The FRESHRN® Podcast

The FRESHRN® Podcast with Kati Kleber

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1. The Identity Crisis of the People-Pleasing RN
2. Nursing School Curriculum Explained: How Educators Choose What You Learn
3. From NP School to Certification: Board Prep Strategies with Sarah Boes
4. Behind the Badge: The FNP Role Explained
5. Is a DNP Worth It? Options, Reality, and Regret-Proofing
6. [PARTIAL DOSE] My Top 3 NCLEX Resources
7. Breaking Down the Myths About Online Nursing Degrees: An Interview With Chamberlain University’s President
8. Which MSN Path Is Right for You? A Straightforward Guide for Nurses
9. AI at the Bedside: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Nursing Right Now
10. BSN Student Spotlight: Life as a Student and Nursing Extern in the MICU with Padraic Day
11. Is Insurance For Nurses Worth It? Navigating Nursing Liability With a Risk Management Expert
12. Behind the Scenes: Why CT Scan Results Take Time & How to Explain It to Families
13. My Top 5 Nurse Potluck Items
14. How to Realistically Deal With Rude RNs During Report
15. RED FLAGS During the Nurse Interview Process
16. Questions to Ask During a Nursing Interview
17. Tips for Charge Nurses: How to Handle SPICY CNAs and RNs
18. [PodSwap] You’re Not to Old For Nursing School – Nurse Mo
19. Code Calm: Mastering RRT Nurse Calls with a Nurse Practitioner’s Insight
20. Inside CVICU Nursing: A Veteran’s Guide with Jeannie Cisney
21. [Encore] ICU Equipment Deep Dive: A Revisit with Sean Dent
22. Bones & Beyond: Thriving in Ortho Nursing with Elizabeth Fields
23. [Encore] The Subtle Art of Mastering Nursing Interview Questions
24. [Encore] Hand-Off Hurdles: Navigating Nursing Report with Kati & Elizabeth
25. Beyond the Basics: Advanced Preceptor Strategies with Beth Hawks
26. [Encore] The Ultimate Guide to Nursing Communication: A Mega Compilation
27. [Encore] The Neuro Nursing Chronicles: A Masterclass from the Archives
28. Nurse Fatigue Triage: Resources & Tips for When You’re Tired of Nursing – An Interview with Dr. Kate King
29. What is a Clinical Nurse Specialist… Really?
30. Straight from the Source: A Nurse Manager’s Honest Career Advice
31. Most Common New RN Questions – And Answers!
32. Behind the Scenes of Oncology Nursing: Insights from Two Nursing Leaders at St. Jude’s
33. Nurse Residency Programs – An Interview With Nursing Leaders From St. Jude’s (Part 1)
34. Celebrating 10 Years – Featuring Guest Host Brittney Wilson, BSN RN
35. What’s the Big Deal With Delirium? – An Interview with Sarah from the Rapid Response RN Podcast
36. From Chaos to Clarity: Tackling Delirium in the Hospital Setting as a Nurse
37. [Partial Dose] “What Are Your Weaknesses?” How to Answer This Common Nursing Interview Question
38. Nurses Arrested After Missing Dressing Changes
39. [Partial Dose] What to Say When a Patient Wants to Harm Themselves
40. The Ideal NCLEX Study Timeline
41. 4 Nurses on TikTok Fired: My Thoughts
42. NCLEX Next Generation and NCLEX FAQ’s
43. Major Differences Between ER Nurses and Floor Nurses
44. 4 Reasons Why Nurses are Mean to Nursing Students
45. Maureen Osuna, MSN RN – An Interview with Nurse Mo, MSN RN
46. How to Study for Nursing School
47. The Power of a Quick Win
48. How to Pass Nursing School Exams
49. Military Nursing – An Interview with a 20-Year Veteran, Julie Florentin, DNP Student
50. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Researcher – An Interview with Tamar Rodney, PhD, MSN, RN PMHNP-BC, CNE
51. What’s a Death Doula? – An Interview with Melanie Sheckles
52. Traits to Develop as a New Grad Nurse – An Interview with Nurse Mo, MSN RN
53. Why I Hate “Fake it Til You Make it”
54. RaDonda Vaught Sentencing Play-By-Play
55. How to Take Charge of Your Nursing Career – An Interview with Irnise F. Williams, JD RN
