This conversation discusses the importance of supervising others in nursing and provides tips for effective supervision. It emphasizes the need for respect, teamwork, and leading by example when supervising coworkers. The conversation also covers the importance of clear communication, delegation, and addressing issues professionally. Additionally, it highlights the significance of maintaining professional boundaries and balancing firmness with flexibility as a supervisor.

Summary

In this episode, Raven George discusses the importance of making rounds on patients and shares a personal experience at a nursing home. She highlights the need to check on patients and use nursing judgment to ensure their well-being. Raven recounts encountering a patient in distress and the lack of concern from the nurse on duty. She takes action to transfer the patient and emphasizes the importance of timely report and narcotic count. Raven also shares best practices for handing over care and dealing with difficult patients. She concludes by reflecting on the incident and the decision to leave the facility.

Takeaways

Always check on your patients and make rounds regularly.

Use your nursing judgment to prioritize patient safety and well-being.

Timely report and narcotic count are essential for a smooth handover of care.

Dealing with difficult patients requires professionalism and maintaining composure.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Importance of Making Rounds on Patients

01:00 The Experience at a Nursing Home

02:27 Encountering a Patient in Distress

03:27 Taking Action and Transferring the Patient

03:55 The Consequences of Delayed Report and Narcotic Count

04:25 Best Practices for Handing Over Care

04:54 The Importance of Making Rounds

05:23 Dealing with a Difficult Patient

05:53 Leaving the Facility and Final Thoughts

06:20 Closing Remarks

Summary

In this episode, the host discusses the importance of being an advocate as a nurse. She explains that nursing goes beyond medication and doctor's orders, and being an advocate means pleading on someone else's behalf. The host shares examples of advocacy in the nursing world, such as helping patients afford medication, managing family dynamics during end-of-life care, and advocating for patients' well-being. The main takeaway is that nurses need to find their voice and use it to advocate for their patients.

Takeaways

Nursing involves being an advocate for patients.

Advocacy in nursing means pleading on someone else's behalf.

Examples of advocacy in nursing include helping patients afford medication, managing family dynamics during end-of-life care, and advocating for patients' well-being.

Nurses need to find their voice and use it to advocate for their patients.

Chapters

00:00 What it means to be an advocate

01:55 The role of a nurse as an advocate

02:24 Examples of advocacy in the nursing world

09:36 Finding your voice as a nurse advocate