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| #522: PodQuiz - Prone Positioning | 26 oct. 2026 | 00:11:24 | |
Test your knowledge of prone positioning nursing care with this quick set of audio flashcards. Dive right in or brush up on your nursing knowledge of prone positioning first, in episode #521: Prone Positioning Basics - Preventing Complications in ARDS.
These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.
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| #521: Prone Positioning Basics: Preventing Complications in ARDS Patients | 22 oct. 2026 | 00:49:21 | |
Prone positioning can be so intimidating when you're a nursing student or a brand-new ICU nurse. In this episode, I'm covering the basics and potential complications of prone positioning so you actually understand why we do it, rather than just feeling like you’re trying to keep up.
Imagine walking into your patient's room and finding them lying on their stomach instead of their back. They are intubated and sedated, with cushions tucked around their face, chest, and hips, and the monitor leads are sitting on their back. It’s startling if you've never seen it! But it’s also one of the most effective nursing interventions we have for critical care patients fighting ARDS or severe respiratory distress (I saw this a ton with COVID-19 patients, too).
Hit play to review what you actually need to know about prone positioning for your nursing school exams, clinicals, and NCLEX, including:
What is prone positioning? The "why" behind the pathophysiology and indications of prone positioning
Awake Prone Positioning (APP)
Two ways to prone a ventilated patient (Roto-Prone beds vs. the manual "burrito method")
High-risk nursing complications to watch for
Preventing unplanned extubation: Safety checks used to protect the airway during a turn
Protecting skin integrity: Crucial nursing interventions for pressure injury prevention
How to approach urgent situations with limited access, including emergency response steps and CPR in the prone position
Why you should take advantage of hands-on training whenever it's offered
Current evidence-based practice guidelines you'll see in the ICU
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🎧 #137: The Basics of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
🎧 #64: Atelectasis Nursing Interventions
🎧 #46: V/Q Mismatch Explained Simply
🎧 #488: The Perfusion Problem
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| #520: MMM - Compartment Syndrome: Risk Factors and Early Signs | 19 oct. 2026 | 00:07:03 | |
By the time pulses disappear in compartment syndrome, real damage has already happened. In the episode, I'm talking about the window before that, because that's where you actually have a chance to catch it before the patient suffers serious consequences. Hit play to review who is most at risk, the two most reliable early cues, and the practical takeaway to help you catch compartment syndrome early.
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| Components of the BMP - ENCORE! #303 | 15 oct. 2026 | 00:21:18 | |
The Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) is one of the most common lab tests ordered for your patients. This episode breaks down the 8 components of the BMP, which are sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride, carbon dioxide, glucose, BUN and creatinine.
You can read the article "The BMP Decoded" here.
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This is a throwback to episode 303 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.
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| #519: MMM - Three Types of Hyponatremia | 12 oct. 2026 | 00:07:21 | |
Your patient has low sodium, what should you assess before you react to that sodium value and why? The answer to this trips up a lot of students and new nurses.
You should assess volume status before reacting to a sodium value, because hyponatremia actually breaks down into three different patterns, and each one points to a different cause and a different fix. Hit play on this short episode where I review the three types of hyponatremia, including their causes and fixes.
For a more in-depth dive into the causes, signs & symptoms, and treatments of hyponatremia, listen to episode 17.
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| #518: Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema for Nursing Students | 08 oct. 2026 | 00:30:27 | |
Picture this: You're a nurse in the PACU and are receiving a patient who is a 34 year old male with a past medical history of obesity and loud snoring reported by his spouse. Although he does not have diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, you suspect it. He was given general anesthesia with some ketamine mixed in during an elective septoplasty.
Once he gets to the PACU, he has a rapid onset of significant respiratory distress. His SpO2 is dropping even with supplemental oxygen, he has pink frothing sputum, and diffuse crackles bilaterally. What's going on with this guy? How serious is this?
In this episode, I'm breaking down noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, including:
- Pathophysiology and common causes
- Two types of negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE), which is the cause you'll see most often in the OR or PACU
- Who is most at risk for NPPE
- Nursing care for patients with noncardiogenic pulmonary edema using the Straight A Nursing LATTE method which includes common signs and symptoms, priority assessments, key tests utilized to evaluate the condition, treatments, and follow-up education
- A side-by-side breakdown of cardiogenic pulmonary edema vs noncardiogenic pulmonary edema with references to the patient mentioned above and the patient mentioned in episode #515, so you'll walk away knowing exactly how to quickly tell these two conditions apart at the bedside
If you've ever looked at a patient with crackles and hypoxemia and immediately thought "heart failure," this episode is going to change how you approach that assessment.
Episodes mentioned:
#515: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
#137: The Basics of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
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| #517: MMM - Vasopressors, Part One: Norepinephrine and Epinephrine | 05 oct. 2026 | 00:08:13 | |
Vasopressors such as norepinephrine and epinephrine intimidate a lot of new nurses. In this episode I'm breaking down norepinephrine and epinephrine, including how they work and are administered, and importantly, how to avoid mixing them up when it counts.
If you're in pharmacology and found this episode helpful, my audio-based program Fast Pharmacology is right up your alley! With over 100 lessons, each 5 minutes or less, you'll master pharm concepts in minutes and gain confidence in clinical. Learn more about Fast Pharmacology.
Nursing School Survival Blueprint - Just starting school and trying to figure out how to juggle it all? Nursing school gets easier when you have a system to help you identify what to focus on as you study, and to connect the dots so you can see that bigger picture. I get you started building that system in my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint. Follow this free Blueprint and take control of your nursing school experience. I'm cheering for you!
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| Malignant Hyperthermia for Nursing Students - ENCORE! #302 | 01 oct. 2026 | 00:31:33 | |
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a hypermetabolic crisis that is fatal if left untreated. It occurs in individuals with a specific genetic condition when they are exposed to certain anesthetic gasses or the medication succinylcholine.
By the end of this episode you'll have a thorough understanding of what you need to know about malignant hyperthermia for your nursing school exams and NCLEX, including:
Malignant hyperthermia pathophysiology
Complications of MH
Who is most at risk for experiencing malignant hyperthermia
Signs and symptoms
Important assessments for a patient with malignant hyperthermia
Tests utilized to diagnose and evaluate MH
Treatments for malignant hyperthermia (and why you’ve got to act fast and get help!)
Key patient education
Read the article "Nursing Guide to Malignant Hyperthermia" and view references here.
Episode 173 – Learn more about DIC
Episode 251 – Learn more about rhabdomyolysis
Episode 119 – Learn more about compartment syndrome
Do you need my Nursing School Survival Blueprint? If you've got the nerves about nursing school, ease them by downloading my Nursing School Survival Blueprint. In it, I walk you through:
🗝️ the key shifts that separate struggling students from thriving ones,
📖 how to study with intention,
🧠 how to reduce cognitive load in real study sessions, and
💡 how to build the kind of understanding that actually shows up on your exams and in clinical.
Take control of your nursing school experience with this free Blueprint as your guide. I'm cheering for you!
This is a throwback to episode 302 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.
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| #516: MMM - Applying to Nursing School? Don't Underestimate The Entrance Exam | 28 sept. 2026 | 00:07:48 | |
If you're applying to nursing school, your GPA probably feels like the whole application. And yes, your GPA is important, but it's only one piece of your application. Most competitive nursing programs are weighing several other factors right alongside your GPA, and the entrance exam is the one that trips up more applicants than you'd expect.
If your school requires you to take the TEAS, I highly recommend investing in test prep materials from ATI. They write the exam so you know your time will be spent studying what's actually on the test.
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I dive deeper into the TEAS exam in episode #482: What the TEAS is Really Testing.
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| #515: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema | 24 sept. 2026 | 00:28:39 | |
A patient is stable going into surgery and comes out of anesthesia fine. Twenty minutes later in the PACU, she's gasping for air, her neck veins are bulging, and she's coughing up pink, frothy sputum. Yikes! What just happened? And why did it happen so fast?
In this episode, I'm breaking down cardiogenic pulmonary edema, including:
- A walk through the actual blood flow pathway that explains why pressure backs up into the lungs in the first place
- Two distinct processes that can cause cardiogenic pulmonary edema:
☝️ the classic fluid overload picture <-- you probably learned about this in school
✌️ vascular failure <-- a pattern less commonly taught, where a patient can develop flash pulmonary edema without carrying any excess fluid at all.
