5 Things Nursing Podcast by RBWH

Liz and Jesse welcome Michelle Doidge, CNC for the RBWH Infection Monitoring and Prevention Service. We jump in to discuss the vital nature of nurses as agents to prevent infection.   Michelle’s Five Things: Know your bugs; love your bugs. Hand hygiene can be done so much better. Nurses are vital in preventing antimicrobial resistance. Respect invasive devices. Understanding transmission-based pre...

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Anthony Carr, CNC with the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service at RBWH. We discuss personality disorders, with a particular focus on emotionally unstable (borderline) personality disorder. Anthony’s Five Things: What is personality (disorder)? What is emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)? Guidance for the management of EUPD. Strategies to...

Liz and Jesse are joined by Sue Chaffey, Nurse Practitioner in Cancer Care, with a special interest and focus on emergent acute care. There is no one better to have a learning conversation about acute on chronic illness than Sue.   Sue’s Five Things Defining acute vs chronic (Keep) educating yourself Patient assessment – objective Patient assessment – subjective Putting it all together, the patien...

Liz and Jesse are joined by Danny Hindle, Nurse Educator for Medical Emergency Response at RBWH. In this episode we explore how to master the recognition and management of the deteriorating patient. Danny’s Five Things. Educate yourself. Concerned? What do you do next? Use and trust the tools and frameworks. After calling for help, be prepared. Take the time to debrief.

Liz and Jesse are joined by Jessica Doellinger to talk all about urinary catheters. Jessica is a Urology Nurse Practitioner at RBWH. Jessica’s Five Things Indications for urinary catheterisation. Risks associated with urinary catheters. Catheter selection and insertion tips. Urinary catheter management best practice. Discharging patients with a catheter in situ.

Liz and Jesse sat down to talk early career nursing leadership with Ryah Mannion. Ryah is Nurse Unit Manager of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at RBWH. Ryah’s Five Things Don’t ever stop learning. Be agile and don’t be afraid of career change ups. Communication is everything, and requires practice and development To be a team player, you have to understand what everyone brings. Mentor...

Welcome to a special edition of Five Things. In this episode we are taking a pause to honour the life of an amazing nurse and part of our work family. Chelsea lived her life with endless purpose, fearless honesty, and a focus on the future. She was like all of us who do such emotionally big work, a complex, smart, loving person who could be bitingly funny, and a soft place to land when her team or...

Liz and Jesse are joined by Clinical Psychologist and member of staff shadow council Clare Pekin to launch Random Acts of Kindness Day for 28th April 2023.

Liz and Jesse are joined by Jelena Senic, Domestic & Family Violence Workforce Specialist at RBWH. We discuss Five Things to help us recoignise and respond to DFV.   Jelena’s Five Things: DFV is disproportionately a gendered issue. Recognition of red flags for DFV What to do if you suspect DFV Listen to understand, not to fix How to refer for support

Liz and Jesse are joined by Heike Krausse, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Diabetes at RBWH, in a MASSIVE episode to explore five things to deepen our knowledge, and make us better at supporting and providing education for our patients with diabetes. Heike’s Five Things Know your (patho)physiology Self-management and home blood glucose monitoring All about hypoglycaemia Diabetes medications – not ju...

Liz and Jesse are joined by Georgia Hampson, a registered nurse with the day surgery unit at RBWH. Georgia pitches a great five things aimed at nurses new to the surgical and perioperative process, about getting patients ready for surgery. Georgia's Five Things: Be aware of the patient experience. The importance of informed consent. Fasting and clear instructions for patients. Making sure your pat...

Liz and Jesse a joined by Stacey Deaville, Clinical Nurse Consultant with the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry team at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. CL Psych provides mental health support to admitted patients in the acute health setting, who require additional supports related to their mental health risk or diagnosed illness during an admission.  Stacey's Five Things: What is mental health?...

Liz and Jesse are joined by Lisa Mewburn, donation specialist nurse at RBWH, to learn more about organ donation.   Lisa's Five Things: 1. What is organ and tissue donation? 2. What is the process for organ donation? 3. When should donate life / donation coordinators be engaged? 4. Organ donation opportunities are incredibly rare. 5. What does organ donation mean to the families of donors?  

