allnurses Podcast

Adultitis!?! What Is It? Is There A Cure?

What is adultitis? Do you have stage I II or a full-blown case? Jason Kotecki was the featured speaker at the AACN NTI Chapter President’s Luncheon and his topic was adultitis. Watch this video and find out more about this affliction and what to do about it.
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Progressive Care Unit Nursing Insights

Progressive Care nursing is nursing of patients who don’t meet ICU criteria but need a higher level of care than a medical-surgical unit can provide. This type of nursing can be found in step down units, telemetry floors, and even the emergency department. Linda Bay provides great insight because of her unique experience starting as a staff nurse to a clinical nurse specialist. Read more about this topic at https://allnurses.com/progressive-care-nursing-interview-t701882/

Safe Staffing - An Integral Part of Healthy Work Environments

Safe staffing is not a one-size-fits-all matrix. In this NTI interview with Nancy Blake, she talks about the importance of having the right staff mix in place for the right patients. Patient acuity level and nurse competency level need to be taken into consideration to provide safe care for the patient. Read more about this topic at https://allnurses.com/healthy-work-environments-interview-t703992/.

Youth at Risk - Suicide and Self-Harm

Suicidal and suicide attempt survivors require special care. This is even truer in a pediatric ICU (PICU). Watch this interview to learn more about tools to help the nurses deal with this segment of the patient population.
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Reducing the Stress from Ethical Dilemmas - An Interview with Alethea Sment

Nurses face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis which can increase moral distress and can eventually drive nurses out of the workforce. In an interview with allnurses.com, Alethea Sment shared some tools which can help nurses reduce stress.
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Transitioning from Student to ICU New Grad

The first year of a nurse’s career can be either harrowing or rewarding and can determine whether she/he stays or goes. It’s very important for facilities to keep nursing staff. Find out what Jennifer Hostutler suggests for how to make the transition smoother. Read more about this topic at https://allnurses.com/transitioning-student-to-icu-new-t701883

Nursing Certification - Just Do It!

Nursing certification is an important step for nurses at all career levels. Although the idea of taking exams often brings up feelings of anxiety and fear of failure, in this video, Denise Buonocore discusses benefits and tips for success in receiving certification.
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Navigating a Multigenerational Workforce

Nurses, like others, are working longer. This is resulting in a multigenerational workplace. Watch this video to see how nurses of varying ages and generations can work together capitalizing on each other's strengths.
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Nursing Burnout, Moral Residue, and Resilience: An Interview with Anna Rodriguez

Are you physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted? That is one of many signs that you are experiencing burnout in your nursing career. Anna Rodriguez discusses the early signs of moral injury and burnout in nursing as well as how to combat the cause and triggers of nursing burnout.
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Compassionate Care Initiative - Nurses Caring for Nurses

Compassionate care is what nursing is all about. However, how do nurses receive compassionate care? We need compassion in order to get through our busy days. In this video, Dr. Dorrie Fontaine shares information about the Compassionate Care Initiative which nurses to develop resiliency and empathy.
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