Chronicles of a Learner RN

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. All patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. This content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advice.a behemoth of an episode today on COPD. i have avoided having to explain this to anyone let alone the public for about 3 odd years but here we are, live and in stereo. in case you don't remember what questions i posed to you; - is it standard practice in your workplace to routinely give abx to exacerbations of COPD? even if not confirmed to be infective?- do you believe its ethical to place a patient on NIV knowingly against their wishes, as an emergency measure to get them away from the brink of death so that they can continue to advocate against it when they wake?i look forward to seeing your responses and opinions!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. All patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. This content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advice.last episode we talked about heart failure and APO, today we pivot to ARDS, what is it? how is it similar to APO? how is it different? why is it so lethal? and how do we fix it? we are introduced to PC-SIMV and i give a huge thank you to everyone that has listened thus far.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicetoday we learn about heart failure and primarily its affect on the lungs in the form of APO, acute pulmonary oedema. i'd listen carefully, this content will be relevant in the next episode and you may or may not be quizzed. i'm just kidding, no tests here!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicethis episode is nothing short of chaotic, join me as we delve into the truly fascinating world of trauma and the diamond of death. learn how giving blood can actually worsen outcomes and how the body works oh so harmoniously to ensure you don't make it. (though, if you finished feeling more confused than enlightened, please let me know in the comments and i will work on fixing my explanation!)

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicecontinuing on from last episode we delve into 2 cases aptly named marcus and marcus #2 (sorry to all the marcuses out there) of pulseless limbs leading to code strokes. enjoy!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicethis string of words may be familiar to some keen listeners, but yes i have a new first arrest story, more involved than the last. but the only way to know how it went and what it was about is to listen! let me know if you relate or tell me if you've got stories of your own in the comments, i'd love to read them.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicethese last 10 months of postgrad have been eye-opening to say the least. join me as i discuss my experiences and feelings about postgrad. this is a very rough episode, think of it as a conversation between friends !

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicewelcome to season 2. back to the rougher, more personal type of recording as i go through the last hurdle on my journey to CCRN, triage. now i have unlocked all aspects of emergency and can work everywhere. though i am still a newbie and still have loads to learn, but today we go through the basics of triage.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicetoday we discuss the mental health and wellbeing act 2022. everything that surrounds it that is pertinent to emergency nursing. i also provide my view on privacy (or lack thereof) of some while in crisis. if you listen and have any questions, don't agree or have your own experience you'd like to share please comment below or shoot me and email if you'd like to remain anonymous. i'd love to engage in discussion on experiences and what we can do to make it a better experience for patients.thank you for listening and mostly thank you for having an open mind.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicewelcome to my miniseries inside my main series - it will focus on mental health from an emergency perspective. i am not a mental health nurse, i am definitely not an expert in this field. mental health nursing scope of practice as an ED nurse is incredibly small.but today we discuss a recent code black and how parkinsons disease can impact mental state, cause psychosis and affect quality of life. we also discuss the differences and similarities between psychosis and delirium.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicea long title i know, i was trying to be clever guys! today we go away (but not for long) from the lungs and enter diabetes man (aptly named after asthma man and flu man). we talk all things diabetes, type one, type two and their complications dka and hhs. i realised i did not finish my funny story adjacent to my main story so i'll just tell you now. we triaged the wrong twin! and we only realised because the patient confirmed we had the wrong twin! please if you listen through comment and give me some feedback, i'd love to hear from you all and figure out what i can do for you to make this a better listening and learning experience. enjoy!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical adviceThe flu is a killer this year, no joke. today we discuss a young man that caught the flu, got extremely sick, needed to be intubated and ended up on ECMO. We talk the basics of intubation and how we monitor, and provide ongoing care as well as what is ECMO, how it works and why we do it. Lots of good stuff we talk about today, tune in and I'd always love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comments too.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicelet's talk all things asthma and NIV. what is NIV you ask? well listen and find out! when you find out be sure to let me know what you think NIV stands for and what it is in your own words.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicethis was intended to be a minisode but it's now longer than my regular episodes! tried a new way of recording this time, let me know in the polls if you liked it or not. all feedback is appreciated but i don't really want to be going over time every week - i appreciate the time you're giving me and don't want to overdo it!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advicetoday let's talk everything 'heart' ECGs for dummies, STEMIs, NSTEMIs, nodes, blocks, pacemakers. It's a doozy indeed but you'll only ever know by tuning in.Enjoy!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical adviceLast week we talked about basics, today we talk more advanced with another story from work that I had a lot to learn from. Join me as we discuss all things shock.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical adviceStrap in, today we dive into the basics of inflammation, immunity, infection and sepsis. We discuss all things sepsis; compensatory mechanisms, sepsis pathway, criteria, 6 in 60, and the definition of sepsis. For anyone brave enough to participate in my little challenge - thank you!

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical adviceDeath is a sacred experience and to be apart of that journey is a humbling and respected role. Today, we discuss my first significant death on the job, how I felt, how I dealt and how I became better. Warning: it is a heavy topic so listen at your own risk.If you'd like to share your opinions with me either comment down below or shoot me an email at [email protected]. I'd love to hear your opinions on these topics or any suggestions for things you'd like to hear!

2 days, 2 arrests, 2 deaths. What can we learn? We discuss ALS, the COACHED approach, shockable and non-shockable pathways. We discuss my personal reservations about the case and the emotional toll it has on us. And I give some pointers for those of you that aren't confident in BLS in case it's ever needed.

the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical adviceRecently, I was tested. In the least visible part of the department I cared for a man that was having an acute stroke and deteriorated right before my eyes. Today I unpack what happened, what I learnt, what could have been done better and most importantly what was done well. We go through the basics of strokes and how to diagnose a potential stroke in the community and the steps needed to ensure fast and effective treatment and management.

Hello! My name is Ritika. I am a Registered Nurse working in Melbourne, Australia. I am completing my Masters and am constantly learning through Uni and on the job. I take pride in everything I know and have learnt and I want to share the love! Please join me on my journey to further understand the many complex medical topics I come across on my way to becoming a CCRN and a better person overall.Thank you!the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are entirely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of my employer or any other organisation. all patient stories, names, and clinical results have been significantly altered or de-identified to strictly protect patient privacy. this content is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as personal medical advice