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  1. Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    fergus51 replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    No problem, and good

  2. Affirmative action for single mothers?

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

    She got in because she was able to sell herself. It's a good skill to have and will serve her well if she graduates and starts interviewing for jobs. The faculty was obviously impressed by her and I...

  3. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts

    fergus51 replied to nursemelani's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely think 12s are the most common in hospital units, but there are definitely exceptions. Our OR runs with 8 hour shifts, as do all the "day" units like ambultory care, cath lab, etc. I work...

  4. Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    fergus51 replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    I'm using them right now and could not be more impressed. If you like I can tell you my recruiter's name by a pm. She's great. Totally on the ball and they have more positions in southern california...

  5. OHIP and traveling

    fergus51 replied to CrazyNurseIrene's topic in International Nursing

    In the US you need your own insurance. That's why I mentioned New Mexico. http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/pubs/usa_bound-en.asp Supplemental Health Insurance Do not rely on your provincial health plan to...

  6. OHIP and traveling

    fergus51 replied to CrazyNurseIrene's topic in International Nursing

    Any time you travel internationally you should have your own insurance. You can buy them cheaply from the royal bank or places like that. A former colleague got into a car accident in NMexico and had...

  7. Florida woman goes into hospital to have baby, leaves as a double amputee

    fergus51 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's horribly sad. The hospital may be to blame, they may not. I know nurses are usually the first to be blamed, but we really don't know how she became infected. Hopefully she'll get the answers she...

  8. Question about shifts for new grads

    fergus51 replied to FLstudent06's topic in Nursing Career

    Whether or not you have to work nights depends on the setting. But, in many cities and towns, there are no day positions for new RNs. If you can move, you increase your chances of having a day...

  9. Barbaric doctor or oversensitive nurse?

    fergus51 replied to littlefeet's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I think anyone who doesn't treat pain is barbaric. I actually had a doc who wanted me to assist with a chest tube insertion without medicating the baby. Nope, not gonna happen. The question I always...

  10. Can I redeem myself in NICU? HOW?

    fergus51 replied to NoCrumping's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought you were going into the OR? Maybe just being very honest with a unit manager would work in this situation. Personally, I would think sticking with your current job for more than a year and...

  11. can nurses intubate?

    fergus51 replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't wait for rounds to deal with Xrays. If a baby is getting one, we call the doc when it's done and he reviews it right away. Radiology often has a comment or two, but it's the neos that are the...

  12. Staffing Ratios- Your Area And The Number Of Pts You Are Asked To Care For?

    fergus51 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thankfully in California. We occasionally have push assignments (meaning more than the ratio law would allow), but not all that often lately. I work NICU and have anywhere from one to four babies...

  13. Lay Midwives?

    fergus51 replied to topamicha's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm fine with midwives who take a recognized program and are licensed. I am not ok with lay midwives who have little to no formal training. I think they are dangerous and I wouldn't risk using

  14. Uterine rupture & maternal code

    fergus51 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen it. It was actually when I was precepting. It was bar none the scariest moment in my

  15. Nurses eat their young?!

    fergus51 replied to cyrus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen it and lived it. For me, I learned to speak up. Saying something as simple as "Did you mean to be so harsh when you said that? I appreciate learning from you, but I don't learn well when I...

  16. How much for your soul? (This is very long.)

    fergus51 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    Bipley, this is the kind of thing I'm talking about. There is no way I'd put up with that kind of nonsense in the name of customer service:...

  17. How much for your soul? (This is very long.)

    fergus51 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, it's our nurse manager buying some useless gadgets because she thinks they're neat. Saw them at a nursing conference. It may be just because I work in one specialty area, but the docs have...

  18. jewelry in the NICU

    fergus51 replied to minniemiteRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some wear it on a necklace. A lot of the women I work with safety pin it to their bra straps. No stones are allowed on the

  19. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    fergus51 replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's

  20. jewelry in the NICU

    fergus51 replied to minniemiteRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hate seeing jewelry on nurses. We are allowed to wear one plain wedding band and that's

  21. How much for your soul? (This is very long.)

    fergus51 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    I actually mostly like my manager. She's pretty fair in my experience and usually does try to help out when we need it. There are some points I disagree with though. "Customer service" is not what...

  22. I love nursing in Canada because...

    fergus51 replied to bizzymum919's topic in Canada

    We do have seasons (you can definitely tell it's winter right now!), they just aren't as pronounced. I used to think it was funny when people were whining that it was cold when it was in the 50s, but...

  23. I love nursing in Canada because...

    fergus51 replied to bizzymum919's topic in Canada

    I've never had to ask a patient that either. It isn't the role of the RN. I have to say that although I do miss Canada, I haven't regretted my decision to work in the US for a

  24. I love nursing in Canada because...

    fergus51 replied to bizzymum919's topic in Canada

    A warm Canadian winter is still reaaaaalllllllyyyyy cold compared to California though Jan:) I went home for Christmas and almost died I felt so

  25. Pneumograms

    fergus51 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you guys still doing pneumograms on your kids or are we just stuck in the 1980s at my