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A Travel Nurse (and Her Adventure Muppet) Jul 12, 2018

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This week you're dropping in on the conversation Adrianne had with her old pal Lindsay, a traveling nurse and cool human that she can literally talk to for hours and hours on end. They talk about a million things in this episode including how Lindsay caught the travel bug, weighing the pros and cons of different contracts and locations, her adventure dog, licensing for travelers, and getting tricked into wiping butts of patients who really can do it themselves.
There's never a dull moment here on Nursing Uncensored
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My First Patient Funeral Jul 07, 2018

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Adrianne takes a serious moment to reflect on her decision to attend the funeral of a patient. It is a first for her, despite her early-career decision not to ever attend such an event.
Listen to this unedited personal commentary.
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Despite a heavy heart, I still wish you Happy Nursing.
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Talking with a Medical Examiner Investigator Pt. 2 Jun 21, 2018

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I think part two of my talk with Dorothy is as profound as it is irreverent. Dorothy explains how people die as they lived and we ponder elements of 'a good death'. We absolutely must address the need for a morbid sense of humor in high-stress, high-trauma fields, as evidenced by almost every joke we crack. Then we dig deeper into her work as a medical examiner investigator and explore the classification system used to document death by the Medical Examiner.
Other topics we discuss include:
Working as an OR nurse
Considerations for choosing a healthcare provider
and the story of once when Adrianne was gut-punched by a patient.
Never a dull moment with Nurse Dorothy. Listen and see for yourself!
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Happy Nursing!
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Talking with a Medical Examiner Investigator Pt. 1 Jun 15, 2018

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In this episode, Adrianne is joined by nurse and medical examiner investigator, Dorothy. She's lived a very interesting nursing life so far and has such great perspective on being an advocate for all patients. Dorothy is going to tell us all about her days in the Operating Room, home hospice and how she goes about investigating the deaths of people all over her county. NSFW but, boy, is this interesting. Pt 1 of 2.
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Calling Patients Wrong Names, Relationships with Management, and Report Styles Jun 08, 2018

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Welcome to the first episode under our (sort of) new name: Nursing Uncensored. Adrianne is giving the website a makeover, so head over to nursinguncensored.com and do some oooh-ing and ahhh-ing at the new design. Then come back and check out this new episode.
In this conversation between Adrianne and old pal Andrew Craig they topic-hop, as usual. They discuss the horrors of calling a patient by the wrong name, more comparisons between day and night shift (since Andrew has officially been working days), relationships with management, and personal preferences in getting and giving report. If you've been paying attention, you will also know that they talk about a hundred other little things along the way.
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Dan DiMonte Returns Pt 2: Perks of Nurse Schedules, Oversaturation of Travelers and Special Connections with Patients. May 31, 2018

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After editing their 3+ hour cross-country conversation, we've got 45 more delightful minutes with MRC friend and travel nurse, Dan DiMonte. In the second part of this conversation, Adrianne and Dan discuss:
*the scheduling perks of working as a per diem nurse
*the oversaturation of travel nurses in some places
*Adrianne's thoughts on her first experience as a New Hire Preceptor
*how nursing is helping Dan chase his musical dreams
*special connections with patients
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Dan DiMonte Returns Pt 1: Pondering Medical TV Shows, Indwelling Catheter Alternatives, and Musical Interludes May 25, 2018

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Travel nurse Dan DiMonte returns for the longest recording in MRC history (don't worry, we've distilled it down to the best parts). Adrianne and Dan sit down for a morning chat and chai which turned into afternoon tea. In part 1, they discuss a wide range of topics including:
*the automation of nursing
*indwelling catheter alternatives
*Dan takes a terrible patient assignment
*the effects of Med TV shows on patient perceptions
*shitty trash cans
and Dan may have accidentally created the new talent portion of the show.
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Be Taken Seriously as a Baby-Faced Nurse May 10, 2018

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It's hard enough for young nurses to establish authority in their practice without their appearances making it worse. This is especially true when caring for patients who are their parents or grandparents age.
In this episode, Adrianne lays down 5 ProTips for being seen as more than just a baby-face to your adult patients. She speaks from experience, starting her bedside work when she was only 24 (and looked 18), being regularly questioned by patients - "are you old enough to do that?"
These 5 simple tips will help you find subtle ways to appear like an in-control professional adult nurse.
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Designer Scrubs, Favorite tools, Poop, Drug Diversion, and more... Apr 30, 2018

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Andrew is back from his internet hiatus to join Adrianne for a discussion that is as all over the place as a confused patient in a low bed. They topic hop from designer scrubs and the social and professional implications, their favorite tools on the unit, plans for a poop-tastic future episode and the ever-serious topic of drug diversion by nurses. They also talk about a bunch of other miscellaneous things on their minds despite the internet cutting out a few times.
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Guardians of Sleep Apr 09, 2018

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A technology revolution occured in the MRC HQ with the purchase of a new mic. The Blue Yeti isn't a sponsor, but boy was Adrianne excited to brag this week.
This episode is all about the most precious commodity in the hospital...sleep. How do we destroy it and how do we protect it. Listen in for some tips on how to assess and improve the noise and sleep disruptions on your unit.
After you listen, hit the comments with your best Sleep Guardian tips, or tell us what disruptions you wish you could fix, but don't know how.
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