Welcome back to another episode of the New Grad Radio podcast. In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about my first experience of responding as part of the Rapid Response Team. I’ll go over what this team does, who makes up the team, and what my role is as an emergency nurse as part of the RRT.

ALS, or Advanced Life Support, is an essential piece of training that most Australian nurses will undergo throughout their careers. In today’s episode, I break down what ALS is, what the training day involved, and what I’m able to do, within the Emergency Department, now that I’ve competed the training.

Following on from the previous episode on what I have loved about starting in ED; today, I’ll be going over a few of the things I have noticed to be immediately different regarding the switch to the Emergency Department. Again, I absolutely love my job as a Registered Nurse; and I’d say a few of these are just acute reactions to the very big transition from ICU.

Welcome back to another episode of the New Grad Radio Podcast. In today’s episode, I talk about the different areas that encompass the ED that I work in. I also quickly highlight what happens in each area, and what my role entails as a Registered Nurse. Remember each ED is different; a metro major trauma centre will be different in regards to resources, staffing etc than a rural regional centre; however I believe the basics of each area should be highly transferable as to what to expect.

Welcome back to the New Grad Radio podcast. In this episode, I talk about my experiences so far of mental health within the Emergency Department. This is predominantly an outline of how these patients progress through the ED, from prehospital setting, all the way through to the ward. It allay be a little long-winded, but I really wanted to re-emphasise the fact that there are excellent resources at our disposal, and that the majority of the time all goes without a hitch.

Welcome back to another episode of the New Grad Radio Podcast. It is with my pleasure that I introduce my first special guest to be on the podcast: Hannah Cotterell. After completing our university together, Hannah was accepted into a prestigious graduate program into the Emergency Department at one of Australia's leading children's hospitals.

In the episode today, Hannah elaborates on her own nursing journey, including a job she held whilst at university which has helped her immensely; an exciting two-week placement in Cambodia; as well as some first-hand experiences and advice that I think is absolute gold for anyone to hear.

Whether you are a student nurse with an upcoming paediatric placement; a student, or registered nurse considering a transition into paediatric nursing; or simply after a little more information on the career of a nurse working in as a paediatric nurse in a busy Emergency Department, I believe you will have many take-aways from Hannah's words of wisdom.

As always, thank you very much for listening, and if you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to send a message through on the Facebook page: search "New Grad Radio Podcast". This was my first attempt at interviewing, with there being a few clunky sections; but just like nursing, with a positive attitude, and persistence, it’ll only get better! Thanks to Hannah for her patience.

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Here is the link to the Royal Children's Hospital website that Hannah mentioned:

- https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/about_rch_cpgs/welcome_to_the_clinical_practice_guidelines/

There are also some apps you can download on IOS and Android devices: search 'RCH Clinical Guidelines', as well as ‘Emergency Nurse Practitioner’.

Welcome to Season 2. In today’s episode, I start by going over some of the many reasons I have loved the move to the Emergency Department. I have done this by breaking it down into three headings: Skills, Exposure and Processes. By no means is this list exhaustive, but I feel it’s a pretty accurate start.

Welcome back to another episode of the New Grad Radio Podcast. As you know, I’ve recently made the transition from the ICU, to the Emergency Department. Through the second season, I hope to paint a picture of what it’s actually like to work in this area of nursing. Not only will I be doing that through sharing my own experiences, but I’ll be bringing to some special guests, from areas such as Rural and Remote, Paediatric, Pre-Hospital, and Ward nurses, who will each share with you their own perspective and experiences; in an attempt to deliver what it’s actually like to work in ED. If you’re interested in listening to Season 2, head over to where you’re listening to this episode right now, and Type in ‘New Grad Radio: Emergency Nurse’, click subscribe, and you’ll receive the wide array of episodes that are to come.

Well everyone, after twelve months, and 102 episodes, this is the final episode of the New Grad Radio Podcast. In this episode I reflect on why I started the podcast, and how I intended this to be a resource for others long into the future. I also share what my next big venture will be once I return from holidays. Thank you so much for listening along!

Over the duration of this year, I’ve had the pleasure to work with some of the most incredible doctors. Saying that, I found it fairly nerve-wracking to communicate with the doctors when first starting. In this episode I break down some of the different types of doctors I work with on a day-to-day basis; and provide some specific examples and tips on how to provide updates and information to the doctors.