- Common signs and symptoms
- Priority assessments
- Key tests utilized to evaluate the condition
- Treatments
- Follow-up education
- References to the patient described above, so you can see exactly how her history, her labs, and her imaging all tell the same story once you know what you're looking at.
If you've ever memorized 'crackles plus JVD equals heart failure' without really understanding the mechanism behind it, this episode connects those dots.
To thrive in nursing school, you need a study system that helps concepts like this actually stick instead of just memorizing lists of symptoms. I get you started building that system with my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint. 👉 Download the Blueprint
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| #514: MMM - MRI vs. MRA and CT vs. CTA: Which Scan Does What? | 21 sept. 2026 | 00:12:35 | |
Do you know the differences between a MRI, MRA, CT and CTA scan? By the end of this episode you'll understand the purpose and nursing considerations of each of these scans, and you'll be a better nurse for it.
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| Parkinson's Disease for Nursing Students - ENCORE! #198 | 17 sept. 2026 | 00:51:46 | |
This encore episode features a brief update to discuss some new medications that are currently being utilized to treat Parkinson's disease. By the end of this episode you'll have a thorough understanding of what you need to know about Parkinson's for your nursing school exams and NCLEX.
Read the article "Parkinson’s Disease NCLEX Review" and view references here.
If you found this episode helpful, I've got lessons and comprehensive study guides on over 57 more topics in my course Med Surg Solution. Learn how Med Surg Solution can help you thrive in your Med Surg class (and on NCLEX!) here.
This is a throwback to episode 198 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.
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| #513: MMM - SIRS vs. Sepsis vs. Septic Shock | 14 sept. 2026 | 00:11:20 | |
This is a quick review of SIRS vs sepsis vs septic shock, including what distinguishes each from the next, the earliest clinical signs of this whole progression (hint: it's not hypotension), and why knowing these things matters.
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| #512: Your First Clinical Day: What to Actually Expect | 10 sept. 2026 | 00:49:51 | |
Heading into clinical? Ease your nerves by building a mental map of a typical clinical day. Hit play and I'll show you what I mean as I walk you through how I used to run a typical shift in clinical, from start to finish.
Have you grabbed the Nursing School Survival Blueprint yet? If you're heading into your first clinical rotation soon, going through this blueprint will help you build the kind of structure that makes clinical days and the rest of your nursing school journey feel a whole lot more manageable. Grab it here for free: Nursing School Survival Blueprint
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| #511: MMM - Your First Rapid Response as a New Nurse | 07 sept. 2026 | 00:13:26 | |
New nurses, have you called your first rapid response yet? The scariest part of your first rapid response usually isn't the clinical situation in front of you. It's the moment you have to decide whether you should even call it. If you're nervous about calling a rapid response, I've got a reframe and some actionable advice for you in this quick episode. See you there!
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| Reye’s Syndrome Basics for Nursing Students - ENCORE! #257 | 03 sept. 2026 | 00:23:43 | |
Reye’s syndrome is a rare but very serious condition that involves acute encephalopathy, cerebral edema and fatty liver failure. The pathophysiology is not fully understood but what we do know points to mitochondrial injury secondary to viral illness and the use of aspirin in young children.
In this episode you will learn:
Who is most affected by Reye’s syndrome
Complications of the condition
Signs and symptoms
Key assessments and diagnostic tests
Nursing interventions and other treatments
What to teach parents
Read the article and view references here.
Nursing school gets easier when you have a system to help you identify what to focus on as you study. I get you started building that system in my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint, where I share the key shifts you can make which separate struggling students from thriving ones.
👉 Download the Blueprint
This is a throwback to episode 257 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.
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| #510: PodQuiz - Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) | 31 août 2026 | 00:09:52 | |
Test your knowledge of AKI with this quick set of audio flashcards. Dive right in or brush up on your nursing knowledge of AKI first, in episode #509: Acute Kidney Injury for Nursing Students: Causes, Symptoms, Labs & Treatment.
These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.
🧠 Ready to quiz yourself? Let’s dive in!
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| #509: Acute Kidney Injury for Nursing Students: Causes, Symptoms, Labs & Treatment | 27 août 2026 | 00:20:48 | |
Acute kidney injury is one of the most common complications seen in hospitalized patients, yet it's a topic that often leaves nursing students overwhelmed by lab values and terminology.
