SheenaBeckom

SheenaBeckom has 18 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. Suspend within 1 month of hire

   SheenaBeckom replied to berhaelee's topic in Geriatric

   I can't believe that you were written up after one month of nursing experience. It is absolutely absurd. If I were you I would get the heck away from that facility asap. Every nurse has made a rookie mistake and believe me you will never make it ag...

2. How to get experience

   SheenaBeckom replied to oostephanieoo's topic in Career Support

   I worked as a school nurse for 4 years and throughout that time I worked for a long term care facility every other weekend and on summer breaks. I already had my hospital experience right after nursing school so I already had my skills. I just neede...

3. Do you need med surge for the first 2 years?

   SheenaBeckom replied to Samt9's topic in Career Support

   The reason you are encouraged to start your career in the hospital is for the experience. You receive additional training and that is where most of your clinical skills will be used. Most nurses develop the skills they need to carry them through th...

4. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

   SheenaBeckom replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   I agree that rules are an absolutely necessary but they have to be bent at times. I think what you did was done out of love and compassion. I know that bringing a smile to my residents face is one of the most rewarding things. Just knowing that if...

5. How/where to make best lpn money?

   SheenaBeckom replied to northmississippi's topic in LPN/LVN

   I have been an LPN since 1997 and I have worked in several different areas of nursing. I started my career in a hospital on the Medical floor, then to a School Nurse, Long Term Care, Wound Care Coordinate, Primary Care Nurse for a Surgeon back to Lo...

6. Starting IVs

   SheenaBeckom replied to Scarlettz's topic in Med-Surg

   Hopefully the facility you start your career with will offer a.continuing education course on IV and central lines. Watching a seasoned nurse insert an IV a few times and having them let you feel the veins, the where and why's of that site and tellin...