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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    Take the MedSurg job or wait for a residency?

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

    Nurse 2BS- they do start new grads right off in ICU now. There's been a big change in thinking on that practice, and it no longer seems to be
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    Take the MedSurg job or wait for a residency?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I am a new grad that missed the boat on all the new grad residences for the Winter. The next round I believe is in January for a March start. I've applied to one hospital near me...
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    Should I take higher pay or excellent benefits?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hello, I have a serious dilemma and in need of advice. I currently work for a public university hospital. I love my coworkers it's a very good team. The benefits are the best I have ever seen....
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    Do I have to do bedside nursing as a new grad?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hello Nurse Beth, I struggle with basic bedside skills, but I'm graduating soon. I'm in SoCal and want a job in this area. Do I need to do bedside? I didn't know much about nursing, but...
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    Staff Management And Nursing Assignment

    Nurse Beth replied to LisaCam's topic in General Nursing

    Righty...and come up with poorly thought out plans without asking for bedside clinicians' input. Nurses know what will work and what won't
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    Staff Management And Nursing Assignment

    Nurse Beth replied to LisaCam's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing is to match the nurse's competencies with the patient's needs. For example, in our ICU tele level patients are often held up from transferring out because there's no...
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    Take the MedSurg job or wait for a residency?

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

    Dear Worried, If you are offered a job in the hospital near you, take it. You won't be missing the boat, you'll be landing a job in a competitive environment. You don't want to hold out for...
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    Should I take higher pay or excellent benefits?

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

    Dear Head Exploding, In short, stay where you are. Do not go to a hospital with a poor reputation. Some of the worst hospitals pay the highest hourly rate because they are chronically...
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    53 Yrs Old, No BSN and Feels Helpless

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

    Dear Age 53, Congrats at getting your RN at age 53! You obviously have a lot of determination. Most jobs away from the bedside require a BSN, so it's good you realized that now while you...
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    Nursing Intuition- What Is It, and Do You Have It?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    Natalie, an experienced L&D nurse, examines her patient and says “Something's not right, let’s get Dr. Reynoso in here and put the surgery team on alert”. Dr. Reynoso was paged and didn’t...
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    Annual Learning Modules

    Nurse Beth replied to lilbit_23's topic in General Nursing

    If it's mandatory for your job, they must pay
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    Sabotaged at Work

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Lately, I've found myself the target of some very uncivil nurses. From sabotaging work assignments, to changing my passwords to the EMR system, to blatant lies, to assuming I'm...
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    New nurse, just told to find another unit

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

    Just for reality-testing...new grads where I work are not floated for 1 year post
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    New Grad-I hate the bedside

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

    Being burned-out as a tech doesn't necessarily translate to being burned-out as a new RN. You are starting a new learning curve that most people find challenging and exciting. At least give it a...
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    Can I be a traveler at 3 years?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I've been working in critical care/pacu/peds ICU for 3 years and wondering about traveling. How much time should be spent in each specialty before taking the plunge and...
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    New-Grad FNP: Is this job too much of a risk?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new-grad FNP since April 2021. I have 9 years of experience in the emergency department. I have a job opportunity with a medical device company for a product that is still...
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    New-Grad FNP: Is this job too much of a risk?

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

    Dear New FNP, Congratulations on your accomplishment! You are ready for a change and a sales job with travel is definitely a change from a clinician's role in the ED. I am curious, and if we...
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    GPA 3.16 - Can I get a job as a new grad?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I'm a nursing student who will graduate in December. For several reasons, my GPA is bad - 3.16. I know when I graduate, I can increase it, however, it is still low. As you know,...
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    GPA 3.16 - Can I get a job as a new grad?

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

    Dear Nursing Student, Don't take a job in one of the worst programs nationwide that hired you without an interview. There's always other options. As far as your GPA, you will hear lots of...
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    Complete Red Flag Mess- Should I Quit New L&D Job?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Recently, I had three offers for a position on a unit I had been wanting to work on since I was a new grad. It's a specialty unit, labor and delivery, so not the easiest to get...
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    Sabotaged at Work

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

    Dear Targeted, The question is not how to deal with uncivil behavior, because this goes far beyond incivility. Uncivil behavior is being ignored when you greet someone, or otherwise being treated...
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    Your Help Needed: Give A Tip To A New Grad Nurse

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    1. It's OK to speak up. Even though you are new and don't really know the culture of the organisation, if something is bothering you, speak up. For example, what if you were promised 2 preceptors,...
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    Just Want to Cry and Quit

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am currently feeling lost and let down by nursing. I feel like I made a huge mistake by taking a gamble with a nurse manager job at a facility I did not know was failing (I did...
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    Complete Red Flag Mess- Should I Quit New L&D Job?

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

    Dear Not Feeling Good, I'd give it more time. It sounds like you got lost in the onboarding shuffle but unfortunately, it happens, especially now with Covid. It's possible that despite such a...
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    Per Diem Pay is So Great- Should I Quit NP School?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, I've been an RN for almost 8 years. Earlier this year, I started an MSN program to become an NP. I live in a part of the country where nurse salaries haven't been super high.......