The FRESHRN® Podcast

The FRESHRN® Podcast with Kati Kleber

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

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