welcome to season 2. back to the rougher, more personal type of recording as i go through the last hurdle on my journey to CCRN, triage. now i have unlocked all aspects of emergency and can work everywhere. though i am still a newbie and still have loads to learn, but today we go through the basics of triage.
today we discuss the mental health and wellbeing act 2022. everything that surrounds it that is pertinent to emergency nursing.
i also provide my view on privacy (or lack thereof) of some while in crisis. if you listen and have any questions, don't agree or have your own experience you'd like to share please comment below or shoot me and email if you'd like to remain anonymous. i'd love to engage in discussion on experiences and what we can do to make it a better experience for patients.
thank you for listening and mostly thank you for having an open mind.
welcome to my miniseries inside my main series - it will focus on mental health from an emergency perspective.
i am not a mental health nurse, i am definitely not an expert in this field. mental health nursing scope of practice as an ED nurse is incredibly small.
but today we discuss a recent code black and how parkinsons disease can impact mental state, cause psychosis and affect quality of life. we also discuss the differences and similarities between psychosis and delirium.
a long title i know, i was trying to be clever guys! today we go away (but not for long) from the lungs and enter diabetes man (aptly named after asthma man and flu man). we talk all things diabetes, type one, type two and their complications dka and hhs. i realised i did not finish my funny story adjacent to my main story so i'll just tell you now. we triaged the wrong twin! and we only realised because the patient confirmed we had the wrong twin! please if you listen through comment and give me some feedback, i'd love to hear from you all and figure out what i can do for you to make this a better listening and learning experience. enjoy!
The flu is a killer this year, no joke. today we discuss a young man that caught the flu, got extremely sick, needed to be intubated and ended up on ECMO. We talk the basics of intubation and how we monitor, and provide ongoing care as well as what is ECMO, how it works and why we do it. Lots of good stuff we talk about today, tune in and I'd always love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comments too.
let's talk all things asthma and NIV. what is NIV you ask? well listen and find out! when you find out be sure to let me know what you think NIV stands for and what it is in your own words.
this was intended to be a minisode but it's now longer than my regular episodes! tried a new way of recording this time, let me know in the polls if you liked it or not. all feedback is appreciated but i don't really want to be going over time every week - i appreciate the time you're giving me and don't want to overdo it!
today let's talk everything 'heart' ECGs for dummies, STEMIs, NSTEMIs, nodes, blocks, pacemakers. It's a doozy indeed but you'll only every know by tuning in.
Enjoy!
Last week we talked about basics, today we talk more advanced with another story from work that I had a lot to learn from. Join me as we discuss all things shock.
Strap in, today we dive into the basics of inflammation, immunity, infection and sepsis. We discuss all things sepsis; compensatory mechanisms, sepsis pathway, criteria, 6 in 60, and the definition of sepsis. For anyone brave enough to participate in my little challenge - thank you!
Death is a sacred experience and to be apart of that journey is a humbling and respected role. Today, we discuss my first significant death on the job, how I felt, how I dealt and how I became better.
Warning: it is a heavy topic so listen at your own risk.
If you'd like to share your opinions with me either comment down below or shoot me an email at chroniclesoflearnerrn@gmail.com. I'd love to hear your opinions on these topics or any suggestions for things you'd like to hear!
2 days, 2 arrests, 2 deaths. What can we learn? We discuss ALS, the COACHED approach, shockable and non-shockable pathways. We discuss my personal reservations about the case and the emotional toll it has on us. And I give some pointers for those of you that aren't confident in BLS in case it's ever needed.
Recently, I was tested. In the least visible part of the department I cared for a man that was having an acute stroke and deteriorated right before my eyes. Today I unpack what happened, what I learnt, what could have been done better and most importantly what was done well. We go through the basics of strokes and how to diagnose a potential stroke in the community and the steps needed to ensure fast and effective treatment and management.
Hello! My name is Ritika. I am a Registered Nurse working in Melbourne, Australia. I am completing my Masters and am constantly learning through Uni and on the job. I take pride in everything I know and have learnt and I want to share the love! Please join me on my journey to further understand the many complex medical topics I come across on my way to becoming a CCRN and a better person overall.
Thank you!