Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Anyone gone from the engineering field to nursing?

    Quickbeam replied to lmf2006's topic in General Nursing

    There were 3 engineers in my class in nursing school. All 3 said that the transition from a clean quiet work environment to the frenzy of nursing care was a shock. I remember this so well (it's been...

  2. Getting 12 hour shifts on unit

    Quickbeam replied to jannrn's topic in General Nursing

    Been there....I worked 10 years as an 8 hour full time night nurse. I loved it. I didn't have 12 hours in me. Never have. Many of the places I worked had a mix of both schedules. Almost all have gone...

  3. Career Advice - Please Help!

    Quickbeam replied to struggling_student's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest that your career options in nursing administration would be limited by not having an RN. In some places I've lived, you would not be qualified to be a nurse manager even with graduate...

  4. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Quickbeam replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    OMG...so wrong yet I'm laughing up a lung. BTW, you can absolutely fire someone with an ADA recognized disability. I've done it. If the person is NOT capable of doing the essential functions of the...

  5. Average salary i can expect...

    Quickbeam replied to Peanut27's topic in California Nursing

    For OP...just a very friendly word of caution....L&D (Maternity) can be a difficult area to get into. Half my nursing school class only wanted L&D and just one person ended up in it. I'd...

  6. Hyperglycemia

    Quickbeam replied to MeryMellen's topic in Emergency

    I over see health issues as they have to do with driving for my state. I do have a problem with people driving with a BS in the 400 and 500 range. Especially commercial drivers. Many of these folks...

  7. Working for Indian Health Services?

    Quickbeam replied to azerrn's topic in General Nursing

    This was what I wanted to do with my BSN but...it is not easy to work for IHS if you are not native. There is preferential hiring. You may want to think of what you can offer to make yourself stand...

  8. Do you know a nurse who has had their license taken away for unsafe practice?

    Quickbeam replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    So true! My first experience with a drug diverting nurse was awful...the entire floor was suspect and we were scrutinized for months. When the person was caught she was sent to a 3 month rehab (all...

  9. When patients lie about rides.....

    Quickbeam replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm a community health nurse with a state DOT and I oversee health and driving issues. I'm the first person the newspapers call when one of the above examples occurs. Or when someone with diabetes...

  10. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Quickbeam replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    May I just say bravo! for this observation. I worked peds for over a decade and it seems to draw well meaning people who know *spit* about pediatric care. "Oh, I just love KIDS!" ain't enough. The...

  11. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Quickbeam replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift in pediatrics for over 10 years. We were always short staffed and the physical plant was huge so you ran miles all night. I worked with an older (60's) nurse who had come back to...

  12. what to do if I need pre-reqs?

    Quickbeam replied to dreamer83's topic in General Nursing

    I was once in your shoes...I ended up taking pre-req classes at 4 different universities! Look at community colleges for bargains.....I got my chemistry/child development/nutrition/A&P out of the...

  13. What do I do? (long)

    Quickbeam replied to ChrgRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is absolutely the case in my state in matters of work place discipline as well as work related injuries. I once had the opportunity to be a night charge on a brand new unit. The policy against...

  14. Job Hunting - I don't understand

    Quickbeam replied to Pupnshnooter's topic in General Nursing

    I did hire/fire as a nurse manager for years. In this NOT warm climate, I had people come in in cut offs, tube tops, curlers, drunk, high...demanding to know where their office and secretary would be!...

  15. injured and dissolutioned

    Quickbeam replied to workinmom7's topic in General Nursing

    Have you explored all your rights under Worker's Comp? It varies from state to state but where I live, you'd be retrained or headhunted to a job you found acceptable within your permanent...

  16. 7 years to become an RN in California

    Quickbeam replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad that worked for you. I'm not from California and was denied any aid for an ADN program (1986) because I had no children. I couldn't even get funding for an LPN program! For me, the...

  17. Working night shift on daylight savings day-paid for 12 or 13 hours?

    Quickbeam replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Nursing Career

    I worked this shift, for 15 years. I always got paid actual hours worked, 13. Same with Spring; we'd get paid for 11. It's a common topic of discussion amongst night shifters. I have...

  18. I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    Quickbeam replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, what about paradigm-shifting? I had to sit through an 8 hour lecture on that for a job in the 90's. Someone chuckled all the way to the bank on that! Seriously, these are so

  19. maybe I WONT go into nursing!

    Quickbeam replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Im my program we did practice injections on one another. Re: the narcotic blame issue...I've worked 2 places where an RN was diverting drugs. Suspicion does cast upon everyone but in each case the...

  20. 7 years to become an RN in California

    Quickbeam replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    This is true...aid really becomes non-existent once you have a bachelor's in anything and want to get a different one. I did find it was cheaper for me to go to an accelerated BSN program than it...

  21. How To Say No

    Quickbeam replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    For years, my husband and I dreaded the flashing light on the answering machine. Then we hit on a brilliant idea...why even have one? My family is dead and he is not close to his. We hated the thing....

  22. Ever do a flu shot clinic?

    Quickbeam replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I used to do these when I was an Occ Health nurse. My Company would hire me out and I'd do hundreds at a time. Easy money. You will get some whiners ("Ow! Needles never hurt me like that! You did it...

  23. "Honey"

    Quickbeam replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I try and lead by example. I use respectful speech and formal address. What people call me? I let it go. It does bother me when people are overly familiar with

  24. What else can I do with a BSN beside bedside nursing

    Quickbeam replied to Ayonti's topic in Nursing Career

    Not to repeat myself from the other thread but I'm in community health and I love it. Tricky jobs to find, usually government. I'd urge you to find out where and how your state and town do their job...

  25. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    Quickbeam replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    The non-hospital jobs out there are really varied. They may or may not pay less than hospital work. They can also be competitive. For my community health nurse job, there were 50 applicants, many with...