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Encouragement

How Nurses Can Transform Health Care

August 4, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Nurses Can Transform Healthcare

If you are a nurse and looking for the solution on How Nurses Can Transform Health Care, then you are at the right place.

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: Encouragement, Interdisciplinary Teamwork, patient care

The Good Nurses: Qualities of A Good Nurse

October 20, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 6 Comments

The Good Nurses: Qualities of A Good Nurse

What are the qualities of a good nurse? You need to be empathetic, hard-working, and so much more. Read the complete list.

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse Tagged With: Encouragement, nursing peer support, professional development

Why Proper N95 Removal is Crucial in Preventing Self-Inoculation

March 30, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

The current recommendation in personal protective equipment (PPE) for front line health care providers (nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, and so forth) is to wear the following for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients: Gowns Gloves Eye protection Surgical masks – except for aerosol-generating procedures N95 or better – for aerosol-generating procedures (CDC source, OSHA source, WHO […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Encouragement

Nurses, PPE, and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 20, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 3 Comments

Confused about isolation precautions and PPE needed to safely care for coronavirus patients? In this post, Kati Kleber, MSN RN CCRN-K outlines the latest CDC and WHO recommendations as of March 19, 2020.

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Patient Care Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Encouragement, PPE

Thoughts for Nurses on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 16, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 5 Comments

thoughts for nurses on coronavirus

With everything that’s been evolving rapidly around the world, I wanted to reach out specifically to offer my support and thoughts for nurses on coronavirus. Taking care of patients is already a pretty heavy burden, but then when you add on a pandemic, a workforce of people who are on the front lines, who also […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Patient Care Tagged With: cornavirus, COVID19, Encouragement

The Power of Embracing Nurse Discomfort

January 30, 2018 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Nurse Discomfort

Many nurses are not fully engaged and present when dealing with patients. But nurse discomfort can be a potent tool, enhancing the patient experience, particularly during an emotionally-charged interaction.

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: amz, compassion, Encouragement, guest post, helpful hints, nurse discomfort, nurses

Nurses and Secondary Trauma

July 25, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 7 Comments

Nurses and Secondary Trauma

  When I started nursing school, I had a fascination with being in the thick of the really intense medical situations that frequently accompany working in an acute care facility. The more intricate and gory the story or predicament, the better.  I wanted to be in the middle of the action, part of the team. […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses Tagged With: amz, Encouragement, nurses, secondary trauma

The Patients We Will Never Forget

June 8, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Patients We Will Never Forget

Melissa Stafford, BSN RN CCRN SCRN – highly experienced and currently practicing nationally certified neurocritical care nurse. Elizabeth Mills, BSN RN CCRN – highly experienced neurocritical care nurse, current Stroke Navigator for a Primary Stroke Center. What You’ll Learn NOTE: This podcast is personal stories so there are no show notes for it. The Patients […]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Encouragement, FreshRN Podcast, patient stories, stories

Clinical Tips for Nursing Students (from Experienced Nurses!)

October 21, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I recently started a hashtag on Twitter asking experienced nurses for their input on clinical tips for nurses. The tips were incredible.

I recently started a hashtag on Twitter asking experienced nurses for their input on clinical tips for nursing students.  I thought the response was incredibly helpful and valuable and I wanted to to share these clinical tips with you! Experienced nurses – What other tips for nursing students just starting clinicals do you have? Current […]

Filed Under: Nursing School and NCLEX®, Patient Care Tagged With: Encouragement, helpful hints, how-to, nursing peer support, nursing school

What Do You Think of When You Hear the Word “Nurse”?

August 15, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

When you hear the word nurse . .. what do you think? More importantly, what do you feel? Healthcare is constantly changing, but the nurse remains.

This post is sponsored by Capella University. Please see my disclaimer page for more information on our partnership. When you hear the word “nurse” .. what do you think? What do you see? More importantly, what do you feel? I see a person, standing there in the middle of chaos – with a subtle grin.   […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: capella, education, Encouragement, professional development, sponsored

Health Gives Hope: An Interview with a Nurse Practitioner Who Co-Founded a Medical Mission Organization

June 13, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

An Interview with a Nurse Practitioner Who Co-Founded a Medical Mission Organization

Have you ever been on a medical mission? Let’s look at what a medical mission is, how to get involved, and what to expect.

