The FRESHRN® Podcast

The FRESHRN® Podcast with Kati Kleber

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1. Hate the ICU but Eyeing CRNA? What It Really Takes to Get In (and Thrive)
2. Correctional, Home Health, and AI: Inside NSO’s New Nurse Liability Data
3. Lessons From a Nurse Who Landed on Probation
4. Love Nursing, Hate People
5. The Pressure to Perform: Why Nurses Feel Like They Should Know It All
6. Allergy Assessment for Nurses: True Allergy vs Sensitivity, IgE Testing, and Safer Care
7. Feeling Valued Again: How Virtual Nursing Is Redefining Bedside Care
8. How AI Can Transform Nursing… Without Replacing Nurses
9. Leading Better Sepsis Care: Lessons from the Frontline
10. What I Would Do Differently If I Could Go Back to Day 1 of Nursing School
11. Your Hospital Is Not Your Mom: Detaching Emotionally From Your Employer
12. The Identity Crisis of the People-Pleasing RN
13. Nursing School Curriculum Explained: How Educators Choose What You Learn
14. From NP School to Certification: Board Prep Strategies with Sarah Boes
15. Behind the Badge: The FNP Role Explained
16. Is a DNP Worth It? Options, Reality, and Regret-Proofing
17. [PARTIAL DOSE] My Top 3 NCLEX Resources
18. Breaking Down the Myths About Online Nursing Degrees: An Interview With Chamberlain University’s President
19. Which MSN Path Is Right for You? A Straightforward Guide for Nurses
20. AI at the Bedside: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Nursing Right Now
21. BSN Student Spotlight: Life as a Student and Nursing Extern in the MICU with Padraic Day
22. Is Insurance For Nurses Worth It? Navigating Nursing Liability With a Risk Management Expert
23. Behind the Scenes: Why CT Scan Results Take Time & How to Explain It to Families
24. My Top 5 Nurse Potluck Items
25. How to Realistically Deal With Rude RNs During Report
26. RED FLAGS During the Nurse Interview Process
27. Questions to Ask During a Nursing Interview
28. Tips for Charge Nurses: How to Handle SPICY CNAs and RNs
29. [PodSwap] You’re Not to Old For Nursing School – Nurse Mo
30. Code Calm: Mastering RRT Nurse Calls with a Nurse Practitioner’s Insight
31. Inside CVICU Nursing: A Veteran’s Guide with Jeannie Cisney
32. [Encore] ICU Equipment Deep Dive: A Revisit with Sean Dent
33. Bones & Beyond: Thriving in Ortho Nursing with Elizabeth Fields
34. [Encore] The Subtle Art of Mastering Nursing Interview Questions
35. [Encore] Hand-Off Hurdles: Navigating Nursing Report with Kati & Elizabeth
36. Beyond the Basics: Advanced Preceptor Strategies with Beth Hawks
37. [Encore] The Ultimate Guide to Nursing Communication: A Mega Compilation
38. [Encore] The Neuro Nursing Chronicles: A Masterclass from the Archives
39. Nurse Fatigue Triage: Resources & Tips for When You’re Tired of Nursing – An Interview with Dr. Kate King
40. What is a Clinical Nurse Specialist… Really?
41. Straight from the Source: A Nurse Manager’s Honest Career Advice
42. Most Common New RN Questions – And Answers!
43. Behind the Scenes of Oncology Nursing: Insights from Two Nursing Leaders at St. Jude’s
44. Nurse Residency Programs – An Interview With Nursing Leaders From St. Jude’s (Part 1)
45. Celebrating 10 Years – Featuring Guest Host Brittney Wilson, BSN RN
46. What’s the Big Deal With Delirium? – An Interview with Sarah from the Rapid Response RN Podcast
47. From Chaos to Clarity: Tackling Delirium in the Hospital Setting as a Nurse
48. [Partial Dose] “What Are Your Weaknesses?” How to Answer This Common Nursing Interview Question
49. Nurses Arrested After Missing Dressing Changes
50. [Partial Dose] What to Say When a Patient Wants to Harm Themselves
51. The Ideal NCLEX Study Timeline
52. 4 Nurses on TikTok Fired: My Thoughts
53. NCLEX Next Generation and NCLEX FAQ’s
54. Major Differences Between ER Nurses and Floor Nurses
55. 4 Reasons Why Nurses are Mean to Nursing Students
56. Maureen Osuna, MSN RN – An Interview with Nurse Mo, MSN RN
57. How to Study for Nursing School
58. The Power of a Quick Win
59. How to Pass Nursing School Exams
60. Military Nursing – An Interview with a 20-Year Veteran, Julie Florentin, DNP Student
61. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Researcher – An Interview with Tamar Rodney, PhD, MSN, RN PMHNP-BC, CNE
