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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    Loves Job But Needs More Money

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I've been working as a RN on a surgical floor for a little over 2 years and I really do appreciate my job. I think I have a healthy working environment, my bosses are very supportive...
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    Foreign Medical Graduate Turned BSN Not Landing Interviews

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a foreign medical graduate who migrated to the US about 10 years ago. I practiced in my country but never practiced in the US. I did not get a residency position and accepted...
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    New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have written to you before regarding ageism. I earned my BSN about 2 years ago and still do not have a job as a nurse. I am now ACLS cert. and was advised that may help. I was...
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    Is this an uncouth way to land a job?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have been volunteering in a community hospital ICU for 6 months (4-6 hours/week). I will graduate in a couple of months. I want to introduce myself to the unit manager in the...
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    Will this interview question cost me the job if I answer truthfully?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new grad RN and have an interview with a hospital on a med-surg/tele unit. They said they would like to discuss my career goals. My dream units are L&D and Peds. I know it...
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    Insecure and Failed Interview

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new grad who graduated in August. I have passed the NCLEX-RN and have already received my state license. I thought that the hard part would be over. In an interview recently,...
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    Interview Tips for the Older New Graduate

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I would love to have some interview tips for the older new graduate/RN? Preferably for the growing population of 50+.I have limited experience in the medical field and need to stand...
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    How to Run a Work Meeting

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am working on leading a discussion with colleagues to breakdown our business goals and brainstorm ideas to create personal development goals that will help each of us in our work...
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    New RN Grad Need Guidance Please :()

    Nurse Beth replied to NewICUNurse93's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We were all task-oriented before we got the big
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    New Grad Does Not Want to be Stuck in a Residency Program

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am 36, I will graduate from nursing school in December 201. I will most likely do my NCLEX test in January. I do not want to get into a residency program, but it looks like that...
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    Nurse and Mom Needs Help With Work Life Balance

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I've been a nurse for nearly two years, after graduating from an accelerated 2nd-degree program. I spent 15 months in the ER and switched over to L&D the last 6 months. I...
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    RNs Told They are Equal to MAs

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a seasoned nurse working in Ambulatory in a major teaching institution. We are told repeatedly by management we are equal with MA's. They are given peer review forms to...
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    Should I Get My NP or Masters in Education?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I graduated in 2015. Worked night shift on a step down unit and then quit four months later because i couldn't manage my schedule with an infant, a toddler and a husband that works...
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    NP student is burned out on night shift ICU

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I've been an RN for a few years and currently work in the ICU setting. I work nights and even though I'm no longer Full-Time, I'm just burned on night shift. I can't work 12 hour days...
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    Charge Nurse Feels like a Rat, Tech Refuses Patient Assignment

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new charge nurse and at the end of the shift had a nurse tell me the tech working with her ignored an assigned patient, the tech was unhappy at getting. I listened to this...
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    Shared Governance Leadership: 10 Lessons

    Nurse Beth replied to RNliveoak's topic in General Nursing

    This is a keeper article for me. I will read it more than once. Thank you for
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    From Nurse to Nurse Influencer

    Nurse Beth replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thank you so
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    Am I overreacting?

    Nurse Beth replied to Jvn11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my hospital, patients with epidurals are placed on one floor, and the nurses are trained in how to assess for catheter migration, pump/pain management (anesthesia or nursing?) and dermatomes. An...
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    Going from ED to Utilization Mangement

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, How does an ER nurse (8years) transition out into the UM nursing field or a nursing role working from home? What are some things I can do to better position myself into landing such a...
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    Nervous About Nursing School and Working Full Time

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

    You make a good point and the poster presumably has her work schedule worked out as she is starting school in one month. Even so, it will be a challenge but I'd hate to see her not try. This from a...
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    How to turn a negative into a positive in an interview

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Going for an interview for a grad program, but received a constructive referee report, that the student needs to be more accepting to feedback. I was wondering, how would you turn...
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    Nursing certifications going away??

    Nurse Beth replied to Jvgrek0126's topic in General Nursing

    There's no shortage of nursing certifications and there is one for practically every specialty you can think of. ANCC offers certification, but so do may other organizations, such as the Academy of...
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    New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

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

    It is a tremendous hurdle and kudos to you. Nursing school is hard enough by itself, and I can't imagine going through breast cancer as well. There's really no reason to share that you had cancer. If...
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    New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

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

    Thanks for your input. It's not even as in "even as a last resort"- it's even as in "even something as non-traditional or different from acute care". He was hoping for a Residency program but has to...
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    Right...or Revenge?

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

    Having your hours cut is awful, I'm sorry. It won't help your job situation to report Company B, though. Best