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fergus51

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  1. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know where anyone has suggested assaulting patients as being appropriate either... Maybe I just missed it, but I reread most of the posts more than once and still don't see where anyone said...

  2. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Those are really neat. My bedroom would be way too small for such a device

  3. If you start in NICU, are you stuck?

    fergus51 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've received several job offers for adult ICU thanks to my NICU experience (not that I would EVER do it!). One of my NICU friends starts her adult CCU training next

  4. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Frankly, if anyone doesn't feel that they could abide by the rules we had set out I wouldn't be too upset to not have them as a patient in my hospital. There was nothing in our rules that was...

  5. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would think we were in the same unit:chuckle It's one of the things I warn Canadian nurses about when they ask me about working down here. Behavior codes seem very different. OT, but can you imagine...

  6. Was I wrong to refuse to help?

    fergus51 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I don't value niceness above competence, but I also don't think those are mutually exclusive qualities. Most nurses I work with are both. Hopefully this incident is resolved and the op won't have to...

  7. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just completely disagree. Most of our families do react in a "normal" way. Most of our families do not yell, scream, throw things, assault staff, etc and I see no reason why that type of behavior...

  8. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, I have gone over that list with people before. Unfortunately a lot of people just ignore those safety rules because they are so sure they "would just know" if something happened to their baby in...

  9. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Again, I agree it isn't a good idea to take the baby out of the room without telling the mom, but even the poster that did this simply fed the baby and returned it. I haven't worked with any nurses...

  10. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As I said, I don't take babies out of the room without telling parents ever (because it would be scary for them and make them mad and generally be a bad idea). I agree that they have the right to know...

  11. martin lutherking hosp.

    fergus51 replied to mangubatmc's topic in Travel

    In LA? I've heard good things about Cedars Sinai and UCLA, but I don't work in LA

  12. Was I wrong to refuse to help?

    fergus51 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I usually don't even like to use the word catty, but I do think there is a difference between candid ("I am not an employee here anymore, you should ask another RN if you are uncomfortable with the...

  13. **Organ Donation**

    fergus51 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that. From what I've heard, the subject of organ donation often isn't even broached until the patient is determined to be brain dead. I don't know how much more aggressively they could treat...

  14. Reality Bites - Not for the weak of hearts

    fergus51 replied to mytaipan's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately they have to pay the bills too. Plus, if they didn't come here, our health care system would be in terrible shape so we should be really grateful for what we

  15. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not saying it wouldn't be scary or the parents wouldn't rightfully be mad (that's why I fed the baby in the room when I had parents sleeping through their cries). That doesn't make it a "security"...

  16. martin lutherking hosp.

    fergus51 replied to mangubatmc's topic in Travel

    MLK in Los Angeles? If it's that one, it has an absolutely terrible reputation. We call it "Killer King". They recruit a lot of foreign nurses and travellers because they can't get many locals to work...

  17. Knocking on isolette

    fergus51 replied to Super RT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree this isn't the best method. Unless your hands are filthy and you can't clean them fast enough or something, then it's best to get the baby's hr up even if it means tapping on the isolette. I...

  18. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It isn't just US nurses, I'm Canadian working in the US. The reason I feel this has more to do with administration is that I did not see this type of behavior in Canada. Patients still got frustrated,...

  19. **Organ Donation**

    fergus51 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I am registered and firmly believe in organ donation. My family knows and most of my family members feel the same way. I know my wishes will be respected. I even have a t-shirt that says "Don't take...

  20. Was I wrong to refuse to help?

    fergus51 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    "I added.... that I will not do her work for her" I thought that comment was a little catty and completely unecessary. I do think you were right in refering her to a hospital employee though and her...

  21. Patient/Family Rage

    fergus51 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "I'm sorry, but we can only provide blankets for the patients, we don't have enough for visitors. If you would like to pay for the phone to be hooked up, the man that does that will be by

  22. Singing the praises of AWESOME doctors!!! =)

    fergus51 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Dr V (though I never call him doctor, he's a first name only kind of guy) is one of the best neonatologists I've ever worked with. Not only competent clinically, but great with parents, always polite,...

  23. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am sure it would freak you out, but that doesn't make it a security issue. The nurse probably had her badge and if the mom had been at all able to open her eyes, she would have seen it. The only way...

  24. Do nurses get paid enough for what they do?

    fergus51 replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy with what I make. I live in

  25. nursing conditions in Aussie land far better in US?

    fergus51 replied to maria_oz's topic in General Nursing

    Shocking to me. I actually think I would be bored stiff if I had only on stable vented patient, but I think it would be nice if babies on oscillators or jets were automatically