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S4E37: What Nursing Teamwork Practically Looks Like At the Bedside

May 28, 2019 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Season 4, Episode 5: What Nursing Teamwork Practically Looks Like At the Bedside

Nursing Teamwork is one of those buzzwords, but what does it practically look like during elbow-to-elbow nursing care?

Filed Under: New Nurse, Podcasts Tagged With: helpful hints, new nurse, nurse, nursing teamwrok, teamwork, tips

S3E30 – What Nurses Need to Know About Palliative Care

February 26, 2019 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Season 3 Episode 6 - What Nurses Need to Know About Palliative Care Show Notes

Melissa Stafford, BSN RN CCRN SCRN – highly experienced and currently practicing nationally certified neurocritical care nurse. Kathleen Puntillo, PhD RN FAAN is professor emeritus of nursing at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). At UCSF, she was director of the Critical Care/Trauma Graduate Program for many years and founded UCSF’s Acute Care Nurse […]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: FreshRN Podcast, helpful hints, new nurses, Palliative Care

S3E27 – All About Respiratory

January 29, 2019 By Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

Grab your nasal cannula and crank it up to 4L/min because, in this episode, we interview Sean Dent who is an NP in acute care and discuss all things respiratory!

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: helpful hints, new nurse, respiratory, show notes

S4E40: How to Trust Your Nursing Judgment

December 18, 2018 By FreshRN Team 1 Comment

Elizabeth Mills, BSN RN CCRN – highly experienced neurocritical care nurse, current Stroke Navigator for a Primary Stroke Center Melissa Stafford, BSN RN CCRN SCRN – highly experienced and currently practicing nationally certified neurocritical care nurse. What You’ll Learn Nursing judgment It’s normal to be nervous Forced to rely on yourself Err on the side […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Podcasts Tagged With: helpful hints, helpful tips, trust your nursing judgement

The Power of Embracing Nurse Discomfort

January 30, 2018 By FreshRN Team 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: compassion, Encouragement, guest post, helpful hints, nurse discomfort, nurses

The Unexpected Patient: Tips for Nurses Caring for the Seriously Ill from the Family Perspective

September 5, 2017 By FreshRN Team 1 Comment

Caring for the Seriously Ill

Tips for Nurses Caring for the Seriously Ill from the Family Perspective I’ve written many posts about how to provide care to patients in various scenarios. However, I have yet to provide any information from a very vital perspective; that of the patient and family. A long-time personal friend had a very lengthy experience deep […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: Caring for the Seriously Ill, clinical tips, guest post, helpful hints, helpful tips

Student Loan Forgiveness and Management for Nurses

August 8, 2017 By FreshRN Team 1 Comment

You can rely on two things once you earn your degree, a new profession and lots of student loan payments. Student Loan Forgiveness and Management for Nurses

You can rely on two things once you earn your degree, a new profession and lots of student loan payments. Student Loan Forgiveness and Management for Nurses….

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nurse Life Tagged With: debt, for students, guest post, helpful hints, new grad, student loan forgiveness, student loans

Tips to Maximize Social Media for Nurses

August 1, 2017 By FreshRN Team 1 Comment

Most posts about social media for nurses focus on don’ts. Instead of telling you what's wrong, I want to chat about Tips to Maximize Social Media for Nurses

Most posts about social media for nurses focus on don’ts and the fear factor… OMG YOU’LL GET FIRED! DON’T’ DO IT!But, let’s be real. Most nurses use social media. Most people use social media. Heck, try to walk down a hospital hallway and NOT see someone in scrubs on some form of social. Instead of […]

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: blogging, helpful hints, nurse, social media, social media for nurses

S1E2: Central Venous Catheters 101

June 13, 2017 By Kleber, MSN RN 3 Comments

Central Venous Catheters 101 Show Notes

This episode discusses the basic information the bedside nurse should know related to central lines or central venous catheters.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: FreshRN, helpful hints, nurse, podcasts

Nurse Bullying: How to Deal With Mean Coworkers

January 24, 2017 By Kleber, MSN RN 5 Comments

Nursing units are very tight-knit groups of people, who rely heavily on one another, but it can be a nightmare if you’re dealing with nurse bullying.

