Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

    Quickbeam replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in General Nursing

    I was asked to define what I meant by overt racism. By that I mean using racial slurs in every day speech or making ignorant comments about other races in daily conversation....comments about African...

  2. need help on choosing an accelerated BSN

    Quickbeam replied to orientalgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there! I graduated from an accelerated BSN program 20 years ago (when there were only 5 in the US!). I can tell you they were far more interested in my 4.0 pre-req GPA than what I had gotten in...

  3. Advice needed on "accelerated nursing programs"

    Quickbeam replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I went through an accelerated program which was wonderful. That was 20 years ago and the program is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Armed with a bachelor's degree in another field, you get your BSN...

  4. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

    Quickbeam replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a transplant from the east coast and have lived in WI for 18 years. I work throughout the state including Marshfield. I find WI a "tough room". I find racism/anti-Semitism overt here. Many of the...

  5. R.N. to P.A.??

    Quickbeam replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Just a word of caution...employment opportunities for PAs can vary a lot. I have two RN friends who became PAs only to end up back doing regular RN work. Make sure that there's a market for what you...

  6. rules of injections

    Quickbeam replied to imahobbit's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 20 years and I have never given anything I did not draw up myself. I had 2 facilities change their policy because of my refusal. It is a bad practice and will only stop when...

  7. Took NCLEX-RN this am-stopped at 198-Im freaking out!

    Quickbeam replied to Tiffado's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah...the dreaded "GN" period. 2 days of

  8. Breastfeed or else

    Quickbeam replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    I probably shouldn't post on this because I have no kids and never worked OB. However, it made me remember what happened to my sister-in-law a few years ago. She couldn't wait to have babies but was...

  9. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    Quickbeam replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I find this topic fascinating and it comes up a lot in my interaction with people interested in nursing. Maybe it comes to me so much because I do have an odd ball, niche community health RN role that...

  10. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    Quickbeam replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Re: the fish soup smells....I always found that if a smell was strong enough to bother the nurses, it surely was annoying to patients as well. It can also help if eating is confined to a specific...

  11. New Nursing student,is Public Health the way to go? HELP!!!

    Quickbeam replied to snrnstudent's topic in Public, Community Health

    I didn't respond because I'd not be an effective PHN/CHN without my 20 years of bedside care. I don't agree with the assumption that PHN is where you go if you don't want to touch anyone. I don't mean...

  12. 11-7 Getting Residents up.

    Quickbeam replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked at a free standing rehab faiclity for many years as the night charge. This was the biggest battle we had. The expectation was that we'd have everyone up for days, ready for therapy. When we...

  13. Nursing vs. P.T.

    Quickbeam replied to rambo13's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of my friends are OTs and PTs. They have always made more money than I do and have enjoyed better work hours,autonomy and work conditions. There have been times when my friends have lived in...

  14. Commute time?

    Quickbeam replied to rnbeauty's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I commute over 2 and a half hours every work day. It is an hour in, and hour and a half home (due to traffic difference). For me it is worth it because I love the job and the job is unique... not able...

  15. Post-It Note Lanyards

    Quickbeam replied to FinallyORrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work with 3M all the time ( I'm a transportation nurse...they make highway reflective signs). Anyway, our 3M guy says they do not make a Post-It lanyard. He thinks someone probably drilled a hole...

  16. Why Are 12 hour shifts the standard?

    Quickbeam replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    I appear to be the only one but I hated 12 hour shifts. I honestly felt that I only had 8 hours of flat out running and 100% patient care in me. Half the time on nights, the 12 hour folks were the...

  17. Is it true that nurses often get treated poorly in the workplace?

    Quickbeam replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it is relative...I changed careers to nursing...no MD ever treated me as badly as the judges did in my former career. Nurses see people and families at their worst. If you work at a teaching...

  18. Co-sleeping?

    Quickbeam replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can certainly speak to the issue of co-sleeping in the hospital with children. I was a pediatric night nurse for ten years. Problems arise with parents rolling over on IV tubing, dressings, skin...

  19. What's your opinion? Unethical???

    Quickbeam replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Please maintain a professional distance. I realize this is hard but you need to do it to remain effective as an RN. There are codes of conduct for a reason...often to protect the professional. I...

  20. Pregnant after husbands vasectomy?How common?

    Quickbeam replied to ham22's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want anyone to read this thread and think that vasectomy is a poor choice for permanent birth control. DH had one for our first anniversary (we are child free by choice) and it was the best...

  21. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

    Quickbeam replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I love my nursing job (community health/policy analyst RN) but I don't have time for listening to the personal health care issues of the other 5,000 people in my building. Let me add that I am NOT the...

  22. I HATE nursing! (long)

    Quickbeam replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Smilingblueyes said: Thanks for recognizing that! I'm a community health nurse hybrid. I no longer do patient care but plan, case manage and do education for my state's 6 million people. All by...

  23. I HATE nursing! (long)

    Quickbeam replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Read your entire post and I feel for you. It's like a teacher who hates to teach. You can't go a lifetime like that. The good news is that there are a fair number of non-patient care jobs out there...

  24. Do you have a living will?

    Quickbeam replied to Dixielee's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely have a living will. I watched my stepmother make cruel decisions with my brain dead father in order to keep him alive long enough for a specific legal deadline entitling her to more...

  25. Psoriatic Arthritis

    Quickbeam replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

    I have JRA with another form of arthritis for good measure. I can attest to the fact that weight control is vital. A weight gain that wouldn't bother someone else geometrically increases my