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: education, Encouragement, interviews, medical missions, nursing school, professional development

When Your Patient Starts Crying

December 31, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

When Your Patient Starts Crying

One of the first questions you may ask yourself in your nursing career is “What to do when a patient starts crying.” Everyone has their own forte’, and for some, providing emotional support to people in crisis can be an OMG WHAT DO I DO moment. It can be uncomfortable. It can be weird. It […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, emotional support, Encouragement, family and patient support, helpful hints, how-to, patient deaths

Nursing Time Management for When You’re Totally Overwhelmed

July 25, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

time management

This post contains affiliate links It never fails. You start your day with the best nursing time management intentions.  You started your assessments and meds on time (woo hoo!), and then all of a sudden three doctors round at once and expect you to implement their orders immediately. One patient needs to pee, one needs […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, Time Management Tagged With: delegation, emotional support, Encouragement, helpful hints, how-to, self care, time management

I’ll Never Forget Your Room Number or Your Pain

May 11, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I don’t know what else to do. Here you are, lying in that hospital bed that you’ve been sitting in for five days now, totally aware of what is going on but unable to tell anyone what you’re thinking. You can’t move your right arm or leg. You can’t swallow so you cough on your […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: difficult situations, Encouragement, pain management, patient stories, personal experiences, stories

Another Open Letter to Nurse Nina

March 1, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Today I read this article in the Dallas Morning News entitled Free of Ebola but not fear, Nurse Nina Pham to file lawsuit agains Presby paren, worries about continued health woes by Jennifer Emily (thank you Katie Duke, for sharing).  Nurses and nursing students, please read it.   Hey Nurse Nina, My name is Kati and […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: Encouragement, news, nurses in the news, nursing issues, nursing peer support

An Ode to My Steering Wheel

December 11, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Many things are synonymous with nursing… stethoscopes, nursing caps and pins, a solid pair of Danskos…but one of nursing’s unsung hero’s is our steering wheel. A day at work that has me on the verge of tears all day has me yearning for that moment when I can stumble to my car, close the door, […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: emotional support, Encouragement, patient stories, personal experience, stories

I Wish I Could Cry With You, But I Can’t

October 26, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

This post contains affiliate links Author’s note: I believe many people misunderstood what I meant by I can’t cry with you. I think many assumed that I was trying to communicate that I am not allowed to cry, rather than I emotionally cannot handle your pain right now and therefore must distance myself.  Please check out my follow-up […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, Encouragement, patient stories, personal experience, stories

From One Nurse to Another: An Open Letter to Nurse Nina

October 15, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Hey Nurse Nina, My name is Kati and I’m a critical care nurse in Charlotte, NC. I hope you’re able to read this in your isolation room. I hope some thoughtful soul gave you a computer so that you can do something to pass the time. Let me know if you need some Netflix recommendations, […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Patient Care Tagged With: Ebola, Encouragement, news, nurses in the news, nursing issues, nursing peer support, public health

You’re a Life Saver. Literally

August 24, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I don’t know if any of you nurses out there struggle with what I’ve been fighting over the last year or so.  Whenever I’m in a large crowd and see elderly people or someone not looking so hot, I play the worst-case scenario out in my mind. They collapse.  I run over.  Start CPR.  Yell […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse Tagged With: death and dying, emotional support, Encouragement, nursing peer support, patient death, self care

How to Deal With Gossipy Nurses

July 19, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I recently got a job as a new grad in a peds hospital, I love my job but hate the people I work with, they all gossip and talk behind everyone’s back and I’m not sure how to deal with that. I don’t want to seem rude but don’t want to be part of that […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, Nurse Life Tagged With: bullying, difficult situations, Encouragement, helpful hints, nursing peer support, recommendations, self care, teamwork

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