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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    Pity Party - US Hospitals Hit With Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID

    Nurse Beth replied to JKL33's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For once, nurses are in control
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    I'm 55 - Is it too late to become a nurse?

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

    Dear Excited, What would I do? I would go for it. You are really pumped, you want this, and if not now, then when? To me, the choice is either take a risk or live with regret. At the same...
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    Nurse Manager confronting me about going to the bathroom with a needle.

    Nurse Beth replied to iorgins's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You knew you shouldn't have done it because you went in the bathroom. So embarrassment is from being discovered plus the unexpected optics of possible diversion as JKL33 said. The drug use...
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    Was I in the Right Here?

    Nurse Beth replied to Grande_latte04's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all horrible! I love it ? You showed them respect. I learned to have more empathy with drug seeking patients bc I reminded myself I did not know their childhood, experiences..and I didn't...
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    Was I in the Right Here?

    Nurse Beth replied to Grande_latte04's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a clock-watcher patient who would get in power struggles with nurses and demand pain meds. For one of these guys, I started bring his pain medication 10-15 minutes early. It worked so...
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    Susceptible to Misinformation: Why Do We Believe What We Believe?

    Nurse Beth replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Religious misinformation is spreading fake news and COVID misinformation. It's contributing to the infodemic. It spreads very fast and can go viral. It feeds on fear and emotions, and persuades...
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    I agree with the medical model of training. New grads need progressive responsibility and
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    Looking for a new preceptor with out backlash

    Nurse Beth replied to Elm773's topic in General Nursing

    It's a tough situation, I'm sorry. You have a couple of choices to consider. You could do nothing. Decide to ride it out until you're off orientation, knowing there is an end in sight. You're...
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    Will employers understand a work gap because of COVID?

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

    Dear Don't Know Where to Begin, Your relatively short career gap of less than a year due to homeschooling your kids during COVID and the clinic closing down will not be looked at as not caring...
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    Will employers understand a work gap because of COVID?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I have been a LPN since 2014, and was a CNA before that from 2009. My clinic that I was at for three years closed at the end of September of last year, and I dedicated my life to...
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    My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    Nurse Beth replied to Cricket183's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for sharing, I can't imagine going through all that.I would read anything you write, you're a great writer ? Who knows what's ahead?
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

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

    They don't really focus on staffing, their focus is outcomes and process. Such as does a facility teach infection prevention in in new hire Orientation and annually. The only way to address...
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    Is the Grass greener on the other side?

    Nurse Beth replied to HotMessRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a perfect match because you are lucky to get an ICU fellowship and they are lucky to get you
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    Tips on easy ways to learn telemetry

    Nurse Beth replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Consider that 5 is a block (notice the dissociated P
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

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

    Good article, thanks. It's so frustrating, some hospitals are running on what? 25% traveling staff- and that's just not a long-term solution. Will it get better? I hope so, but it would take...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

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

    Your experience just resonates. When I feel appreciated, I will gladly work extra hard. It just seems basic...but it's not,
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    Syringe Disaster

    Nurse Beth replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I have not, but a loved one of mine has, and it breaks my heart whenever she has a rough spell. Best wishes, my
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    Syringe Disaster

    Nurse Beth replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you are feeling much better! It's interesting and I have no pre-op experience, but heparin is reversible. I just googled it really quick and saw a 2015 study that said 5000 units pre-op did not...
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    Syringe Disaster

    Nurse Beth replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you are feeling better and I have a question...I know you are concerned about reporting the leaked heparin, but did you see the surgeon's order to give
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    Agree, I do think the principles and the "why" are highly important, to adult learners, especially, and it's also true that when first learning a task, the steps are essential. As an educator I...
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    I agree, due to the pandemic, new grads are even less
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    Awww...thank
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    We agree that there's a gap between education and practice, definitely and unfortunately. There are many scholarly articles and studies out there about many aspects of nursing education. I...
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    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    Nurse Beth replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    The optics of calling in when you're covering for a colleague are not good, and neither is avoiding your job bc you're not the expert (which kind of makes it about you). Instead, prep for this...
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    Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

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

    Most people who know me don't call me passive, LOL. On the contrary. If I were to say "Things are going to change soon!"... I would have nothing to back up that statement, and wouldn't consider...