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fergus51

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  1. insensitive ED Doc

    fergus51 replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be argumentative Mommatrauma, but just because no one has complained about your comments doesn't mean they were never hurtful. You wouldn't believe the number of stories I've heard from women...

  2. New Grad moving to LA and having trouble with finding a JOB - any help

    fergus51 replied to kissthestars16's topic in California Nursing

    Be forewarned that King/Drew has a not-so stellar rep out

  3. Mat Leave

    fergus51 replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is paid in Canada, though I don't know the exact

  4. New Grad moving to LA and having trouble with finding a JOB - any help

    fergus51 replied to kissthestars16's topic in California Nursing

    Have you tried just contacting hospitals directly? http://www.hospitalsoup.com has a search feature where you can get a list and contact info for every hospital in the

  5. Mat Leave

    fergus51 replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    Yep a year. It was the same when I worked in Ontario. Most of the nurses would come back to work with pictures of their baby's first

  6. insensitive ED Doc

    fergus51 replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's ever appropriate in the ER when a woman is actively miscarrying. Of course in the future a woman will be glad if she can have more children, but at the time of the miscarriage of a...

  7. Mat Leave

    fergus51 replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    I was shocked when I first moved to the US and found out they didn't get a year off like we do in

  8. Just curious--do you run TPN with Lipids? From prev. post.

    fergus51 replied to LizRN626's topic in General Nursing

    We do it in the

  9. insensitive ED Doc

    fergus51 replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    If any ER providers are using this as a tool with young women having miscarriages, they are obviously uneducated and untrained for these situations. It IS out of line. It IS NOT

  10. Why are we reluctant to use research based practice

    fergus51 replied to TRichter's topic in Pediatric

    Speaking only from my personal experience, some nurses are just stuck in their ways. It would take an act of God to get some of the nurses I work with to update their knowledge and accept any...

  11. Should BSNs be paid more?

    fergus51 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    They used to get it in my unionized home province too (not anymore since it's the minimum). Union contracts can include differentials for anything including

  12. Should BSNs be paid more?

    fergus51 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    Shhh... Don't tell, but I've never done a rectal temp and I've been a nurse for years... Ok, NOW back to the topic....

  13. My baby got lipid burns

    fergus51 replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Glad to hear it:) Hopefully YOU feel better

  14. Any former med surg nurses who switched to other specialities like L&D

    fergus51 replied to supergirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went pretty much straight into OB as a new nurse (no regrets here either). I've oriented several nurses both with and without previous med-surg experience. Some did well, others didn't. The one...

  15. Should BSNs be paid more?

    fergus51 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    BSN as entry to practice has nothing to do with LPNs or CNAs, so I don't see any reason to even discuss them as far as this issue is concerned. It wouldn't affect them at all. It's now the reality in...

  16. Judgements about big families

    fergus51 replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personal opinions have no place at the bedside. I do think this woman should be VERY well educated about the risks involved with another pregnancy, but only she gets to make that

  17. Breastfeeding after c-section

    fergus51 replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's funny Deb, I've actually always thought the opposite. Smaller hospitals (not rural ones) are the ones I've always seen with these types of

  18. Should BSNs be paid more?

    fergus51 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah... Did I mention I left the province right after that? :rotfl: In the end though, I do recognize that formal education is something people look at when determining pay for different...

  19. U of Southern Indianna?

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Maud?... Well, I'm glad for you that they didn't stick with that one:) I think I would have quit nursing altogether if I had to do med-surg as a new grad. I would've gone home crying everyday cause...

  20. U of Southern Indianna?

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate Students

    :chuckle Fertile Myrtle?! :chuckle That's hilarious! Yeah, my fave instructors all kept up as bedside nurses. I do think it helps to keep up to date with reality. It was hard for me to listen to...

  21. U of Southern Indianna?

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yeah... I'd prefer a non-thesis program myself. I just looked, it's actually 726 per credit hour!!! It's obscene. The BSN is only

  22. U of Southern Indianna?

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I can't imagine giving up my babies completely. Ideally, I'd like to do teaching part time and work NICU or L&D part time. I could always take a travel assignment during the summer eh? I was...

  23. U of Southern Indianna?

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The MSN. Most of the programs I've seen have been about 200-450 per credit hour. Drexel is almost

  24. U of Southern Indianna?

    fergus51 replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate Students

    OMG, I got some stuff from Drexel University and it is sooooo freakin expensive! That one's off the

  25. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    fergus51 replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    Did you explain to her what exactly she was doing and why it could be harmful? I'm only asking because she may have just thought you were a busybody and that she isn't harming her child long term at...