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  1. Why a C-Section?

    fergus51 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm with you Deb. Whenever someone says they don't believe in strictly elective c-sections (those which have NO medical indication) people start with the defensive replies. No one has ever said that...

  2. Paris and Nursing

    fergus51 replied to dxchickadee's topic in International Nursing

    :kiss Love it! The only reason I speak french is because my dad is acadian. It isn't really good french though, we call it franglais. It goes well with the smattering of spanglish I'm learning now...

  3. Any Canucks "Disappointed" after moving to the US to practice?

    fergus51 replied to Camelhappy1's topic in International Nursing

    My first US hospital was an absolute nightmare. I wouldn't let my dog go there for medical care. But, I was lucky enough to find a nicer place nearby and commute. Is this a possibility for you? I...

  4. Benchmarking Level III NICU nurse/pt ratios....please help

    fergus51 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We wouldn't make our target staffing levels without travellers. I think your facility needs to reevaluate what really matters (money or baby's safety?). More than 2 vents on an assignment is unsafe...

  5. Paris and Nursing

    fergus51 replied to dxchickadee's topic in International Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/member.php?u=38085 Voici son info, tu peux l'envoyer un

  6. Paris and Nursing

    fergus51 replied to dxchickadee's topic in International Nursing

    Je croix qu'on a un membre Englais qui travaille en France. Je pense qu'il s'appele DavidFR. Tu pourrais l'envoyer un message. Je me souviens qu'il a dit qu'il prefere bien le systeme francais. Bonne...

  7. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

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

    Well, you're probably better than me at it:) I try to stay current, but it is hard to stop doing things you've been doing for years, like giving blow by O2. It's just reflex, but I am getting better....

  8. Looking for problems with unknown IV compatibilities

    fergus51 replied to bakerx25's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have this happen all the time. Our med book will often say there is no compatibility data, but our policy is to hang it anyways. This comes up with TPN all the time. The latest was with PGE,...

  9. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

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

    Here's one presentation I found discussing the matter just by googling. Our neos and nurses are becoming much more judicious in their use of interventions. Even if we assume O2 is beneficial for...

  10. Benchmarking Level III NICU nurse/pt ratios....please help

    fergus51 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are a large level 3 with anywhere from 50 to as many as 85 babies at a time. I think we're supposed to have around 60. We do everything except ECMO and cardiac surgeries. It is a teaching facility...

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

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

    If being home on the actual day of the holiday is that important to you, then I would suggest you put off nursing or go into a lower paying office job. If you want to work in the hospital, weekends...

  12. taking students, precepting

    fergus51 replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's sad when we start to point out that students aren't entitled to be precepted. If you work in a teaching hospital, this is a part of your job plain and simple. I would hope people could do...

  13. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

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

    Fortunately our docs are more hands on than that. I would hate to see a neonatologist who doesn't even touch the babies at deliveries The new NRP guidelines are coming out with less support for...

  14. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

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

    Our docs are really clamping down on the use of blow by O2 unless the sats or baby's colour indicate it's needed. We also use a wall suction system, usually with just a regular 8Fr suction

  15. What Kind of Health Benefits Do You Have?

    fergus51 replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    I buy my own since the hospital's benefits aren't that great. I get a higher hourly wage because of that and it more than makes up for my

  16. Grateful and impressed

    fergus51 replied to Kirsten4321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And because even when they don't I can go home knowing I did everything I could to make their time on this earth

  17. Why a C-Section?

    fergus51 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AMEN!!! I can't even express how grateful I am to childbirth instructors who do a good job with their

  18. Why a C-Section?

    fergus51 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unfortunately most of the damage is done long before then. Nowadays women are the worst culprits when it comes to medicalizing childbirth IMO. Who wouldn't be terrified when all the stories they hear...

  19. Why a C-Section?

    fergus51 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In no way do I consider a section for failure to progress an "elective" procedure. Patients should not be forced into forceps IMO. I doubt I'd want to deliver using them either. Your case would not be...

  20. just a thought

    fergus51 replied to fire storm's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I know you probably don't mean that how it sounded, but I just have to say the L&D nurses aren't sitting around waiting for mom to deliver anymore than NICU nurses play with babies all day. I've...

  21. Anybody Scared to be a Nurse re: Bird Flu?

    fergus51 replied to land64shark's topic in Nursing Career

    I've been through SARS, I've had patients with TB, MRSA, Norwalk, flesh eating disease, etc. If I freaked out every time the news people picked a new disease to hype, I would never go to

  22. Canadian Nurse looking to practice in the U.S....any suggestions where?

    fergus51 replied to twigloo's topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm a fan of California. The pay is high and more than makes up for the high cost of living IMO. Since it is so populated, you can switch jobs without moving if you don't like your hospital. I don't...

  23. PA NP movability

    fergus51 replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in General Nursing

    Probably because they need to work under a doctor and NPs can work

  24. Resignation Retention

    fergus51 replied to retention's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I care most about the atmosphere. I have stayed in lower paying jobs because I had great coworkers and a supportive management. I have left higher paying jobs when I didn't like my coworkers and felt...

  25. This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

    fergus51 replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    Lower skilled? Please. Come to my unit and work my job and then tell me I am lower skilled..... This isn't McDonald's where we get a few hours of orientation then start