Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Cellphones

    Quickbeam replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hate cell phones and do not have one. Very few of us are that

  2. Nurses , How to afford retirement?

    Quickbeam replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I am a community health nurse (state gov't) with a very generous pension plan. I do not have to pay for this pension at all; it is a benefit. They have also allowed me to buy back years I worked for...

  3. Procedures for Admissions

    Quickbeam replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree that the "haha, he got here on your shift" approach is stupid and counterproductive. It is 24/7. Everywhere I've worked, we've done what we could and left the rest for the next...

  4. Probably a frequent question, but...

    Quickbeam replied to runelord00's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Sadly, it comes up all the

  5. Nurses , How to afford retirement?

    Quickbeam replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    This is a pet issue of mine. When I changed careers to nursing I was horrified at the terrible retirement funding options out there. What pensions existed were a joke. A lot of hospitals had minimal...

  6. Accelerated Nursing Programs

    Quickbeam replied to courtenia's topic in General Students

    Old fossil accelerated grad here...22 years ago! And my BSN program was 12 months. Believe it or not, I felt well prepared for the work place. And now, all those years later, I feel I got an extremely...

  7. Worst doctors orders ever received

    Quickbeam replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Hee! I'm laughing so hard. Only a nurse could understand that sense of "mission

  8. Worst doctors orders ever received

    Quickbeam replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    "Start IV for mother's comfort"..... Kid was late getting home from school, lied about getting hit in the head with a crow (!), mother brought him in to the ER. Kid was fine. Mother demanded child be...

  9. Most memorable thing patient has said to me...

    Quickbeam replied to Nurse Salt's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the early 90's I was working on a pediatric floor that got a lot of hemophilia patients. They were all getting diagnosed with AIDS from contaminated Factor VIII. One particular 16 year old boy...

  10. Questions from Scotland!

    Quickbeam replied to rustyshackleford's topic in General Nursing

    That is much more than you will find with an average US nursing job. Just

  11. Pregnant ICU nurses

    Quickbeam replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not expect to not have to work with or transfer heavy patients. That's unreasonable. The exposure stuff makes sense. I spent my hospital years with a perpetually pregnant staff and if they...

  12. Are nurses changing careers in their mid forties?

    Quickbeam replied to acereporter's topic in General Nursing

    At 31 I went from probation officer to nurse. At 42 I went from hospital nursing to community health nursing (no direct

  13. What if I want to quit the union?

    Quickbeam replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I laughed really hard when I read this! I have been with SEIU, closed shop, for 10 years. I had to pry out of them the process for becoming a "fair share employee" which allows me to get all of about...

  14. Wife with BSN with NO drive, what to do??

    Quickbeam replied to Tony1790's topic in General Nursing

    I've followed this thread with interest since the first post. I really feel for the OP and I'm sorry he finds himself at this point after a lifetime of work. I've worked since I was 14, almost 40...

  15. Nicotine Test

    Quickbeam replied to NurseDianne's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago there was a lot of press about a Michigan business owner who decided to hire only non-smokers and do the testing pre-hire. His reasons were financial and r/t health care costs. I had...

  16. Is this normal management or just my floor?

    Quickbeam replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    The PTO thing is pretty typical in my experience. I was a career changer and I was prepared for most of nursing but unaware of how hard it would be to take (earned) time off. Especially working...

  17. Thinking about nursing school, but I'm not sure if it is right for me??

    Quickbeam replied to maybeanursesoon's topic in General Nursing

    OP, this is something only you can know and maybe only you can overcome. Pre-nursing school, I used to get panic attacks when I had blood drawn. I found that knowledge and familiarity with syringes...

  18. Crrn Exam Help For Dec 2008

    Quickbeam replied to advalRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi. I'm a long time CRRN and I've taken that test twice. Not trying to scare you but I'm a great test taker and I really struggled. Passed both times but didn't walk away feeling I had it aced. Never...

  19. Mandating CRRN Certification

    Quickbeam replied to MNlpn's topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm bumping this thread because I am really curious as to what is happening in the CRRN world these days. I'm certified since 1991 and just renewed. I work as a consultant so I don't have contact with...

  20. Diabetes and School administration

    Quickbeam replied to Chipstar's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100%. As a pediatric nurse I trained hundreds of parents, siblings and grandparents to give shots, dose out insulin and straight cath. In general, invested laypeople do extremely well. I find...

  21. Diabetes and School administration

    Quickbeam replied to Chipstar's topic in General Nursing

    It is going on everywhere. All the teachers I know are upset that they are expected to do skilled nursing tasks for children in their classrooms. My understanding (I'm not in MN) is that this is legal...

  22. Preemies and Knitted/Crocheted Hats

    Quickbeam replied to KEK1984's topic in General Nursing

    Re: wool...I had NIN and 3 other knitting charities (homeless, nursing homes) reject items because they were wool...I was told it was because they can't be put in the dryer....

  23. Preemies and Knitted/Crocheted Hats

    Quickbeam replied to KEK1984's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a knitting nut and you can usually get patterns for making these at your local hospital. FYI: in general they will not take items made out of wool. I've been rejected more than once for wool...

  24. What was your school schedule like, Any Breaks??

    Quickbeam replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    OP, contact your school. Breaks are not a secret. They'll let you know when the program breaks are. Even in an accelerated program we got vacations. I got married and took 2 vacations during my 1 year...

  25. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    Quickbeam replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    When I hit a point in my nursing career that working every Christmas and weekend was annoying, I found another job. When I wanted to work 4 ten hour days and have 3 day weekends, I sought it out. It...