Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. My Poor Hands have been Washed Raw

    Quickbeam replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bleeding, blistering hands plagued my early nursing career. I have to agree with upthread about seeing a dermatologist. For me, it made a huge difference. I was allergic to talc in the gloves. Powder...

  2. Case Management Qualifications

    Quickbeam replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

    I was a case manager for 5 years. I had 10 years of acute care experience going in. More importantly, I had a prior career as a probation officer and had handled both a case load and routine office...

  3. Celsius and Fahrenheit

    Quickbeam replied to punkstar's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in high school I remember a "Metric '70!" campaign. Hee! I was a freshman and the tone was that by 1970 everything everywhere would be metric and we'd love

  4. Are accelerated programs fair?

    Quickbeam replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a second degree accelerated BSN program 20+ years ago. I had a full first BS degree PLUS 5 years of pre-reqs in night school while I worked. I think I literally had 200 undergrad...

  5. Get pregnant now or later???

    Quickbeam replied to Tysmommy's topic in General Nursing

    With my fellow students in and after nursing school, it was all over the map. In our small class, two got pregnant during school, dropped out and never finished. Three had babies right after...

  6. Working holidays and weekends

    Quickbeam replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    I never minded working holidays as long as it was fair. No dumping on the singles just because you had a baby. There's always someone with a new baby. However, a BSN will help the OP find work that...

  7. Has anyone taken the CRRN exam lately?

    Quickbeam replied to underpaidrn's topic in General Nursing

    Re: insurance changes....in the early 1990's, reimursement for in-patient rehab stays was excellent. Free standing rehab units popped up all over the landscape and there were a ton of CRRNs. When the...

  8. Any Nurses With RA?? How do you Cope?

    Quickbeam replied to grbrico's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have RA (JRA, actually...just feel silly still using the "J"). I did hospital work for many years. As my joints deteriorated, I planned out a non-lifting career path. I did case mgt for a while and...

  9. Is it all political?

    Quickbeam replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a male dominated profession before nursing. Most of the issues are the same. For me the big difference is that the stressors of a 24/7 occupation bring out a different set of problems for...

  10. Dressing for Halloween?

    Quickbeam replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I personally dislike health care professionals wearing seasonal costumes. I'd rather the environment be decorated if that's desired. I was a Peds nurse for many years and I think dressing up in...

  11. Has anyone taken the CRRN exam lately?

    Quickbeam replied to underpaidrn's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Hi there, CRRN here! I took the test twice...once on paper and once to re-up my certification. By then it was computerized. I've been certified for 14 years, still am. My advice? Get the core...

  12. Is this a HIPPA violation?

    Quickbeam replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    It's HIPAA. I'm only saying this because I saw a presentation done last week by a physician who was mortified that he got this wrong on his PowerPoint presentation. To the topic, I think all health...

  13. Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    Quickbeam replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I love Florence and all but I refused to take the pledge on religious grounds ("take no oaths"). My school was a bit flustered by that but got over it. Everybody survived. People are really still...

  14. Christian Scientists in LDR/PP

    Quickbeam replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is a powerful book: "God's Perfect Child" by Caroline Fraser. It is now out of print but widely available used (Amazon, etc.). It is a wonderfully written book about the history of Christian...

  15. What are the most laid back nursing jobs?

    Quickbeam replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    It's a fascinating topic. I'm a community health nurse and I recently had a nursing student shadow me. I run a hot line (crisis calls about older and health impaired drivers), craft state policy, do...

  16. This just infuriates me!

    Quickbeam replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at one facility where everyone planned their pregnancies around getting Christmas off. We'd be 30% down before we'd even get the schedule up. My family is 1200 miles away and I wanted to know...

  17. How can I negotiate in my interview?

    Quickbeam replied to little sweets's topic in General Nursing

    I think it helps to know if the things you want are even possible at the hospital you want to work at. Fact finding first is helpful. Also, despite a lot of columns in business journals that tell...

  18. Paramedics in Nursing

    Quickbeam replied to csistudent's topic in General Nursing

    As tempting as it is to bemoan your fate, I'd suggest getting over the disparity in training issue as soon as possible. Nursing is just rife with it. There are more ways to become an RN now than I...

  19. RNs with Bad Credit

    Quickbeam replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    The last three RN friends I talked to had all had credit checks done for new employment in the last year. I just went to a seminar on employment law and I guess it is coming like a tidal wave. I just...

  20. Over 40 and working nights?

    Quickbeam replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    For most of my 40's I worked straight nights, full time. I loved it. I only stopped because I needed to leave hospital nursing for health reasons (RA). I'm a community health nurse now and get up at...

  21. Christian Scientists in LDR/PP

    Quickbeam replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My opinion based on my study of this denomination: One of the reasons some of the tenets of CS may seem illogical is that it was a faith founded by one person in the 1800's. When Mary Baker Eddy got a...

  22. RN question to CMA's (tell me it ain't so)

    Quickbeam replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a position where people ask my advice a lot about nursing education. If someone asks me, I always tell them to go LPN as opposed to MA. I know there are some great MA programs out there but at...

  23. Phd Nursing vs MD financially

    Quickbeam replied to thenurse2b08's topic in General Nursing

    I make more money with my BSN than every PhD nurse I know. There are lots of perks with academic life but salaries for nursing faculty aren't usually too great. NPs in my state make more than I do...

  24. Accelerated Nursing Programs

    Quickbeam replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    This was not my experience. I am 21 years out of my 2nd degree accelerated BSN program. I received a fabulous education that well prepared me for my nursing career. In addition, my program made sure I...

  25. Accelerated Nursing Programs

    Quickbeam replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    I'd check with the program you have in mind. My accelerated BSN program had about 20% students who had just graduated with their first degree when our program started. No way had they completed before...