Nitty Gritty Nursing
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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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Episodes
51 episodes
Huntington's Disease - Neurodegenerative Progressive Disorder
In this episode I breakdown the pathophysiology of the terrible disease process known as Huntingtons and talk about how patient's who develop this present, what interventions to consider, and how to evaluate and educate patients and their famil...
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Episode 45
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23:32
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
In this episode I try to quickly breakdown the rare neurological disorder that happens have an illness where the patients immune system mistakenly attacks the peripheral nervous system causing weakness, paralysis and sensory disturbances! Come ...
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Episode 44
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24:05
Autonomic Dysreflexia Demystified
In this episode I talk about that pathophysiology baseline knowledge you need to understand to put the pieces of autonomic dysreflexia together. I then break down how patients who may experience this present, what interventions you'd want to co...
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Episode 43
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26:24
Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)!
In this episode increased ICP is discussed, what causes it, how patients present, interventions that would be done and evaluation of those interventions.
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Episode 42
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51:24
Cardiogenic Shock!
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.
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Episode 41
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44:30
Seizures - Hear all about it!
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.
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Episode 40
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25:04
Upper GI problems!!! (Hernia's, Peptic Ulcer Disease, and Gastritis)
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 fro...
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Episode 39
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44:41
Sepsis! (SIRS->Sepsis->Shock->MODS)
In this episode I talk about the trajectory of sepsis and nursing considerations.
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Episode 38
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34:46
DIC: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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.
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Episode 37
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25:23
Hepatic Encephalopathy
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.
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Episode 36
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24:16
Esophageal Varices
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.
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Episode 35
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23:36
Liver 101 & Cirrhosis
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.
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Episode 34
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23:49
DKA vs HHNS!
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.
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Episode 33
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29:13
Congenital Heart Defects! (Cyanotic & Mixed Problems)
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.
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Episode 32
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24:10
Congenital Heart Defects! (Acyanotic & Obstructive)
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 goe...
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Episode 31
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20:42
Types of Trachs and Complications
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.
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Episode 30
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27:55
Blood Transfusion & Complications
In this episode I discuss blood transfusions, nursing considerations, and the transfusion reactions you'll want to be on the look out for!
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Episode 29
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29:39
AKI: Causes & Phases
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.
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Episode 28
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25:27
Shocks: Treatments Part II
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.
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Episode 27
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26:06
Shocks: Types and Stages Part I
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.
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Episode 26
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26:57
Bowel Obstructions - All about!
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.
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Episode 25
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23:52
Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis
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.
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Episode 24
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24:44
ABG's Breakdown
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!
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Episode 23
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26:19
Appendicitis, Uh Oh...
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.
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Episode 22
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12:29
Combined Series: Anemias (Blood loss, Iron Deficiency, B12, Sickle Cell and Hemophilia)
This is a combined series episode. Here I've combined shorter episodes in one place for those who want longer episodes and don't want to have to hunt down the individual ones. If you prefer the shorter episodes, check on the two I'...
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