Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Question Regarding Hourly Rates for RNs

    Quickbeam replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I so cannot stress enough that hourly rate alone is meaningless without location and cost of living information. I have friends in NJ who make 30$ an hour but a small house in their town costs half a...

  2. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    Quickbeam replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    That may be true but team nursing was already history when I went to nursing school 20 years ago. Not sure who is left to remember. I never worked harder in my life than when I was a CNA. It was...

  3. Having to work Holidays:(

    Quickbeam replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that still makes me feel like the bottom of the totem pole! EVEN I deserve a holiday! Who'd have thought it? Next I'll be allowed to vote! :chuckle A plan many posts up was one that was the...

  4. Having to work Holidays:(

    Quickbeam replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    eak16 said: Thanks for saying this. My husband and I are a family, too. I found during my shift work years, I was always expected and pressured to do all the holidays. Ever year, because of turn...

  5. How does your hospital handle staff who want to vote?

    Quickbeam replied to directcare4me's topic in General Nursing

    My union contract allows up to 3 paid hours off in order to vote. The underlying assumption is that if you can vote on your own time, you

  6. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Quickbeam replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just speechless about the bread therapy thing. There are no

  7. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Quickbeam replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do community health nursing...planning and implementing for populations. In my case I oversee older and health impaired driver programs for my state. Anything involving a driver and a health problem...

  8. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Quickbeam replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    It has always been my opinion that every single nurse should start their career with a Plan B for "after the hospital". I spent about 12 years in the hospital environment and it was clear to me after...

  9. NOC Patient bathing

    Quickbeam replied to sheridan7679's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of the reasons given for lower staffing at night is that nights doesn't have to do meals and baths. Sooo, doing a lot of bathing during 11-7 makes little sense staff wise. When I worked with brain...

  10. NOC Patient bathing

    Quickbeam replied to sheridan7679's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of the reasons given for lower staffing at night is that nights doesn't have to do meals and baths. Sooo, doing a lot of bathing during 11-7 makes little sense staff wise. When I worked with brain...

  11. coming out

    Quickbeam replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always think it is wise to be careful about overdoing personal information in the work place. I'm not gay but my husband and I are childfree by choice. I have learned through very negative...

  12. coming out

    Quickbeam replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always think it is wise to be careful about overdoing personal information in the work place. I'm not gay but my husband and I are childfree by choice. I have learned through very negative...

  13. What about breaks?

    Quickbeam replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    In my 20 years of nursing, it has seemed to me that breaks are almost always a management issue. If the manager plans, supports and encourages breaks, they happen. If no one makes them a priority,...

  14. Any 1955 September babies out there?

    Quickbeam replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 9/26/55! Forty Nine and doing fine. :chuckle ETA: I'm in community health. Pays less than hospital nursing but I get a great pension, 4 weeks of vacation, all weekends and holidays off. Low...

  15. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

    Quickbeam replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have found this thread fascinating. I never even heard of an AA before. I do have friends who are CRNAs and they make 3 to 4x what I make. They all have master's degrees and advanced credentialing....

  16. Stressed out and Getting Out

    Quickbeam replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To SuzyK's question, there aren't a lot of jobs out there with comparable pay to nursing that an RN can slide into. DH makes less than I do and he has a Master's degree in education and has been in...

  17. Stressed out and Getting Out

    Quickbeam replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The key words there are "equivalent pay". Good luck on that! Nurses often forget that they are on average better paid than many other professions. As I've said here before, I often talk to nurses who...

  18. 7th Day adventist nurses

    Quickbeam replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    As an SDA, I've never demanded anyone give me the Sabbath off. Since I worked nights, I tried to make it to the hospital's advantage to give me Friday night off. But you'd never be able to make a case...

  19. Could Public Health be my niche?

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

    Kona2: My suggestion is to get on any and every subscription service your state has for state government jobs. It may be by mail or on-line. Most states have one single "official" way of posting all...

  20. 7th Day adventist nurses

    Quickbeam replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 20 year nurse (RN) and I'm a Seventh Day Adventist. I currently work a Mon-Thurs job (perfect for an Adventist!) but for most of my career I worked the same schedule as everyone else. Christ...

  21. RN vs. Psychologist

    Quickbeam replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    LPNtoRN: You make a great point. I'm the primary wage earner in my house. I really want to hurl every time I hear someone say "follow your bliss" or some such. I happen to really like my current RN...

  22. Appropriate Attire for an Interview

    Quickbeam replied to jeanie122's topic in General Nursing

    I don't wear skirts and have always worn a pants suit to interviews. It is nice that you ask! I used to do hiring and you'd be amazed at what a lot of nurses feel is appropriate interview attire. I've...

  23. When is a nurse not a nurse? Situation...

    Quickbeam posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a community health nurse but I also teach a medical terminology class to our entry level employees. I had a new employee today who told the whole group "I am a nurse, too!". Her job is a minimum...

  24. Problem @ multiuse facility

    Quickbeam replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    I have relatives in a similar set up but the response nurse is dedicated to just that task and works exclusively with the Independent Living (IL) wing. And yes, she is a former ER nurse. I can't...

  25. Could Public Health be my niche?

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

    kona2: you might want to look beyond a strictly PHN definition. I'm a community health nurse, for a state agency. I create health policy for a large population. I do some case management, some...