Working in intensive care is so different from the rest of the hospital. These tips for new neuro nurses will answer all questions.
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S4E34: Nursing Considerations with Brain Death
We discuss the difference between coma and brain death, how brain death is determined, working with an organ procurement team, and general insights related to this sensitive topic.
S4E39: Talking to Unconscious Patients
Elizabeth Mills, BSN RN CCRN – highly experienced neurocritical care nurse, current Stroke Navigator for a Primary Stroke Center What You’ll Learn Patient Care Family support Consents Talking to Unconscious Patients Key Focus: Effective communication skills for interacting with the unconscious patient and their family. Think about these: How does caring for a patient who […]
S2E15: Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies Part III: Meds, Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Surgeries
What You’ll Learn Medications Diagnostics Surgeries and Procedures Monitoring Encouragement We continue our journey through neurocritical care nursing! Medications tPA – discussed in Neuro Nurse Tips, Part I Hypertonic saline (3%) – treat hyponatremia and/or cerebral edema Essentially saltwater Most likely need a central venous catheter FreshRN Podcast related episode: Central Venous Catheters 101 Resource: […]
S2E21: Code STEMI, Code Stroke, and Code Sepsis
In this episode, we discuss nursing care and the big three – Code STEMI, Code Stroke, and Code Sepsis. Please note, this episode was recorded in January 2017, and the latest evidence at that time. The best practices surrounding treatment of these evolve continually and we encourage you to ensure you’re referring to the latest evidence and facility policy while providing patient care.
Season 2, Episode 003 Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies Part III: Meds, Diagnostics, Monitoring, and Surgeries
We continue our journey through neurocritical care nursing with more neuro nurse tips for newbies!
This episode discusses some important meds (mannitol, hypertonic saline), different kinds of monitoring (ICP), diagnostics (CTA, MRI), and surgeries (craniotomies) that are pertinent to the neuro nurse. This episode is hosted by three neurocritical care nurses.
S2E14: Neuro ICU Nurse Tips for Newbies, Part 2: Disease Processes
What You’ll Learn: Subdural hematoma Epidural hematoma Seizure Brain Tumors CPM Diffuse axonal injury This episode discusses a few disease processes that are typically seen by the neuro ICU nurse as well as a neuro floor. We chat about subdural hematomas, epidural hematomas, seizures, brain tumors, and diffuse axonal injury. And as always, this episode is hosted […]
S2E13: Neuro Nurse Tips for Newbies, Part 1: When to Worry, Disease Processes
This episode discusses neuro nurse tips with the main questions newbies to neuro have: if neuro changes are subtle, when do I worry? We also discuss common neuro disease processes including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, and more.