. shift?

    fergus51 replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    From Cali and get my breaks. It's supposed to be one 30 minute and three 10 minute breaks, but we usually just take two 30 minute breaks. I personally don't think one break in 12 hours is

  14. Size of Angiocath for IV

    fergus51 replied to nurseob7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Every unit I've been on had 18s as the standards and we were allowed to use 20s if needed. I really don't think the size of the cath makes a huge difference, but that's

  15. What is with the crazy parents?? --vent--

    fergus51 replied to analee23's topic in Emergency

    You took the words out of my mouth. My priority is the baby first, parents second. A lot of families go through similar stresses without becoming like the OP's parents. I don't expect perfection, but...

  16. No wonder people abuse the ER...

    fergus51 replied to hoppermom3's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't get too angry the receptionist didn't allow you to speak directly to the NP. She may have been told specifically to never do

  17. Is Spanish a very impt language to learn in California?

    fergus51 replied to bernskiw's topic in California Nursing

    I do think hospitals need to take the initiative in hiring interpretors. It isn't fair to expect to add this to nurses' duties. The spanish speakers I work with have too much to do with their own...

  18. The future of nursing salaries?

    fergus51 replied to Rephaim's topic in General Nursing

    Poutine is great:) It's technically french-Canadian, but it's sold all over the country. It's french fries, a gravy-like sauce (that you can actually order on line and cheese curds). Sounds gross, but...

  19. The future of nursing salaries?

    fergus51 replied to Rephaim's topic in General Nursing

    I make a good salary. Even if things just stayed the same, I'd be happy, but I really don't see that happening. CNA has successfully defended the ratio laws a few times already and as long as they are...

  20. The Oprah Show (NICU related)

    fergus51 replied to hica19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    AMEN!!! I've seen so much suffering because someone saw something on tv

  21. Moving to Quebec or islands from the states?

    fergus51 replied to dnw826's topic in International Nursing

    The language exam is notoriously difficult even for fluent french speakers. I'm bilingual (father's side is french), but don't know if I could pass it because it's the medical language that's really...

  22. Parent turning down the FiO2 on ventilator

    fergus51 replied to wjf00's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You know what they say about the road to hell being paved with good intentions right? He may be trying to help, but that isn't the point. I'm all for involving parents in their babies' care as much as...

  23. Does your NICU keep the older chronics?

    fergus51 replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My oldest nicu patient was 14 months. It was very sad. PICU and Peds wouldn't take him and there was nowhere for him to go

  24. Andrea Yates R.N.

    fergus51 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    That's not the message at all. She wasn't simply "mentally ill" or "sick" (in quotation marks as though it's something that she made up). She was psychotic. I hold most people responsible for their...

  25. Andrea Yates R.N.

    fergus51 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe anyone would think this woman was faking. I can't feel anger for someone who clearly didn't know what she was