Nurse Essentials
Nurse Essentials is a podcast about all things nursing - from tips for making your next shift easier to advice on how to handle the big challenges you face. Whether you're just starting your practice or have years of experience, we've got you covered.
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Specialty Spotlight: Caring for Patients in a Neurological ICU
The journey back to health is often long for patients in the neurological ICU being treated for a variety of conditions, ranging from stroke and seizures to rare disorders, such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. A nurse in the neurological ICU at Cleveland Clinic main campus shares what it’s like to work on the unit and why he loves the specialty – one he never imagined landing in as a nursing student.
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April 9, 2025
Nursing Specialty Spotlight: A Look at Endoscopy Nursing
Endoscopy procedures include much more than colorectal cancer screenings, and nurses are key members of teams that provide advanced endoscopies. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, Teresita Foliacci, MSN-Ed, RN, CGRN, Endoscopy Nurse Manager at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, talks about the responsibilities, skills and training of endoscopy nurses.
Play NowMarch 26, 2025
Hand Hygiene: The Foundation of Infection Prevention
Handwashing is a simple task, yet the hands remain the most common source of transmission in healthcare. Two infection preventionists at Cleveland Clinic discuss why hand hygiene is important and how to improve compliance.
Play NowMarch 12, 2025
Maintaining a Healthy Bottom Line: How Nurses Can Impact Healthcare Finances
Nurses may not be experts in financial spreadsheets or accounting principles, but they can contribute to the fiscal stability of their organizations. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, Matt Slife, Executive Director of Nursing Operations at Cleveland Clinic, discusses healthcare finances and their impact on nursing practice.
Play NowFebruary 27, 2025
The Science of Ergonomics: Keeping Caregivers and Patients Safe
Back injuries are among the most common reported by healthcare workers. But they also suffer from shoulder injury and pain, nerve entrapment, carpal tunnel syndrome and other conditions caused by lifting patients and equipment, as well as other routine work tasks. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, two experts share advice on creating an ergonomically safe work environment that benefits caregivers and patients.
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