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  1. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We definitely agree on that one! I had actually never even heard of floating before I moved to the US as a new grad years ago. Everywhere I have worked in Canada, each unit staffed itself so it was...

  2. Floating after 4 hours?

    fergus51 replied to rnjoy's topic in Travel

    This happns in our unit if someone is coming in at 11pm. The traveller who starts at 7pm will look after the patients, but when the regular staff member comes she'll take them and the traveller...

  3. Why don't nursing schools offer ICU electives?

    fergus51 replied to Roland's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you are interested in ICU nursing, why not take the initiative and take distance courses yourself? I did these in addition to my nursing program courses because I knew I wanted to work in a...

  4. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only made that comment because EVERY parent who cosleeps obviously thinks that they would never roll over on their baby or they wouldn't do it in the first place. Yet some people do roll over on...

  5. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :chuckle Well, I hope everyone takes my comment as polite because that's how I meant it

  6. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the only problem is when hospital policy allows unsafe acts (like floating nurses to specialties they are unsafe in). The individual nurse can still refuse, but then she is risking losing her...

  7. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not trying to be argumentative, but it strikes me as odd that everyone thinks they are such light sleepers that there is no possibility that they could roll over on their infant. I'm sure none of the...

  8. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Floating is my pet peeve in nursing. Just because it's in your pod, doesn't mean it's safe. We get PICU floats to our NICU and we've had several incidents because of it. I'm lucky that I've never had...

  9. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That may be true in your experience, but it hasn't been my experience anywhere I have worked. Our hospitals provide lactation consultants, we have "mother's milk" support meetings once a week, nurses...

  10. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1: formula isn't an equivalent to MacDonalds. It's a healthy food. It isn't the healthIEST, but it isn't crap either. 2. Of course we encourage bf in the NICU because of NEC and for a variety of other...

  11. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm with you SMK1. Like I said, I've seen SEVERAL admits to the NICU for ineffective breastfeeding, two of which required exchange transfusions because the babies were so jaundiced. That's a risky...

  12. Why so many quit during first year?

    fergus51 replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It seems to me that some of the fault lies with schools. I know my school and my niece's (she graduated in 2002) had students taking a full load of patients in their senior practicum and using their...

  13. Stop bashing men, please

    fergus51 replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean "if"? There are probably a thousand posts on this bb talking about how women are catty and that's why nursing is in the bad state it is. We're catty, gossippy, unassertive, passive...

  14. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Parents who are exhausted can be just as dangerous as those who are medicated. Unfortunately that covers A LOT of new

  15. New Grad Burnt Out after 3mnths

    fergus51 replied to joey1967's topic in International Nursing

    File a grievance for any actions that are against the contract and find another

  16. On my way to BC!!

    fergus51 replied to UK2BCnurse's topic in International Nursing

    I live in California now (long story...). Believe me, it makes Vancouver look positively cheap! I found Vancouver livable and could afford the lifestyle Fiona talked about partly because I was near...

  17. Co-sleeping?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most SIDS deaths occur in cribs because most babies sleep in cribs. This is the main problem I have with cosleeping: "Infants should sleep on firm surfaces, clean surfaces, in the absence of smoke,...

  18. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Trying to make parents feel guilty for formula feeding is disgusting IMO. First of all, it isn't our place to berrate them for making a decision that will produce a healthy living child (I don't know...

  19. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it's sad so many women are pressured into one way of feeding and made to feel inadequate if they can't breastfeed. It's to the point where we had a mother of triplets who had a breast...

  20. On my way to BC!!

    fergus51 replied to UK2BCnurse's topic in International Nursing

    I used to live and work in Vancouver and miss it a lot sometimes. There are TONS of foreign nurses, and I always worked with lots of Brits in maternity and NICU. I'm sure you'll be well received. I...

  21. Con-Ed in Alberta and NB

    fergus51 replied to kristen38's topic in International Nursing

    Mount Royal in Alberta offers continuing education courses for RNs in specialty areas. http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca is their website I think. You can do their courses by distance as

  22. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm just not sure the exact circumstances of her/his hospital to begin with because I notice music mentionned committees specifically, but didn't say anything about unlicensed personell. Every place...

  23. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    fergus51 replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    This is why I was asking if there were any new studies out showing a link. We often discuss immunization with the parents on our unit and I don't want to be giving them outdated information....

  24. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's assuming that music's hospital management WAS horrible to begin with. They may not have been. Some places have administrators who aren't shortsighted and a union is never necessary (unless the...

  25. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    fergus51 replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I'm not a "naysayer" MTP, just someone who cares about research before I can claim something and I want to stay current. They've been talking about this possible link for years and years, so I'm...