fergus51

fergus51

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  1. Futile Care Theory

    It is no different in the US. A doctor is not required to offer a procedure that won't benefit the patient. The reality is that most will offer anything to avoid upsetting the family (and that happens...
  2. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    Frontier School of Nurse Midwifery has a good
  3. Shift change/report problems (long)

    Have you tried picking up some shifts on 3-11? That might give you a better idea of why things aren't getting done. It's one thing if the people are just lazy, but if they are running around like...
  4. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    I would prefer a birth center, but would consider home birth if I was low risk and no birth center was
  5. Hows Toronto treating all their nurses???

    My friend got a job at Sick Kids as a Diploma nurse. She was encouraged to get her BSN and they will reimburse for
  6. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    I used to argue that families have every right to be present for a code. Now, after having participated in more of them, I see the problems more clearly. I would not want my family present if I was...
  7. Did you actually participate in the walkout? If not, you wouldn't have lost any money at all and would have only benefitted from the payraise CNA negotiated. Many nicu nurses didn't participate in the...
  8. OB Emergencies- kind of long

    I do think a patient like that should go straight to OB or someone from OB should come to ER. They are a lot faster and better at assessing OB patients and it seems silly to make you get all the...
  9. What on earth could have caused this?

    7.18 isn't that bad, I've seen a lot
  10. When I interviewed at LB/MCH the wages were competitive with other hospitals (more than some, less than others). They got a real raise with the first union contract. I don't know about the other...
  11. staying awake on night-shift

    Stand up and hop around. There is no substitute for movement to keep a person awake and one of the benefits of working nights is that there usually aren't family members around to look at you like...
  12. When you say consider the source are you trying to imply that was untrue? That Scripps wasn't cited? Otherwise I don't see your point in saying
  13. Patients refusing Pitocin

    I'm all for supporting women's choices when it comes to their birth. That's why that woman should be offered pain control and then sent home. She doesn't need to be in the hospital at that
  14. US nurse wanting to go to Canada

    Certain provinces require a BSN now. I know Alberta doesn't and has plenty of jobs. You would have to apply to their licensing board and write the Canadian nursing exam to get your lisence. Then you...
  15. Nursing Assistant uk wants move to BC

    You should know that if you choose to do your training in the UK you will need to make up theory and clinical time because Canada required you to have theory and clinical in med-surg, peds, psych and...
  16. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    Papawjohn, I've only worked OB and NICU (I'm a woman). I've worked with a few men over the years (there are currently 2working in my unit). The only time I've seen any problems were with breastfeeding...
  17. Glasses, Contacts, Bring Both?

    Not really. There are times when I have to push them up, but it isn't a big
  18. So are you saying they weren't cited by the labor
  19. Glasses, Contacts, Bring Both?

    I never wear contacts to work because the hospital is so dry. I can't keep them in 14 hours. I know some nurses do, but most also bring glasses just in
  20. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    RN34TX, I've been there too. It happens between every unit I think. I once kept a baby an extra 6 hours for the post partum floor (I'm in NICU). I brought the baby over and 4 am because the pp nurse...
  21. Nursing Assistant uk wants move to BC

    Have you looked on immigration Canada's website? I don't know how being a nursing assistant would affect your chances of immigrating (if you were a registered nurse you would likely have an easier...
  22. LPN jobs in BC

    Alberta's premier was definitely the most vocal opponent of the gay marriage bill, but I don't think that means Alberta as a whole is too conservative. It's never gonna be like Vancouver as far as...
  23. The baby is frank breech

    Few doctors will willingly perform breech deliveries anymore. I can understand
  24. Seniority and Overtime issues

    I know what you mean, I hate unecessary trips to work too. Unfortunately sometimes it's deciding what's more important (one unecessary commute or getting the left over
  25. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    Amen to that! Plus they should have to pay for the extra time spent in the