56. Are Digital Stethoscopes Worth The Money?
57. Should I Work in the ICU as a New Grad?
58. My Thoughts on Nurses Week and Reaction to Amber Heard’s Private Nurse’s Testimony
59. What’s an Awake and Walking ICU? An Interview with Kali Dayton, DNP AGACNP
60. Common Questions about Malpractice Insurance for Nurses
61. RaDonda Vaught Trial – Part 2, Interview with Lorie Brown, RN MN JD
62. Deep Dive: RaDonda Vaught Trial, Charges, and Timeline
63. Surviving Your First Code Blue – Interview with Will Kelly, MSN FNP-C
64. How to Study for the CCRN [Critical Care Certification Exam]
65. Deconstructing the NYT Article and My Thoughts on the “Nursing Shortage” Bonus Episode
66. When You Want More, But Your Brain Stops You
67. Exploring Publication Bias
68. Communication Tips – Your Loved Ones
69. Communication Tips – Difficult Conversations
70. Communication Tips – Patients and Their Support Systems
71. Communication Tips – Other Members of the Healthcare Team
72. Communication Tips – Your Nursing Team
73. Patient Pathways – Whipple
74. Patient Pathways – OMFS
75. Patient Pathways – Trauma Patient
76. How I Got Started in Nursing
77. Is Nursing Sustainable?
78. I Finally Know What I Am Doing – Now What?
79. How to Prepare for Your First Shift
80. When You Don’t Land Your Dream Job
81. What Does a High Performing New Grad Look Like?
82. The Unspoken Nursing Hierarchy and Why It’s Garbage
83. Nursing Interview Questions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
84. Proactively Preventing Nurse Burnout
85. Unwritten Rules of Nursing
86. Tips for New Charge Nurses
87. Tips for New Nurse Preceptors
88. Back to Nursing Basics
89. When Nurses Should Call the Rapid Response Team
90. Nurses and the Coronavirus: Current PPE Recommendations Dissected
91. Nurses and the Coronavirus: Coping With Fear
92. Nurses and the Coronavirus: Background, Boundaries, and Fear
93. How to Deal With Family Members (who are not mad at you)
94. What Nursing Teamwork Practically Looks Like at the Bedside
95. Nursing Considerations with Brain Death and Organ Procurement
96. Nursing Considerations for Organ Procurement
97. Tips for Floating to Another Unit
98. All Things Urinary Catheters
99. Talking to Unconscious Patients
100. How to Trust Your Nursing Judgment
101. Intensive Care Devices: Part 2
102. Intensive Care Devices: Part 1
103. How to Navigate Nursing Conferences
104. What Nurses Need to Know About Palliative Care
105. Understanding Nursing Leadership
106. All Things Respiratory
107. What Nurses Need to Know About Sepsis
108. Nursing Certifications- The What, Why, How, and When
109. Tips for Cardiac Nurses
110. Patients We Will Never Forget
111. Tips for Working Night Shift
112. Code STEMI, Code Stroke, Code Sepsis
113. Dealing with a Negative Unit Culture, Nurse Bullies, and Confrontation
114. Tips for New Grad Nurses on Resumes, Applications, and Interviews
115. Nurses Make Mistakes
116. Pain Management Tips
117. Tips for New Grads in the ICU
118. Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies Part 3: Meds, Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Surgeries
119. Neuro ICU Nurse Tips for Newbies, Part 2: Disease Processes
120. Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies, Part 1: When to Worry, Disease Processes
121. Nursing Report for Newbies
122. Time Management Tips for New Nurses
123. Dealing With Patient Deaths
124. Diagnostics for New Nurses
125. Dealing with Difficult Patients and Families
126. If it Wasn’t Documented, It Wasn’t Done
127. Delegation for New Nurses
128. Working With Physicians
129. Nursing Work-Life Balance
130. What to do During a Code
131. Central Venous Catheters 101
132. What to Expect During Your New Graduate Nursing Orientation

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