In this episode, I'm breaking down the three types of AKI and showing you how to recognize the clues that help distinguish one from another. We'll talk through:
- Common causes
- Important assessment findings
- Key lab values
- Complications to watch for when kidney function begins to decline.
We'll also review how urine output, fluid status, creatinine, BUN, potassium, and other findings fit together so you can stop memorizing isolated facts and start understanding the bigger picture.
Nursing school gets easier when you have a system to help you identify what to focus on as you study, and to connect the dots so you can see that bigger picture. I get you started building that system in my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint, where I share the key shifts you can make which separate struggling students from thriving ones. 👉 Download the Blueprint
Read the article and view references here.
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| #508: MMM - Your First Code Blue | 24 août 2026 | 00:10:44 | |
New nurses, this one's for you! We're talking about what that first code actually feels like, why the calm you see in other nurses doesn’t mean you’re not cut out for this, and why your contribution matters even when you're not the one leading.
If you're a new nurse and this moment is still ahead of you, or if you've already been through it and it's still on your mind, hit play on this episode!
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| What is the Beers List of Medications? - ENCORE! #169 | 20 août 2026 | 00:31:06 | |
The Beers Criteria, or Beers list, is a list of medications which are considered to be potentially harmful medications for individuals over 65 years old due to risks or side effects that outweigh the benefits.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Beers criteria
Why this list matters
Key medications you’ll see in the clinical setting
Implications for your nursing practice.
The Beers list is updated by the American Geriatrics Society every 3 years with the most recent version as of 8/2026 being from 2023. View the 2023 Beers list here.
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| #507: MMM - This vs. That: 7 Nursing Concepts Students Always Mix Up | 17 août 2026 | 00:11:06 | |
Nursing is full of terms that sound similar, look similar, and sometimes even seem interchangeable. But understanding the differences between these concepts can make a huge difference in your clinical judgment.
Hit play for a rapid-fire round of "This vs. That" and we'll clear up seven commonly confused nursing concepts.
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| #506: Clinical Is Not a Test (Most of the Time) | 13 août 2026 | 00:40:43 | |
If you're just heading in to clinical or are still feeling a bit overwhelmed at the end of every shift, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I'm sharing how you can reframe your clinical experience to go from just trying to survive, to walking out of every shift sharper than when you walked in.
You'll learn:
How to approach the moments that genuinely are evaluative
Why your brain goes blank in clinical and how to recover
Patricia Benner's novice stage
The skill of noticing and why it's the most important thing you can develop at the bedside
How to handle your first clinical mistake without it derailing your whole shift
The debrief habit that accelerates clinical learning faster than almost anything else
Nursing school gets easier when you have a system to build your clinical thinking from the ground up. I'd love to get you started building that system by walking you through the key shifts that separate struggling students from thriving ones in my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint.
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| #505: MMM - Your Quick Clinical Prep Routine | 10 août 2026 | 00:13:28 | |
Next time you get your patient assignment, skip the panic-prep session and instead, try the five-minute clinical prep routine I'm breaking down in this episode. By the end of this episode, you'll know how to focus your clinical prep on what actually matters so you can walk into clinical feeling prepared and confident enough to learn.
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| Tips for Thriving in Pediatric Clinical - ENCORE! #360 | 06 août 2026 | 00:34:41 | |
It's really helpful to know a few specific things in advance of your pediatric clinicals so you can make the most of your experience from the start.
In this episode, I'm sharing my top 6 pediatric clinical tips, including:
How to customize your plan of care based on the child’s developmental stage
A quick way to estimate hypotension in children
The importance of weight-based calculations
Key differences between an adult and a pediatric airway
What a child in distress looks like
Tips for assessing a child in the clinical setting
Having a system in place for your approach to nursing school is just as important as reviewing key things ahead of your peds clinicals. You don't want just any system though, you want one that sets you up to thrive. I get you started with building a system that allows you to study smarter and feel more prepared in my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint.
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Read the article "6 Peds Clinical Tips to Help You Thrive" and view references here.
