Join us as we discuss typical patient pathways for whipple patients. Join us for an sample report and nursing expectations for a normal shift caring for someone who just had one.
Patient Pathways For Med Surg Nurses – Whipple
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Patient Pathways for Med Surg Nurses – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
Join us as we discuss patient pathways for OMFS patients. Including what to expect, managing meds, discharge and more.
Patient Pathways for Med-Surg Nurses – Trauma Patients
Join us as we discuss patient pathways for trauma patients. Including managing pain meds, working with PT and doctors.
Essential Float Nurse Skills and Tips For Success
Nervous about floating to another unit? In this post, a highly experienced float nurse gives you her top tips to not only doing well, but enjoying yourself too!
Discharge Planning Tips for New Nurses
Discharge planning can be a challenge for any nurse, let alone a new nurse. I’ve done this many times since I became a nurse in 2010 and would like to give you some discharge planning tips!
When Nurses Should Call the Rapid Response Team
Most hospitals have some form of Rapid Response Team that can be called when patients are becoming unstable to bring people and resources to the bedside quickly. In this episode, we discuss when to call a Rapid Response, what happens once one is called, and some of our own experiences calling or responding to them. Head to FreshRN.com/41 for the complete show notes of this episode.
All Things Urinary Catheters – Tips For Med Surg Nurses
In this episode we talk all things urinary catheters… CAUTIs, tips, tricks, internal and external devices, and nursing considerations.
Code STEMI, Code Stroke, and Code Sepsis – Tips for Med Surg Nurses
In this episode, we discuss nursing care and the big three – Code STEMI, Code Stroke, and Code Sepsis. Please note, this episode was recorded in January 2017, and the latest evidence at that time. The best practices surrounding treatment of these evolve continually and we encourage you to ensure you’re referring to the latest evidence and facility policy while providing patient care.
Difficult Patients
This episode discusses practical tips and tricks and personal experience dealing with frustrating, demeaning, demanding or difficult patients and/or families.
Delegation for New Nurses
Elizabeth Mills, BSN RN CCRN – highly experienced neurocritical care nurse, current Stroke Navigator for a Primary Stroke Center Crucial Delegation...