Rachel Beatty, APRN, FNP-C, ACGN-BC

Mrs. Beatty received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Adventist University in Orlando, Florida. She Earned her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama, graduating in the top 10% of her class. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and has an extensive background in clinical nursing education. She has earned dual board certification as a family nurse practitioner and an adult/geriatric acute care nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). As a former nurse in emergency medicine, she earned her certification as an emergency nurse, and has successfully transitioned her broad-based clinical knowledge to the private practice setting as a family practice nurse practitioner and an urgent care nurse practitioner. With experience in both the outpatient and acute care settings, Mrs. Beatty is well prepared to educate nurse practitioners and physician assistants about current topics in clinical management and the expectations of modern care delivery.

Complicated UTI Chronicles: Twists & Turns

April 15, 2026 by Rachel Beatty, APRN, FNP-C, ACGN-BC

Rachel Beatty, APRN The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has recently released updated guidelines and management for complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs). These guidelines represent IDSA’s first dedicated cUTI guidance covering both men and women. This marks a major scope expansion from previous UTI-focused guidelines. Clinical decision making is now centered around clinical presentation … Read more

Primary Care: Should we throw away the clonidine?

September 30, 2019August 2, 2019 by Rachel Beatty, APRN, FNP-C, ACGN-BC

Rachel Beatty, ARNP

Typical Scenario

Let’s discuss a common scenario. You have a 50 year old male who has not been seen by a PCP in two years. His past medical history includes arthritis and hypertension. He does not smoke and has an occasional beer on the weekend. He has been off his medications for his hypertension for over a year. His BP in office is 182/110, HR 70, Temp 97.6, Respirations 16, 02 saturation 98%. His physical exam is unremarkable and he is asymptomatic. Your medical assistant asks you if you would like her to give him clonidine and do an EKG. She then asks if we will be sending him to the emergency room. The patient is now anxious and is wondering if he is going to have a stroke. What would you do?

“I’m not putting my license on the line”

December 3, 2018November 12, 2018 by Rachel Beatty, APRN, FNP-C, ACGN-BC

How many times have you heard this mentioned in casual conversation amongst healthcare providers?Perhaps during a heated exchange on television, or when talking about doing things we aren’t comfortable doing to our patients. Perhaps you have even mentioned it yourself.

The fact is, it takes a lot – A LOT – to lose a medical license or license to practice. Yes, bumps along the road in our career can happen, but realistically speaking, what licensing board would have a vested interest in removing providers from an already strained healthcare system?