Head-to-Toe

Head-to-Toe

By Marie MacMillan
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  • Best Stories 2017: All the feels

    SHOW NOTES

     

    Best Stories 2017 – “All the feels” version

    Life altering chocolate. Busking at the bedside. Facing racism over coffee. Dying with dignity. Tiny victories when the system works against you. And using the Force. Get ready to experience a range of emotions from 7 professionals’ BEST STORIES of the year.

    Dustin, RN – Guiding young Padowans to psychiatric safety (lightsaber optional)

    Ashley, NP – Finding success in heart failure

    Jesse, DO – Rediscovering moments of humanity as a new attending physician in a post-residency world

    Christy Turner, Dementia Care Manager and founder of Dementiasherpa.com – Appreciating cosmic taps on the shoulder

    Jay, Nurse Manager – Socks, really? Facing racism, drawing the line, and protecting staff as an immigrant and nurse leader

    Gabbie, RN – Unchanged Melodies in the ICU

    Joan, Social Worker – Leaving no stone unturned for a disabled, homeless, transgender addict

    *Episode Music by Rhom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b841a7zh9aU - debut album on YouTube - sophomore album coming out 2018

    Marie MacMillan

    Writer / Podcast Host
    Podcast: headtotoe.podbean.com
    Website: mariemacmillan.com 
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/macmillanpages
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmillanpages/

     

    52 min
  • Episode 12 - Violence in the Workplace: "I'm sorry, we don't do brain transplants."
    Episode 12 - Violence in the Workplace: "I'm sorry, we don't do brain transplants." Wanting the impossible, balancing customer service with safe patient care, and worrying about how you'll clock out unscathed. Special episode with MOAB President and CEO Mike O'Malley, veteran nurse Sharona, and host Marie MacMillan.
     
    Thanks so much for listening! Please please please SHARE this episode. Like and subscribe to the show on Podbean, iTunes, and follow me on Facebook. Email me at [email protected] for feedback or if you are interested in contributing to future episodes! I'm always recruiting! Leave a voicemail at the podcast feedback line about this episode at 503-512-0185. 
     
    Thanks for supporting Head-to-Toe! ~Marie
     
     
    Watch Alex Wubbels nurse arrested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihQ1-LQOkns
     
    List of References:
    • Philips, James, P. MD. "Workplace Violence against Health Care Workers in the United States" NEJM 2016; 374: 1661-1669. April 28, 2016. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1501998
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/12/violence-against-nurses/509309/
  • http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/8306-violence-in-the-hospital-preventing-assaults-using-a-clinical-approach
  • http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1501998?rss=searchAndBrowse
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198359/
  • http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume92004/No3Sept04/ViolenceinHealthCare.html
  • http://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767%2813%2900561-8/abstract
  • http://nursingworld.org/workplaceviolence
  • https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/2017-01-18/nurses-face-more-violence-from-hospital-patients
  • http://www.nursinglicensure.org/articles/workplace-violence.html
  • http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170311/MAGAZINE/303119990
  • http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548601099/calling-nurse-a-hero-utah-hospital-bars-police-from-patient-care-areas
  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/07/18/elise-wilson-nurse-stabbed-elises-law-southbridge-harrington-hospital/
  • https://www.moabtraining.com/about-us
  • https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hospitals/workplace_violence.html 
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    Marie MacMillan
    Writer / Podcast Host
    Podcast: headtotoe.podbean.com
    Website: mariemacmillan.com 
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/macmillanpages
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmillanpages/
    39 min
  • Episode 12 - Violence in the Workplace: “I’m sorry, we don’t do brain transplants.”
    Episode 12 - Violence in the Workplace: "I'm sorry, we don't do brain transplants." Wanting the impossible, balancing customer service with safe patient care, and worrying about how you'll clock out unscathed. Special episode with MOAB President and CEO Mike O'Malley, veteran nurse Sharona, and host Marie MacMillan.
     
    Thanks so much for listening! Please please please SHARE this episode. Like and subscribe to the show on Podbean, iTunes, and follow me on Facebook. Email me at [email protected] for feedback or if you are interested in contributing to future episodes! I'm always recruiting! Leave a voicemail at the podcast feedback line about this episode at 503-512-0185. 
     
    Thanks for supporting Head-to-Toe! ~Marie
     
     
    Watch Alex Wubbels nurse arrested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihQ1-LQOkns
     
    List of References:

    • Philips, James, P. MD. "Workplace Violence against Health Care Workers in the United States" NEJM 2016; 374: 1661-1669. April 28, 2016. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1501998

  • https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/12/violence-against-nurses/509309/

  • http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/8306-violence-in-the-hospital-preventing-assaults-using-a-clinical-approach

  • http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1501998?rss=searchAndBrowse

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198359/

  • http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume92004/No3Sept04/ViolenceinHealthCare.html

  • http://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767%2813%2900561-8/abstract

  • http://nursingworld.org/workplaceviolence

  • https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/2017-01-18/nurses-face-more-violence-from-hospital-patients

  • http://www.nursinglicensure.org/articles/workplace-violence.html

  • http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170311/MAGAZINE/303119990

  • http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548601099/calling-nurse-a-hero-utah-hospital-bars-police-from-patient-care-areas

  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/07/18/elise-wilson-nurse-stabbed-elises-law-southbridge-harrington-hospital/
    • 39 min
  • Episode 11: "There are no boundaries to the human condition." A personal history in nursing - Linda Sorensen, RN

    Episode 11: "There are no boundaries to the human condition." A personal history in nursing - Linda Sorensen, RN

    Patient names have been "bleeped" in order to protect patient privacy in accordance with HIPPA. 

    Show Notes (helpful to non-clinical listeners!)

