Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

    Quickbeam replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I realized that. I felt it was helpful to offer information that was relevant. I still feel it was a germane

  2. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

    Quickbeam replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    I just read an article the other day about people who use medical marijuana. Specifically, they highlighted a stockbroker who is one of the last remaining people in the federal medical marijuana trial...

  3. highly educated, but underpaid?

    Quickbeam replied to bostongal's topic in General Nursing

    glasgow3, I feel your pain. I changed careers to nursing about the same time frame you mention. Nursing education was horrific. Rigid. Unyielding. I went to night school for 5 years (in addition to my...

  4. highly educated, but underpaid?

    Quickbeam replied to bostongal's topic in General Nursing

    My experience as well. I specifically avoided prestigious programs that skipped the BSN because I wanted something in my hand after the initial part of the program. I felt direct entry programs kind...

  5. Do additional college degrees help when looking for a nursing job?

    Quickbeam replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. This was very hard for me to get beyond. On the other hand, I find the academic side of nursing unbelievably cloistered. My experiences with Sigma Theta Tau left me feeling these people...

  6. How does your facility define "Lateness to work"

    Quickbeam replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I really do not see this as a generational thing. I feel it is a personality trait. I also saw some of the worst offenders use the crutch of their kids/grandkids as a reason for lateness on a daily...

  7. ANYONE else having a HORRIBLE education experience???

    Quickbeam replied to gemini81sg's topic in General Nursing

    The only way I know of to survive nursing school is to keep your head down, off the radar, passing from their ranks after graduation. Once you graduate they can never bother you again. Almost everyone...

  8. Any Wisconsin Nurses?

    Quickbeam replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    Just had to say that today, 4/11/07, it is snowing like crazy in Madison and we are supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow. I wear wool clothes 10 months out of the year (and I'm a transplant but a...

  9. Ummm..not sure how to ask this but who has experience "digging out" a patient?

    Quickbeam replied to LucyLu's topic in General Nursing

    Even nursing homes don't do this much anymore. Back in the 70's when I was a CNA, the RNs did this every day. Now? My LTC friends say it is almost never done

  10. How does your facility define "Lateness to work"

    Quickbeam replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am of the belief that this is irrelevant. Many times I was the only one who ever showed up at my unit on time ready to work and was told "it's so easy for you, we have children". My mother worked...

  11. Do additional college degrees help when looking for a nursing job?

    Quickbeam replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    I was a career changer and had 2 degrees (BS, MA) prior to getting my BSN. They were completely unrelated to nursing. They did not help me at all. In all the jobs I've held, no one (save my present...

  12. Friend in Hospital

    Quickbeam replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    There is something to be said for professional objectivity. A nurse often might spend more time with that person on their assignment and not as much with the others in their care. Also, it is unfair...

  13. Jobs for disabled nurses

    Quickbeam replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    I have a mobility impairment (due to JRA) and work as a community heath nurse. I could do my job in a wheelchair, which may be necessary in a few years. I'm not sure what awaits a new RN with a...

  14. Quit current career

    Quickbeam replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion...I changed careers and actually took a hit financially my first years as a nurse. 2-3 % raises every year would be fabulous...I've never gotten that in my 20 years in nursing. Nursing also...

  15. any ma's to rn in ohio

    Quickbeam replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not in Ohio, but I know several people who had to start from square one in their MA to RN path. Very unfortunate and a less than efficient use of their tuition dollars. Education seems to be very much...

  16. Bad Back

    Quickbeam replied to creature's topic in General Nursing

    I was a Worker's Compensation RN case manager for years. I take no offense! I can tell you a few things about the system. First off, you need to get to know your state laws. They differ widely. In my...

  17. Easter considered holiday at your facility?

    Quickbeam replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My state used to give employees a half day for Good Friday but they were sued and were forced to eliminate that. In my 35 years of full time work I've never been anywhere that considered Easter a...

  18. ?'s about IHS nursing

    Quickbeam replied to Mandylou's topic in General Nursing

    FYI:There is a native health thread under the specialty issues. That might be of some use. I very much wanted to pursue this career path myself (and did many of my clinical rotations on reservations)....

  19. How has nursing changed since you started working as a nurse?

    Quickbeam replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    For me over 30 years the biggest change has been in acuity, everywhere. When I was a CNA at nursing homes in the early 70's, half our population were retirees without anything really wrong with them....

  20. Elopement, told by DON not to document

    Quickbeam replied to ALF_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with ALFs throughout my state and see a common trend....families wanting loved ones to stay in a less than safe environment long after their condition warranted a trip to a more supervised...

  21. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    Quickbeam replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    This thread has given me waking nightmares of my years in pediatrics....8 hour night shifts in a central city hospital. 75 % of our floor admits were midnight to 7 AM. No... we, weren't staffed for it...

  22. On call for free?

    Quickbeam replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I'd not do that kind of on call work as an hourly employee without being paid. I have done it as a salaried employee where I knew going in it was a piece of the

  23. On call for free?

    Quickbeam replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    OP, are these nurses salaried vs hourly paid? That would put a different spin on

  24. Ethical Dilemma Concerning Commitment to Work

    Quickbeam replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen people in the free standing rehab/assisted living/hospice field have grand visions they just couldn't make happen. I also saw a lot of very nice staff follow these dreamers off a cliff, job...

  25. Bachelors in ???

    Quickbeam replied to SunnyAZRN's topic in General Nursing

    A word of caution....I have several friends who got bachelor degrees in other fields..."health administration" etc...only to later find out it did not substitute for a BSN requirement. Look at what...