fergus51

fergus51

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  1. An ethical question.

    fergus51 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    You need to find out the laws in your state. There are obviously times when we have to breach

  2. Is ADN acceptable in Canada?

    fergus51 replied to berger's topic in International Nursing

    There are several bridge programs for diploma nurses to get BSNs. I don't know how ADN nurses would be accepted. You'd have to contact the schools. In the GTA, there are nursing programs at U of T,...

  3. The geniuses in Engineering

    fergus51 replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    People crack me up with this stuff. I love when you call another department for something that you know is important and they try to argue with you about whether it's important or

  4. ortho evra patch

    fergus51 replied to lindamb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is it safe to leave it in longer than they

  5. Question?? Tender hearted

    fergus51 replied to MsKris24's topic in General Nursing

    I think you do need to learn to be able to put your emotions aside to a certain extent. You can't let yourself cry and grieve for a dead patient as much as that patient's family for two reasons. First...

  6. CCTC vs. On Assignment

    fergus51 replied to SmessenBSN's topic in Travel

    I don't like OA, they screwed my niece's friend over a contract. I think what matters most is the recruiter you have because several posters have had good experiences with

  7. Pronunciation

    fergus51 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me. I was hoping we could all move on from my one careless word, but apparently it's not gonna

  8. Pronunciation

    fergus51 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I honestly don't spend all my time analyzing your speech patterns trying to make a judgement about you or anyone else who says sontimeter. I do have other things on my mind at any given

  9. Would you consider a home birth?

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

    No. The vast majority of our babies are born in the hospital and are in the NICU for reasons like prematurity that have nothing to do with where they were

  10. Pronunciation

    fergus51 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wait, people pronounce the J in fajita as a real J? That would crack me up:) OK, here's the ultimate: GYRO. Have at 'er people! btw, I hope we can move on from the pretensious comment I made and not...

  11. Patients whose gf/bf sleep with them in the hospital bed

    fergus51 replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

    Giving.

  12. HEALTH INSURANCE for USA

    fergus51 replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    I took the same things for granted when I lived in Canada. We complained about waiting too long there, but the money concern wasn't a problem at all. I'm sure you'll get money eventually, it's just...

  13. What a difference a country makes!!

    fergus51 replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen students get paid for clinical work arranged by the school. We do have student extern programs where students work in the hospital on their own time sort of as nurses' aides. I have...

  14. Patients whose gf/bf sleep with them in the hospital bed

    fergus51 replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

    I find it odd cause it looks so uncomfortable, but I don't really care as long as they move so I can do my assessments and stuff. Daytonite, I beat that. I know a coworker who walked in on the same...

  15. HEALTH INSURANCE for USA

    fergus51 replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    I'm sorry this has happened to you Kay. It's quite the bad intro to American life. The medical system here is extremely confusing for new people... heck, it's confusing to most Americans. Medical...

  16. Why Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns?

    fergus51 replied to indigo girl's topic in Pediatric

    It's more about getting it done than anything. Delaying often means putting it off forever for some people. I personally don't see any difference in doing it as a newborn or at a few months

  17. Co-workers on allnurses...

    fergus51 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I don't say anything here that I wouldn't in

  18. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    fergus51 replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You must have missed the part of my post that said I think we do too many

  19. Nurse killed at work

    fergus51 replied to chapmajc's topic in International Nursing

    I understand why she went there, but that was still a choice. Risking going to an unsafe area to do anything is a choice. I sometimes do it to use my cell phone. If I get attacked, I wouldn't say it...

  20. Any GOOD companies?

    fergus51 replied to shortydoowop's topic in Travel

    I'm with Emerald Health Services and I love them and my

  21. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    fergus51 replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ummmm... I am one who likes to reduce interventions and I think our c-section rates are too high, but I have to comment on one thing. Women didn't do just fine for many, many years having babies. Sure...

  22. Nurse killed at work

    fergus51 replied to chapmajc's topic in International Nursing

    I feel badly for this nurse, but think it's a bit of a stretch to blame it on smoking bans. You could just as easily say "breaking hospital policy gets a nurse killed". It was tragic, but I don't...

  23. Pronunciation

    fergus51 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SONTimeter always sounds pretensious to

  24. What makes you say THAT'S WHY I'M A NURSE??

    fergus51 replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's when parents bring their baby back to the unit to show us how well they are doing and leave some cookies or popcorn or other snacks behind:) What can I say, I have a sweet

  25. Would You Press Charges?

    fergus51 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    No, I mean unless someone has been diagnosed with a condition that impacts their ability to be held criminally responsible for their actions, they should be held responsible for their actions. You...