62. What’s a Death Doula? – An Interview with Melanie Sheckles
63. Traits to Develop as a New Grad Nurse – An Interview with Nurse Mo, MSN RN
64. Why I Hate “Fake it Til You Make it”
65. RaDonda Vaught Sentencing Play-By-Play
66. How to Take Charge of Your Nursing Career – An Interview with Irnise F. Williams, JD RN
67. Are Digital Stethoscopes Worth The Money?
68. Should I Work in the ICU as a New Grad?
69. My Thoughts on Nurses Week and Reaction to Amber Heard’s Private Nurse’s Testimony
70. What’s an Awake and Walking ICU? An Interview with Kali Dayton, DNP AGACNP
71. Common Questions about Malpractice Insurance for Nurses
72. RaDonda Vaught Trial – Part 2, Interview with Lorie Brown, RN MN JD
73. Deep Dive: RaDonda Vaught Trial, Charges, and Timeline
74. Surviving Your First Code Blue – Interview with Will Kelly, MSN FNP-C
75. How to Study for the CCRN [Critical Care Certification Exam]
76. Deconstructing the NYT Article and My Thoughts on the “Nursing Shortage” Bonus Episode
77. When You Want More, But Your Brain Stops You
78. Exploring Publication Bias
79. Communication Tips – Your Loved Ones
80. Communication Tips – Difficult Conversations
81. Communication Tips – Patients and Their Support Systems
82. Communication Tips – Other Members of the Healthcare Team
83. Communication Tips – Your Nursing Team
84. Patient Pathways – Whipple
85. Patient Pathways – OMFS
86. Patient Pathways – Trauma Patient
87. How I Got Started in Nursing
88. Is Nursing Sustainable?
89. I Finally Know What I Am Doing – Now What?
90. How to Prepare for Your First Shift
91. When You Don’t Land Your Dream Job
92. What Does a High Performing New Grad Look Like?
93. The Unspoken Nursing Hierarchy and Why It’s Garbage
94. Nursing Interview Questions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
95. Proactively Preventing Nurse Burnout
96. Unwritten Rules of Nursing
97. Tips for New Charge Nurses
98. Tips for New Nurse Preceptors
99. Back to Nursing Basics
100. When Nurses Should Call the Rapid Response Team
101. Nurses and the Coronavirus: Current PPE Recommendations Dissected
102. Nurses and the Coronavirus: Coping With Fear
103. Nurses and the Coronavirus: Background, Boundaries, and Fear
104. How to Deal With Family Members (who are not mad at you)
105. What Nursing Teamwork Practically Looks Like at the Bedside
106. Nursing Considerations with Brain Death and Organ Procurement
107. Nursing Considerations for Organ Procurement
108. Tips for Floating to Another Unit
109. All Things Urinary Catheters
110. Talking to Unconscious Patients
111. How to Trust Your Nursing Judgment
112. Intensive Care Devices: Part 2
113. Intensive Care Devices: Part 1
114. How to Navigate Nursing Conferences
115. What Nurses Need to Know About Palliative Care
116. Understanding Nursing Leadership
117. All Things Respiratory
118. What Nurses Need to Know About Sepsis
119. Nursing Certifications- The What, Why, How, and When
120. Tips for Cardiac Nurses
121. Patients We Will Never Forget
122. Tips for Working Night Shift
123. Code STEMI, Code Stroke, Code Sepsis
124. Dealing with a Negative Unit Culture, Nurse Bullies, and Confrontation
125. Tips for New Grad Nurses on Resumes, Applications, and Interviews
126. Nurses Make Mistakes
127. Pain Management Tips
128. Tips for New Grads in the ICU
129. Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies Part 3: Meds, Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Surgeries
130. Neuro ICU Nurse Tips for Newbies, Part 2: Disease Processes
131. Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies, Part 1: When to Worry, Disease Processes
132. Nursing Report for Newbies
133. Time Management Tips for New Nurses
134. Dealing With Patient Deaths
135. Diagnostics for New Nurses
136. Dealing with Difficult Patients and Families
137. If it Wasn’t Documented, It Wasn’t Done
138. Delegation for New Nurses
139. Working With Physicians
140. Nursing Work-Life Balance
141. What to do During a Code
142. Central Venous Catheters 101
143. What to Expect During Your New Graduate Nursing Orientation

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