Nurse Beth MSN

Tele, ICU, Staff Development

Hi! Nice to meet you! I especially love helping new nurses. I am currently a nurse writer with a background in Staff Development, Telemetry and ICU.

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    Doctor Denies Giving Lortab Order, Nurse Facing Discipline

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Nurse Beth: Hi I have a question regarding a situation happened to me recently. I work in PACU as a staff nurse and I do phase I and II. I have only 3 months in this facility. I discharged a patient...
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    New grad RN

    Nurse Beth replied to Kippy8's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't worry about it. First of all, there's no need to list your clinical rotations on your resume unless there's a compelling reason to do so. It's a given that your BON/BRN required a certain...
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    Fired for "Stealing Time" from Employer

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth! I've got an interesting situation going on. I was recently fired from my place of employment on 11/2019 at a major hospital system. I was salaried (non clinical position) and accused...
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    New Nurse Exhaustion

    Nurse Beth replied to Dandy_Lion's topic in Nursing Career

    A 10/10 stress level, severe anxiety, sense of dread and not sleeping are all signs of a treatable medical disorder. All of these things you're experiencing are normal in some degree and at some times...
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    Should I move to take a job at Cleveland Clinic?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, My long-term goal is CRNA. I got an ICU offer from Cleveland Clinic (#2 hospital in the nation), but not main campus. It's for one of their regional hospitals. It's not a trauma...
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    Is this anxiety or should I quit nursing?

    Nurse Beth replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Your Problem is Not Your Job Your problem is not going to be solved by changing jobs, because your problem is not your job. Every time you get a new job to decrease your stress or avoid people,...
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    Nurse Fired by HCA After 20yrs - Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Filed

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to imagine what it must feel like to work for an organization for 20yrs, and then be fired. Not only fired, but fired on allegedly trumped-up charges. According to Becker's Hospital Review,...
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    Mother of 7 is bored at work

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I have been a nurse for 19 yrs primarily in Peds ( med/surg, PICU, pedsED, CICU, PACU adults/peds ambulatory,) I’ve been a sedations nurse in peds radiology ambulatory setting for the...
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    Not a Question but a THANK YOU!

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, This is not really a question, but a THANK YOU! I am taking my boards in August, and read your book from first to last page. It helped me tremendously. I am...
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    Black Plague

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Recently it's been in the news that two people from the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia have contracted the plague and are being treated in Bejing. The plague has been with us since biblical...
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    Help me with questions I should ask in my ED interview

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Thanks so much for your time and your advice! I have one question. I have a final interview with an ER manager at my dream job location. I was wondering if you had any examples of...
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    Nursing Nightmare in Covid Unit

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hello Nurse Beth, I have a situation with which me and my coworkers need urgent help. A month ago, we got a 6 hour warning that we are now a Covid unit (we were a specialty cardiac unit before). No...
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    No jobs- should I take a job at a SNF with a poor reputation?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I got my RN license just as the Covid-19 situation took a turn for the worst. Now most, if not all, the RN residency programs in my area have been suspended. I have received an offer...
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    FNP or Acute Care NP or PA?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, My name is Jean, RN. I've considered to go to a NP school next year. I have so many questions but don't know whom I ask. 1. I don't know which specialty I need to choose, either FNP, or...
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    Ken was looking for a COPD treatment tailored to him

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Meet Ken, a LONHALA MAGNAIR user.Ken, like many people living with COPD, struggled to manage his symptoms with previous treatments. He was motivated to find an option that worked as his disease...
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    Nurse Beth replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing your point of view and your experience. I do think we want the same thing for the OP- to suffer less aggravation through improved coping skills...like you
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    Nurse Beth replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I respect that, and to me, "choose not to be offended" is not the same as "don't have boundaries" and "don't have feelings". Not saying that. The OP is focusing a lot on the other, rude, person and...
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    Nurse Beth replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Consider this an opportunity to develop some life skills. You can choose to be offended, or you can learn to deal with all kinds of
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    Thinking about taking 2 years off after maternity leave

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I am considering quitting my job after my maternity leave ends. My current Job it's at a really great hospital in CA and my work conditions are excellent. I have a total of 11 years of...
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    Choosing between husband and 2 beautiful poodles or ICU job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Help! I’m faced with two job offers and I don’t know which option to choose. One puts me closer to home and pays well, and the other provides awesome training to several ICU’s...
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    Mom of 3-what job should I take?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi, Nurse Beth - I have been home with my children for several years and am looking to re-enter the workforce. My previous experience is in peds and outpatient clinic setting (teaching patients home...
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    How do I decide what floor to choose?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I have 3 interviews with different departments in the same hospital. One was yesterday, a brief phone interview for a neuro ICU step down unit. The manager told me she is going to tell...
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    Shady job offer

    Nurse Beth replied to cjwjrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's a hard lesson, but you should not accept a job offer until it's in writing. Usually when asked to accept a verbal offer, it's best to say something like "I'm so excited to read the written offer...
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    Tips for Nurses on Zoom

    Nurse Beth replied to jeastridge's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the tips. I like your idea of having the leader greet people as they enter, and start and stop on
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    Was I fired or did I quit? Do I have to report it to the BON?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I’m in a huge dilemma. And I think my “lack of guidance” may have really hurt me. I’m an older RN, have extensive experience in my area. Was out of bedside hospital for several...