fergus51

fergus51

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  1. Difficult families....

    OK, we've had a run on crazy families lately. I am not talking about the normal stressed and anxious parents, I am talking about people who are completely out of touch with reality and seem to have...
  2. Difficult families....

    Believe me, I don't consider a family difficult if they have conflict with one nurse. It's when it happens again and again and again. If a parent has problems with several nurses, the common...
  3. When circ's go bad...

    I would consider any non-reconstructive plastic surgery on minors unable to consent as being wrong. Again, that's just my personal opinion. I wouldn't try to stop a parent from doing it to their child...
  4. did they rescind the 2 year work requirement?

    That's sad. If it's true it will only increase the perception that direct entry programs are NP factories that are only concerned with pumping out
  5. Web Cam in the NICU

    I have never heard of this. As long as it is in private rooms, I don't have too much of a problem with it, but I can see how the already out of control families could be made even worse with
  6. When circ's go bad...

    I should add that fortunately it isn't our hospital docs doing the circs most of the time. The outside OBs all give pain
  7. speedy immigation

    You do need to write the Canadian RN exam to work as a nurse in Canada. You sign up to do this by contacting the board of nursing in the province you are interested in. They will evaluate you and give...
  8. When circ's go bad...

    I'm with you. Since I don't do circs, it isn't really an issue for me, but I have had docs want to put in chest tubes without giving anything extra for pain!!! "What would you like me to give for...
  9. When circ's go bad...

    Our hospital docs give the infants nothing for pain afterwards and many don't give them anything for pain during the procedure other than
  10. Need info on Vancouver area hospitals

    I don't think there is anything wrong with shopping around, but you won't get any difference in salaries so it can be kind of pointless in that
  11. preceptor problems (long sorry)

    I think this is the best approach. The preceptor probably doesn't even know that you are having problems with her. Put yourself in her shoes for a second. It's a tough balance precepting someone. If...
  12. What punishment should this nurse get?

    That isn't true. I just don't think patients are served by firing a good nurse for one mistake that caused no harm and will likely never be repeated. I hope you can understand my
  13. What punishment should this nurse get?

    You said it for me. I really can't understand why people are unwilling to look at the entire situation rather than just fire the nurse. If she has always been a reliable employee and no one was harmed...
  14. Need info on Vancouver area hospitals

    I have friends who work at St Paul's and like it there. It is right downtown and has an interesting clientelle (I was born there;)). Have also heard good things about Lion's Gate in North
  15. EXACTLY. I really don't care why someone wants a shift off, anymore than they care why I want a shift off. If I can help them out and they are the type to reciprocate, I will (don't get me started on...
  16. NICU dislikes

    Anything and everything. Most of the time I think it is that they are just mad at the situation, but they take it out on the staff. I have seen parents start yelling because they didn't like the color...
  17. NICU dislikes

    Even worse are the parents who come in and there is immediately an adversarial relationship between them and the staff. One of the hardest things for me is when I see staff giving 110% to the...
  18. Just be aware that will not be tolerated in many hospital
  19. Rough day in the NICU.

    Unfortunately I've seen more than a few cases like that. It's hard for everyone involved, but the parents especially need support not judgements from their
  20. Definitely. When I can't go home, I work every holiday because I don't mind and I know some people really want to be home. This year, I have both Xmas and Xmas eve off and enough money for the plane...
  21. Ummm... that happened in our family every second year when I was growing up. It wasn't a big deal because my parents didn't make it a big deal. The kids care far less about a calendar than the parents...
  22. No. We all have different reasons for wanting the holidays off. This will be the first Xmas in 4 years that I've seen my family, and since my brother is a cop he is unlikely to be able to do this...
  23. Staffing ratio for this patient

    Should be 1:1, especially in a smaller hospital which may have less resources than a level
  24. Very true!!! I usually work all the holidays because I don't live near my family, so when I do have one off to go home I feel no need to justify it to coworkers. We all need to do our
  25. I am with you Marie. At our hospital everyone is supposed to work one shift of the holidays if they have to work it at all, like I should work Xmas Eve or Xmas day, Thanksgiving Eve or Thanksgiving...