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  1. Circumcisions-Question

    fergus51 replied to Bipley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only know one doc who won't circ, but she just gets one of her group's obs to do them. I have noticed more of the newer docs give out newer information than the old docs (the old docs give out a lot...

  2. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    fergus51 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital travellers float first and since we always have travellers, I never have to float. Our unit (NICU) has to float to PICU, peds or heme-onc. We take floats from all those units, plus...

  3. open visitation in icu??

    fergus51 replied to tennessee rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    umm... so did i. our visitation is pretty strict when it comes to non-parents especially but our routine is to let the non-parents step in to see the baby after visiting hours on the first day they...

  4. Traveling with one years experience

    fergus51 replied to medicrnohio's topic in Travel

    My hospital requires 2 years experience for ICU

  5. open visitation in icu??

    fergus51 replied to tennessee rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    We don't have rooms where the visitors can sleep since I work in NICU. I just let the grandma come in with mom for about 15 minutes when it was really only parents allowed to visit at that hour. Never...

  6. open visitation in icu??

    fergus51 replied to tennessee rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    You know what, I bent the rules the other night for one of those "nice" families. They knew it was against the rules, I told them so and said I was making an exception just this one time. The next...

  7. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    fergus51 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Haunted, I think that she is saying from a supervisor's point of view agency are nice because it is easier to only take competent agency nurses than to get rid of incompetent staff nurses. That didn't...

  8. SANE-A Requirements in California

    fergus51 replied to Haunted's topic in Forensic

    Good for you! I think that's really

  9. Need suggestions from Union nurses

    fergus51 replied to KimRN41514's topic in General Nursing

    We call the most senior nurses first and offer them the day off. Many times one of them will happily take it. If it is a forced day off, that's done to the least senior but must rotate (you can't...

  10. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    fergus51 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I nominate this for the best post ever

  11. Need suggestions from Union nurses

    fergus51 replied to KimRN41514's topic in General Nursing

    We have staff sign up for extra days off, and then it's first come first serve. If they haven't signed up, we go by seniority starting at the

  12. MD's "pushing" epidurals?

    fergus51 replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have found that before. One doc said "She doesn't have the epidural YET?" and I just said "No because she said she doesn't want it YET, so what do you want me to do? Strap her down and force her to...

  13. working on Christmas?

    fergus51 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. I have a lot of respect for people who choose to be good parents. I haven't made that choice and don't know if I will or not. I get how parents love their kids so much they can't...

  14. working on Christmas?

    fergus51 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle The funny thing about it is some people act like having a kid is so hard that we must be jealous if we don't have them. Baring any fertility problems I don't know about, I would just have to...

  15. wearing perfume to work

    fergus51 replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN! I don't know why people need to wear it to

  16. working on Christmas?

    fergus51 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, talk about an angry response. Did it ever occur to you that some couples choose not to have children? I think it's pretty arrogant to assume that others are so jealous of you. Maybe some of us...

  17. heard of Revelation?

    fergus51 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of this particular company. Several companies offer the opportunity to make a lot of money, but there are usually catches (like you have to work 5-6 12 hour shifts a week or the...

  18. what happens if...

    fergus51 replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was offered several adult ICU positions because of my NICU experience. I know NICU nurses who have gone on to adult ICU, OR and

  19. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    fergus51 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Update on this one, we got an agency nurse last night in the NICU who just didn't seem to know what she was doing. Her regular job: adult home health (no previous NICU experience, though she had done...

  20. Ethics, Accepting Gifts and Nursing Care

    fergus51 replied to pre-nursey 101's topic in General Nursing

    I think accepting small gifts is fine as long as they are not expensive. I think it is insulting and hurtful to people to refuse a small token of their appreciation. We often get candy or chocolates...

  21. Does anyone love their job?

    fergus51 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing. Doesn't mean I don't complain sometimes, but I would choose it again in a

  22. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    fergus51 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    You are reading something into my post that isn't there. I said my aunt was not weak because I don't think it is weakness that causes women to stay in abusive relationships and then you accuse me of...

  23. When circ's go bad...

    fergus51 replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know some peds who won't give a block because they think it's as painful as the actual circ

  24. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    fergus51 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Bipley, I share a lot of your thoughts. I've never got how some women with all the resources and supports in the world wind up in abusive relationships for years. The feminist in me can't blame the...

  25. When circ's go bad...

    fergus51 replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's what I'm saying. Your post doesn't offend me, because it's just your PERSONAL opinion. I feel the same way about EinnOgTveir's PERSONAL opinion. I don't see any need to flame people for giving...