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Season 2, Episode 5, Pain Management Tips Show Notes

Striking the balance between too much pain medicine and not enough can be tough for any nurse, let alone a brand new nurse. What throws a big wrench in everything is the fact that we, as a nation, are experiencing a very real and very devastating epidemic of opioid use and abuse. Bedside nurses feel the brunt of this due to many patients requesting sometimes very concerning amounts of intravenous pain medications at alarming intervals. Here are some tips from bedside nurses about pain management.

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Season 4, Episode 8: How to Trust Your Nursing Judgement

Welcome to Season 4 of the FreshRN Podcast. Ok, you're off orientation, there's no preceptor checking behind you and you're on your own taking care of patients. How do you learn to trust yourself and your nursing judgement? In this episode, we chat about how we began...

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HONEST

With so much reading between the lines to figure out if someone is trying to sell you something or truly help you become a better nurse, honesty with my information and intentions is a foundation of my practice. If I recommend a product or service, it is because myself or someone I trust stands behind it. If I discover information I provided was unclear or inaccurate, a correction will added as soon as possible.

CONCISE

After years of learning how to provide care in a theoretical situation, it’s hard to know what’s important and what’s not at the bedside. My promise is to continually provide you straight to the point, fluff-less information that is applicable to what you’re doing now. There is no skimming to find the important information.

RELATABLE

I’ve worked at the bedside personally in various units at different hospitals. I personally know what it feels like to care for patients and their loved ones. Nursing is a team sport and I have been a member of the team since 2010. I was a player for 6 years, now I’m a coach.