Liz and Jesse were lucky to spend some time talking about renal health and function with Nurse Educator, Sam Holman. One of our most requested topics and Sam did not disappoint. Sam's Five Things: 1. What does a healthy kidney do? 2. Warning signs that the kidneys are unwell. 3. Common causes of kidney disease. 4. Interventions and treatments for kidney failure. 5. Why we need to look after our pa...

In this episode (another self care challenge embed), Liz and Jesse are joined by physiotherapist and stress and tactical performance researcher, Professor Rob Orr from Bond University. Rob's Five Things: Not all stress is bad. Your body and personality are naturally affected by stress, learn your personal “tells” on how you manifest stressors. The relationship between stress and performance is tas...

In this episode, Liz and Jesse continue with a self-care challenge focus and are thrilled to be joined by Dr Stan Steindel. Stan is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in compassion and self-forgiveness. This episode tackles some of the very really challenges that we, as health professionals have with being kind to ourselves and finding peace or some sense of resolution when we are inv...

In this episode, Liz and Jesse preview the 14 day RBWH self-care challenge that starts on February 13th. This is a labour of love from Liz and engaged hundreds of staff last year. The aim is to spread far and wide and help health care professionals test out and try a range of evidence based principles for improved personal wellbeing that are pragmatic and realistic to the unique work / life enviro...

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Gareth Davies, acting nursing and midwifery director of patient flow at RBWH to talk about…. Patient Flow. Gareth’s Five Things: Focus on quality and flow will come Establish patient driven goals of care Ask the question “where is this patient going next?” Explore alternative models of care A call to arms to get creative for the future

Liz and Jesse are joined by Anne Hales, Clinical Nurse with the RBWH Palliative and Supportive Care Service. In this episode Anne shares her wisdom and experiences in providing quality care as death approaches.   Anne’s Five Things: Symptom management – pharma and non-pharma Maintaining dignity and identity Recognising the dying process Family care End of life care is a team sport  

Liz and Jesse are joined by Tom Hendy, Nurse Navigator with the RBWH Up Late Program. We weave through some of the things that hit different after dark.  Tom's Five Things: Surviving night shift Communicating with Ward-calls discussion of what is ward-call, what to expect. Examples of SBAR for communication. Sometimes less is more what should you be doing for your patients overnight? Making the mo...

Liz and Jesse are joined by ICU Nurse, Medical Educator and scientific communicator, Dr Jessica Stokes-Parish. Jess helps us to make sense of the messy and equal parts uplifting and destructive world of social media as a health professional. Jessica's five things: Know what you want from social media. Understand the power of social media / networks. Anonymous is never really anonymous. Get CRABS f...

One to kick of the New Year. Liz and Jesse look at why New Year's Resolutions usually burn out like the fireworks that see in the year. We walk through the SMART goal setting framework for turning those resolutions into goals and those goals into habits. 1. Specific 2. Measurable 3. Achievable / Accountable 4. Relevant 5. Timeframe / Team Up

Liz and Jesse sat down with Kristy Jackman, a nurse, who is now the Director of Administration Services for her Five Things about how you can have a diverse and fulfilling career. Kirsty's Five Things: 1. Be brave and take every opportunity that comes. 2. Have a curious mindset about work, and life. 3. Understand your value as a nurse and what this brings to other roles. 4. Communication and build...

In this episode, Liz and Jesse are joined by Laura Owens, Nurse Educator with the Emergency and Trauma Centre at the RBWH. We jump in to one of our most requested topics from our new nurses on the ground – chest pain! Laura’s Five Things: Be wary of assumptions, don’t close the door early on chest pain. Perform a thorough assessment using a consistent framework. Learn and identify chest pain red f...

In this episode, Liz and Jesse are joined by Margaret Cahill, Clinical Nurse Consultant with the Eat, Walk, Engage program from the RBWH. We hear about her amazing career journey and get a lot wiser on the topic of delirium and how to prevent and manage in the acute hospital setting   Margaret’s Five Things: Delirium is common, dangerous and distressing for patient and family. Importance of screen...