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Food Prep for Nurses ft. Brad McLaughlin Apr 22, 2019

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Brad is back and we're talking about preparing food for a three-day-stretch of 12-hour shifts. We cover tips and tricks for food prep and preservation, how nurses show love with potlucks, and Brad's food-related side gig with Pampered Chef.
Then we set up mics in Brad's kitchen and cook an easy freezer breakfast/brunch meal and let you listen in...sort of. You'll see.
Don't miss it.
And if you're interested in becoming a Pampered Chef consultant, hosting an online party, or purchasing some awesome kitchen swag, you can find Brad here:
https://www.pamperedchef.com/pws/bmclaughlin1
Tell him Nursing Uncensored sent you.
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background music:
How It Began by SIlent Partner
Mirror Mirror by Diamond Ortiz
Price Check by Freedom Trail Studio
All obtained through YouTube Audio Library

Night Shift Myths: Throwback Episode ft. Andrew Craig Apr 08, 2019

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This episode is taking us back to August of 2017 when Nursing Uncensored was still called Med Room Chronicles: Nursing Uncensored. This episode was lost in the cloud til recently. So Adrianne polished it up and is presenting it here for your amusement.
Andrew and Adrianne talk about common myths held about nurses working the night shift. Night nurses can’t help but cringe when folks say to us “you must love how quiet night shift is, with all the patients sleeping”. Um, not exactly.
This episode lays out some 3rd shift truths - but make no mistake, we love our staff on all shifts - we can’t do this without each other.
Listeners beware, this was recorded via phone while Andrew was speeding down a Midwestern Interstate. The quality is not what we’ve grown into here at Nursing Uncensored, but this conversation was so good, it couldn’t be lost in a vault forever.
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Background music:
Slip by Geographer
from YouTube Audio Library

Poop Clean-up ProTips with Craig of Keep It Real RN Mar 25, 2019

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Adrianne is joined again by Craig of the popular nursing brand Keep It Real RN. This is their followup to the last episode about some of their most nightmareish poop cleanup situations. They're back to teach you how to go from massive poopstravaganza to squeaky clean patient with as little stress as possible for everyone involved.
This episode is gross, funny, informative, and destinated to make you a poop cleaning superstar.
Since we are talking about poop very candidly, please be sure you're in an appropriate place to listen.
Find more of Craig's content at https://keepitrealrn.com/
Listen to Adrianne's first episode with Craig here:
https://www.nursinguncensored.com/episodes/2019/3/1/the-poopisode-ft-craig-of-keep-it-real-rn

Nursing School Clinical Tips Mar 20, 2019

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Nursing schools start clinicals at all different times of the year, so it's as good a time as any to run through Adrianne's top 10 tips to get you through this experience.
Many nursing programs require between 200-300 clinical hours to get you graduated, so why not harness the behaviors and tips to get you through with confidence and your health mostly intact.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are the basics that Adrianne believes will set you up for clinical success.
If you like what you hear, share this list with someone you know at any point in their nursing clinicals journey.
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Copyright-free background music obtained from YouTube Audio Library:
Wolf Kisses by Otis McDonald

Poopisode ft. Craig of Keep It Real RN Mar 01, 2019

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By poopular demand, Adrianne and Craig bring you the long-awaited episode on an inevitability of bedside nursing: cleaning up poop.
This discussion is not for the weak-stomached, but if you appreciate some good poop puns, turd tales and fecal follies you're in for a treat.
Above all, though we laugh at the ridiculousness of human excretion, please know that Nursing Uncensored and Keep It Real RN urge you to treat every patient with dignity and compassion. It's also ok to laugh sometimes as a form of coping with this unique profession.
If you'd like to see more of Craig's content, visit:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KeepItRealRN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/keepitrealrn?lang=en
Check out a poop-related blog post about fecal management system basics:
https://www.nursinguncensored.com/blog/2017/2/13/nurseprotips-leak-free-flexi-seal-rectal-tube

