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By poopular demand, Adrianne and Craig bring you the long-awaited episode on an inevitability of bedside nursing: cleaning up poop.
This discussion is not for the weak-stomached, but if you appreciate some good poop puns, turd tales and fecal follies you're in for a treat.
Above all, though we laugh at the ridiculousness of human excretion, please know that Nursing Uncensored and Keep It Real RN urge you to treat every patient with dignity and compassion. It's also ok to laugh sometimes as a form of coping with this unique profession.
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Check out a poop-related blog post about fecal management system basics:
https://www.nursinguncensored.com/blog/2017/2/13/nurseprotips-leak-free-flexi-seal-rectal-tube

In this episode, Adrianne chats with the nurse and author Deanna Mackey about her experiences in the early days of her career through her current situation working from home in a job that she loves. Deanna discusses nursing in a variety of settings and a variety of ways she was subject to the old cliche of nurses eating their young.
It can be stressful enough to be a new nurse in the profession without the added stressors of unkind co-workers. Deanna explains how she tried to handle herself with integrity and composure even when she felt like her emotions were trying to take over. This conversation will provide new grads with some perspective on how they are deserving of respect even as learning members of the profession.
Deanna also shares her victories in landing a job perfect for her lifestyle, allowing her to thrive as a mom to a young child, while still keeping the discipline and boundaries of her work life inside of her home. Within this setting, she was able to finish writing her book, Nursing at Its Finest, which you can purchase and enjoy at the retailers listed below.
Barnes and Noble
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Check out Deanna’s website or link up with her social media:
queenofhealthdeanna.com
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Twitter: @queenofhealthdm
Thanks to Deanna for being a great guest!
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Adrianne wakes Andrew up from a deep sleep to make a list of things we love about our profession...you know, normal stuff.
Bet you won't guess some of the things on our list. No, this time we don't include spontaneous vacation time or patients that can clean their own behinds, but we think our selections rank at the top. This is just the first part of many as we attempt to balance out all the complaining we did in our 'Pet Peeves' episodes.
What are your favorite things about nursing? We'd love to hear your comments and stories.
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In this episode, Adrianne welcomes back returning guest Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health. You may remember Dr. Abuzeid’s first appearance on the show when they discussed the nursing shortage in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, their conversation dives into the effects the ongoing pandemic has had on the nursing profession and the mental health of individual nurses. They also explore new features Incredible Health has added to their platform to support nurses and their well-being. A free social platform strictly for nurses encourages support and networking in a safe space, while the free online journal gives nurses space to inventory their emotions and burnout symptoms.
Please continue reading the press release from Incredible Health about these new features on their already fantastic platform.
Incredible Health, a career marketplace for connecting hospitals to much-needed, permanent nursing talent announced the launch of two new products aimed to support the mental health of nurses on its platform: an exclusive social network for nurses and a daily journal. Nurses have faced indescribable physical and mental hardships during the pandemic, from higher rates of exposure and mortality to increased reports of burnout and degradation of mental health, and these platform enhancements aim to reduce the burden on frontline workers.
According to a recent study of New York-based healthcare workers during the COVID-19 peak in April, nurses were among those reporting the highest levels of stress with 64% of nurses and advanced practice providers reporting symptoms of acute stress - ranging from nightmares to inability to stop thinking about the virus. To meet the mental health needs of nurses, Incredible Health’s new products include:
The Incredible Health Nurse Community: A free online community built exclusively for nurses.
This online community offers nurses a safe place to support one another during periods of stress and uncertainty by leaning on those who understand what they are going through. Nurses have the option to post to the Nurse Community anonymously to get the advice & support they need without fear of employers seeing the content. Conversations happening in the community range from advice on how to transition between specialties to strategies for coping with workplace stress and burnout.
A Daily Nurse Journal: A free digital journal platform.
Incredible Health created a digital journal feature where nurses take inventory of their emotions with structured daily prompts designed to help them process stress more effectively. Nurse burnout was a pervasive problem even before the pandemic, with 54% of nurses in a recent study reporting some burnout symptoms. A study in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice shows that written reflection has a positive effect on the ability of nurses to handle stress, burnout, and trauma/compassion fatigue.
Thank you to Dr. Abzeid for being such a lovely guest and to Incredible Health for continuously seeking new ways to improve the lives and work of nurses across the country.
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In this short episode, Adrianne digs into her iPhone to share her 20 favorite, must-have apps for anyone taking college classes. These are not nursing specific apps, but that episode is in the works just for you. If you'd like to see these general school apps in Adrianne's super nerdy spreadsheet with pros/cons and other details, go over and check out the blog here: https://www.nursinguncensored.com/blog/2018/8/5/adriannes-favorite-ios-apps-for-all-college-students
Happy Nursing folks!