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fergus51

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  1. Personal experience in NICU: Bonus or Weakness?

    fergus51 replied to suzanneuthscsa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I could not agree more!!! I've seen it go both ways too, and the warning about making assumptions based on your experience is particularly important. I saw one nasty incident when parents had decided...

  2. Calling Docs, Who's Responsible?

    fergus51 replied to lisa41rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if you feel that way perhaps you could say something to that nurse next time. I just don't see the point of docs doing their rounds if we're going to call them with information that they don't...

  3. Calling Docs, Who's Responsible?

    fergus51 replied to lisa41rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you ever worked nights? To me, this isn't about pushing work off onto the next shift. I can not imagine calling a doc for something that requires no action on their part on a night shift. Rounds...

  4. First Day Back at Work......Same ****, Different Day!

    fergus51 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm happy to see that you have been able to work out a balance that works for you. Too many nurses stay in their jobs when they are miserable. It takes courage to do something

  5. Pneumograms

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We seem to do them on everybody. They even do them on term babies who have had a dusky spell in newborn. I really question the value of these tests because every baby seems to fail them and they all...

  6. What type of patient

    fergus51 replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    PPHN kids are often big and very sick too. I don't have a favorite kind of baby. I like the

  7. Pneumograms

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some people call them sleep studies or nocturnal desat studies. It's hooking tha baby up to a bunch of wires to see if they are apneic, desatting during the

  8. where are the nursing shortages?

    fergus51 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see that at all. My American born coworkers work just as much OT and tolerate just as much bs as foreign born coworkers if not

  9. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely a concern. I'm lucky that I have a fair number of working years until retirement to save money, but when I talk with some of my peers they either aren't able to or just don't do it....

  10. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    I used to feel the same way (had more confidence in government guaranteed pensions), but with the way the economy is going and looking at how many people will be retiring in the next 10-30 years,...

  11. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking at a position in the LA area that would mean a bit of a commute, but a big raise. I have never worked for retirement benefits. The retirement plans tend to be so stingy that they aren't...

  12. Terminated for typing a petition

    fergus51 replied to cdsable's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have freedom of speech, but that doesn't mean there will never be consequences to that speech. What the op did may have been morally right for her, but I can't imagine an employer thinking it was...

  13. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    Because I always get an pretty good increase in pay when I switch jobs. I wouldn't accept a new job that paid less than my current one. I'm probably going to be switching in a month or two and the pay...

  14. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    fergus51 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Marie, I hope you enjoyed your Christmas off as much as I did:) I hope everyone else had a nice holiday too, even if it meant spending some of it at work. I'm sure your patients appreciated

  15. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    I'm certainly not talking about people in situations like yours. I do however see a lot of people with things they clearly don't need complaining about having no money. I have yet to meet a person in...

  16. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    i could not agree with this more. i was raised in a one income home. we didn't have all the fancy stuff that some of my friends from two income homes had, but we were not poor. too many people are...

  17. Losing money being a nurse

    fergus51 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    I get ahead every year, partly because I change jobs fairly often. I do live within my means (one bedroom apartment, small car- never been hit and less likely to roll and I'm in SoCal too-, etc) and I...

  18. working sick...need advice:)

    fergus51 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't think there is anything to do about it NOW. The time to do something has passed. Learn from it and next time don't go in if you are sick. No one can make you go in

  19. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    fergus51 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    I think the fact that they were willing to train you to certain units is the key. I would happily cross train or take assignments in units I have prior experience in (like PP, L&D). I would not...

  20. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry to hear that you were sick over the holidays especially, but I'm glad you had a better experience with the staff. Hope you have a nice Christmas at

  21. New SolutionsCanada Nursing agency.. for real?

    fergus51 replied to mctina_20's topic in International Nursing

    If you want to find work as a nurse in BC, the health regions set up HealthMatch BC to help nurses. http://www.healthmatchbc.org is the website and they do not charge for their services. You can use...

  22. Back-handed compliments

    fergus51 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to say boys and girls. Course at the time I was still relatively new to nursing in the US and would always start the morning with a "Hello boys" to the RTs I worked with which was usually...

  23. Suction???

    fergus51 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Suction and bag and mask for O2 are to be at EVERY bedside. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have

  24. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That just isn't my experience or the experience of a lot of nurses I work with. I can't imagine anyone doing this job just for the paycheck. Many of my colleagues DO think patients have changed a lot...

  25. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know where someone said that would be how they would respond to patient/family rage. I have never threatened or responded with force to a patient or family member. In fact, I specifically said...