fergus51

fergus51

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  1. Jobs in UK

    fergus51 replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Trust me, it won't be hard to find work in

  2. Does relatives who look in patients charts annoy you

    fergus51 replied to meme39's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I didn't

  3. Does relatives who look in patients charts annoy you

    fergus51 replied to meme39's topic in General Nursing

    Patients have that same right here, but random relatives do not. I've had this issue come up in NICU. We keep our charts at the bedside and parents have the right to look at them. Aunts, uncles,...

  4. Pardon my ignorance..

    fergus51 replied to funinsun's topic in Psychiatric

    Part of the reason they often want med-surg skills is because you can be

  5. Does relatives who look in patients charts annoy you

    fergus51 replied to meme39's topic in General Nursing

    I would point out that if she was a nurse she should be aware of Hipaa! I would even consider reporting her to the BON. She has no right to go through a patient's chart. That is inexcusable

  6. Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

    fergus51 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's actually not true. We have that box thing and I'm in

  7. Police Killed Our Patient

    fergus51 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Your reaction to being tased depends on a lot of variables. Some people will be combative again really quickly, even though most won't. It's like pepper spray. My brother was sprayed and it took him...

  8. BC BSN programs

    fergus51 replied to Gr8ful C's topic in International Nursing

    Douglas isn't a new program is it? They were offering it when I went to nursing school years and years ago and it was based on the UVIC

  9. Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

    fergus51 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, yes! I have looked after a half dozen of these babies and thank God their mothers could abandon them in a safe place rather than throw them in a dumpster somewhere. Here we call it the Safe...

  10. Public Perception

    fergus51 replied to McArdle's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't you be professional in a blue collar job? I do consider nursing to be blue collar for various reasons (the pay, the physical aspect of the work, relatively less education required) but it is...

  11. Have You Ever Refused To Accept Report on a Patient?

    fergus51 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine the BON having a problem with that Meerkat. Nurses need to remain professional with their patients and I don't think that would be really possible with someone who had assaulted

  12. Nurses who are dancers...........

    fergus51 replied to Guest717236's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm not because my friend left and the studio closed. I'm a little shy to go alone, but they did give me a CD that I still listen to especially in my car. The drums are just great. It was strange for...

  13. Police Killed Our Patient

    fergus51 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem with encouraging an investigation. None. I know that will happen anyways. I can't imagine any police force doesn't review incidents which result in the death of a prisoner/suspect. I...

  14. Nurses who are dancers...........

    fergus51 replied to Guest717236's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Don't laugh, but a friend actually dragged me to a bellydancing class and I had a lot of fun. It was kind of nice to see people who looked like me (curvy) having a good time, completely...

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

    fergus51 replied to bernskiw's topic in California Nursing

    It will help you a lot, but it isn't a necessity. I don't speak Spanish at all and have to rely on

  16. Police Killed Our Patient

    fergus51 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps... but maybe that's no different from nurses and their families. I do sometimes get offended at the suggestion that my brother lacks training or intelligence. That happens when people say...

  17. BAD back

    fergus51 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Good body mechanics do work. The problem is that we often get lazy about them or forget when we're in a hurry. It took me quite a few incidents before I became really conscious about my body...

  18. Police Killed Our Patient

    fergus51 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    My brother became a cop a little over 2 years ago. Their training did include dealing with psych patients. He knows more about them than I do at this point. One of the specific things they are aware...

  19. It felt like a slap in the face and oh yes I told them all !!

    fergus51 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Good for you. I'd be mad too. I don't understand how some people can stay in business with such an obvious lack of management

  20. "restraint" policies

    fergus51 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know. She didn't mention it. They don't do a lot of really premature babies, so I would imagine it wasn't

  21. Jobs in UK

    fergus51 replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    I'm sorry this is happening. Canada did this in the early 90s and they are still feeling the effects. They're trying to lure the nurses that left for the US back to Canada

  22. Floating as a Travel Nurse

    fergus51 replied to kbugrn's topic in Travel

    Some hospitals will hire an excess of travellers specifically for the purpose of using them as a float pool. All you can do is

  23. Refusing prenatal ultrasound

    fergus51 replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This isn't about abortion to me. I guarantee you any mother would do things differently if she knew her baby had gastroschesis (like not attempt a lady partsl birth) or a cardiac defect (like making...

  24. How is pain treated in your NICU? (Particularly on HFOV or SIMV)

    fergus51 replied to hmarandola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love that Gompers. I don't mind giving morphine pre-intube, but Fentanyl really makes me uncomfortable. A friend of mine had a baby clamp down so bad they wound up coding him. I'd rather give...

  25. Refusing prenatal ultrasound

    fergus51 replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Trauma, I am not saying pregnancy is not normally a healthy state. You're reading more into my post than you need to. I also feel pregnancy is usually a healthy condition. The key word being...