5 Things Nursing Podcast by RBWH

Ep 5: Five Things About Pain Management With Melanie Proper

Liz and Jesse sit down with Melanie Proper, the pain management Nurse Practitioner from RBWH to try and understand a little (LOT) more about pain. We go deep on this topic. This is likely to be one you listen to more than once.
Here are Melanie's 5 Things:
1. What pain IS and how to treat
2. Pain is connected to stress
3. The brain can be reassured and remodelled to perceive pain differently
4. Pain and analgesia effects are best assessed through function and wakefulness
5. The bedside nurse is the coordinator of a team approach to pain

Ep 4: Five Things About Clinical Handover With Shania Tribel

In this episode, Liz and Jesse are joined by Shania Tribel. Shania is a registered nurse who works in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit, or “Recovery” for the old school crew. The medium was the message with this episode – organised, succinct, and informative. This is a must listen for those developing confidence with clinical handover and those teaching it.
Shania’s Five Things:
Use a standardised and consistent template/format.
Handover should be done with a brief head to toe assessment.
The patient is a member of the clinical handover.
Take your time to save your time.
Use time management hacks to form your handover throughout the shift.

Ep 3: Five Things About Gender Diversity With Bec Cooley (Bonus)

Bonus episode for Transgender Awareness Week.
Liz and Jesse are joined by Bec Cooley, a social worker who is the Gender Services Coordinator at RBWH. Bec gives us a clinician's crash course to help provide more supportive and aware care to Trans and Gender Diverse patients and be a better ally at work and in the community.
Bec's 5 things: 
1. Know what gender diversity is and what it means.
2. Pronouns, Names and Language.
3. Don’t make assumptions.
4. Only ask gender-related questions if/when clinically relevant.
5. You actually have a duty and responsibility as an employee to be inclusive.
6. (This one is for life) Be a good ally!
 
 

Ep 2: Five Things About The Story Of The Skin With Kerrie Coleman

In our second episode, Liz and Jesse are joined by Kerrie Coleman, nurse practitioner for complex wound management at Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital. Five Things was so fortunate to sit down for an amazing reflection on 40 plus years of nursing wisdom as Kerrie closes this professional chapter of her life and leaves an amazing legacy as she retires on the day that this podcast drops. Thank you to Kerrie for the inspiration and for sharing the story of the skin.
The skin is the largest organ, check it every day.
The skin tells us a story, and like any good story it has layers.
The skin is everybody’s responsibility, including the patient & family, educate and recruit.
Wounds aren’t as scary, even the scary ones.
The skin and tissue integrity is a (multidisciplinary) team game.
 

Ep 1: Five Things About Patient Assessment With Michael Handy

In our very first episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Michael Handy and discuss his journey from an aspiring wolf of Wall Street to Assistant Nursing Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics at RBWH. We then dig a little deeper into Michael's 5 Things on Patient Assessment.
1. Be tactile, touch your patients. Take a pulse, don’t rely on technology.
2. Trust your gut. If you feel something is wrong, it probably is.
3. Talk to your patient, ask them how they feel.
4. What can do to improve the situation?
5. Don’t be afraid to escalate.

Ep Zero - Teaser

Teaser intro sweep. Launches November 4th 2022