Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. nursing and recreation therapy

    Quickbeam replied to neonate20's topic in Nursing Career

    My husband is a rec therapist and has 30 years of outdoor education/experiential education experience. His take on this (it is a question that comes up often in his profession) is that while nursing...

  2. Biometric screening out-of-state of licensure. Legal?

    Quickbeam replied to RN_2005's topic in General Nursing

    I do multi-state nursing and I would not do anything in terms of patient care in a state I am not licensed in. I've had to secure 3 licenses to cover my non-compact states. My company is very strict...

  3. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    Quickbeam replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I get the original point but I'll respond to what I think it is...in 25 years of direct care, I've had exactly one patient die in my arms. The rest of the time (99.99%) ? People not...

  4. Can a bachelors degree in other areas affect pay?

    Quickbeam replied to cljonesfuturenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a second degree BSN. I've been working as a nurse for 25 years, working professionally 40 years. In nursing, I never got an extra dime for my non-nursing academic career. However, I HAVE gotten...

  5. The Unemployed RN

    Quickbeam replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm a nurse in my 50's and in a new job where ironically, I'm asked to screen for new hires. We get hundreds of RN applications for one case mgt job. First cut? Experience. Second cut? BSN minimum....

  6. Please Help: SLP vs RN?

    Quickbeam replied to kbaker93's topic in General Nursing

    All my friends who are SLPs are master's prepared. They all (every single one) work part time and have wealthy husbands . I think the field has high satisfaction but not a lot of openings. I work in...

  7. Sticky fingers-stealing other people's food/office supplies

    Quickbeam replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 56 and have been working for 40 years. This goes on everywhere I have ever worked. My solution (since it bugs me as well)...I bring my lunch with ice packs and do not use a communal refrigerator,...

  8. FIRED!!! What to do now?

    Quickbeam replied to safiri's topic in General Nursing

    As a former and retired state employee, I can tell you that what happened to you is happening to RNs all over the US. Just before the probationary period ends, they unload staff. You probably cannot...

  9. Switching my major from nursing to FACS

    Quickbeam replied to Aiesram's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse case manager. A BSN and many years of clinical experience were required for my job. I don't see any way around that. I have screened applicants for my work team who thought that a generic...

  10. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    Quickbeam replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100%. In fact, I hate the possessive use in this way so much that if someone says this in a job interview with me, they are no longer a

  11. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    Quickbeam replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    rnsrgr8t made an interesting point a page back. Schools in my area are pumping out NPs as fast as they can. In my 25 years since I graduated with my BSN, I've gotten thousands of come-ons from schools...

  12. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    Quickbeam replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a weird position of being the only RN in my circle of middle aged friends. Now that all of their kids are looking for a gold clad profession here is what I hear about 6-7 times a year: "my kid...

  13. Why do I get job alerts from so far away?

    Quickbeam replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I always wondered that too. One recruiter told me because I have a somewhat rare certification, I'm going to get job interest from all over the US. Not a week goes by I don't get a letter from some...

  14. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    Quickbeam replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Please take the NCLEX as soon as you can after graduation. I cannot emphasize that enough. I saw 2 people in my class defer to a later date and they never ended up taking it at all. Best to get it out...

  15. Did you attend an Accelerated BSN program?

    Quickbeam replied to GradStudent2012's topic in General Nursing

    Which accelerated program did you attend? Not necessarily the school but what type of program. 2nd degree accelerated BSN What prerequisites were required for your program? Mammoth! I took five years...

  16. how do you know if your cut out for nursing?

    Quickbeam replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm still trying to find out if I am cut out for nursing....25 years later. It is my experience that the ones who ask the question have the right frame of mind; it is the students who didn't ask I...

  17. What do you do on the drive to work?

    Quickbeam replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    I leave the house at 0500. I'm just trying to avoid deer the entire drive. Oh and...runners in the road, bicyclists with no lights, people on scooters, other humans with a death

  18. Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    Quickbeam replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a prior career and now 25 years in nursing. Most of my nursing has been bedside but now I am in case management. I like it for what it is (good pay, steady hours, no w/e, nights, holidays, no on...

  19. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    Quickbeam replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Full time yoga student. Seriously, it is the best part of my

  20. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    Quickbeam replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    This thread fascinates me. I'd love some advice about what you should do if you know you are a hard stick. Say nothing? I've been yelled at for that: "If you knew you were a hard stick, why didn't you...

  21. COPD patient wanting to leave to smoke

    Quickbeam replied to chris10lsuRN's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion on the "mean to ER staff/nice to floor staff" dichotomy......ER is the gate keeper. They have to get through the ER to get to the floor (goal) with a nice clean bed and meals. I've worked...

  22. Can you hold an active license in more than one state?

    Quickbeam replied to chaxanmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I hold WI (compact state) and Illinois (non-compact state). With driver's licenses, you cannot hold more than one state at a time. RN licenses are

  23. Facilities switching to 8 hour shifts

    Quickbeam replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love 8 hour shifts. I'm old and that's all I've got in me. With the average age of nurses creeping upward, it is something to take into consideration. At a recent convention in a session on aging,...

  24. Your Most Heartwarming Moments in Nursing

    Quickbeam replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a pediatric nurse. You get a lot of AHHHHH moments as a peds nurse. Seeing a kid laugh out loud when he sees urine in the bag for the first time post kidney transplant. Or a teenager who...

  25. Accommodations in nursing school- are they good?

    Quickbeam replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    OP, this is a question that is often on my mind as the world/ADA changes things. I had a whopper of a fitness test and physical to go through before I was accepted into my nursing program. I've also...