Quickbeam

Quickbeam BSN, RN

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  1. Dropping out of 4th semester nursing

    Quickbeam replied to meghanlane's topic in General Nursing

    OP, make sure you've explored all your options for accommodation before you stop going to class. You have some rights and the school may be able to assist you. The documentation will be important if...

  2. What are the most/least popular jobs?

    Quickbeam replied to harborview's topic in General Nursing

    To prove the above point, I love wound care, but I hate admissions. I'd rather take care of 20 people than 5 + 2 admits. We're all so different. The trick is to know yourself well enough that you...

  3. This Current Recession!!!

    Quickbeam replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    I had my hours cut in the 90's and 2 places I worked at went under. I'm in the rust belt. However, right now I am completing 2 months of job seeking and I got offers at every single place. I have a...

  4. anyone been to weight watchers?

    Quickbeam replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I've been going to Weight Watchers since 1973! I won't bore you with all my ancient history but back then you had to saw a piece of bread in half to make a sandwich. And eat mandatory liver. It's so...

  5. Forgot to waste a narc...

    Quickbeam replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think the manager did you a favor since she reconciled the gap and resolved it. Having worked with way too many diverting RNs, I love a tough policy. Sorry about the trip back (I hate...

  6. what is your preferred shift?

    Quickbeam replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Another night shifter here! I really love it. I'm an 8 hour night shift person, though. I love nights so much that I'm leaving community health to go back to a night shift job. After a decade of...

  7. case manager

    Quickbeam replied to baker1138's topic in Case Management

    My comments were definitely geared towards Work Comp case management. Sorry for any confusion. "Work Life Balance" has apparently become a catch phrase for job seekers not wanting work to take up too...

  8. case manager

    Quickbeam replied to baker1138's topic in Case Management

    I was a case manager for 5 years. This was for a Major Insurance Company. They could not have cared less about a CCM cert. They were just as happy with my CRRN and the fact that I'd show up on time....

  9. When wasting narcotics...

    Quickbeam replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with multiple diverting RNs and the reason they got by as long as they did was sloppy waste procedures. I won't sign off on it unless I witnessed it, I don't care who you are. Always...

  10. Any Nontraditional Students Pursuing Nursing for first Degree?

    Quickbeam replied to FoundMyCalling's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will find MANY people in your class in the same boat. People are entering nursing at all ages. Please do not let it bother you. Many of us found nursing in our 30's 40's and

  11. Case management as an LPN

    Quickbeam replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for many years as a case manager for a major insurance company. All of the nurses I knew in case management were RNs. That wouldn't mean you couldn't work as one; I think it was just the...

  12. New to website any suggestions about teacher who wants to become a nurse

    Quickbeam replied to TCHRTONURS's topic in General Nursing

    I in no way meant to imply that all teachers only work 9 months a year and do nothing else. I have too many in my family to ever say that. However, I do believe that often teachers have far more...

  13. New to website any suggestions about teacher who wants to become a nurse

    Quickbeam replied to TCHRTONURS's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a similar position as yours. I chose an accelerated BSN because the opportunity cost of being out of work dwarfed any consideration of the program expenses. That was a long time ago and there...

  14. Dealing with excessively dry hands.

    Quickbeam replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    I had horrible dry/cracked/dermatitis hands in my first year in hospital nursing. A dermatologist told me to wash my hands with cold water and moisturize after every single time I wash my hands. The...

  15. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    Quickbeam replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I quit a job after one week. I was in orientation (which was whole house...custodians, nurses, housekeeping, etc). The young woman next to me had hired on in housekeeping and she was about 6 months...

  16. Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

    Quickbeam replied to frellyou's topic in General Nursing

    I just had an upper GI and colonoscopy under fentanyl/versed. When I was coming around, my husband said I asked him 10 times how long I was out. I don't remember that at

  17. Vasovagal syncope with seizure like activity

    Quickbeam replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Whoa! I never said it wasn't a valid diagnosis!!!! I just said it has become a slippery slope term which can be overused when the event has no known cause. Plus there is the weight of outcome...

  18. Vasovagal syncope with seizure like activity

    Quickbeam replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    In my population (people desperate to get their driver's licenses back) it seems like EVERYONE has this! Seriously, I see this on medical reports every single day. I think the clinical picture is...

  19. If your nursing dreams took "forever", I need to hear about it

    Quickbeam replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a second degree BSN. I was a probation officer full time for 10 years. About 6 of those years I went to night school 3 nights a week for my pre-reqs. It was literally a hand to mouth existence...

  20. OB-GYN nurses must love their jobs!

    Quickbeam replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I realize that 2 months seems like forever to you but do understand that many people look for the right job for far longer, often years. Soemtimes you might have to work at a job less than your ideal...

  21. RN -Admission in to the program

    Quickbeam replied to kirankiran's topic in General Nursing

    If you already have a bachelor's degree and a lot of cash, an accelerated BSN program could help. Usually not a lot of wait time BUT also very little financial

  22. Has your unit ever "adopted" a family during the Holidays?

    Quickbeam replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    I would just ask you...beg you..to NOT lean on people to participate. I can feel your enthusiasm through the words you use. Just know that some people give elsewhere or have other obligations....

  23. non paid lunch

    Quickbeam replied to irish123's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 35 years full time and have never been paid for lunch/meal times. One place I worked nights we did a straight 11-7 with no 1/2 hour thrown in. I liked that

  24. Working in Ortho as a PCA/PCT what should I know?

    Quickbeam replied to Zalan's topic in General Nursing

    Learn to duck! Traction equipment can leave a

  25. Losing interest in nursing major

    Quickbeam replied to cinder06's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe slightly off topic but something I take seriously...please don't use being a probation officer as a "toss away" profession. I was a probation officer for 10 years before I became an RN. It was a...