fergus51

fergus51

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  1. Barbaric doctor or oversensitive nurse?

    fergus51 replied to littlefeet's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I completely understand Littlefeet. Docs can be quite intimidating, so this can be a learning experience for you. He can't physically make you hold down a child, so if you stick to your guns he...

  2. HELLP Sybdrome

    fergus51 replied to gwenith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We always have lots, so I'm not qualified to answer! That's the NICU for ya. I do happen to think the IUGR babies that result from PIH/HELLP are extremely cute

  3. Doxepram?

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

    That's funny. My NICU recently started giving it again for apnea of prematurity when caffeine has failed. It isn't even in the

  4. Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    fergus51 replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    I do

  5. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    I feel for you. I really don't miss a lot of things about university!!! (I still get really mad when the day shift nurse comes in 10 minutes late;) so some things never

  6. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    Of course it's normal to be upset about it. I don't mean to say it isn't. I am just telling you from my personal experience, the more you focus on other people the more stress you will have in your...

  7. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    Maybe... I guess I just have a different view. Sometimes instructors get to go with their gut instinct on who will make the best nurse. That isn't all about GPA. I think a class does benefit from...

  8. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    Gotcha. I've learned over the years what a small world nursing can be, so I am a bit paranoid sometimes. I'm from Canada and worked mainly in Vancouver and Toronto as well as Washington state. When I...

  9. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    :chuckle It's a different world:chuckle Personally, I wouldn't even say something like that for a job interview. I never want the interviewer to think I would talk about their hospital like that...

  10. I think I have a duodenal ulcer

    fergus51 replied to mharrah's topic in Gastroenterology

    I just went through this type of thing and found out I didn't have an ulcer afterall (despite having H Pylori and I got the prevacid and then protonix). Give the meds a chance. Generally for ulcers,...

  11. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    See, I would find that answer to be completely unimpressive. To me that sounds like just whining about other people which I find very unprofessional. Plus, complaining about an instructor to other...

  12. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    I understand that perception as a business owner, but what you have to realize is that admission to schools is different. Many of the people they interview have little to no professional experience....

  13. 87 yr old new mother

    fergus51 replied to WannaBRN4's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link about it.

  14. 87 yr old new mother

    fergus51 replied to WannaBRN4's topic in General Nursing

    If it's the same story I am thinking about, the girl was 5 and had started periods when she was2 or 3. She delivered a boy by c-section and her parents raised the child as though it was theirs. They...

  15. The Older Nurse in the Workplace

    fergus51 replied to rpv_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was surprised that only 7% said they were out of the profession because of burn out. I definitely see the older nurses getting pulled to outpatient and other "regular hours" type jobs. We've lost 4...

  16. Making the switch to OB/women's health nursing...

    fergus51 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think as long as you go into it with realistic expectations, you should do fine. If you can survive on medsurg for 6 years, you obviously have some good critical thinking skills! I do see some...

  17. 87 yr old new mother

    fergus51 replied to WannaBRN4's topic in General Nursing

    Amen:roll Personally, I would never dream of stopping a woman from having a child, but my own personal opinion is that this is wrong and selfish. If she lives that long, she'll be 84 when the child...

  18. Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    fergus51 replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    I've pm'ed

  19. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    I think you really missed my point. I don't think you're crippled in life cause you're a single mother. I've said it before in other threads: moms chose to have kids and they need to deal with it...

  20. TPN questions

    fergus51 replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting to hear. We do run it as a separate drip on those wacko sugar babies, but the vast majority I've had with insulin in the TPN do just fine. I can only think of one time in the last 2 years...

  21. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    I just think it depends on whether someone is using it as a "poor me" sorry or if someone is using it to demonstrate what they have accomplished. Many interviews (jobs or school) involve questions...

  22. TPN questions

    fergus51 replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    Same as Gompers, except we do put insulin in TPN. Do you know why your facility doesn't Gompers? Just

  23. Anyone who is over 40 could not have children and working in maternity or pediatrics?

    fergus51 replied to Vivi's topic in Nursing Career

    I work neonatal intensive care with several nurses who have struggled with infertility. One of the best nurses there was not able to have kids with her husband and is in her 50s now. She is

  24. she tried to access mediport, it was really a pacer

    fergus51 replied to jilliebean's topic in General Nursing

    Was the patient unable to tell her it wasn't a portacath? This is so sad that happened to

  25. Barbaric doctor or oversensitive nurse?

    fergus51 replied to littlefeet's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You say something. When I had a resident trying to avoid giving pain meds I said "What do you want me to give for pain?", she basically brushed it off, so I just stood there and said again "What do...