The FreshRN Podcast with Kati Kleber Kati Kleber, MSN RN

In this episode, Kati and two nursing professionals who interview new grad nurses for a well-known accredited nurse residency program walk through four common interview questions. We explore a bad and sub-par response as well as examples of dazzling responses.
The questions we outline are:
Tell me about a mistake you have made.
What are you most excited about, and what are you looking forward to most?
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond.
Tell me about a time you received feedback that was hard to hear.
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
 

Giving and receiving hand-off from an experienced nurse is pretty overwhelming to a nursing student or newly licensed nurse. In this previously released episode, Kati and Elizabeth discuss:
What nursing report is for an acute care nurse
Unspoken nursing report etiquette
Basics of what should be communicated during a normal full hand-off report
Notes of this episode: https://www.freshrn.com/nursing-report-for-newbies/ 
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
 

This interview comes from the archives! Kati interviewed Beth Hawks, MSN RN-BC, a highly experienced and amazing nursing professional development specialist and preceptor, on tips for new nurse preceptors. Expect to learn:
How to give feedback in a constructive manner
Tips for nurses going into the precepting role who are not yet confident in their own skills
How to support nurses through reality shock
Coping with preceptees who take correction personally
How to handle preceptees who question absolutely everything
And so much more!
As a bonus, this interview is a sneak peek into the valuable content you can expect from Kati’s comprehensive course, Preceptor Pro. If you're looking to enhance your precepting skills and advance your professional development, this course is for you. 
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A comprehensive blog post on precepting: https://www.freshrn.com/becoming-an-awesome-nursing-preceptor/ 
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
 

Previously, Kati had a series of episodes on nursing communication. This mega dose combines all episodes into one for easy listening! The topics include:
How to talk to your nursing colleagues, CNAs, and medical unit receptionists and deal with things like how to navigate when your urgency level changes or challenges in working together
Learning what everyone on the healthcare team actually wants to know when they want an update (PT, OT, ST, Case Management, Social Work, medical team, and more)
Cool vs. not cool ways to handle things 
Simple things you can do and say to look and feel more comfortable as the patient’s nurse
Tips on delivering tough news and how to be in those big moments while holding it together and being a strong but caring presence for your patient
How to engage with your own family and loved ones who might not understand all that you go through at a normal day of work
These episodes were originally recorded in 2021 and are still very relevant for today’s new nurse. 
For ALL of our new nurse content:https://www.freshrn.com/new-grad-nursing/ 
For a free mini-course on report tips for new nurses (including my fave report sheet), click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/med-surg-report-basics
To learn more about our comprehensive med-surg crash course, Med-Surg Mindset, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/med-surg-mindset
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For my most-used medical abbreviations, click here: https://bit.ly/44mnTri
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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/ 
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
 

In this episode, we are re-sharing our most popular neuro episodes from the archive in one massive episode. Kati Kleber, Elizabeth Mills, and Melissa Stafford (all experienced neuro ICU nurses) discuss:
When to worry about your neuro patient The most common disease processes for acutely ill neuro patients Common neuro meds Frequent diagnostics How neuro patients are monitored Common neuro surgeries  These episodes were originally recorded in 2018, but the information is still incredibly relevant today for neuro nurses. This content is for informational purposes only; best practices may have changed. 
 
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For our free mini-course on conscious neuro assessments, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/neuro-assessments-mini-course 
 
To learn more about our comprehensive neuro prep course, Neuro Wise: A Crash Course For New Neuro Nurses, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/neuro-wise 
 
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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/ 
 
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Almost two-thirds of nurses (62%) experience burnout in the U.S. And it’s especially common among younger nurses. In this episode, Kati interviews Dr. Kate King, an associate professor in the clinical psychology doctoral program at William James College, and they discuss:
signs of burnout, and whether this is destined to happen to every nurse the importance of being proactive balancing the desire to be perfect with the very real seriousness of mistakes redefining ‘self-care’ tips and encouragement from Dr. King Sign-up for the FreshRN newsletter: https://www.freshrn.com/email-sign-up/ 
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