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About Nurse Liz

Who is Nurse Liz? Well, not shockingly, I’m a nurse, named Liz. I’m also a family nurse practitioner who graduated from Michigan State University in May 2018 with my Masters of Science in Nursing. One day I’ll go back and get my DNP, but that can wait a year, or five. I am a wife to Joe and a mom to Avery, a wild toddler, and Holly, a 7 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. My little family is currently settled in North Carolina, but we have lived in California, Delaware, and Michigan. 

While going through nursing and NP school I had a million questions about what I should be doing to navigate the world of nursing a bit more smoothly. Unable to find these answers, I began making YouTube Videos because:

  1. I love to talk
  2. I love to teach

My nursing career began on a med-surg unit that specialized in GI/liver and kidney disease. It was smelly, a trial by fire, but in hindsight it helped me become a more confident and assertive nurse. After putting in my time with adults, I traveled over to the magical world of pediatric cardiology and thoracic surgery, where I happily remained until I moved on to become an NP. I’m now working part-time as a family nurse practitioner at a family practice.

So, if you are a nurse, nursing student of any sort, or just love to hear sarcastic people talk—welcome! I’m super glad you are here.

Posted on August 4, 2018August 18, 2021 by joe

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Emergency Contraception is NOT abortion. There are Emergency Contraception is NOT abortion. There are 4 types of emergency contraception. Plan B, Ella, combining oral contraception, and a copper IUD. Each has different timing parameters and limitations to familiarize yourself with. But overall, the sooner these are taken to the date of unprotected sex, the more effective! 

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Have you heard of the Doctor Husel case yet? He Have you heard of the Doctor Husel case yet? 

He was recently in trial defending against murder charges after 34 of his patients passed away after receiving doses of fentanyl he ordered at the time palliative extubation. 

A jury found him not guilty, finding this act to be one of mercy instead of malice. Here are my thoughts. What are yours? 

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Your reminder that You are beautiful my friend. An Your reminder that You are beautiful my friend. And it’s ok to use your face. You do you ♥️✌🏻😚 

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Christann Gainey Part 3. Here's what we can do to Christann Gainey Part 3. Here's what we can do to make Healthcare safer for patients. 
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Christann Gainey Part 2. The same system that is c Christann Gainey Part 2. The same system that is causing the problem, is prosecuting the employees. This is the underlying problem in a system that sets its employees up to fail. It doesn't matter how many people you prosecute. If the system DOES NOT CHANGE. the MISTAKES WILL NOT CHANGE. 
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Christann Gainey, a nurse in Pennsylvania was crim Christann Gainey, a nurse in Pennsylvania was criminally charged for negligent homicide, neglect, and falsifying records. She is being solely held accountable for a tragic situation. In part 1 we look at the situation. And I hope you come away realizing that she was not the only one at fault. Because mistakes don’t occur in a vacuum, but punishments do apparently 

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Who would win in a fight? Peds nurses. Obviously Who would win in a fight? Peds nurses. Obviously 

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A factual timeline of the RaDonda Vaught situation A factual timeline of the RaDonda Vaught situation, based on the CMS report and discovery evidence brought by the Tennessee DA

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When the cover up gets exposed. Make sure you are When the cover up gets exposed. Make sure you are following @the.nurse.erica for updates on the trial!

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A common question I’ve heard with the RaDonda Va A common question I’ve heard with the RaDonda Vaught trial is, how did this get covered up for so long? This is how. The system is filled with small ways that can allow for huge errors. A way to hep fix this? Always report everything. Accidents. Things that you can see as potential accidents. Be the squeaky wheel so issues are addressed. 

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RaDonda Vaught made a mistake at work while employ RaDonda Vaught made a mistake at work while employed as a registered nurse at Vanderbilt university medical center. This week she is undergoing a criminal investigation with the charges of reckless homicide and impaired adult abuse. If convicted, the repercussions will be immense throughout the entire healthcare field. To learn why, and what happened, visit the link in my bio. Also follow @the.nurse.erica who is attending the trial and providing updates live.

