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fergus51

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  1. ? About not breastfeeding

    fergus51 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did PP in Canada and never had more than 4-5

  2. Childrens Hospitals in Southern CA

    fergus51 replied to babynurse06's topic in California Nursing

    If you plan on doing regular peds, I would stay away from Millers and go to

  3. Nurse Practioner without any clinical experience?

    fergus51 replied to Blee O'Myacin's topic in General Nursing

    NNPs in particular ARE called upon to do bedside skills. They are the ones who are supposed to be able to hit those hard to stick veins, put in piccs and lines, intubate,

  4. Stress Questions

    fergus51 replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour shifts (sometimes 16s), 3 nights a week. I work NICU. The most stressful situations include parents who are out of control, babies who are dying, docs or co-workers who are difficult...

  5. I love nursing in Canada because...

    fergus51 replied to bizzymum919's topic in Canada

    You would need to contact the board of nursing for the province you are interested in to have them review your education, then write the Canadian RN exam. Unfortunately Canada and the US require that...

  6. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    fergus51 replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It wasn't me, I agree with you. If someone broke my hand or spit in my face, you can bet the police would be

  7. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    fergus51 replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I didn't think the police had the right to refuse to write up a crime. A lawyer should have been able to straighten that out. Breaking someone's hand isn't a minor

  8. Quiet time in nicu

    fergus51 replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I get ya Gompers and totally agree. Parents may never overstimulate babies where some of the other posters work, but some do where I work. I have had many parents wake a baby on purpose because they...

  9. Salary question??

    fergus51 replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    You'll figure it out when you start working. I make a decent wage in California and don't complain about what I make. But, that's because I don't want to own a home here. If I did, my high salary...

  10. Nurse Practioner without any clinical experience?

    fergus51 replied to Blee O'Myacin's topic in General Nursing

    I personally agree with you, but if your friend doesn't then I suggest you just leave it alone. You aren't going to change his mind. I wouldn't want an NP who had never worked as a

  11. Being rated by patients

    fergus51 replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    The funny thing is American companies have been doing customer feedback things like this for some time. The frustrating part is some patients don't know how to rate things properly. "Nursing care" is...

  12. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    fergus51 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    I think L&D is different from a TURP but if a man wants a male urologist he certainly has that right. Not being a man myself, I don't know if a man would prefer that it was a man looking at his...

  13. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

    fergus51 replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    Rick, some of us nurses actually do a lot of those things (like insert A-lines, draw and interpret gases, etc). I've actually never seen an RT insert an a-line and the RTs at my current hospital can't...

  14. Tiny Rant...

    fergus51 replied to Alexsys's topic in General Nursing

    You were a lot nicer than I would have

  15. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    fergus51 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    To answer most of your questions, I don't know. Men can and do work in L&D, and I don't know how supervisors deal with that. I have found that most women don't care, so it isn't too much of an...

  16. Frustrated and still angry!

    fergus51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you ask why you were fired from the hospital? It sounds like the NH gave you an explanation (med and charting errors), so maybe your nurse manager at the hospital could shed some light on this for...

  17. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    fergus51 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand what you meant about making it an issue by even brining it up, I just disagree. It is an issue long before any woman gets to the L&D unit. Male docs have been dealing with...

  18. Medicare and following diabetics

    fergus51 replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in General Nursing

    Well, what about the 800 number? Is that a source of education or support? It does sound wasteful, but it's hard to say that without knowing anything else about the

  19. What about Nursing Dx's for abandoned babies?

    fergus51 replied to ByTheLake's topic in Pediatric

    I know this is upsetting, but these kids are a lot better off this way than staying with a parent who can't care for them. I was placed for adoption as an infant. My birth mother had planned it and...

  20. Difficulty/Competitiveness for Admission to RN/BSN programs in the GTA area.

    fergus51 replied to texancanadian's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry, I don't have any experience in Ottawa. We had students from York, U of T, George Brown, Humber... I can't remember anymore. There were good and bad from each, but in my experience (and several...

  21. Break anyone??????????????????????

    fergus51 replied to nursesue71's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I'm in the middle of a code or a delivery, I pee before I almost wet my pants. The phone can wait. A med can wait. A patient's questions can wait. My bladder

  22. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    fergus51 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I nearly lost my mind over comments like this when I last lived in BC for our contract negotiations. You would not believe the number of people who would say incredibly stupid things about how nurses...

  23. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    fergus51 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately for some women, it won't matter that you are a competent professional. Your gender will be enough to disqualify you from caring for them. By contrast I can only think of a couple of men...

  24. Nursing jobs in B.C.?

    fergus51 replied to mmullin1980's topic in International Nursing

    There are always jobs as long as you are willing to work in the specialty they want you in, which as a new grad often means

  25. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    fergus51 replied to imkw_np's topic in California Nursing

    :chuckle Trust me, it doesn't. I worked at the two busiest hospitals in Canada as far as L&D/NICU were concerned and the competition was fierce! The nurses were always sure their hospital was the...