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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    Per Diem Pay is So Great- Should I Quit NP School?

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

    Dear Stressing Out, It seems like you have everything you want, for now. It is really nice to see nurses having some leverage in today's market for a change. Will it last? Let's hope so, but the...
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    Worried about working in small ICU

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new grad beginning my career in the ICU. If I put in 2 years in this smaller ICU that typically transfers the more severe cases out to larger hospitals in the big cities...
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    Fifty-Seven, Bored, and at a Crossroads - Am I too old to return to school?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, Bored and at a Crossroads. I am 57 years old. Nursing is my second career. I have a BSN and a BA in English. When I graduated from the nursing school about 11 years ago, I...
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    Fifty-Seven, Bored, and at a Crossroads - Am I too old to return to school?

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

    Dear Bored and Unhappy, Age alone is one indicator of true age, but there are 57 year olds who are closer to 45 in true age, and others who are closer to 65. We all try to predict how long we'll...
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    52 yr old Foreign RN Can't Land Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I'm 52 and a foreign RN. I have my CA RN license but not able to find a hospital position. I have 20 plus years OR hospital position in Italy where I'm from and past 10 years in...
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    Susceptible to Misinformation: Why Do We Believe What We Believe?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble it’s what you know for sure that just ain't so - Humorist Josh Billings Information and Misinformation are Circulated at a Very Fast...
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    Help, I Need a Pandemic-Proof Position

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I'm a RN with about 12 years experience mostly in hospice, home health, nursing home. I did get a job 2 years ago with pre-admission testing at the hospital. I have been wanting...
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    Should this RN be fired for giving med to housekeeper to give to patient?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have been a nurse for 29 years. Started out as LPN for 15 years, and then graduated from RN school in 2005. I should have known better....but this is what happened. I work in a...
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    New Grads Lack Critical Thinking ... Why? Actually, it's expected and part of their development. Patricia Benner says new grads are in the Novice stage for about 6 months. Novices are rule-based...
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    I'm referring to the long and progressive clinical path (student, intern, resident, attending) of training as opposed to the almost immediate full responsibility expected of new grad nurses. New...
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    So well
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    Does Nursing Cause Weight Gain?

    Nurse Beth replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs cause weight gain
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    Case Management vs Health Coach: How To Land A Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Nurse Beth, Are there courses for nurses with no case management experience to help get a job in that field? I have been applying for a remote job and have zero luck. I have seen health coach...
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    Why some nurses use the word "endorsement"?

    Nurse Beth replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in California and I've only heard Filipino nurses use the word "endorsed" to mean handed over duty. Many Filipino nurses also use the pronoun "he" for both male and female, which really...
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    Please Describe Your COVID Experience in One Word?

    Nurse Beth replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Faceless
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    Previous Nurse Leaves A To-Do List For Me

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

    Dear Leaves List, Without more context, such as knowing how long you've been there, if these are essential tasks, and so on, it's hard to get a read on the situation. This could be anything from...
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    Please Describe Your COVID Experience in One Word?

    Nurse Beth replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Unending
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    What happens if my nursing license expires?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, What happens if one lets the nursing license expire or gives it up? Does one have to retest again or just pay some fees? (This is without any problems on
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Nurse Beth replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    We don't know the details of your employer's behaviors/actions that led to you quitting without notice- but we do know they issue meaningless threats. Best wishes, I hope you land some place...
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    Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    Reports of young girls in distant northeastern African countries pinned to the ground by female relatives and subjected to female genital mutilation with razors wielded by village circumcisers to...
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    Help, I Need a Pandemic-Proof Position

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

    Dear Wanting to Move On, If nothing else, this pandemic has showed us that it's hard to second-guess anything. But it is possible that hospitals will be less likely to furlough nurses this...
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    What happens if my nursing license expires?

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

    Dear Expired, In all states, you cannot practice without an active license. Many states have 4 statuses: active, inactive, expired (lapsed) and retired. An inactive license is typically...
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    Case Management vs Health Coach: How To Land A Job

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

    Breaking Into New Field: Case Managment It's always hardest when initially trying to break into a new field, and it takes perseverance. You have to apply, apply, apply, and sometimes be creatively...
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    Pity Party - US Hospitals Hit With Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID

    Nurse Beth replied to JKL33's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Right, but at least travelers can command a high salary and decide when and where they'll work right now. And hospitals have no one but themselves to
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    How did you guys start as new graduate in California?

    Nurse Beth replied to Ariana30's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in California ? Many (not all) new grads who land a residency apply during their last semester to get a head start. You have to strategize, networking with instructors (many who have close...