The FreshRN Podcast with Kati Kleber

Latest Episodes:

Tips for New Charge Nurses May 26, 2020

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The charge nurse is the boots-on-the-ground leader and a role model for a unit. It can be a stressful job, but it can also be fun and empowering as you gain knowledge and experience.

In this episode, we chat about charge nurse responsibilities and share some tips for new charge nurses.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/episode-044-tips-for-new-charge-nurses/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

Tips for New Nurse Preceptors May 18, 2020

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We don't stay new nurses forever. And some of our earliest Fresh RNs are now precepting newbies of their own! In this episode, we discuss when to start precepting, your role as a new nurse preceptor, and the challenges that come along with it.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/episode-043-tips-for-new-nurse-preceptors/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

Back to Nursing Basics May 12, 2020

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At the very beginning of nursing school, we learn basic care of our patients: turning, intake and output, oral care, and so forth. Once we reach the bedside, we tend to become focused on the more complex tasks of nursing care, and those basics can fall by the wayside.

In this episode we return to the basics, discussing their importance and how to incorporate them into our daily practice.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/s5e42-back-to-nursing-basics/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

When Nurses Should Call the Rapid Response Team May 05, 2020

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Most hospitals have some form of Rapid Response Team that can be called when patients are becoming unstable to bring people and resources to the bedside quickly.

In this episode, we discuss when to call a Rapid Response, what happens once one is called, and some of our own experiences calling or responding to them.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/s5e41-when-nurses-should-call-the-rapid-response-team/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshRN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kati_Kleber
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Fresh_RN/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kati_kleber/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshrn

Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

Nurses and the Coronavirus: Current PPE Recommendations Dissected Mar 20, 2020

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Kati spent hours combing through the CDC and WHO recommendations and research articles discussing appropriate PPE for healthcare providers taking care of Coronavirus patients (COVID-19) and translated it into easy-to-understand terms for the bedside nurse.

For links to all of her references, click here.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/season-5-episode-3-nurses-and-the-coronavirus-current-ppe-recommendations-dissected/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kati_Kleber
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Fresh_RN/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kati_kleber/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshrn

Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

Nurses and the Coronavirus: Coping With Fear Mar 20, 2020

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Kati sits down with an experienced mental health professional to outline how nurses can manage fear while still being effective at work, and mentally present at home in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/season-5-episode-2-nurses-and-the-coronavirus-coping-with-fear/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshRN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kati_Kleber
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Fresh_RN/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kati_kleber/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshrn

Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

Nurses and the Coronavirus: Background, Boundaries, and Fear Mar 20, 2020

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This episode provides some coronavirus (COVID-19) background, and dives into why this is such a big deal for the nursing community.

Kati shares her experience as a nurse on the Ebola Team back in 2015, the challenge of constantly changing updates, and fear when you still have to go into work each day.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/season-5-episode-1-nurses-and-the-coronavirus-background-boundaries-and-fear/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshRN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kati_Kleber
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Fresh_RN/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kati_kleber/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshrn

Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

How to Trust Your Nursing Judgment Mar 01, 2018

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Ok, you're off orientation, there's no preceptor checking behind you, and you're on your own taking care of patients. How do you learn to trust yourself and your nursing judgment?

In this episode, we chat about how we began to trust ourselves as we transitioned off of orientation and into our own nursing practice.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/season-4-episode-8-how-to-trust-your-nursing-judgment-show-notes/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshRN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kati_Kleber
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Fresh_RN/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kati_kleber/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshrn

Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

Talking to Unconscious Patients Feb 22, 2018

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Taking care of someone who is unable to interact or make their own medical decisions can be complex. In this episode, we discuss:

tips for talking to an unconscious patient and their loved ones
assessment tips
important things to consider (like health care power of attorney and consents)
and more!

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/talking-to-unconscious-patients-show-notes/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshRN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kati_Kleber
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Fresh_RN/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kati_kleber/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshrn

Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard

All Things Urinary Catheters - Tips for Nurses Feb 15, 2018

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In this episode, we talk all things urinary catheters: CAUTIs, tips, tricks, internal and external devices, and nursing considerations.

[FREE MINI COURSE] Nursing Report Basics for Med-Surg Nurses (includes my fav med-surg report sheet and my top abbreviations) I would use when taking report! https://courses.freshrn.com/p/med-surg-report-basics

If you want to cut to the chase and take my comprehensive med-surg prep course, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/med-surg-mindset

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/season-4-episode-6-all-things-urinary-catheters-show-notes/

Get weekly tips, encouragement, stories from the bedside and more - just for nursing students and new nurses at: https://www.freshrn.com/

Connect With Me Online!