Like Morphine Through an IV Drip…

11/23/21 • 12 min

Overnight Observations with Jen the R.N.

Strolling through the hallways of my memory, I came across some good and not-so-good recollections of my childhood and teenage years watching soap operas. It all started with a contemptuous conversation about SOAP notes, an acronym representing a widely used method of documentation for healthcare providers. A practice I bet only old-school nurses keep alive; the rest of them might be using some fancy software.

In this episode, I share my vision on SOAP notes, what they are suitable for, and why I prefer to stick with the good old bullet points during a conversation with a patient. I also travel back to my childhood, remembering my experiences with ice cream and hospitals. We also take a closer look at soap operas' history in America, from radio to TV shows.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

It is good to take some things out of our chest (1:18)
What does SOAP stand for in SOAP notes (2:27)
From throat soar to undergo anesthesia at the Revere's Grover Manor Hospital (5:01)
A bit of soap operas' history (6:22)

Resources:

Network Radio's Fateful Thanksgiving of 1960

Let's Connect!

Overnight Observations website
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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

It is good to take some things out of our chest (1:18)
What does SOAP stand for in SOAP notes (2:27)
From throat soar to undergo anesthesia at the Revere's Grover Manor Hospital (5:01)
A bit of soap operas' history (6:22)

Resources:

Network Radio's Fateful Thanksgiving of 1960

Let's Connect!

Overnight Observations website
Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I-Robot???

Usually, at the beginning of a dystopian movie where machines team up to wipe out humanity from the face of the earth, someone says something like: "I want machines to do what we want them to do, and I want us not to be enslaved by machines." The quote belongs to Thomas Reardon, CEO of CTRL-labs, regarding the impressive progress of using technology to treat patients with Parkinson's disease.

Today's episode is precisely about that; not about the human extinction at the hands of soldiers with metal skeletons, but the progress of technology in the medical field.

After a week of trick or treating the scale and finding out I might have added some weight, my mind wandered through some interesting facts about new equipment and technologies developed to make patients' and caregivers' lives easier. We discuss the imminent arrival of Alexa to hospitals and clinics to help patients connect with the care team and be entertained. We also talk about the use of VR for physical therapy rehab, Google's new tech to help diagnose lung cancer, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Some of the technological advances I've seen during my almost 25 years in the industry (2:19)
Alexa, play some relaxing music to relieve the pain (3:13)
A portable ultrasound machine (6:14)
About Google's AI systems to detect lung cancer (7:47)

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A Matter of Taste

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The week after Thanksgiving tends to be a bit slower than the others, with people recovering from overeating, and in some cases, drinking. I believe that the slow pace at which everything moves is also an appeal for introspection and reflection.

So, I decided to bring a short and sweet episode to think about human nature, what we laugh at, and why we steal food.

In this episode, I share a few experiences working on Thanksgiving and some post-holiday incidents at lunch break. We also discuss where the line should be drawn for first responders' dark humor and why we should avoid going for the cheap laugh.

In This Episode, You Will Learn: