Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Phone calls

    Quickbeam replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked on a pediatric floor for 5 years and we got direct calls from the public all night, every night. We gave no clinical information or advice whatsoever. There was no way that was ever going to...

  2. Can they force me to do it?

    Quickbeam replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most hospitals can and do force nurses to float to other units. In their eyes, it is a license. Even hospitals I worked at with a "no float " policy ended up floating people after a while. Once I was...

  3. No weekend nsg jobs- any ideas?

    Quickbeam replied to DebraLadigoski's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I forgot to add this to my post and it is a very important point. I'm sure someone here found a job that was routine hours/fabulous pay but not in my experience. Employers know that nurses want...

  4. Can a LPN work in L & D?

    Quickbeam replied to steph23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I asked a friend of mine who is a CNM (I am not nor have I ever been an OB nurse...)...she said that she doesn't know of any hospitals in my state that have LPNs in L&D. Some have some long term...

  5. No weekend nsg jobs- any ideas?

    Quickbeam replied to DebraLadigoski's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a community health/public safety nurse and I work (full time) Monday through Thursday. NO weekends/night/holidays/on-call/supervising others/covering maternity leaves! Be prepared to be...

  6. Should I chose accelerated or traditional program?

    Quickbeam replied to Marie1031's topic in General Nursing

    I chose an accelerated program because of opportunity cost...being out of the workforce was a huge issue for me and I needed to get back to earning ASAP. If I had had bags of money I'd have probably...

  7. How long did you wait.....

    Quickbeam replied to curetheworld's topic in General Nursing

    I took a job immediately after graduation as a GN. I then stayed on after I passed the NCLEX. Back then it was quite a haul from GN to RN time wise. Why wait? To give yourself a breather? A few people...

  8. nursing school and marriage

    Quickbeam replied to e_zapanta's topic in General Nursing

    I saw quite a few "wife dumps husband" scenarios after graduation. Not during school,

  9. After nursing, what other career or area in nursing to look into?

    Quickbeam replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    I always hesitate to respond to posts like this until I know why the OP wants to quit nursing. If it is the hospital environment that is the problem, there are a lot of other options...case mgt,...

  10. Hospitals That Phase Out LPNs

    Quickbeam replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    A hospital I worked at 20 years ago phased out LPNs at that time (1988). They still do not have LPNs. However, the burden on the RN staff has skyrocketed. The better RN to patient ratio that was...

  11. nursing school and marriage

    Quickbeam replied to e_zapanta's topic in General Nursing

    I got married during nursing school. We survived (22 years now). He still gets a full body shudder if anyone mentions "pharmacology". He helped me get up for clinicals, study and keep my focus. I...

  12. Nuns in University

    Quickbeam replied to Doctor Guazzo's topic in General Nursing

    I got my nursing degree 20+ years ago at a Catholic university and there were no nuns teaching. When I was in clinical practice in the 1980's, I had a nun/RN working with me on a pediatric unit. This...

  13. doing rounds on 11-7

    Quickbeam replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for a lot of years both as a CNA and as an RN. I often used a headlamp, a maglite flashlight or a combination of both. What I was shooting for was a high quality light that was very...

  14. What surprised you most in nursing school?

    Quickbeam replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    It's been a long time but I do know I was surprised by two things: 1. How much OTC stuff people took for their bowels (I grew up in a nearly medication-free home) 2. How unbelievably competitive...

  15. Drug abuser coming back to work

    Quickbeam replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    Gossip is never helpful so I hear you there. The one big surprise in my nursing career was how often this issue would come up. My first experience was horrible and that made it more difficult for me...

  16. Do your nursing supervisors do anything?

    Quickbeam replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

    From tirednursedude: What scares me..... really scares me..... is the nurse supervisor who has never actually practiced nursing! I had many of those in my day. Maybe it is better now, I don't know....

  17. Out of Town Coworkers (long) Should it be my problem?

    Quickbeam replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that people who work far from where they live (which includes me) should not be bringing that fact into workplace assignment discussions. It is irrelevant and a

  18. How lengthy is your commute?

    Quickbeam replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a commuter. I drive 104 miles round trip every work day. It is about 55 minutes going in and 1 hour 15 minutes coming home. I've done this for 9 years. I do this for a job which gives me very low...

  19. No Workers Comp coverage?

    Quickbeam replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I was a work comp case manager for years and my company worked in several states. Every state is completely different. Some states make WC cover legitimate injuries soup to nuts and pay out cash...

  20. I have ADHD.Can I be a nurse?

    Quickbeam replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to pile on but I did want to add one thing about the money issue....nursing has really horrible wage compression. What that means is that very often the wage you make at 20 years...

  21. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    In my role as nurse for my state Dept. of Transportation: "Hi. Yes. I took your father's driver's license away. I'm sure he DOES love to drive. No, threatening me with legal action will not change my...

  22. I HATE nursing! (any suggestions)

    Quickbeam replied to Nursinghaze's topic in General Nursing

    I applaud the OP's honesty, too. I have an aunt who is a nurse and she told me before I went to school that she hated every single minute that she worked as a nurse. She's 70 now but married the first...

  23. Help with pediatric clinic

    Quickbeam replied to Cinthyaisabel's topic in General Nursing

    In my state (I'm a Dept of Transportation nurse) car seat info is available through the DMV or State Patrol. You should be able to get tons of free information on car seats since the federal...

  24. Nurse Assistant BEFORE school

    Quickbeam replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone on this thread said it was a must-do. It was just a question as to what people who DID work as a NA before hand got out of

  25. Nurse Assistant BEFORE school

    Quickbeam replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I did many years of nursing assistant work before I got to be an RN. So did many people on this board. For me, it made me comfortable with the rhythm of 24/7 health care...there is a flow, things that...