The FreshRN Podcast with Kati Kleber – Details, episodes & analysis

We sit down with Will Kelly, MSN FNP-BC, who has experience as a telemetry nurse, ER nurse, ER nurse practitioner, and inpatient hospitalist. We discuss:

• Our first codes and lessons we learned

• Advice for students in clinical

• Tips for rapid response situations and calls

• How to be calm and collected in the face of controlled chaos

For ALL of our ICU nursing content: ​​https://www.freshrn.com/critical-care-icu-nursing/ 

For our free mini-course ICU Drips For Beginners, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/icu-drips-for-beginners 

For a 14-page ECG cheatsheet: https://bit.ly/3Ws75NT

Will’s FreshRN course, ECG Rhythm Master: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/ecgmastery 

To learn more about our comprehensive ICU prep course, Breakthrough ICU: A Crash Course For New ICU Nurses, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/breakthrough-icu 

Learn more about the FreshRN All-Access Pass here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/membership

To see our latest course catalog (med-surg, ICU, precepting, charge nurse, ortho, cardiac, neuro courses, and more), click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/

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

Check out Will’s resources and website here: http://healthandwillness.org/ 

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

In this interview, Kati chats with Jeannie Cisney, MSN RN. She is a 20+ year veteran of the CVICU (cardiovascular intensive care unit). We discuss:

• The types of patients you’ll see in a CVICU

• Her favorite and least favorite types of patients

• A walkthrough of the patient pathway of a typical CABG patient

• New grad vs. experienced nurse orientation experience into CVICU

• Unexpected challenges of CVICU RNs

• The advice she’d give her younger self

Jeannie is my co-author of Cardiac Confidence, a Crash Course for New Cardiac Nurses. To learn more and enroll, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/cardiac-confidence 

For a 14-page ECG cheatsheet: https://bit.ly/3Ws75NT

For a free mini-course on how to handle afib with RVR: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/afib-with-rvr 

For my cardiac assessment checklist: https://bit.ly/4aV6RTO

For ALL of our cardiac content: https://www.freshrn.com/cardiac-nursing/ 

Learn more about the FreshRN All-Access Pass here - https://courses.freshrn.com/p/membership

To see our latest course catalog (med-surg, ICU, precepting, charge nurse, ortho, cardiac, neuro courses, and more), click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/

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

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

Maybe you've heard the term "clinical nurse specialist" or "CNS" before but are not exactly sure how that differs from a nurse practitioner or nurse educator. In this episode, Kati interviews Dr. Mitzi Saunders, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, the President of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, and they discuss:

• The definition of a CNS and how the CNS supports the bedside nurse
• CNS vs. NP
• A typical day in the life of a CNS
• The educational pathway to CNS
• Tips and encouragement from Mitzi

For the complete guide on how to become a CNS, click here: https://www.freshrn.com/how-to-become-a-cns

Sign-up for the FreshRN newsletter: https://www.freshrn.com/email-sign-up/ 

Watch the video interview on Kati's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/katikleber 

In this episode, we dive into 8 tips for success for newbies in the ICU! This episode is hosted by 3 CCRN nurses. We cover:

• characteristics of the intensive care nurse
• normal expectations
• critical thinking
• communication
• and more!

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/tips-for-new-grads-in-the-icu-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

We continue our journey through neurocritical care nursing! This episode discusses some important meds (mannitol, hypertonic saline), different kinds of monitoring (ICP), diagnostics (CTA, MRI), and surgeries (craniotomies) that are pertinent to the neurocritical care patient. This episode is hosted by three neurocritical care nurses.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/neuro-nurse-tips-for-newbies-part-iii-meds-diagnostics-monitoring-and-surgeries/

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

This episode discusses a few disease processes that are typically seen by the neuro ICU nurse as well as a neuro floor. We chat about subdural hematomas, epidural hematomas, seizures, brain tumors, and diffuse axonal injury. And as always, this episode is hosted by three neuro ICU nurses!

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/disease-processes-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

If neuro changes are subtle, when do I worry? In this episode, we answer that question along with many of the common questions newbies to neuro have.

We also discuss common neuro disease processes, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, and more. This episode is hosted by three neuro ICU nurses.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/neuro-nurse-tips-for-newbies-part-1-when-to-worry-disease-processes-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

Giving and receiving report can be one of the most nerve-wracking parts of being a new nurse. In this episode, we discuss the basic nursing considerations for report. We cover:

• etiquette
• LDA’s
• meds
• alarm management
• what to expect when giving and receiving report from various levels of care
• and more!

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/nursing-report-for-newbies/

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

This episode discusses why time management is essential for every nurse to consider, as well as practical tips for the floor and critical care environment.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/episode-011-time-management-tips-for-new-nurses-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

This episode discusses how to practically deal with a patient's death as it is happening right in front of your eyes, and how to support the patient’s loved ones. We also share practical considerations, and our own personal stories and tips for how to emotionally process this once you get home.

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/dealing-with-patient-deaths/

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