    • LVN – Licensed Vocational Nurse, a different type of nursing license still offered by many states, also called LPN in some parts of the country. This type of license is not as liberal as RN licenses, i.e. LVNs cannot perform some skills like blood product administration (varies by state)
  • “step up program” – once RN licensure became the norm many educational programs were created to allow LVNs and LPNs bridge to RN licensure
  • CNA – Certified Nursing Assistant, or a “nurse’s aide” – many nurses have practiced as CNAs and aides prior to becoming fully licensed nurses
  • “Float” nurse – nurses that work typically in different hospital units rather than just the same one all the time
  • “CCRN” – Critical Care Certified Registered Nurse – a national certification offered by the AACN to recognize expertise in critical care. Not many nurses around have had this distinction for as long as Linda has. Hospital administrations are just now starting to offer bonuses and pay differential to nurses with this certification.
  • “Swan” – a piece of medical equipment inserted through a large vein and threaded into the heart’s pulmonary artery. Also called a pulmonary artery catheter, it allows clinicians to measure advanced hemodynamics and diagnose heart failure. First used in 1970 and we still use Swan-Ganz catheters today.
  • “ICP drain” – intracranial pressure drain; much like the Swan-Ganz, it is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic tool inserted into the skull to relieve cerebral swelling and measure pressures
  • “precepted” – “Precepting” is a term used by nurses to identify the training of new nurses and newly hired nurses

    • mariemacmillan.com

    Podcast feedback line: 503-512-0185

    28 min
  • Episode 11: “There are no boundaries to the human condition.” A personal history in nursing - Linda Sorensen, RN

    Episode 11: "There are no boundaries to the human condition." A personal history in nursing - Linda Sorensen, RN


    Patient names have been "bleeped" in order to protect patient privacy in accordance with HIPPA. 


    Show Notes (helpful to non-clinical listeners!)


    • LVN – Licensed Vocational Nurse, a different type of nursing license still offered by many states, also called LPN in some parts of the country. This type of license is not as liberal as RN licenses, i.e. LVNs cannot perform some skills like blood product administration (varies by state)

  • “step up program” – once RN licensure became the norm many educational programs were created to allow LVNs and LPNs bridge to RN licensure

  • CNA – Certified Nursing Assistant, or a “nurse’s aide” – many nurses have practiced as CNAs and aides prior to becoming fully licensed nurses

  • “Float” nurse – nurses that work typically in different hospital units rather than just the same one all the time

  • “CCRN” – Critical Care Certified Registered Nurse – a national certification offered by the AACN to recognize expertise in critical care. Not many nurses around have had this distinction for as long as Linda has. Hospital administrations are just now starting to offer bonuses and pay differential to nurses with this certification.

  • “Swan” – a piece of medical equipment inserted through a large vein and threaded into the heart’s pulmonary artery. Also called a pulmonary artery catheter, it allows clinicians to measure advanced hemodynamics and diagnose heart failure. First used in 1970 and we still use Swan-Ganz catheters today.

  • “ICP drain” – intracranial pressure drain; much like the Swan-Ganz, it is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic tool inserted into the skull to relieve cerebral swelling and measure pressures

  • “precepted” – “Precepting” is a term used by nurses to identify the training of new nurses and newly hired nurses

    • mariemacmillan.com


    Podcast feedback line: 503-512-0185

    28 min
  • Episode 9: A Personal History in Big Pharma - Jean Masonek, RN, retired Drug Safety Officer

    Drugs, FDA, and “Viagra the Musical” – rare diseases and Googling, Big Pharma, FDA, and much more. I learned so very much from Jean Masonek. If you give drugs, take drugs, prepare or prescribe drugs, are interested in pharmaceuticals at all - this whole episode is definitely worth a listen.

    Show Notes: For your information the Viagra movie mentioned was entitled “Love and Other Drugs,” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway – and according to the FDA a general drug patent life is twenty years from the time of initial application. 

    Visit mariemacmillan.com for more.

    Please email me at [email protected] if you or anyone you know is interested in being a guest on my show! Looking for those with healthcare experience totaling >20 years. 

    46 min
  • Episode 8: "I would do it all again, I wouldn't change a thing" - Pat Petersen, retired nurse

    Interview with 86-year-old Pat Petersen, lifelong Oregonian and retired registered nurse. She talks to me about her schooling, working while having a family, leading support groups for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, and volunteering with hospice by providing respite care in the home. She is a wonderful woman who loves to talk and I’m so honored she shared her life story with me.

    Check out my Facebook page to see photos of the "Treasures" shop that Pat volunteers at in her retirement facility!

    Thanks for listening!

     

     

    43 min
  • Episode 8: “I would do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing” - Pat Petersen, retired nurse

    Interview with 86-year-old Pat Petersen, lifelong Oregonian and retired registered nurse. She talks to me about her schooling, working while having a family, leading support groups for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, and volunteering with hospice by providing respite care in the home. She is a wonderful woman who loves to talk and I’m so honored she shared her life story with me.


    Check out my Facebook page to see photos of the "Treasures" shop that Pat volunteers at in her retirement facility!


    Thanks for listening!


     


     

    43 min
  • Episode 7: "God is here, give him your chair" & other memories from retired nurse Beth Reid

    Beth Reid has more than 40 years of nursing history to speak from. Graduating from school in 1954 and retiring from the profession in 1995 - she gives us a glimpse into decades of change and personal memories from the frontline of modern healthcare. She reflects on what she would change and what is changing. "God is here; give him your chair" is only a taste! Listen to the whole episode for more.  

    Marie MacMillan [email protected] mariemacmillan.com Podcast Feedback line: 503-512-0185

    37 min

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