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What is an NSQIP nurse? Is this a new field of nursing? NSQIP stands for National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the NSQIP nurse works as a surgical clinical reviewer examining surgical notes to abstract specific data so that it can be used as a basis for future quality improvement initiatives. Find out more about NSQIP nursing in this episode of NurseTalks. _______________ email: nurset...

Podcast on the Immune System. Email: NurseTalksIG@aol.com . Alternatively, a video version of this can be watched in Youtube: https://youtu.be/tDPbSjMd9Lg

Healthcare providers are not only direct providers of care. Nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers can also be leaders of change improving quality and service. Although not called as a project manager, healthcare workers will have to work on functions involving project management when engaging in quality and service improvement projects which includes risk and risk management. IN this podcas...

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition that affects the secretions in the body making them very thick. This can be a problem when blockages occur such as blockage in the pancreatic ducts affecting digestion, or it could also result to thickened respiratory secretions that can be hard to expectorate affecting one’s breathing. According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient registry which can be...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD is a chronic condition affecting the gastrointestinal tract. At present, the cause of IBD is unknown however there are associative factors such as stress, genetics, environment, and dysbiosis of microorganisms. For each patient diagnosed with IBD, nobody really knows for sure what’s directly causing it so the aim in its management is to maintain the patient in a s...

Research nurses work in a multifaceted role. They are both clinical as well as admin, and maybe add management to that. Part of the job is about seeing clinical trial patients but a big portion of it is also involved in project management. The world of research nursing is very far from ward nursing in that on a day, you can be in clinic to see your patients and in the next hour you are in the lab...

According to the website skincancer.org, 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. An increase in awareness in skin cancer is significant since the link between UltraViolet exposure and skin cancer is well established. A lot of people especially during summer holidays bathe in the sun for long periods not knowing that it could pose a risk in the development of skin cancer. Of cou...

Mnemonics might be a thing in learning anatomy and physiology but how do you really study the subject when you’re enrolled with this in university? You can have as many mnemonics or memory aids as you can but sometimes, you really have to read and understand the concept. In this podcast episode, I share to you some of the tips on how you can improve your learning of anatomy and physiology.

I used to work as a Clinical Research Nurse. In this podcast, I share to you about how I got into a clinical research nurse position as well as tips on how a nurse from the bedside can also get into jobs in clinical research.

The guest for this podcast episode is my friend Raul who is a nurse from Iceland. He previously worked in other countries also as a nurse and in this podcast we conversed about how it is like to be working in the profession in Reykjavik, Iceland as well as his journey in getting to such roles.

Medication Administration in healthcare needs to be implemented in a safe manner. There are several key principles that healthcare practitioners must be cognisant of for best practice. This podcast explores the basic rights to drug administration and the other key principles that apply to the to the safe administration of medications.

I recorded this podcast while walking in the park. It’s been a rough year (2020) for most of us and I would just like to give an update as to how things are and also to be thankful still of the many blessings despite the challenges. Let’s all welcome 2021 and hope that this will be a great year for all of us.

I just recently published a book in clinical research and it’s now available in amazon. The title is “Working in Clinical Research : A Beginner’s Guide for Research Nurses and Coordinators”. It is intended to equip beginning research staff with the knowledge of what to really expect in the job.

Resilience is important for nurses and health professionals. It enables one to bounce back through challenges. Clinical professional jobs face so many challenges and the nursing profession is also exposed to high stress situations. Learning to be resilient is key to these situations. In fact, to build resilience or knowing the strategies to develop this can be considered as a very important lesson...

The information for covid-19 is fast changing and we must implement all the possible ways protecting ourselves while at the same time continue moving on with our lives. New normal as they say. It is important to educate oneself and also act as responsible citizens of the world.

What are professional values? What are the universally accepted professional values? In this podcast episode, I will talk about professional values in the workplace, why awareness of this is highly important, and on why this aspect has such a tremendous impact in your personal life and career in general.

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is emphasised greatly in the world of healthcare. People associate this into basing ones practice from research evidence but EBP is really more broader than that. It is a combination of patient preference and clinical expertise on top of research evidence because there will always be gaps and areas that haven’t been studied this is where the other components come in....

Overview of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Techniques in assessing gastrointestinal health for nurses

Nurses are probably the most well travelled individuals on this planet. A well travelled nurse is an effective nurse as it bring her closer to achieving cultural competence. Cultural competence is essential to improved health care.

Dementia & Dementia Care. In this podcast I will introduce dementia as a disease. I will also talk about Alzheimer’s disease and its pathophysiology as well as the care of patient with dementia

I attended an introductory seminar on improving one’s memory as well as knowing how to speed read. These techniques are however not new to me as I had a grown interest about super learning concepts before since I was thirteen. But with new developments out there, I know for a fact that there are loads and loads of mind & memory techniques available that I am unaware of. In this podcast, I will sha...

Public Speaking is a skill that a lot of people dread about. However, there’s always that time in our life that we will be forced to speak in front of a lot of people. If we learn to embrace our fears & transform them into positive energy, we develop that skill of controlling it and establish confidence when we speak. This is a realisation that I got when I engage myself in public speaking, but th...

The Flipped Approach to teaching allows students to be more engaged with teaching sessions. You can also apply this approach when you have presentations to an adult audience. ~ the music in this podcast is titled Serene Summer by Numali Fix | https://soundcloud.com/numali-fix, music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

What is reflection and how can we apply this in professional practice? The Gibb’s model of reflection is also discussed here - Description, Feelings, Evaluation, Analysis, Conclusion, & Action Plan