fergus51

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  1. Failed Abortions

    fergus51 replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That was my point. 22 weekers don't look like 26 weekers. The things that make me skeptical about this story (other than the picture) is the conflicting attitudes this woman seems to have and how her...

  2. Failed Abortions

    fergus51 replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry Liz, I didn't make that comment refering to you at all. Just a general comment about that

  3. Failed Abortions

    fergus51 replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Exactly, but I'm sure there is a doctor or nurse or parent somewhere willing to

  4. TAB's?

    fergus51 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Then you worked at a crappy hospital. That's absolutely unacceptable and I'm sorry you had to live through

  5. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    fergus51 replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bad painter's union! Course, I'm in a nursing union so this doesn't really mean much to

  6. Failed Abortions

    fergus51 replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nowhere are doctors or nurses forced to agressively treat 22 weekers. They are before the age of viability. I do wonder about this story, partly because this doesn't look like a 22 weeker to me and...

  7. Failed Abortions

    fergus51 replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lilpeanut summed it up. I can't imagine you are ever going to see an "otherwise healthy" baby delivered after an abortion who is "fighting to stay alive". Especially as a NICU nurse.... you just...

  8. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    fergus51 replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No union security means a weak union which means they have little ability to negotiate for issues that directly affect patient care (like restrictions on floating nurses to different specialties,...

  9. TAB's?

    fergus51 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen a lot of late term abortions and none of them have been just because the mom decided she didn't want to be pregnant

  10. Vaginal breech

    fergus51 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm really pro-vag birth and all, but breeches make me uncomfortable still. I just don't know if it's worth the

  11. Failed Abortions

    fergus51 replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have never seen a "failed abortion". If a fetus is delivered, even if it is delivered alive, the abortion part worked. I have cared for many women undergoing second and third trimester "abortions"...

  12. NMC Fee rise again

    fergus51 replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Maybe they'll reconsider how difficult they've made it for overseas nurses to

  13. How is living in Long Beach??

    fergus51 replied to babynurse06's topic in California Nursing

    HOAGs nicu is really small too. A friend works there and really dislikes it because it's so small that she gets floated routinely. I believe CHOC has a lot higher differential for night shifts than...

  14. Vaginal breech

    fergus51 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The single worst birth I've seen was a breach. Resulted in a severely injured mother and a permanently damaged baby. (They then sued btw). I don't know any hospitals that will knowingly accept breach...

  15. Do you regret being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    no

  16. Help - Suspended

    fergus51 replied to AnnetteER's topic in General Nursing

    I think your only real mistake was not checking his blood sugar sooner. I think you were right to not call a code. A code means you need the code team, and you didn't. There is nothing worse than...

  17. Disrespecting the cadavers

    fergus51 replied to Rohan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It sounds like she realizes her comment was innapropriate. She did apologize. I don't know what else she could do to remedy the situation. Nurses do need to be respectful of their patient, but being...

  18. What stethoscope for L&D???

    fergus51 replied to Krista77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You really don't need the peds steth in L&D IMO. I would find it odd that all those nurses used a peds

  19. Pt refused to leave!

    fergus51 replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is completely within the nurse's role. She did her assessment and got a doctor's order based on that. Doctors don't need to come in and reassess a patient every time a nurse assesses them or...

  20. Happy and sad: Vent

    fergus51 replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Amen to what Blee said. Sounds like sour grapes to me. She probably just wishes she had that meaningless piece of paper

  21. Reimbursements Sway Oncologists' Drug Choices

    fergus51 replied to gdpawel's topic in Oncology

    How

  22. "Part" Indian?

    fergus51 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't everyone nowadays part something, part something else? If you identify more with one heritage than the other, I don't see how that's a problem. Personally, I usually answer with a long list...

  23. Canadian nurse seeking to travel, but to where?

    fergus51 replied to X-treme's topic in International Nursing

    Unless you go to the US, the pay is going to be lower. Australia is fairly easy for Canadians. A friend of mine from Toronto did it and had a great time. The UK is a lot harder now thanks to their...

  24. How is living in Long Beach??

    fergus51 replied to babynurse06's topic in California Nursing

    I like Long Beach, though I don't work in the city. It would be fine to commute in from Huntington Beach or Seal Beach. I wouldn't live near the hospital. LB definitely has some not so nice areas, but...

  25. Don't Rough My Newborn Up!!!!!!!

    fergus51 replied to capribry's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've only had that happen once, and we actually had to code that baby so it wasn't my biggest concern... I have seen parents freak at other nurses for it (like one parent who thought the nurse rubbed...