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| #504: PodQuiz - Respiratory Failure | 03 août 2026 | 00:10:29 | |
Test your knowledge of respiratory failure with this quick set of audio flashcards. Dive right in or brush up on your nursing knowledge of respiratory failure first, in episode #503: Respiratory Failure.
These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.
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| #503: Respiratory Failure - A Quick Guide for Nursing Students | 30 juil. 2026 | 00:23:06 | |
Respiratory failure occurs when the respiratory system can no longer adequately meet the oxygen demands of the body, remove carbon dioxide effectively, or both.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Types and causes of respiratory failure
- Signs & symptoms of respiratory failure
- Tests used to evaluate respiratory failure
- Treatments for hypoxemic respiratory failure and hypercapnic respiratory failure.
Read the article "A Quick Guide to Respiratory Failure for Nursing Students" here.
Review how to conduct a respiratory assessment in episode #237.
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| #502: MMM - The Logic Behind Cushing's Triad | 27 juil. 2026 | 00:08:57 | |
Cushing's Triad is one of those concepts that nursing students often memorize for an exam but don't always understand. Hit play to change that, because once you understand the "why," it's actually a much easier concept to remember.
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| Bulletproof Medication Administration - ENCORE! #76 | 23 juil. 2026 | 00:30:39 | |
All nursing schools teach you the five rights of medication administration as a key component in keeping your patients safe, but if you want to take it further to understand all the factors that go into giving medication safely, this episode is for you.
In this podcast episode, I’ll talk you through the five rights of medication administration, and then keep going with six more that will take your critical thinking skills to the next level.
Medication rules are AWESOME because they're designed to keep both you and your patient safe, and I absolutely want that for you. So hit play and bulletproof your medication administration!
Snag a copy of these to keep in your clinical binder here.
You can read the article "Bulletproof Medication Administration" here.
Now that you've got a foolproof system for your medication administration, why not take it a step further and build one for approaching nursing school as a whole. I get you started by walking you through the key shifts that separate struggling students from thriving ones in my free Nursing School Survival Blueprint. Nursing school gets easier when you have a system.
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| #501: PodQuiz - Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic Nervous Systems | 20 juil. 2026 | 00:11:16 | |
It’s PodQuiz Monday! Test your knowledge from a recent episode with a quick set of audio flashcards designed to reinforce what you learned.
These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.
If you need a brush-up on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems before you do this podquiz, I've got you covered in episode #500: Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System - Your Secret Weapon for Pharm.
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| #500 - Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System - Your Secret Weapon for Pharm | 16 juil. 2026 | 00:36:47 | |
In this episode, I break down the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems in a way that goes way beyond the vocabulary test version. You'll learn:
- what triggers each system
- which neurotransmitters and receptors are involved
- what happens to each major body system when one is dominant,
- how understanding this makes drug mechanisms predictable instead of mysterious.
By the end, you'll be able to look at medications like atropine, epinephrine, metoprolol, and albuterol and understand exactly why they do what they do, including the side effects.
If pharmacology has felt like a wall of memorization up until now, this episode is the key that changes that.
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| #499: MMM - JVD Made Simple | 13 juil. 2026 | 00:07:58 | |
You might be wondering, what in the world is JVD? It's another of those terms that nursing students hear all the time and plan to look up later. First, JVD stands for jugular venous distention. Second, hit play and I'll tell you all about JVD and why you should never stop noticing it.
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| Is it a STEMI or a NSTEMI? - ENCORE! #318 | 09 juil. 2026 | 00:19:11 | |
It's a great day to review the differences between STEMI & NSTEMI! In this episode, we'll review:
The key differences between STEMI and NSTEMI
How to recognize a STEMI on the ECG
What “contiguous leads” actually means
Signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction
Tests utilize to diagnose and evaluate an MI
How STEMI and NSTEMI are treated
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You can read the article "Stemi vs NSTEMI" and view references here.
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| #498: MMM - Three causes of acute confusion in elderly patients | 06 juil. 2026 | 00:11:04 | |
Acute confusion is often one of the first signs something is wrong. The sooner you identify the cause, the sooner your patient can get the treatment they need. Hit play to review 3 common causes to keep an eye out for.
