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Discharge Planning Tips for New Nurses

October 15, 2020 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Discharge Planning Tips for New Nurses

Discharge planning can be a challenge for any nurse, let alone a new nurse. I’ve discharged many patients since I became a nurse in 2010 and would like to give you some discharge planning tips!

Filed Under: New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: discharge planning, FreshRN, helpful tips, new nurse

New Grad ICU Nurses: Tips & Advice from an Experienced Nurse

February 11, 2020 By Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

New Grad ICU Nurses: Tips & Advice from an Experienced Nurse

Take it from someone who has been there and done that. You won’t find these tips and advice anywhere else, only from this experienced nurse. Working as a new grad is hard. Working as a New Grad in the ICU is even harder. Let’s look at some tips and advice from an experienced nurse.

Filed Under: Critical Care, ICU Nursing Tagged With: experienced nurse, helpful tips, ICU nurse, new grad, tips

Overcoming Anxiety – Top Tips for New Graduate Nurses

January 7, 2020 By Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Overcoming Anxiety - Top Tips for New Graduate Nurses

Beat the first year nurse anxiety. These top tips for new graduate nurses will help you learn how to become more confident.

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Nurse Tagged With: helpful tips, new grad nurse, new grads, new nurse, tips, tips for new grad nurses

Monitoring Patients after Ketamine

September 10, 2019 By Kleber, MSN RN 4 Comments

Monitoring Patients after Ketamine

Do you know what’s really sexy right now in anesthesia? Opioid-free anesthesia. Let’s talk about monitoring patients after ketamine.

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: anesthesia, guest post, helpful hints, helpful tips, ketamine in anesthesia, medications, Monitoring Patients after Ketamine

S4E36: Tips for Floating to Another Unit

April 23, 2019 By Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Season 4, Episode 4: Tips for Floating to Another Unit Show Notes

Join us as we discuss some tips for floating to another nursing unit. We cover how to start out your shift with success in a different environment, questions to ask, how to manage your nerves, and more.

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S3E29: Understanding Nursing Leadership

February 5, 2019 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Ever wonder about how the bedside nurses work with nursing leadership? We interview Megan Brunson, a current practicing nursing supervisor, and discuss how the bedside nurse can leverage leadership in various patient situations.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: FreshRN Podcast, helpful tips, new nurse, nursing leadership

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

S4E38: All Things Urinary Catheters

November 20, 2018 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Season 4, Episode 6 All Things Urinary Catheters

In this episode we talk all things urinary catheters… CAUTIs, tips, tricks, internal and external devices, and nursing considerations.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: helpful tips, new nurse, Urinary Catheters

Dropping out of the Hospital Rat Race: Nurse Entrepreneurship

October 2, 2018 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Dropping out of the Hospital Rat Race: Nurse Entrepreneurship

I’ve talked to a lot of nurses lately who feel pressure to go back to school and make more money with an MSN of some sort. Obviously, universities are all about the chance to get a few more years of tuition from them. There are other options besides heading back to the classroom, and one […]

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: business, career alternatives, guest post, helpful tips, Nurse Entrepreneurship, nurses

S2E22: Tips for Working as a Night Shift Nurse

June 19, 2018 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Tips for Working the Night Shift

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 Pros Food Sleep planning Tips for Working Night Shift – Show Notes Elizabeth, Melissa, and Kati […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Podcasts Tagged With: awake, FreshRN Podcast, helpful tips, night, night shift, night shift nurse, tips

S2E19: Tips for New Grad Nurses on Resumes, Applications, and Interviews

May 29, 2018 By Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Tips for New Grad Nurses on Resumes, Applications, and Interviews Show Notes

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 Resumes Applications Interviews Resumes Perfect, no typographical errors Don’t put all of your clinical experience Put […]

Filed Under: Nursing Jobs & Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: Applications, helpful tips, interviews, new grad, nurse interview, Resumes

S2E16: Tips for New Grads in the ICU

May 8, 2018 By Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

Tips for New Grads in the ICU

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 Open Mind Typical Characteristics Initiative Advocating Orientation Organization Alarms Downtime In this episode, we discuss the […]

Filed Under: ICU Nursing, Podcasts Tagged With: helpful tips, ICU, new grad, tips for a new grad in the ICU, tips for an ICU nurse

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

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