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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    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...
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    Criminal Infraction? Writing a Letter of Explanation to the BON

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

    There's no prescribed length, but it should be concise, not wordy or repetitive. That means draft the letter, put it down, modify it, put it down, have someone else with editing skills critique it. It...
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    Can't Find a Job With Encumbered License

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have an encumbered RN license, three years probation with stipulation that I work 4 hrs/week for 6 months or I will lose my license. I have been an outstanding RN, impeccable...
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    Should I take a risky DON position?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have worked as a correctional LVN, RN, Supervising RN, and DON of a prison as well as acute care nursing. At my last facility I was the DON and loved my job until the CNE changed....
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    How to Explain Gap in Employment

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, How do you account for gaps in employment due to disability? I developed a chronic illness when I was a teenager and it didn't get accurately diagnosed and treated until I was 28 (it...
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    People are out to get me

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I graduated in May '16. When I started my first job, I was terrified. I worried how I was ever going to be able to handle 5-6 patients. Needless to say, I ended up leaving that job...
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    CNA Overlooked for Advancement

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have been employed as a CNA in MedSurg for 8 years. When other departments have a job opening I apply but never get hired. It frustrates me very much. My evaluations have always...
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    Charge nurse calls doc at night

    Nurse Beth replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    The scenario I've seen is: Doctor complains about being called at night by nurse for an issue that could have waited. Nurse manager decides the solution is to block all calls to docs except for...
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    Charge nurse calls doc at night

    Nurse Beth replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    Usually this is a poorly thought-out knee-jerk reaction to doctors being called at night for issues that could safely wait. Honestly, a good example of why some people shouldn't make
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    Can I Do Private Duty Nursing as a Nursing Student?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I was wondering if anyone could extend some advice to a Nursing Student based in Ontario in their second half of the BScN program. I recently had a job offer to care for a person in...
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    Applied to 100 Jobs

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Let me start off by telling you about myself: - I graduated with my BSN 6 months ago. - I had a 3.8 GPA and have volunteered a lot in the past, I have also been in leadership roles...
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    How Can I Be a Full Time Writer Like Nurse Beth?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I'm an neonatal RN and part time writer. I would much rather be a full time writer. How can I follow in your footsteps and get paid more to write than I currently do to be a bedside...
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    Unsafe Nurse Staffing Ratios - Not Just in the U.S.

    Nurse Beth replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from California and the lobby hurdle is no less at the state level. The primary lobbyists against safe minimum nurse-patient ratios (H.R. 1063/S.2392) are the American Hospital Association (AHA)...
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    Unsafe Nurse Staffing Ratios - Not Just in the U.S.

    Nurse Beth replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, the American Hospital Association (AHA) is opposing safe minimum nurse-patient ratios. But...we are over 3 million strong. If we each give our Representative just one phone call and say...
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    70 yr old looking for the right job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am 70, worked for 40 years in every capacity. Broad range of skills. Traveled for 5 yrs and now settled in AZ. outside of Tucson. Now I would like a part time job a few days a week...
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    RN Treating LPNs as Beneath Them

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, How do you combat an RN at your job who is treating LPNs in your department beneath them? Dear Not Being Treated Well, Without knowing the details of what the RN is doing, here's...
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    1st Nursing Job: Exploring my options

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

    Your plan to stick to stick it out a year and then transfer is a good plan. Often just having a plan helps to make a situation more bearable. I can tell you that how you feel at 4 months out is...
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    Home based employment?

    Nurse Beth replied to Stanth's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice and check out 8 Work From home
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    Maybe a stupid question..

    Nurse Beth replied to fjluce's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    He created a hostile work environment for his colleagues by his behavior. No employer is going to allow an employee to set them up for a
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    Returning to Work After Depression and PTSD

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I've been an RN for 25 years, I specialized in PICU, loved it, however I became extremely burnt out about 5 years ago. Long story short, I am on disability for depression and PTSD. I...
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    ED Nurse is Embarrassed, Disheartened and Unemployed

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, So embarrassed and disheartened. I was fired from my last staff position. I had an elderly patient whose wife gave him too much laxative. He arrived via EMS covered instool. Also...
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    New Grad Miserable Because of Management

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have a concern and am hoping to get some advice on how to handle my situation. I'm a new grad RN and I am 2 months into orientation. The nurse manager on my unit is a very...
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    What Happened to LPNs/LVNs in Hospitals?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Dear Nurse Beth, I've had trouble finding the answers to the subject of LPN's being eliminated from working post partum. When did that change, and what was the criteria? I've worked...
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    Told to Cut Corners at Work

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    I am a new grad nurse and I'm having trouble adjusting to my new job. I took a per diem nursing position at a nursing home and I'm having difficulty with med pass to 45 plus residents. Now because I'm...
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    Should I Include Clinicals on my Resume?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    [TABLE] [TR] [TD][TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Dear Nurse Beth, I had a question about what all to include in a resume. I have almost 2 years as an RN and have been at the same job...