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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    How to Explain Gap in Employment

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am creating a cover letter for potential jobs, I graduated in 2013 with my BSN and began working with a pain management clinic which I did for 2 years. Between that job and starting...
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    No one wants to hire me

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I really want to be a Postpartum nurse. I graduated in Dec of 2015 and I started working in October of 2016. I worked in Med/Surg for 3 months and I wasn't happy. Then I transferred...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    Nurse Beth replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    The important difference is that Pharmacists prepare and dispense medications. Nurses do
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    Should I Call it Quits?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Should I call it quits? I am a new nurse (full-time position) with 10+ years of experience as a Medical Assistant. At the beginning of my orientation, I was assigned to a mean, rude...
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    What is your nurse to patient ratio?

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

    The law applies to acute care facilities only at this
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    Should I Go into Debt for Nursing School?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have gone through a long and tough road on the pathway to nursing. I never realized how difficult it was to get into a program in order to get my nursing career...
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    Hiring an RN into private practice

    Nurse Beth replied to curiousMD's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this done at Cedar Sinai with a doctor present at all times. The clinic is run like an efficient, safe outpatient surgery clinic. Consents are signed, NPO prior is confirmed, allergies...
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    Suspension

    Nurse Beth replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    You can be suspended or even fired for any reason in an "at will employment" state (most states). There was no discrimination involved, so it's not illegal. So basically they don't need a reason to...
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    Dropped in Last Semester

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, What should I do if I was dismissed from a nursing program halfway through the last semester of the program? Where should I look to find a school that will accept a student who failed...
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    If I leave acute care, can I come back?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am an acute care nurse currently with 3 years of experience. Although I fully intend to continue acute care and possibly transition to Critical Care at some point, would it be a bad...
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    Failed MedSurg, Should I Try Again?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I went to nursing school (LVN) about 7 years after receiving my Bachelor's in Kinesiology from a teaching college. I immediately became an early childhood and then K-12 Special...
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    Took NCLEX in 2016 but Cannot Get Nursing Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Here's my background in chronological order: I received my BSN from the Philippines in 2006. Migrated to the US right after that; did not take the NCLEX cause I was unsure what to...
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    4 shifts of orientation for new grad

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

    New grads should expect orientation to be within the range of 8-12 weeks, specialty areas more like 16. Even experienced nurses can expect 2- 4 weeks. Was there an Orientation checklist to be...
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    New grad told to sink or swim

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I'm currently a new grad RN in an ED. I have two years experience as an ED tech so the ED is not a completely new environment to me. My preceptor has just informed me that I'm...
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    Fired at Age 61- do I have a chance?

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

    Thanks for the feedback. With so many questions that were asked, I thought I'd answer each one separately
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    Trained as Medical Doctor but Cannot Gain Acceptance Into Nursing

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Dear Nurse Beth, I entered nursing in undergrad, by 3rd year my GPA was 3.5 until I failed a clinical rotation twice. This resulted me to be booted from the program. Before being booted I had already...
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    Tired of Tele- Should I go to ED or Case Management?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am at a crossroads in my nursing career. I have been working as a medsurgtele nurse for going on 8 years and more recently feeling burnt out. Feeling a lack of support from...
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    NP makes less than RN

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am an experienced nurse practitioner for 18 years and now I am practicing in Northern California. I was distressed to find out that some of the hospitals pay an RN at $75 per hour...
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan and Angry

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have been advised I am being placed on a PIP. I am very angry and feel it is unnecessary. I want to seek legal counsel and direct my issues and concerns to the very top person I...
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    Nurse Needs Job but Faints at Sight of Blood

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I need help with finding a Nursing job. I graduated four years ago and only held an RN position for 4-5 months at a family office. I have a problem that I pass out at the sight of...
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    New Grad's Spirit is Broken

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new grad about 9 months into my first job...in the ICU. I have had 2 performance evals and the first was "you're doing a good job, you're still new and need to improve on...
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    How Can I Stand Out and Land a Job?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Currently, I'm in Austin, TX. We are planning to move to Raleigh, NC when I can get a job. NC is a compact state (making it much easier). We have a place to live and my family lives...
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    When was the last time you had to be assertive with a coworker?

    Nurse Beth replied to KJRod's topic in General Nursing

    How are you in general with boundaries? Once you are clear about what's OK and what's not OK, you'll be
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    What is your nurse to patient ratio?

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

    I so agree we need mandated minimum nurse-patient ratios. Read https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/nurses-advocate-for-1155862.html to learn more about getting it
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    Forced to Clock Out for Two Meal Breaks - Is This Legal?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Dear Nurse Beth, I work as an LPN night shift charge nurse at a nursing home on 12-hour shifts 6p-6a. I am always the only licensed staff in the building. Until recently when the facility was sold to...