The final podcast in our 3-part series about OR nursing best practices. A review of nursing priorities for the PACU and post-operative period including sedation-agitation scales, preventing complications, and discharge criteria!

“React at the right point, to the right degree, for the right reason.”

A patient asks “am I going to die?”

How do you respond?

Today on our Friends of Flo podcast we discuss veracity and truth telling. We explore an article by Dr. Margaret Rising discussing cultural communication and the most effective ways to communicate based on different cultures.

In the second episode of three in a series covering nursing in the OR, we cover essentials for the Circ Nurse including sterile fields, scrub-in, and managing clients under anesthesia.

In this first episode of three in a series covering Nursing in the OR, we review essentials for nursing in the preoperative period including preoperative assessment tutorials, medical record review, clinical pearls, legal and ethical issues including informed consent, pre-op intervention checklist, and client teaching. Evidenced -based practice guidelines and must-know facts for the NCLEX are highlighted for a quick-study guide for the NCLEX-RN exam.

Joe Morita interviews Stephen Ferrara RN, DNP, FNP-BC, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at Columbia University's School of Nursing on the importance and evolution of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice.

Nursecasts – A Podcast for Nurses by Nurses In the first episode of Nursecasts, Joe Morita explores why students are choosing to pursue a degree in nursing in 2017. He interviews nursing student leaders from this year's National Student Nurses Conference in Dallas, Texas to better understand why students are joining the profession.by Joe Morita with Dr. Stephen Ferrara RN, DNP, FNP-BC, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at Columbia University's School of NursingSpringer Publishing Company & DailyNurse.com

On this episode the Friends of Flo are talking with Sandra Daack-Hirsch about Nursing PhDs.

When should you pursue a PhD compared to a DNP?

Sandy is the Director, PhD Program for the University of Iowa's College of Nursing.

If you have any questions for Sandy you can reach out to her here: [email protected]

On this episode the Friends of Flo are talking with Sandra Daack-Hirsch about Nursing PhDs.

When should you pursue a PhD compared to a DNP?

Sandy is the Director, PhD Program for the University of Iowa's College of Nursing.

If you have any questions for Sandy you can reach out to her here: [email protected]

This week the team speaks with Mary Brobst who is the CNO and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at a local hospital.

We learn how Mary went from being a nurse to being an administrator in the hospital. We also hear how she is continually advocating for the patient even from the boardroom.