Ask Nurse Alice

Nurse Alice is a medical correspondent for NBC and has also been featured on many national TV shows like Good Morning America, The Doctors, Dr. Phil, Dr. Drew,  and others. 

Follow your passion they say but will it sustain you until your passion job does? Here are some things you should consider before you jump ship at your current job to chase your dream. 

In this episode Nurse Alice shares her career lessons learned and walks you through how she followed her passion as she transitioned from direct patient care to TV as a medical correspondent.

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Have you ever dated someone at work? According to some surveys, up to 58% of employees have engaged in a romantic relationship with a colleague. I've thought about it but I've seen it go terribly wrong for others and have decided to avoid it by all means necessary.

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So you want to become a nurse but don't know where to start? Maybe you're not sure of which route to take? Or, perhaps you started your journey but got stalled along the way?  Any of those things can be very frustrating, discouraging, and disappointing. But you can't give up. If you feel like you're stalled or stuck in your nursing journey and need some motivation to keep going - this episode is for you!

Sometimes the best way to work through problems and challenges is to listen and learn from others who have overcome similar challenges and know the struggle. In this episode, Nurse Alice shares her journey of how she went from CNA to LPN to ADN to BSN to MSN to Nurse Practitioner, despite several bumps in the road.

Read the full article here https://nurse.org/articles/cna-to-lpn-adn-bsn-msn-nurse-practitioner/

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In this episode Nurse Alice talks about a time when an employer crossed a work boundary and wanted her to work at home when she was out ill. Have you been in a similar situation? What did you do? Here are some tips on how you can set work boundaries with your employer. 

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Now that things have opened up since the pandemic, one area of healthcare that's booming, more than any other, is cosmetic surgery. Everyone wants that summer beach body and many are resorting to surgery to help them get there. And even if that's not you, it's important to remind patients that any surgery, even elective cosmetic surgery, carries risks.

In this episode, Nurse Alice speaks with Dr. Richard Westreich about 7 Cosmetic Surgery Tips everyone should know. He was voted by New York magazine as one of the top doctors in facial plastic surgery. He is an assistant professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and is on staff at Lenox Hill and Mount Sinai Hospitals. He is a faculty member and teacher at a fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai. 

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It's every nurse or healthcare worker's nightmare: shooting in the hospital. Sadly, violence against healthcare workers has been on the rise. You might feel helpless, if you do, that's normal. Just know- you're not alone, gun violence in hospitals can be prevented.

In this episode, Nurse Alice talks about, 

Alice addresses the emerging gun violence in society today and the recent killing of four people at the Tulsa Medical Center by a disgruntled patient, who was also killed.

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Have you ever come to work and got what seemed to be one of the worst reports ever? What do you do? How do you handle the situation so it's a meaningful experience for everyone involved? Do you give feedback to the off-going nurse about how to improve upon their practice? 

The unsafest times for patients are during shift change, transfers and handoffs. Is that a surprise to anyone? This is the time when the baton is passed and important information can be missed and balls dropped. And when the report is crappy, it can delay treatment and interventions because the oncoming nurse is trying to get up to speed on what's happening with the patient. 
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In this episode Nurse Alice shares an example of a half-ass handoff report she got from a staff nurse and discovered the nurse didn't do much for the patient and didn't even understand how sick the patient was. It may seem uncomfortable if you're not used to having an open dialogue with peers but it's okay to hold our peers accountable and provide collegial feedback. Don't be the petty nurse who can't receive feedback. It's not about you, it's about the patient. Listen to how Nurse Alice handled this situation and turned it into a teachable moment. 

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While March 19 was Certified Nurses Day, being certified is relevant throughout the year.  In 2020, the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) conducted a national survey that found 75% of adults thought it was important for all nurses to have a specialty board certification in a relevant field. But why is it important to nurses?

In this episode Nurse Alice speaks with Elizabeth Scruth, the chair-elect of the AACN Certification Corporation to discuss the benefits of nursing certification and how to overcome common obstacles to becoming certified, and the importance of being a part of your professional nursing organization. 

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In this episode Nurse Alice speaks with Ryan Ribeira, assistant professor at Stanford and CEO of SimX, an immersive VR medical training company. He explains,
-  What's wrong with the way we train now.
- What prompted him to start SimX
- How virtual reality, augmented reality and XR are safe solutions to training and preparing future medical professionals

Every year nearly 80,000 nursing student applicants get turned away - not because they don't qualify but due to the shortage of nurse educators and training sites and resources. And for those that are in nursing school, it's often a hit or miss with getting the experience you're hoping to get during your clinical rotations. And what about advanced training? How can nurses learn advanced skills in an environment that doesn't put the patient at risk?

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It's a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by the enlargement of lymph nodes in many parts of the body and the widespread appearance of granulomas. If you're a nurse you're familiar with it but likely not enough to really explain it to your patient. And that's why we're talking about it now, April is Sarcoidosis awareness month.

In this episode Nurse Alice speaks with Amy Cobb, a long-time FNP, and wellness advocate working in primary care who is also a patient of chronic medical conditions not well understood, including Sarcoidosis and Psoriasis. Amy shares her journey as an NP, her frustrations as a patient, and discusses how being a patient has impacted her practice and how she deals with patients.

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