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The FRESHRN® Podcast

Your first year as a registered nurse is challenging and with this podcast, your host, Kati Kleber, hopes to dispel myths, offer encouraging words, and fill in some of the blanks left from nursing school to enable you to excel in your first job as a registered nurse. Kati features many guests throughout the episodes, and they dive into topics like what new grad hospital orientation is really like, code blues, time management, delegation, patient deaths, and more.

Please note, while patient experiences are discussed, their identifying details have been changed to protect their privacy and uphold HIPAA.

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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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Founder of FreshRN

The founder and educator behind FreshRN® is a nurse educator, author, national speaker, host of the FreshRN Podcast, and owner of FreshRN® – an online platform created to educate, encourage, and motivate newly licensed nurses in innovative ways.