A Conversation with Tina of Good Nurse Bad Nurse Feb 09, 2019

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In this episode. you’ll hear my half of the cross-over collab I did with Tina of the medical true crime podcast Good Nurse Bad Nurse.
This conversation is great because we get to talk about the Good Nurse Bad Nurse podcast and get to know a little bit about the podcaster behind the mic. We discuss our journeys in podcasting, medical true crime, some of our favorite podcast support groups, goals for the GNBN podcast and more. Tina is a delight to talk to, as you'll hear in this episode.
Go subscribe to Good Nurse Bad Nurse if you haven’t already. I can’t wait to hear the episode I joined in on….it was a lot of fun to record.
If you’re a new listener and you’re here because you already love GNBN, let me know in the comments section or on social media.
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Background music: Fresh Healthy Perspectives by Birocratic (YouTube Audio Library)

Dan DiMonte The Kitchen Table Sessions @ NUHQ: Pt. 3 Jan 26, 2019

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This is the third installment in the longest three-part special ever. Adrianne and Dan finish their drinks and this conversation that, in real time, was almost 4 hours long. Here we have just the highlights as they discuss pet peeves, empowering patients, and making notes before doctor's appointments. It's always a great time when Dan's involved and perhaps things got a little goofy. You be the judge.
Check out more Dan at DanDiMonte.com

Dan Dimonte: The Kitchen Table Sessions @ NUHQ: Pt. 2 Jan 12, 2019

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In this long overdue episode, we get back to my conversation with Dan DiMonte, travel-nurse-turned-per-diem-nurse, about loads of things while we enjoy some frosty beverages at my kitchen table.
We topic-hop and touch on travelers desiring roots, staffing ratios and union issues, premium healthcare, and poisoning the well during patient report. We also touch on direct language in a medical setting, how to meet patients where they are, and what that means.
There is one more part to this marathon conversation. If you're not subscribed, please do so you won't miss any content, including the grand finale with dan.
Check out Dan's musical side at www.dandimonte.com
Intro and Outro song is:
Kamogawa Dreaming by South London HiFi
Obtained from the YouTube Audio Library
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Dan DiMonte: The Kitchen Table Sessions @ NUHQ: Pt. 1 Dec 18, 2018

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An old pal of the show, nurse and touring multi-instrumentalist Dan DiMonte stepped into the Nursing Uncensored Headquarters for a little kitchen-table-chat and a cocktail or two. In this very long, late-night conversation, we covered so much - too much for one episode.
In part one, we tackle a listener question about how Dan maintains relationships of all sorts while on the road - both from the nurse and musician's perspectives. We talk about what it means to 'catch up' with old friends who follow our every move online, the amount of effort various relationships require, and the similarities between nursing and improvisational jazz.
If you know us, no topic is off limits and no segue is too much of a stretch.
Listen in and then go catch up with the musical side of Dan at
https://www.dandimonte.com/
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End-of-life Care Discussion with Dorothy Nov 24, 2018

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Dorothy returns once for her 4th Nursing Uncensored Appearance! Actually, this is the second half of our hours-long discussion. You heard the first half in the episode, Dorothy the Medical Examiner Investigator Returns.
In this episode, her and I break down palliative care vs hospice.
We discuss what they are and the differences between the two, work on dispelling myths and explain benefits.
We also talk about the American relationship, or lack of, with death. We venture into what death looks like and how family members can be involved in the care provided at end-of-life.
Dorothy gives us a book recommendation on the topic of America and the development of the funeral industry: The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford (not sponsored).
We do a PSA for Advanced Directives - if you're an adult with a beating heart, you need one.
We talk about end-of-life cultural considerations in the hospital, as well as briefly dip our toes into the topic of Death with Dignity and human euthanasia.
If that isn't enough, I'm sure there is more we've forgotten to list here.
Enjoy your journey into getting more familiar with one of the few things that unite us all, death.
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