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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    LTC nursing is a nightmare

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

    Dear Frustrated, It sounds like you are dealing with a challenging situation. It can be frustrating and overwhelming to feel like you are not able to provide the level of care that you would like...
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    Shady Nursing Schools

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    Shady Nursing Schools Betrayed nursing students and predatory, for-profit nursing programs abound. These schools take advantage of people with hopes and dreams of becoming a nurse. Here are a...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    At first I agreeded with prosecution but then I decided to base my decision on principle and not outcome/severity. It's hard to do because of emotion around this
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Yes, close, except for the prosecution. Good to know. Here's from a previous early post Here's where I stand- RV should not get her license back and should never practice nursing again. She...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Righ, in my experience, a trained procedural RN based in Imaging would give the drug and know the monitoring
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Just wondering....do you feel we agree on any
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    In your experience, nurses Google the manufacturer's FDA insert? In my experience, nurses may use Micromedex, for example, for high-level administration info. But when it comes to...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    In lack of a policy and guidelines, individual nurses will each define "monitoring" differently, to the potential detriment of patient safety. As an educator, I would not instruct a nurse to...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Policies protect nurses and patients. Common sense can be
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    What should I do about my new Job in Orientation. HELP! L&D nurse

    Nurse Beth replied to NICUnLDRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yours inspired me on this thought track
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    What should I do about my new Job in Orientation. HELP! L&D nurse

    Nurse Beth replied to NICUnLDRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They seem to have made up their minds but have not given you specific goals. But there's still time to turn it around. What you could do is ask your preceptor for more specific goals. When she...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Whenever I see a new grad with no intellectual curiosity or sense of urgency, it is chilling. You can't teach
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Unbelievable but
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    The reference was to having her license
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    You are so
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    I responded to others' posts on the topic if you'll look back. I often like to do
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Interesting, we mostly agree except that I do not see a conflict between holding Vanderbilt accountable and holding RV accountable. For me, it's not "either/or", I can hold both beliefs. No...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    It's not new-I remember using Versed way back in the 1990's and before, when providers used to do bronchs at the bedside. But it was not safe, and soon moderate sedation was confined to diagnostic...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    I hear you, and nursing practice should be under Nursing and not Pharmacy. Pharmacy and Nursing policies sometimes cover both entities, but a Nursing policy would have been available in that case....
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Versed (midazolam) is a benzodiazapine and it's often used for procedural sedation but patients are typically closely monitored (may include Sp02, Co2, Aldrete score, EtC02, RR, pulse, B/P) every 5...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    No, and I'm sure you wouldn't either, Wuzzie. But if you had an orientee with you, what would you have instructed them as far as monitoring frequency, how long, to what measurable outcome, and...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Not having a policy to monitor patients is serious. @FiremedicMike, you would monitor the patient after giving Versed, but how frequently, for how long (what outcome), using what metrics, and...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    If I did something like that, I would not ask to get my license
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    Here's where I stand- RV should not get her license back and should never practice nursing again. She doesn't demonstrate enough insight to be safe. I believe medication errors should not...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

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

    I do not absolve RaDonda Vaught by any means. I also do not absolve Vanderbilt of their