The Nursing Student Diaries

Send a text Some tips and tricks to make your patient assessment easier! COLA – Care Out Loud Always 5 P’s – pain, potty, periphery, position, parting  H's and S's (change in LOC):  hypoxia, hypoglycemia, sedation, sepsis, stroke BEFAST (suspect stroke):  balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, time

Send a text Situation -- Background -- Assessment -- Recommendation/Request Scenario #1: You are receiving report on Mr. Smith, a 65-year-old patient admitted to your unit for dizziness. Mr. Smith states “I was feeling so dizzy that I almost fell at home!” Mr. Smith has a medical history of CHF, MI, and back pain. His last vital signs were 2 hours ago and they are as follows: BP 140/78, P 72 and r...

Send a text This episode is encouraging you to stay curious and ask questions about your patient. Your attention to detail and understanding of the patient's condition is crucial to delivering best care.  As always, let me know if this episode was helpful for you and if you have any topics or ideas for future episodes!  Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdia...

Send a text Quick episode on the importance of "caring out loud" which is explaining and verbalizing to your patient what you are doing and WHY! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text First days can be overwhelming! Here are some tips that have helped me in the past (and now!) to overcome those first day jitters.  Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries 

Send a text Ever feel like you have so much to do but can't decide what to do first? Does the overwhelm leave you feeling paralyzed by inaction? This episode is for you! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text This episode talks about a mindset shift and how to create your own happiness and be proactive in situations! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Season 2 is in full swing and this episode is all about how to MAXIMIZE your study time so you can ACE all your exams this semester! As always, please reach out and let me know what you think! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries 

Send a text Welcome to Season 2 of The Nursing Student Diaries! This episode is meant to get you back into "school mode" with 3 quick tips on how to rock this next semester. As always, I value your feedback! Please reach out to me on Instagram! Personal: @tiffanygossai Podcast: @thenursingstudentdiaries 

Send a text This episode has some tips and tricks for communicating with different members of the healthcare team during clinical rotations. From giving/getting shift change report to calling physicians.  Personal Instagram - @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram - @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Staring down a big test, huge group project, or lenghty paper and don't know where to start? Listen to this episode for some advice on how to tackle those giant tasks nursing school throws at us! Personal Instagram - @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram - @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Hi! We are BACK! This episode goes over a few things to help you approach your clinical rotations. 

Send a text Quick chat on how to start your own gratitude practice and the importance of it! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Quick chat about 4 ways to help build your confidence! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Feeling insecure among your fellow students? Maybe have some student rivalry going on? This episode is about how to combat that rivalry by building a sense of community among your fellow students. Remember, you are all going through this together! So use that to your advantage! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Today we are chatting about imposter syndrome...again! This is something that continues to pop up in my professional and academic nursing career. Just a real talk about imposter syndrome and what we can do to get over it.  Personal Instragram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text I find personality tests so  interesting! This episode is about the VARK Learning Styles. My hope is you find your own personal learning style and use it to your advantage a student.  Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries 

Send a text How we talk to ourselves matters! Tips on how to battle that inner critic and change that voice to become your inner cheerleader! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text This episode is a quick overview on goal setting and why having goals are important.  Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Consider this episode your permission slip to change your mind! There are so many specialties in nursing, and you are allowed to explore them all before you find your "thing."  Don't let fear, or what others think of you stand in your way! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaires

Send a text Anyone else feel guilty when you rest or take a break? SAME!  This episode highlights the importance of taking breaks & why we don't have to EARN our REST! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text We have soooo many tasks to do as students AND as new nurses. So how do we decide what to do FIRST? How to we choose which task is the most IMPORTANT? Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Are you being a proactive or reactive student? This episode quickly explains why being proactive may help you with your program! Personal Instagram @tiffanygosssai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Our professors and instructors are always talking about "critical thinking" but... what is it? And how do we get better at it? Quick episode on how to practice and improve your critical thinking skills.  Personal Instagram @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send a text Quick pep talk for Monday! HOW to give yourself credit for all your hard work and WHY it's so important! Slide into my DM's and tell me how you're giving yourself credit this week! Personal Instagram: @tiffanygossai Podcast Instagram: @thenursingstudentdiaries