Monongahela Valley Hospital names Beth Shroyer Cameos of Caring awardee

By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
A Monongahela Valley Hospital nurse has been recognized for her exceptional bedside care and determination to be the person her co-workers turn to when they need professional guidance.
Registered nurse Beth Shroyer learned May 7 she is the Carroll Township hospital’s 2020 Cameos of Caring awardee during a small ceremony honoring MVH nurses.
Shroyer, who works in the coronary care unit, was one of 11 Mon Valley Hospital nurses nominated by their peers for the prestigious award. She will represent the hospital at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cameos of Caring celebration next spring. The event was originally set for later this year, but has been postponed as a result of coronavirus pandemic precautions.
“Our patients are all better because you are all here,” MVH Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Mary Lou Murt said prior to announcing the hospital’s 2020 Cameos Awardee.
Shroyer, a Charleroi native who lives in Monessen, said she always wanted a challenging career that could make a difference in the lives of others. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from California University of Pennsylvania, but with encouragement from her father, enrolled in the Washington Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse.
She is a valued member of the CCU team who is respected by her peers and physicians, Murt said.
“We rely on her to be a knowledge resource in many complex situations,” Shroyer’s colleagues wrote on her award nomination form. “Beth holds not only herself but the CCU staff to the highest standard of care. She always takes into consideration the patient and family needs first; advocates with the entire multidisciplinary team; and offers guidance and learning opportunities to anyone who needs a mentor.”
Shroyer said the most satisfying part of her nursing career is “making a patient feel truly cared for; seeing a critically ill patient recover; and having the opportunity to work with an amazing team of co-workers.”
Shroyer, who has been a nurse at MVH since 1991 and has worked in CCU for at least 15 years, is grateful for the recognition.
“It means a lot because I was nominated by my peers,” she said. “There are the people I work with day in and day out. It’s really just an honor for them to nominate me.
“I personally could not do the job I do without my great team of coworkers.”
Shroyer said that “nursing is a rewarding profession,” and that one of her passions is sharing her multiple decades of knowledge with nurses who are just starting out in their career.
“After many years in the nursing, you gain a wealth of knowledge and you can’t help but to pass it on,” she said.
The Cameos of Caring Program was launched by the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in 1999 to honor exceptional bedside nurses who work in acute care hospitals. At hospitals throughout this region, nurses who embody the essence of the nursing profession are nominated by their peers.