The FreshRN Podcast with Kati Kleber Kati Kleber, MSN RN

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/ 
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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 an episode where we sit down with Sean Dent, DNP ACNP APRN, a highly experienced ICU nurse practitioner. We dig deep into the types of equipment you’ll run into in the ICU. These include:
Arterial lines
Different options for monitoring fluid status
Cooling devices
CRRT
Hemodialysis catheters
Impellas and aortic balloon pumps
Internal pacing
Proning devices 
These episodes were originally recorded in 2019, but the information is still incredibly relevant today for ICU nurses. This content is for informational purposes only; best practices may have changed. 
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 
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/ 
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
 

In this episode, Kati interviews Elizabeth Fields, MSN FNP APRN, a nurse practitioner specializing in orthopedics. She sees patients in the hospital after they undergo ortho surgery, so she works closely with acute care ortho nurses! In this episode, we discuss:
What new ortho nurses struggle with most
Common surgeries acute care patients undergo
Why ortho nursing is so great
How to impress providers
Examples of cringe-worthy moments
General tips and encouragement for new ortho nurses
If you want to catch the video of this interview AND get a PDF summary download of notes, click here: https://bit.ly/3wgp66S
If you enjoyed Elizabeth’s perspective, check out our comprehensive online course created just for new ortho nurses - Ortho STRONG: A Crash Course For New Ortho Nurses - https://courses.freshrn.com/p/ortho-nurse-crash-course 
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/ 
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
 

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.
For full notes on this episode, click here: https://www.freshrn.com/nursing-interview-questions-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ 
For ALL of our nurse jobs and interview content: https://www.freshrn.com/nursing-jobs-interviews/ 
For our free 3-pack templates of nurse resumes, click here: https://bit.ly/3UIXpgI
For a PDF of the most common nurse interview questions, click here: https://bit.ly/3UGhsfu
For our ultimate guide to mastering nurse resumes and interviews, Hired, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/hired 
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/ 
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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/ 
For ALL of our new nurse content: https://www.freshrn.com/new-grad-nursing/ 
For ALL of our med-surg content: https://www.freshrn.com/med-surg-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 
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/ 
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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. 
To enroll in Preceptor Pro: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/preceptor-pro 
A comprehensive blog post on precepting: https://www.freshrn.com/becoming-an-awesome-nursing-preceptor/ 
For ALL of our professional development content: https://www.freshrn.com/professional-development/ 
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/ 
Here is an affiliate link to Beth’s latest book, First-Year Nurse: Advice on Working with Doctors, Prioritizing Care, and Time Management: https://amzn.to/3JfDeAt 
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard