
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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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.
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February 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.
Play NowFebruary 13, 2025
Nursing Innovation: A CNS Shares Her Path to Inventions
A 44-year nursing veteran at Cleveland Clinic has developed processes and products to improve practice. She shares her innovation journey and advice for other nurses on how to turn ideas into solutions.
Play NowJanuary 29, 2025
Empowering Nurses to Handle Ethical Dilemmas
As a new nurse on a recently established trauma ward in London, Georgina Morley, PhD, RN, NEC-C, experienced her share of ethical dilemmas. Today, she helps caregivers navigate ethical challenges as director of Cleveland Clinic's Nursing Ethics Program. She shares her passion and knowledge for the topic in this episode of Nurse Essentials.
Play NowJanuary 15, 2025
Emergency Management: Being Prepared During a Crisis
With 23 years of experience as a paramedic fireman, Scott Hantz, MSN, MBA, RN, EMT-P, has seen his share of emergencies. In this issue of Nurse Essentials, Hantz, who serves as director of Surgical Services Nursing at Cleveland Clinic, shares his insight on emergency management preparedness.
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