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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    NP Worried About Quitting Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I have a dilemma. I started part-time in an office NP role in late 2021. I'm also an NP in the hospital which I continue to do and enjoy. The MD that hired me essentially talked it...
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    NP Worried About Quitting Job

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

    Dear Dilemma, A dilemma doesn't really exist except for your guilt feelings. You are going above and beyond what is professionally required. It's almost a boundary issue where you are...
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    Nursing School Fail out

    Nurse Beth replied to Timothy Andrews's topic in General Students

    Channel your energy in a different direction, you are on a path of
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    Terminated For Trying To Date A Patient

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

    Dear Terminated, It sounds like you really learned your lesson the hard way. It is so clear that you take responsibility and are sincere that it's hard to imagine an employer holding it against...
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    Retaliated Against for Being Male in Nursing Program

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am/was a nursing student in my final semester. In my last semester I was harassed by a senior instructor, for being a male nursing student. After I reported this instructor to...
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    Returning to work rusty on drugs

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

    PCCN review, good one! Good for you and good luck, my friend. One thing I love about tele is arrhythmias don't change. Like taxes, I guess, LOL. ACLS changes, wound care changes, Levophed...
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    Returning to work rusty on drugs

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am 66, returning to work telemetry and have been out of nursing 1.5 yrs with a 35 year history of working. I am rusty on drugs (esp rates of IV administration) and would like...
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    Needing Ideas

    Nurse Beth replied to Rusti22's topic in General Nursing

    Warning signs of a relapse, such as difficulty sleeping, and when to call
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    Struggling with new Clinic Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I’m struggling with my new job as a clinic RN. I thought this will be my dream job but working for a month now in this clinic is so stressful the doctor that I’m working for...
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    Patient Death - Caregiver Grief

    Nurse Beth replied to Caringhand333's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you will take all this good advice to heart. Acknowledge that you did the best you could under the circumstances. Forgive yourself. If you still feel suicidal, please get professional...
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    Best and worst things to say/do when your patient dies to support the family/friends?

    Nurse Beth replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that happens in acute care is your patient dies and you still have other patients to care for, pain meds to give, blood to transfuse, etc. In addition, you now have to manage the end of life...
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    How soon to start my first job after graduation?

    Nurse Beth replied to birthworker's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a residency program, it's possible you would have to wait a few months for the next cohort. Go ahead and ask about a vacation but don't lose sight of the fact that landing a job as a new...
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    "I don’t know I wasn’t there. I have to remain neutral."

    Nurse Beth replied to Nonie76's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds hurtful. Your supervisor was probably trying to do what he thinks a supervisor should do in a "he-said, she-said" patient complaint situation, but like No Stars said, he hasn't a clue....
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    Retaliated Against for Being Male in Nursing Program

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

    Dear Retaliated Against, I'm sorry about your experience. You say you resigned in your last semester and then were told you could not return. This makes me wonder what your plan was when you...
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    MedSurg to Dialysis Transition

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

    Dear Thinking About Change, Dialysis can be the change you are looking for and as an experienced MedSurg nurse you qualify for an entry level dialysis position. Initially there's a steep...
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    Should I disclose my pregnancy at my job interview?

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

    Dear Scared, Congrats on your pregnancy! You are not legally required to disclose your pregnancy, as you probably know, so it's more about what you feel is the right thing to do in light of...
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    Should I disclose my pregnancy at my job interview?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, So I will cut to the chase; I am 3 months pregnant and have a promising interview for a perioperative position. But there is a 6-month perioperative training component. This is a...
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    Should I disclose my pregnancy at my job interview?

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

    Thank you, Rose Queen!
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    please explain controlled afib and aflutter

    Nurse Beth replied to jellybelly182's topic in Cardiac

    Uncontrolled afib typically means 100 or
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    Have My DNP But Miss Seeing Patients

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I graduated with my BSN in 2018 and had some not so great experiences during one of my rotations. This created a lot of anxiety for me thinking about working in a hospital. I...
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    Falsifying Respiratory Rates

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

    Dear Should I Confess, Do not quit your job based on this alone and do not "confess" to your employer. You could let your manager know about this orientation practice, although it's possible...
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    Falsifying Respiratory Rates

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hello Nurse Beth, As a nursing tech is it okay if I chart but include in the notes who told me to chart it? Also while orientating at the beginning of starting my job my preceptor would have me...
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    BSN or ASN?

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

    Dear Which One? BSN without reservation. Get your ASN only if finances dictate, but then have a plan to continue your education. You will have many more opportunities with a BSN. Best...
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    At my age is my BSN worth it?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hello Beth, your nursing experience is very impressive. My situation is a little complicated, just feeling stuck. I have been working as an RN with associates degree for 30 years and as an LPN...
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    At my age is my BSN worth it?

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

    Dear Complicated, You have a good background which will serve you well. Get your BSN. It will increase your options. By far most non clinical jobs require a BSN. A BSN gives you higher...