Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I left a profession that limited my geographic mobility (tight residency restrictions) to retool as a nurse. It was a huge eye opener to go from respect, dignity and an office to being dumped on,...

  2. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You aren’t wrong. I am a career change RN, from a professional Criminal Justice career. Nothing prepared me for the really blue collar, clock punching, massive forced OT and floating exhaustion. I...

  3. Want to go back to school to become a nurse - Where do I start?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    One thing to consider is an accelerated BSN program. I had a prior degree and went back to school for nursing. I did my pre-reason at night school and then went to an accelerated program for my BSN....

  4. How to deal with a bully patient?

    Quickbeam replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    As a rehab nurse who got floated to unfamiliar units all the time in my clinical career, I can say this thinking accounts for a lot of my horrible

  5. Why do LPNs only make $40K per year?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I went to an accelerated nursing program and got my BSN in one (very hard) year. I was a career changer with a BS in another field and could not afford to be out of work for more than 1 year. This was...

  6. I want interactions with patients but not bedside : Suggestions?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am a nurse case manager. My suggestion would be to mix in some field tasks with the telephonic case management. My company went in that direction and the mix really keeps you in touch with

  7. Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Quickbeam replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was also a career change RN; I left a career with a tight residency requirement that was going to make marriage very difficult. I dreamed of portability and a licensed skill set. I had no idea I was...

  8. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    Quickbeam replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my state there are no easy correctional nursing jobs. I was a PM nurse at a medium-max correctional facility. I was one RN for 700 inmates. I had to dispense from the pharmacy, do all the intakes,...

  9. Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Quickbeam replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a Boomer. In my mothers time, she literally was not told she had cancer by agreement between the MD and my father. Having seen that first hand, there was no way I was going to allow a paternal...

  10. What Do You Do When Co-Worker Falls Asleep on Night Shift?

    Quickbeam replied to NightNerd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was a straight 8 hour full time night nurse for most of my career. I guess my experience varied from others who posted as we always had a bare minimum of staffing. Either as a floor or charge nurse...

  11. When is the Right Time to Leave First Job - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'd say take the job if offered. You need to look out after you. My first job out of school was on a pediatrics floor starting January 1. We ended up having to move to another state December of that...

  12. I Want to Work Remotely

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm a 30 year RN and I do case management. I'd love to work part time (I'm 62) and from home. However the job that I have is rigid on those points. They want 5 days a week in the office at specific...

  13. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    Quickbeam replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a salaried RN case manager and I make 100K a year. However I have 30 years of experience. I live in the Midwest in a modest cost

  14. Merry Christmas, Little Angel

    Quickbeam replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Who paid for all this care? Just curious, not

  15. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have another one. "No vacation approved from 11/15 to 1/15 every year". I was unable to go home for Christmas even one year during my 20 hospital years. Mandated floating and double shifts. No other...

  16. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Quickbeam replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I trained a lot of this age new nurses. I found them to be willing to work hard but most had never had any kind of job before so boundaries of work were new to them. Mostly, I had to tell them they...

  17. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Quickbeam replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    My accelerated BSN program was 25% people who wanted to be surgical/OR nurses. They all felt that the curriculum was 80% not relevant to their career goals. It's too bad there is not a more...

  18. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Quickbeam replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for 30 years and was an NA for 10 before that, working my way through my first degree working in nursing homes. What I hear now from nursing students and young nurses is: "get a year...

  19. Career Changer - Resources?

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Just wanted to add that it is so much easier to transition to nursing as a second career now. In 1986 there were 5 accelerated BSN programs in the country! The educational process still probably seems...

  20. I hate nursing

    Quickbeam replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    This is an excellent reply. I am in catastrophic case management and have been for almost 20 years. Most of the people I hire have very pragmatic reasons for wanting away from bedside care. As long as...

  21. Union gave away random drug testing

    Quickbeam replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    THC is usually the most problematic issue since it lingers. Any prescription drugs can be reviewed by the

  22. I hate nursing

    Quickbeam replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as the only RN at a state home for people with profound developmental and intellectual impairments. Everyone else in my building was an LPN. They all were long time employees and loved their...

  23. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    Quickbeam replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Your experience is much like mine. I had a career before nursing with a 4 year degree. Due to marriage and portability I went back to school and got my BSN at 30. I am now over 60. My biggest memory...

  24. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    Quickbeam replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI, if you are going the graduate degree route, get someone else to pay for it. MSNs are long and very expensive. My circle of nurse friends is littered with those who thought a MSN was the...

  25. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    Quickbeam replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to add that the high pressure push for 12 hour shifts has made the decision of my peers to retire early a no brainer. Even in my 50s I had 8 hours in me, no problem. Employer after employer...