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Unpopular opinion time! I don’t think the soluti Unpopular opinion time! I don’t think the solution to employers abusing nurses lies with nurses being required to quit. I’ve seen comment sections riddled with “just quit” and “you aren’t stuck, you just think you are” and while I agree that if you CAN quit and aren’t stuck then GO FOR IT. It is absolutely unacceptable to be treated the way many nurses are and if you can run from that toxic situation PLEASE do. But also realize that some people can’t. And it’s pretty offensive to be belittled with repeating “just quit” over and over again while they can’t. Two huge reasons people can really be stuck at employers are Retirement and Health Insurance Benefits. Are there work arounds? Yeah. But they can be difficult to navigate, and sometimes adding one more thing to navigate is just not what people need at the moment. 

The point: Let’s hold HOSPITALS accountable for being better, instead of pushing the narrative that nurses can leave and if they choose to stay then that is their problem. 

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I’ve been giving the CNO of UMC a hard time, and I’ve been giving the CNO of UMC a hard time, and she for sure deserves it. But you KNOW her orders to reduce the budget and solve staffing issues came from above her. Poorly executed for sure, but let’s not forget who the leader of that circus is in every hospital. 

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One of the huge concerns I had working in primary One of the huge concerns I had working in primary care was my patients couldn’t afford the treatment they needed. This was often not something I could do much about, except for in the realm of prescription medication. @GoodRx is an app and website that I recommended constantly to help patients afford their prescription medications. And I get to officially partner with them today to give them a shout out #ad! Here’s how it works. First, enter the medication you need, the dose, and the quantity. GoodRx will scan the pharmacies in your area and find the best deal for you or your patient that can be lower than the cash price. Simply show up with the coupon and show it to the pharmacy to get the discount! I’ve used this and recommended this for years, and am happy to answer any questions you have about it! 
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One of the things that makes me so frustrated is h One of the things that makes me so frustrated is hearing about people being denied contraception for inappropriate reasons. But sometimes there ARE good reasons to avoid certain types. In this video I explained the framework for deciding if combined oral hormonal contraception could be appropriate for my patients! 

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Looks like there’s a competition to see who can Looks like there’s a competition to see who can make the most outrageous recommendations this week. I do want to stress how there is no way for them to implement this. And in no way should you feel pressured to go into an isolation room without PPE. But just the idea that they recommended this in the first place is insulting and ridiculous. 

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And then people wonder why we are quitting 🙃. And then people wonder why we are quitting 🙃.

Has your employer implemented these changes yet?

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We finally had a snow that stuck long enough for u We finally had a snow that stuck long enough for us to get a few snowmen built and try out the new sled.  It was a lovely break from my internal fury at the CDC’s Christmas gift to all healthcare workers.
 
If you want to smile be sure to check out my stories for more cute snow pictures. And if you want to be angry come to my YouTube live tonight where we’ll be taking a look at the new guidelines and figuring out how hospitals will use it to exploit the people that keep it afloat 🙃
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Links are in the Bio for my FAVORITE Nursing and N Links are in the Bio for my FAVORITE Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Black Friday sales! Swipe through if you are job hunting, Need some CEU's as an NP or need a study resource for nursing and NP school! I've purchased the CEU's and Resume Kit myself, and liked Lecturio so much I now work for them haha. So if thats not an endoresement I don't know what is. What non nursing black friday sales do I need to know about???/

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NP Binder update! This time it was all about heart NP Binder update! This time it was all about heart murmurs. My nursing background is in pediatric cardiology so I usually felt pretty confident with cardiac things (flip side I’m HOPELESS with things like neuro 😳), but murmurs and valve lesions were something that tripped my students up all the time. So I made a little cheat sheet of all the basic valvular lesions. What the patho is, what symptoms patients have, what the murmur will sound like, etc. There’s also a few updated links in the resource folder! Make sure to check your email if you subscribe, and check out the link in my bio to sign up if you want in on the action!  What topic do you want to see featured next time?? #nursepractitioner #nursepractitionerstudent #nursepractitionerschool #npschool #fnp #familynursepractitioner #familynursepractitionerstudent
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