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Are you a nursing student who struggles to understand nursing concepts your professor is teaching you? Do you wish there was a simple bite sized podcast to help further your knowledge base? Then you've found the right podcast. Nitty Gritty Nursing is a podcast designed for nursing students trying to understand how to care for different types of patients you might encounter with an acute care focus. Disclaimer: refer to whatever your nursing faculty want you to know. This is just me talking about the different topics and key considerations of nursing care and patho that a nurse should know.
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Send us a Text Message.In this episode I cover cardiogenic shock considerations and how this type of shock differs from the other types. Medication considerations, nursing interventions and how one would evaluate if care provided improved the patient outcome. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I discuss different types of seizures, how they might present, and nursing interventions to consider if taking care of these types of patients. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I briefly break down upper GI issues include Hernias, PUD, and gastritis. I talk about what this might look like in your patients, what you do as a nurse, and how you evaluate and educate your patients regarding these issues from the nitty gritty standpoint. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I talk about the trajectory of sepsis and nursing considerations. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I discuss the basic pathology of DIC and then dive into the nitty gritty basics of how these patients present, what our interventions are and how we evaluate their outcomes. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I discuss how we treat hepatic encephalopathy, the nitty gritty basics of how it evolves and what we do from a nursing perspective on managing this type of patient. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I discuss esophageal varices, considerations, nursing interventions, and what you should consider if taking care of a patient who is suffering from these. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I try to break down what the liver is responsible for doing in the body and why liver cirrhosis is so terrible to have. Support the Show.
1Send us a Text Message.In this episode I cover the various difference between both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS). Lets break this down simply and the nursing interventions you would consider doing. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I briefly discuss cyanotic and mixed congenital heart defects including: Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition of the Great Arteries, truncus arteriosus, and Tricuspid atresia, just to name a few. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I'll cover acyanotic congenital heart defects (CHD). Which is a defect in increased pulmonary blood flow. Hopefully this is helpful for those of you needing clarification! Increased pulmonary blood flow means that more blood goes to the lungs than to the body on the systolic squeeze. Its often a left to right shunt. Acyanotic Defects:- Ventricular septal defect (VSD)- Atrial septal defect (ASD)- Patent Ductus Arterious (PDA)Obstructive Defects:- Aortic S...
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I will cover a few of the most common types of trachs you might see in the clinical and hospital setting, nursing considerations, complications to be leary of and what to do about them. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I discuss blood transfusions, nursing considerations, and the transfusion reactions you'll want to be on the look out for! Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I breakdown acute kidney injury, the different causes that can lead to this and the four phases that many patients will experience with an AKI. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episodes I talk about the different types of shocks and what treatments we would consider in nursing. This episode is a "Part II" to the first shocks episode on this podcast. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I cover the different types of shocks that patients suffer from and go into the nitty gritty depth of the four stages of shock that you should be aware of as a nurse caring for patients who are suffering from shock. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode we discuss the different types of bowel obstructions that patients might suffer from and what our nursing considerations are while we care for people with obstructions. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I discuss the different attributes of both Crohns and Ulcerative colitis and I will talk about different nursing considerations to be aware of. Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I break down Arterial Blood Gases (aka ABG's) and things you need to know about interpreting these lab values in your nursing practice! Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I cover the basics of appendicitis and nursing management that one would take if their patient needed to have an appendectomy to remove the rotten appendix. Support the Show.
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