Nurse Essentials: A podcast focused on caring for you

Send us Fan Mail Four to six percent of Americans live with some form of chronic lung disease, and it remains one of the leading causes of death and illness in the country. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Debbie Matejka-Orlosky, LPN, in the ambulatory respiratory office at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, discusses the role nurses play in caring for patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and other pulmonary conditions.

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Baszynski, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) for nursing education and professional development at Cleveland Clinic, believes nurses have a responsibility to keep expanding their knowledge. “There is nothing more important in our nursing profession than continuing to grow and learn and to be educated,” she says. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, she shares advice on how to decide when it’s the right time to pursue an advanced degree, what to consi...

Send us Fan Mail Healthcare workers are four to five times more likely to experience workplace violence injuries than workers in private industry, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. This episode of Nurse Essentials delves into workplace violence prevention with insight provided by Ashley Withrow, PhD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being, and Erica Shields, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Off...

Send us Fan Mail According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, approximately 227,000 new nurses entered the U.S. workforce last year. As more graduates begin their careers this spring and summer, this Nurse Essentials episode shares advice from a dozen Cleveland Clinic nurse leaders and experts for nurses just starting out.

Send us Fan Mail In January 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed 285 procedures from its inpatient-only (IPO) list, accelerating the shift of surgical care from inpatient settings to ambulatory surgery centers. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Wendy Simmons, MSN, RN, Perioperative Nursing Director for Cleveland Clinic Outpatient Surgery & Endoscopy, explores the evolution of outpatient surgery centers and the changing expectations and responsibilities o...