Nursing units are very tight-knit groups of people, who rely heavily on one another, but it can be a nightmare if you’re dealing with nurse bullying.

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: helpful hints, nurse bullying, nurses

Tips for New Grads in the ICU

January 3, 2017 By Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Tips for New Grads in the ICU

If you want to know how to be a good icu nurse, these tips for new grads in the ICU are for you! In the beginning… Hopefully, you did your homework by learning what to expect in a critical care unit. Bonus points for you if you had the opportunity to observe nurses in a […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, ICU Nursing Tagged With: helpful hints, new grads, new nurse, new nurse work in ICU

S1E1 – What to Expect During Your New Graduate Nursing Orientation

December 31, 2016 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

what to expect during your new graduate nursing orientation

This episode discusses the structure of typical nursing orientation, what to expect, tips for working with a preceptor, what to do when you and your preceptor don’t get along, and how to acclimate yourself to the culture of a nursing unit.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: helpful hints, new grad, nurse, podcasts, season 1

Clinical Tips for Nursing Students (from Experienced Nurses!)

October 21, 2016 By 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

How to Start a Nursing Blog

July 26, 2016 By Kleber, MSN RN 5 Comments

I get quite a few emails from people looking start their own blog and looking for some tips and advice. Here is my advice on how to start a nursing blog!

This post contains affiliate links I get quite a few emails from people looking to start their own blog and looking for some tips and advice. Below is my advice on how to start a nursing blog! Before I start, I want to say one very important thing. If you’re doing this for the money […]

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: blogging, helpful hints, how-to, nursing blog, nursing peer support, recommended, resources

How to Deal with Verbally Abusive Patients

May 9, 2016 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

How to Deal with Verbally Abusive Patients

We’ve been there.  The patient is incredibly rude, demeaning, or even saying sexually explicit things to you.  Patient satisfaction has been preached to you constantly.. but what do you do when the patient crosses the line? I’ve had quite a few experiences of all of the above.  I felt helpless until I figured out the […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: helpful hints, how-to, nursing peer support, professional development, resources, sponsored, Verbally Abusive Patients

Perfecting Your Craft – Week 2, ICU Time Management Tips

April 5, 2016 By Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Perfecting Your Craft - Week 2, ICU Time Management Tips

These ICU Time Management Tips can help if you are adequately staffed, have an appropriate assignment, and nothing happens that changes your plan

Filed Under: ICU Nursing Tagged With: critical care, helpful hints, how-to, time management

7 Financial Ideas for Nurses Planning for Graduate School

March 17, 2016 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Today we have a guest blog post from Nick Angelis, CRNA MSN, about a topic that is near and dear to my heart – financial planning.  I know it’s a weird thing to be passionate about, but I believe any and everyone should be able to get a higher education without going into financial ruin […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Nursing School and NCLEX®, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: financial planning, for students, guest posts, helpful hints, nursing school, professional development

When Your Patient Starts Crying

December 31, 2015 By 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

Meal Planning Tips and Tricks for Nurses, Part II

September 4, 2015 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Being a nurse, working shift work, it can be tough making sure you eat appropriately. A few years ago, my husband and I got into a pretty regular routine to offset the nutritional challenges that shift work presents. This is my second post regarding this topic. Please click here to read the first post explaining […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, Nurse Life Tagged With: healthy nurse, helpful hints, how-to, married to a nurse, meal planning, self care

Meal Planning Tips and Tricks for Nurses – Part I

August 24, 2015 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Learning how to get my meals together was a challenge when I was adjusting to working three 12-hour shifts per week. I always waited until I was hungry, never had the food in the house to make something yummy and quick, and then would either go to the grocery store last minute and spend way […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, Nurse Life Tagged With: healthy nurse, helpful hints, how-to, married to a nurse, meal planning, meal prep, self care

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