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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    Mandated to work Saturday?

    Nurse Beth replied to Bella1988's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager is being mandated to cover these Saturday shifts, and tried to do so by getting you to volunteer. A good question at the time would have been: "What is the plan if no one...
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    Floated mid-shift regularly

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, In the middle of the shift we are starting to be asked to change floors/ assignments. It's not easy to take an assignment, create a plan, then be told to go to another floor, but...
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    Not thrilled with my unit - should I quit?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I'm a new grad nurse who took the first job offer I received. At the time there was hesitancy on my part to take it because of a gut feeling. I ended up talking with other...
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    Not thrilled with my unit - should I quit?

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

    Are you ready to leave acute care for
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    Floated mid-shift regularly

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

    Dear Changing Floors, I apologise, I'm not sure I follow the reason behind the request to interrupt your patient assignment and float you to another floor because a head nurse is needed if all 4...
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    Ex boyfriend filed complaint about me to BON

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

    Dear Disheartened, I'm sorry this is happening, especially now when you should be happily celebrating passing your exam (congratulations!). Boards of Nursing (BONs) can be notoriously slow and...
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    Ex boyfriend filed complaint about me to BON

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I had a complaint filed against my RN license from an ex boyfriend immediately after we broke up in April 2021 (I broke up with him). When I got the notification of complaint I...
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    Are Nurses Superstitious?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    Suspend Your Disbelief Some of us have cognitive dissonance around superstition. Meaning we both believe and don’t believe. How can that be? It’s knowing a superstition is irrational and...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Nurse Beth replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Implementing so much documentation that nurses can't possibly complete it all and so it's either not done, or done and
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    Sabotaged at Work

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

    I am so glad! Getting a new job is the best solution to the problems you had. Now you can put all the negativity behind you and move forward without worrying about ever using them as a reference again...
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    Sabotaged at Work

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

    Dear Sabotaged at Work, I really wish you had looked for another job while you were still working, for 2 reasons. It's easier to land a job when you're employed, as opposed to unemployed, and...
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    Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I'm currently between a rock and a hard place. I graduated in December 2019 with my BSN and got a job at my university hospital on a gyn/onc and postpartum unit in March 2020....
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    Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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

    Dear Stuck, From an employer's point of view, you have less than 1 year's experience, which means you lack experience, but at the same, you no longer have new grad status, which could afford you...
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    Should I consider myself lucky?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Nurse Beth, I am a BSN nursing student scheduled to graduate in December 2021. My ultimate goal is to become an acute care NP or CRNA. I am an older student pursuing a second career. I have an...
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    Meltdown at Work and Feel like a Failure

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi there Nurse Beth, I am a Registered Nurse since August last year. I am 43 years old and not good looking. I am an introvert and I am not sociable, I don't have friends and find it very...
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    How do I become a nurse esthetician?

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Aesthetics

    Jennifer loves going to work every day. She helps her patients feel beautiful and is a sought-after practitioner. Jennifer is a cosmetic nurse, also known as a nurse esthetician, or plastic surgery...
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    Should I consider myself lucky?

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

    Dear Should I Consider Myself Lucky? Yes. You should consider yourself lucky. I say "a bird in the hand is worth two in Houston, Texas". You had not just one person with hiring authority...
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    Mother of 6 Lost Nursing License X 2 and Job

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I really need some advice. 8 years ago I was working at a hospital in a state up north. I had a patient that coded. After several attempts at resuscitation the patient...
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    Venomous Snake Bites: Here's What To Do

    Nurse Beth replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    So helpful! I was talking to our rattlesnale anti-venom vendor who told me that adult rattlesnakes prefer not to bite humans, as they reserve their venom to paralyze prey. Baby rattlesnakes are...
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    Nurse Beth replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like role clarification is needed. If you report to the DON, ask her what your priorities are in this situation. Managers should be visible and even help out at certain times, but...
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    LPN schools without prerequisites ?

    Nurse Beth replied to BetterMe's topic in General Nursing

    Once you get into an LPN program there will be clinical hours, typically during the weekdays. You'll need flexibility in your work
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    CNA’s restarting IV pump

    Nurse Beth replied to Tofumilk's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with this. It's not really about CNA scope of practice bc CNAs do not have a practice. CNAs can be trained to do a lot of tasks. I've always said I could easily teach a smart child to do...
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    Graduating with MSN

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Nurse Beth, I will be graduating my MSN program (leadership and management) next year and I would like to know what jobs would be available to me as far as leadership and possibly
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    Graduating with MSN

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

    Dear Graduating, Congratulations! Your MSN qualifies you for many roles and opens many doors. Holding an advanced degree definitely adds credibility and confers expertise. There's management,...
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    Graduating with MSN

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

    It is interesting- I have a colleague who graduated with her Masters in Education but wasn't taught how to write