Nurse Essentials: A podcast focused on caring for you Cleveland Clinic

With so many avenues to pursue, each nurse’s journey is different. Andrew Warburton, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, a 20-year nursing veteran, shares insight from his varied professional roles, including stints in emergency medicine, critical care nursing and critical care transport.

The term “evidence-based practice” may be daunting to some nurses, who envision dense journal articles loaded with data and statistics. Nurse Scientist Lorraine Novosel, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, AGPCNP-BC, NEA-BC, sheds light on EBP and offers input on how clinical nurses can implement it in their day-to-day practice.

Some people mistakenly think that holistic nursing is about crystals and kumbaya. Rose Hosler, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC, healing services coordinator at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, sets the record straight and explains the tools and processes holistic nurses use to provide emotional, spiritual and physical support to patients and fellow caregivers.

As Nurse Essentials celebrates its one-year anniversary, Cleveland Clinic Executive Chief Nursing Officer Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC – the podcast’s first guest – returns to share her thoughts on several hot topics in nursing.

Sleep deprivation is common among nurses who work 12-hour shifts, swing shifts and night shifts. Robon Vanek, MSN, RN, CNP, an advanced practice nurse in Cleveland Clinic’s Sleep Disorders Center, shares advice for nurses – and all of the 70 million people in the U.S. who are sleep deprived – on forming good sleep habits.

Patients have many options for continuing their care at discharge, including receiving skilled nursing in the home. Home care nurses play an integral role in healthcare, providing everything from IV and wound care to medication education.