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| #497: How to Start Nursing School the Right Way | 02 juil. 2026 | 00:30:20 | |
Most nursing students spend months anxiously waiting for school to start. Then day one arrives and they're completely reactive, overwhelmed, behind, and wondering why nobody told them what to expect. This, my friend, is a quick path to nursing school burnout and I definitely don’t want that for you!
If you're starting nursing school soon (or you've just started and you're already feeling the pressure), this episode is for you. Hit play on this one and I’ll share practical things you can do right now, before the chaos hits, to set yourself up for the entire semester ahead.
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| #496: MMM - What ETCO₂ Is Really Measuring | 29 juin 2026 | 00:10:19 | |
A common misconception is that ETCO₂ measures oxygen. It doesn't. Hit play to find out what ETCO₂ does measure, how it works, and why it's so valuable.
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| Pain Essentials for Nursing - ENCORE! #309 | 25 juin 2026 | 00:41:02 | |
Understanding the key foundational concepts of pain is crucial as a nurse and I've got you covered in this episode. Press play to gain a deeper understanding of pain and pain management for nursing, including:
types of pain
pain scales
pain interventions
nonpharmacologic pain therapies
patient-controlled analgesia
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| #495: MMM - Care Plan Pharmacology | 22 juin 2026 | 00:18:30 | |
As a clinical instructor, I noticed that many new nursing students struggle with care plan pharmacology. In this episode, I'm addressing the key things your clinical instructor wants to see as your fill out your med worksheets.
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| #494: 6 First Semester Nursing School Mistakes | 18 juin 2026 | 00:37:09 | |
Over the years I've seen students struggle and students thrive, and what becomes clear pretty quickly is the students who struggle tend to repeat the same handful of mistakes. And the sneaky part? Most of them won’t feel like mistakes when you’re making them.
It’s not that you're not smart enough, or not working hard enough, or not meant for this. Nursing school rewards a specific kind of engagement with material and most students were never shown what that looks like.
I'm covering six of the most common first semester mistakes I see, and of course, what to do differently. You definitely don't want to miss this one if you're heading into nursing school.
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| #493: MMM - Why we Avoid Blood Pressures & IVs on the Mastectomy Side | 15 juin 2026 | 00:09:12 | |
You've picked up the blood pressure cuff and your patient says "Wait! Not that arm! I had a mastectomy." You swiftly go for the other arm, but let's talk about WHY we avoid taking blood pressures, starting IVs, and doing veni-punctures on the side of a mastectomy.
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| Know These 8 Labs Before Your First Day of Clinical - ENCORE! #329 | 11 juin 2026 | 00:52:47 | |
Want to start clinicals with more confidence? Walking in, already knowing these 8 common labs inside and out will definitely give you an edge when it comes to interpreting your patients lab results and understanding important components of their care plan.
Still nervous about starting clinicals? One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. And you're in luck, I've put together a Clinical Success Pack which includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. Download it now for free 👉 Get the Clinical Success Pack
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| #492: MMM - Why Low Albumin Causes Edema | 08 juin 2026 | 00:08:06 | |
If you've ever wondered why your patients with low albumin also have edema, hit play and I'll explain. You'll see that the "why" behind this connection makes total sense and it will stick with you forever.
This is a quick episode that covers what albumin is and does in the body, what happens when it's low (hello edema!), where you'll most likely see this clinically and your nursing priorities when you see low albumin.
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| #491: The Overstudying Trap | 04 juin 2026 | 00:29:17 | |
If you can relate to feeling like your mind has blanked while you're taking your nursing school exams despite studying all weekend going through your notes, rewatching lectures, and rewriting your study guides, I'd bet that you've fallen in to something I call the overstudying trap. It's one of the most common, most exhausting cycles nursing students get stuck in.
More hours + More highlighting + More reviewing = Still feeling behind.
In this episode, I'm sharing:
Why overstudying fails...and what's actually happening in your brain when it does
The four mechanisms that make passive studying so ineffective
What the overstudying trap looks like in real life (and why it's so hard to escape).
Three practical shifts you can make this week to start studying with intention.
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| #490: MMM - BUN:Cr ratio | 01 juin 2026 | 00:10:51 | |
Let's start your week strong with a quick tip you can incorporate right away. In this Mo's Monday Minute shortie episode, I'm breaking down the BUN-to-creatinine ratio and why nurses look at them together. See you there!
