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  1. Is 40k/yr reasonable?

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

    I don't think nursing and teaching are actually comparable in terms of job responsibilities and that's what should determine

  2. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So, if I say my unit is a great unit it's only because of my paycheck? It couldn't be because I really think my unit is great? If a doctor says I need surgery it's only because he wants to bill me for...

  3. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How is that a conflict of interest? You can be a staff nurse and working for CNA and going to a party promoting unity between the hospital staff and CNA, I would expect CNA reps to be there. I think...

  4. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    fergus51 replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    Nursing salaries vary widely across the country. A new grad in San Francisco will start at about $30 an hour, in Kansas they may start at $16. I don't know many new grads who started at 60K a year...

  5. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Being sued doesn't mean someone is a bad provider unfortunately. It can often just mean parents are mad because things weren't perfect. Also, there are some things a hospital offers that a midwife...

  6. How should I go about going to job interviews having two little kids?

    fergus51 replied to estrogen's topic in Nursing Career

    Yep :chuckle That's the downside of the choice you made to be a mom. Everything has a downside, but I'm sure the ups outweigh them

  7. How should I go about going to job interviews having two little kids?

    fergus51 replied to estrogen's topic in Nursing Career

    It may not be pc, but I would think the same thing as the previous poster. Job interviews are for making a good first impression and you don't want that first impression to be "I couldn't find anyone...

  8. Filipino Nurses

    fergus51 replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    Personally, I'll rag on the foreigners for their poor English once the Americans start speaking properly as

  9. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    fergus51 replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    LOL! I've never known an ER nurse that wanted to be around for deliveries:) In every hospital I've been in they call OB as soon as any pregnant women came through the door, so the pregnant woman was...

  10. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    fergus51 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Cheerfuldoer, the unions ARE nurses working for the betterment of patients and nurses. Maybe you don't like them, but that doesn't change the fact that many nurses do and they have accomplished a LOT,...

  11. Women's Reactions to L&D Nurses Outside the Hospital

    fergus51 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I get it too. Sometimes I learn from their stories. Sometimes I just want to be spared the stories ("I was in labor for 165 hours and the baby was 10lbs, but 4 months premature"...."Uh

  12. Too much pain and suffering to get screwed this close to getting my RN pin

    fergus51 replied to rrw365's topic in General Nursing

    This may be a regional thing, but many new grads are expected to pretty much be on their own within 4 shifts after they graduate in Canada if they are going to be working on a regular floor. Students...

  13. Curious as to how many NICU nurses have previous personal experience in the NICU

    fergus51 replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well I stayed there for 18 days while they waited for my adoption to go through (I was healthy)... Maybe that's what drew me to the area as a

  14. So many questions..

    fergus51 replied to Cherry2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've worked L&D in Canada and I believe the SOGC guidelines are to offer inductions after 41 weeks and strongly encourage them after 42 weeks simply because the mortality and morbidity rates rise...

  15. horizontal abuse,in-figting among our peers

    fergus51 replied to James Garrity's topic in Men in Nursing

    That isn't true in my experience. I'll leave it at

  16. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    fergus51 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    I wouldn't have a problem with him just saying they are sometimes overprescribed. I do have a problem with him making it seem like meds are never necessary. We have a few medicated people in my family...

  17. put me on ccu

    fergus51 replied to zuchRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    I think that's completely unsafe and unprofessional. I have worked with floats and agency nurses in that position before and the common denominator is that they don't realize how much they don't

  18. Re-entry frustration

    fergus51 replied to lmhgn's topic in International Nursing

    Either learn to ignore it or seek another placement. My hospital experience in the US involves several run ins like you and Mark describe and our unit has a reputation for having those kinds of...

  19. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    fergus51 replied to imkw_np's topic in California Nursing

    I don't think it was ONLY CNA nurses that got the ratios into law, but let's face it, they were the primary reason, the most vocal group and they are the only ones taking Ahnold to court to maintain...

  20. Tagging HIV status in chart?

    fergus51 replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU

    LOL! I'd probably still freak a bit too Cali, but also wash right away. I don't know about you, but I'm in my late 20s and can't remember a world before HIV. Because of that we've all been completely...

  21. Tagging HIV status in chart?

    fergus51 replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU

    Exactly. HIV patients don't need any special precautions unless they are very sick and then it's to protect them, not the healthcare worker. I have seen some of the most ignorant and bigotted...

  22. Ordering from the States

    fergus51 replied to Dratz's topic in International Nursing

    I used to order from scrubsbydesign.com and their rates were reasonable from what I remember. Now that I live in the US I don't have to worry about it.... But, with the Canadian dollar being so high,...

  23. Tagging HIV status in chart?

    fergus51 replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU

    My problem with it is too many nurses are ignorant about HIV. They are judgemental and have no idea how it is actually spread. I hate to say that, but I've seen it over and over again. If you are...

  24. Serving the doctors?

    fergus51 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have on occasion directed docs to things they needed. If I have 2 patients and I'm busy with one, the doc is going to have to get his gloves himself. I actually had a surgeon come to examine one of...

  25. NICU or Med-Surg 1st?

    fergus51 replied to AliceMay's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Like I said, I've been offered several adult ICU positions because of my NICU experience so it can definitely be a stepping stone to adult ICU. I would never actually work adult ICU, but every time I...