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  1. Would you consider a home birth?

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

    There are places out there like that. I have worked in 3 hospitals that I feel were excellent in that respect and I've seen some great birth centers... though we could certainly use more! I think the...

  2. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    fergus51 replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it's a shame she would give her opinions as fact. I've never been named in a lawsuit either and also have opinions, but I know not to pass off my opinions as medical fact (especially when...

  3. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    fergus51 replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THANK YOU!!! I don't understand how people can make statements like that when they clearly don't know what they are saying. NRP has NOT been changed to indicate all babies should be rescucitated with...

  4. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    fergus51 replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If she thinks hyperoxygenating is the same thing as hyperventilating, she obviously is lacking some knowledge. She should not comment on things she really doesn't know about. I love a good doula. I'd...

  5. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

    fergus51 replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I refuse and it's never been a problem, but I am always upfront about this before taking the

  6. Would you consider a home birth?

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

    I think a lot of us realize homebirth is statistically as safe as hospital births for low risk women. That's why I don't have a problem with it for other people. My problem with it would be for...

  7. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    fergus51 replied to kahlo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a position like that at my hospital, but you must have experience in each area. It is NOT for new nurses. If you have experience in one area, they will train you to the

  8. Would you consider a home birth?

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

    Way less for me. I usually work in hospitals that do a lot of deliveries and their staff knows their stuff or is able to get help. I've never seen them not pick up on meconium stained fluid or not...

  9. Would you consider a home birth?

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

    I don't think anyone is bashing homebirths. It's just that for every oddball story I hear about a man crashing his car and being killed on the way to the hospital (this is actually the first for me),...

  10. OR nurses & students

    fergus51 replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    I would hope that everyone could agree that students should be courteous and polite and follow directions. At the same time staff nurses should be polite too. It's doesn't take more than 2 seconds to...

  11. Would you consider a home birth?

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

    As a nicu nurse and a former L&D nurse, no I wouldn't. It's more the L&D side of me speaking, but I have seen too many low risk deliveries turn high risk to ever feel comfortable giving birth...

  12. Is ADN acceptable in Canada?

    fergus51 replied to berger's topic in International Nursing

    It would be good for you to contact healthmatch and ask them http://www.healthmatchbc.org . BC now requires the BSN for their new nurses. I don't know how this affects foreign

  13. Is it possible for Canadian LPN's to work in the US?

    fergus51 replied to Tracy096's topic in International Nursing

    You could probably get lisenced, but the real problem would be immigration. You don't qualify for NAFTA as an LPN. Are you by any chance already an American citizen or about to marry

  14. Common practice in the USA

    fergus51 replied to dzenkipenki's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Interesting! Still a small number, but I hope it grows. I think CRNAs could be a great thing in Canada. Having ASAs alone is pretty

  15. how long is your commute?

    fergus51 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    I beat you ALL!!! Took me over 2 1/2 hours to get to work the other day. People in California can't drive in the rain... It usually takes 1-2

  16. Common practice in the USA

    fergus51 replied to dzenkipenki's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The CRNA is not common in the rest of the world. I had never even heard of them when I lived in Canada, so it isn't surprising that someone from Slovenia wouldn't have known all about

  17. Med-surg for all?

    fergus51 replied to bjb_wyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's just not true anymore. I have friends who have gone from NICU to OR, to CCU, to PICU, to peds, to L&D, etc. I've been offered adult ICU jobs. Will I be able to become a med-surg nurse?...

  18. Med-surg for all?

    fergus51 replied to bjb_wyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    AMEN!!!! I don't understand why anyone thinks med-surg is different than any other

  19. Forensic nursing in Canada???

    fergus51 replied to student_29's topic in International Nursing

    It depends on how you define forensics. Some use it in a psych kind of way, others as a crime scene coroner work kind of way. My friend took forensic courses from mount royal by distance...

  20. Atheist or Agnostic?

    fergus51 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see what your existance has to do with the question of whether or not God exists. You believe in him. My niece believes in Santa Claus. Most would agree that she's wrong. You could be right,...

  21. RNs shun labor deal....

    fergus51 replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How would this be done? I mean, are the nurses alone responsible for the cost? That would be a concern for me because it's expensive to keep

  22. How hard do you work to remove all vernix?

    fergus51 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think a lot of nurses are just anal retentive... There is no medical reason for it to be completely cleaned off right

  23. Is money everything? What about soul satisfaction?

    fergus51 replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    I work with the poor and the rich and everyone in between. My salary has nothing to do with the patients' socioeconomic status. I would love to get into Public Health

  24. Atheist or Agnostic?

    fergus51 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think we might be taking this a little too personally in some places. I seriously doubt anyone goes up to a dying patient to tell them their religious beliefs are wrong. Thinking their beliefs or...

  25. Scripps Encinitas is an OPEN SHOP, CNA loses "union security clause"

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I checked the weather report... apparently he!! has in fact frozen over:devil: Non-union nurses will always benefit when union nurses negotiate a good contract because the non-union employers have...