Calling Off as a Travel Nurse & Necrotizing Fasciitis | Nurse Debriefing EP26

12/20/22 • 23 min

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In today's episode, Matt shares his experience as a nurse turned patient after injuring himself in a Ju Jitsu tournament. 😬 He got body-slammed into the mat and heard a clicking sound on the right side of his ribs. He knew immediately that something was wrong, so he went to the ER, thinking he had a fractured rib. They took an X-ray, which took a while. So, this doctor walked in after his X-ray and did not even touch Matt or assess the part where he felt the pain (shocking, we know!). He barely assessed Matt and didn't diagnose him until Matt did his research and diagnosed himself with a slipped rib.

Find out more about Matt's case, our patient with necrotizing fasciitis, and more exciting stories by watching this full episode! 😎

Do you have any similar experiences? 🤔 How do you feel as a nurse and also the patient? 🤔 Share your story in the comment section below! 👇
(Timestamps)
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Christmas and Cup of Nurses Merch is up on our shop
00:50 - Unexpected events, a.k.a Matt's Clicking Ribs
04:23 - Slipped Rib Syndrome
05:30 - No Gym
06:05 - A shot of Toradol in the butt?
06:50 - No available nurse!
07:50 - No nurse education on Matt's chart
08:10 - Sandwich and Apple juice
08:40 - Patient with a fungus called Cryptococcus
10:33 - Peter's shift
11:00 - Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis
13:22 - Aggressive antibiotic treatment
14:44 - Necrotizing fasciitis occurs in only 20,000 people a year
15:15 - Patient with Clotting Factor issue
16:14 - Capitalism problems
16:43- Still floating
16:55 - Hospital with very negative travel nurse review
17:55 - Navigating your way through your contract
19:00 - Travel nurses are a special breed
19:35 - Different floors, different protocols
20:23 - It's not always a bad thing to be a float nurse
21:19 - When CNAs don't do vitals
21:50 - A give-and-take between good and bad shifts
22:52 - Wrapping up
23:08 - End of show
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Find out more about Matt's case, our patient with necrotizing fasciitis, and more exciting stories by watching this full episode! 😎

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EP 194: Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation with Aurika Savickaite

Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation or NIPPV is ventilatory assistance without an invasive artificial airway like an endotracheal tube. The oxygen is delivered to a spontaneously breathing patient through a tight-fitting mask or in this case a helmet. Helmet based ventilation is a modern solution to an outdated method. The most popular choice in providing NIPPV is the cpap, a tightly fitted mask over the nose and mouth. The biggest problem with cpap is comfort and inconsistency associated with interruption for patient care. The helmet based approach provides a more efficient and effective way to deliver pressure and oxygen.

In this episode, we welcome our guest, Aurika Savickaite. She is a registered nurse and patient care manager at the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Medical Intensive Care Unit and was part of the successful testing of the helmet ventilator in the ICU at the University of Chicago during a three-year trial study. Catch more of Aurika as we learn more about helmet ventilation and empowering nurses in this exciting episode of Cup of Nurses. 🫵

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
02:15 About Aurika Savickaite
04:35 How does a ventilation helmet look like
08:28 The cons of using the facemask
12:07 Why does a patient needs positive pressure ventilation
18:50 The advantage of using the helmet interface over the facemask
26:34 Helmet interface has lesser chances of intubation
31:09 Is there a noise issue with the helmet?
34:46 How has the helmet helped the world
39:33 Embracing Innovations to improving patient care
44:27 To much technology is not always better
49:12 Improving patient care should start with nurses
56:21 Other things that interest Aurika
01:02:08 Wrapping up the show
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EP 195: Psychotherapy & EMDR with Stephanie Polizzi

Trauma, anxiety, depression, and other issues came from somewhere. Research shows it was from a distressing childhood event that you've learned to repress or any situation that traumatized you. In this episode, we discuss Psychotherapy and EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy to help address any issue. How does psychotherapy help? And what goes on during EMDR? If this topic interests you, pull up a seat, grab your favorite coffee, and join us in this exciting episode of Cup of Nurses. ☕☕
(Timestamps)
00:00 Introduction
01:48 About Stephanie Polizzi
03:18 How therapy helped Stephanie
05:10 The patients' common problems
06:46 What is EMDR
10:10 What takes place during an EMDR therapy session?
14:15 How does an eye movement fix our suppressed body
19:39 How Stephanie went about studying eating disorders
21:54 The reasons why people have an eating disorder
23:57 The common issues that adults and teenagers have
26:11 How to approach someone with an eating disorder
30:08 Indications that a patient is benefiting from the treatment
33:25 What to do if you'd prefer not to see a therapist
36:35 A determination to improve yourself
40:54 Contemplating positive aspects
45:42 Understanding when to seek help
49:24 The negative implications of sickness labeling
54:11 The lack of expertise in managing eating disorders
59:47 A healthcare system that will benefit us
01:05:51 The gains of mental health awareness
01:09:06 Wrapping up the show
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