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| ENCORE! #267: 7 Things to Know Before Starting Clinicals | 28 mai 2026 | 00:47:46 | |
Every other week I republish one of my most popular or impactful episodes from my backlog of over 450 episodes. This week I'm throwing it back to episode 267 and talking about what to know before you start clinicals. These tips are exactly the things I’d make sure you understood before your first clinical day if I was your clinical instructor.
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| #489: PodQuiz - Perfusion | 25 mai 2026 | 00:09:29 | |
It’s PodQuiz Monday! Test your knowledge from last week’s episode with a quick set of audio flashcards designed to reinforce what you learned. These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students. If you need a brush-up on perfusion before you do this podquiz, I've got you covered in episode 488.
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| #488: The Perfusion Problem: Why Your Patient is Deteriorating | 21 mai 2026 | 00:51:15 | |
You know that moment when you walk into a patient’s room and something just feels… off?
Not wrong in a pull-the-crash-cart way. Just… different. Their blood pressure is trending down a little. They’re not quite as sharp as they were two hours ago. Urine output isn’t great.
And your brain starts doing that scrambling thing — flipping through every diagnosis you’ve ever learned, trying to figure out what category this falls into.
Here’s the thing: that scrambling feeling? It’s not a sign that you don’t know enough. It’s a sign that you’re trying to find the diagnosis before you’ve found the pattern.
This episode is about the pattern.
Perfusion is one of those foundational concepts that shows up everywhere — cardiac, renal, neuro, sepsis, shock — and yet it rarely gets taught the way it needs to be. Not just “perfusion means blood flow” but what actually happens when it fails, how your patient’s body responds, and what that looks like when you’re standing at the bedside at 10am wondering if you need to make a phone call.
In this episode, we go deep. Like, actually deep — the cellular level, the four components of the delivery system, why blood pressure is often the last thing to drop, all four shock types through one unified framework, and three clinical cases that will change how you think about patient assessment.
By the end, you’ll have a question you can ask about any patient that will immediately anchor your thinking and help you catch deterioration earlier than you thought possible.
Ready to think like a nurse? Hit play.
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Related Episodes:
Non-Sepsis Reasons for an Elevated Lactate - Episode #167
Distributive Shock Simplified - Episode 346
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| #487: PodQuiz - Vascular Assessment | 18 mai 2026 | 00:10:43 | |
It’s PodQuiz Monday! Test your knowledge from a recent episode with a quick set of audio flashcards designed to reinforce what you learned.
These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.
If you need a brush-up on vascular assessments before you do this podquiz, I've got you covered in episode ENCORE! #274: Introduction to Vascular Assessment.
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| ENCORE! #274: Introduction to Vascular Assessment | 14 mai 2026 | 00:33:47 | |
Every other week I republish one of my most popular or impactful episodes from my backlog of over 450 episodes. This week I'm highlighting Episode 274, which walks you through how to perform a vascular assessment.
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| #486: PodQuiz - Burn Fundamentals | 11 mai 2026 | 00:12:23 | |
It’s PodQuiz Monday! Test your knowledge from a recent episode with a quick set of audio flashcards designed to reinforce what you learned.
These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.
If you need a brush-up on burn fundamentals before you do this podquiz, I've got you covered in episode ENCORE! #149: The Basics of Burns.
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| #485: Why Nursing School Feels Overwhelming | 07 mai 2026 | 00:27:37 | |
You studied all weekend. You put in the hours. And you still walked out of that exam feeling like something just didn’t click. If that’s ever been you (or if you’re about to start nursing school and you’re already worried it will be) this episode is going to change how you think about studying.
Because the problem isn’t how much you’re studying. It’s what’s happening in your brain while you do it.
In this episode, Nurse Mo breaks down cognitive load theory — the neuroscience behind why nursing students get overwhelmed — and walks you through a practical, step-by-step approach for studying in a way that your brain can actually process and retain.
In this episode you’ll learn:
• Why effort alone doesn’t produce learning — and what does
• The three types of cognitive load (and which one is actually your friend)
• The four most common habits that silently overload your brain
• A five-step study approach designed to work with your brain, not against it
This isn’t about studying harder. It’s about finally understanding why the way you’ve been studying isn’t working, and what to do differently.
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