Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Relocating to Wisconsin, need some help!!!!!!!!!!

    Quickbeam replied to lildebbie-RN's topic in General Nursing

    My perspective is a bit different. I am a New Jersey native who resettled in Wisconsin 16 years ago for my husband's job. I now work in Madison although I also have worked in Milwaukee. We live in...

  2. Working through the holidays?

    Quickbeam replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Word to that, ThirdShiftGuy. For the first few years I got snookered into the "but I'm a MOM!" plea and I worked almost every Christmas. But every year it was a different face doing the pleading. And...

  3. Public Health vs Community Health,

    Quickbeam replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    I actually just stumbled over the posting on my state job listing site. I didn't know anyone or have any special connections. I did have an odd set of skills (extensive public speaking background,...

  4. Public Health vs Community Health,

    Quickbeam replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to post on this...I am a community health nurse. My job is a "nursing for populations" role. I plan programs and policy for my state's 4 million drivers; I oversee older and health...

  5. Does it pay to challenge a test question?

    Quickbeam replied to luv2yoga's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost 20 years out of my BSN program. I went to school with the grade grubbingest people I'd ever known. They'd argue every single question, every single point. None of them are in nursing...

  6. Who pays for CPR?

    Quickbeam replied to natalie wilson's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a nurse consultant for a government agency. They weren't going to pay for my recert (I do no hands on care) but I convinced them that it was in their best interest to keep me up to speed. I...

  7. Nursing career with back/knee injuries?

    Quickbeam replied to kirsten35's topic in Nursing Career

    I am an RN with physical disabilities that preclude lifting. However, I got this way 10 years after I became a nurse so I had that decade of floor nursing behind me. That enables me to get a range of...

  8. LPN as supervisor?

    Quickbeam replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In reply: I was told she (the LPN) would be my clinical supervisor. In fact, I was told she'd be my supervisor in all aspects of work. I'm not saying someone couldn't have worked under those...

  9. LPN as supervisor?

    Quickbeam replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Personal experience here. I'm an RN/BSN. I applied for an occupational health nurse job at a manufacturing plant. It is a well known company in my state and I love industrial nursing. I went through 4...

  10. Drug Seeker Antics and Dramas

    Quickbeam replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I have a non-nurse colleague who suffers from awful migraines. For a while,it was the ED, all the time, every week, with the requisite feelings that no one liked her, was suspicious, etc. I told her...

  11. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    Quickbeam replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI, I started hundreds of IVs on real folks in my BSN program. It is a misconception that BSN programs are all book learning. If you want a strong clinical orientation, there are plenty of BSN...

  12. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    Quickbeam replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    I have a great job in community/public health that was only open to BSNs. One thing every nurse should do is look down the road to when they may not be physically able to do floor nursing. A BSN opens...

  13. Thinking of quiting after 2 years

    Quickbeam replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nananurse, I'd make sure I found out how the bizarre schedule was generated. It may have been by someone 8 rungs up the ladder who was told..."we need a schedule by such a date, don't care how you do...

  14. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    Quickbeam replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Word to your entire post, smg. Of my accelerated nursing class, I am the only one left with an active license. Most quit because of issues mentioned in your

  15. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    Quickbeam replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes to you. Often what a hospital offers and the realities of day to day scheduling are different. Very different. Many of us speak from decades of experience on the floors so you have to...

  16. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    Quickbeam replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    I was surprised the original poster didn't look into part time IT work. More time off, more time with child. I agree with those who say that most nursing jobs are the least flexible of any work I've...

  17. Fibromyalgia

    Quickbeam replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Please look at my post again, Chatsdale. I had an excellent clinical history taken and confirming blood levels for my illness. I also had diagnostics for joint damage which were confirming. I...

  18. Fibromyalgia

    Quickbeam replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    I'm in the "fibromyalgia is awfully common these days. Hmmmm...." school of thought. I had an MD tell me once I had fibromyalgia. I told him that was impossible since I didn't believe in it and he...

  19. Resignation

    Quickbeam replied to prettypaws's topic in General Nursing

    The whole reference thing is a bit misleading since former employers can say almost nothing any more. They are often limited to length of service information. Employers can have all kinds of wacky...

  20. Granny Dumping

    Quickbeam replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    In my years in pediatrics and rehab, we saw "dump and runs" all the time. Brain injured kids are great when the newspapers and TV cameras are around but after a year of so the "novelty" can wear off....

  21. How are "older" grads accepted?

    Quickbeam replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I found that people cut me all kinds of slack because I was an older new grad. Patients just assumed I'd been around forever. Really, wasn't an

  22. Petit Mal seizures in adults over age 25?

    Quickbeam replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, adults can get all forms of seizure disorders. I believe only half of all those with seizure disorders begin before adulthood. One of the fastest growing groups with new onset seizure...

  23. 2nd career nurses: Are you glad you switched to nursing?

    Quickbeam replied to KarenAR's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a 18 year career change RN, after a primary career as a juvenile probation officer. I got my BSN through an accelerated program when I was 31. Am I glad? Yes I am, Nursing has provided me with...

  24. Still conscious with a BS of 24 ???

    Quickbeam replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    I oversee programming for drivers with health problems for my state. I've seen hundreds of reports from police about people with unbelievably low blood sugars who are still conscious. And...

  25. Nurses in Other Professions

    Quickbeam replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Out of my nursing class from 1987, I am the only one still working as a nurse. Most are SAHMs , some are selling real estate or working as financial consultants. Some have retired. I will pass on to...