fergus51

fergus51

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  1. would like to work NICU

    fergus51 replied to Almabella's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it's perfectly realistic as long as you can find a good orientation

  2. Anyone with any info about OnAssignment?

    fergus51 replied to waynerrn's topic in Travel

    I will never use them. My niece's friend had a horrible experience with them recently. I think it seems like the individual recruiter is what really matters because I had heard good things about them...

  3. Do you exercise on the days you work?

    fergus51 replied to t2000JC's topic in General Nursing

    My dog is my exercise plan and he gets a shorter walk on the nights I work, but he still gets

  4. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

    fergus51 replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me! I have a similar arrangement with a dog walker in my city. My dog absolutely adores her and I don't know what I'd do without her:) I do think it's cruel to crate a dog for 12+...

  5. Got Any Tips For Post-op Lap Chole ? Want To Share Your Experience? Any Tips ?

    fergus51 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I've not had any problems eating anything I want. I had to eat really bland low fat foods for months while saving up the money for the surgery and really missed good food. So I went on a fattening...

  6. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked almost all union jobs since becoming a nurse and have never been on

  7. GLBT Nurses

    fergus51 replied to TuckerBug's topic in General Nursing

    I work in So. California and have several colleagues who are completely out or partially out. The ones who are completely out just treat it as no big deal. They'll talk about their relationships just...

  8. Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    fergus51 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my friends had it done and had little to no pain afterwords. She only took tylenol for the first 2 days and hosted a barbeque the day after that. I've considered it and plan on doing it one...

  9. traveler n need of advice asap

    fergus51 replied to wbeth74's topic in Travel

    Not all companies require this. My current company doesn't have such a clause. The specifically pointed that out to me and said I could take a contract in the same hospital with another company if I...

  10. Oldest and youngest mothers?

    fergus51 replied to mommy2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Youngest: 12 year old, had a healthy delivery and baby. The father was an adult man, arrested and charged shortly after. Oldest: a woman well into her 50s using donated eggs to give birth to triplets....

  11. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I am not twisting your words, I was just pointing out that California has a different demographic (I specifically compared to the number of people in my post didn't I? That means per capita). Per...

  12. "Those who can, do. Those who can't..."

    fergus51 replied to AnonymousCanadian's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't do med-surg either. There are lots of areas of nursing. What about OR? Or NICU like

  13. Bridge program online RPN CAnada to RN US

    fergus51 replied to zuzi's topic in International Nursing

    That post is from over a year ago unfortunately. I know American LPNs can go through Excelsior which is a distance program, but I don't know if a Canadian can or what immigration issues it would bring...

  14. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why you believe that having travellers is a bad sign. I also don't understand why the number of travellers compared to the number of people in California is particularly relevant....

  15. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    fergus51 replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind the ANA, but I just don't feel like they are particularly relevant to me. My union does enough lobbying and they are actually pretty successful, so why would I shell out money to belong...

  16. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand that and feel the same way. All I'm trying to point out is that even if a bad hospital was offering $45 an hour, I'd rather stay making $35 and have a reasonable load. It's the...

  17. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    My friend is actually a real traveller, not like me (I'm a Cali resident now). She's a resident of Texas. I do make a good living out here and am glad for it, but it actually isn't hard to afford...

  18. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, a lot of people here would love to live in Vegas. One of my friends LOVES it there. The pay is lower, but so is the cost of living (they don't have state income tax in Nevada do they?). It...

  19. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Also, 1940nurse I think you may be under a false impression about California. The majority of nurses here are not

  20. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Those two notions aren't contradictory because I never said unions were the only way to increase staff. The union isn't responsible for hiring new staff. Higher pay and better ratios do draw more...

  21. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Probably because they can just saddle their own nurses with higher patient ratios so they don't bother to recruit travel nurses. A lot of my NICU travel friends have worked in hospitals in Arizona and...

  22. Parents Perceptions of NICU Nurses

    fergus51 replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Cute:)

  23. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    That's false logic. Unions are increasing the number of staff members with higher pay and better ratios, but that doesn't mean they can completely eliminate the need for travellers altogether. Success...

  24. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't work at that job as a traveller, I was staff and still am (part time). But, most hospitals in this area use travellers because there are not enough staff nurses for hospitals to meet those...

  25. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    fergus51 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been union at my staff jobs. I'm also a traveller now and obviously that isn't a union position though I am currently in a unionized hospital. I have never been on strike. Apparently the...