5 Things Nursing Podcast by RBWH

Ep 65: Five Things About The Pelvic Floor With Cath Willis

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Cath Willis, Physiotherapy Team Leader for the Babies, Obstetric and Pelvic Service at RBWH. Cath comes on to teach us a lot about the pelvic floor and why it is probably relevant for a lot of our inpatients.
Cath’s Five Things
What is the pelvic floor?
What is the role of the pelvic floor?
Myths about the pelvic floor.
Preventative work and improvement of the pelvic floor.
Considerations for the pelvic floor with admitted patients in hospital for other causes.

Ep 64: Five Things About Sexual Health With Esther Cohen

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Esther Cohen. Esther works as a nurse practitioner for HIV and sexual health. This episode is a must listen to both improve our own health literacy as staff and to provide better care for our patients.
What IS sexual health and why is it relevant to the bedside nurse?
Most STIs have no symptoms. Screening is vital.
Syphilis is on the rise!
Myths and facts about HIV and AIDS.
Hepatitis B can be prevented, and Hepatitis C can be treated.

Ep 63: Five Things About Nursing Scope of Practice With Julia Brownlie

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Julia Brownlie for the 3rd time! Julia works as a nurse practitioner in emergency at RBWH and is currently working in a practice in novation role with the Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (OCNMO) Qld. Julia came by to lay the foundations about nursing scope of practice. This episode will be a launchpad for the conversations about expansion of scope to be undertaken throughout Queensland by OCNMO.
What IS scope of practice?
Why do we need to think about scope of practice?
Why is scope of practice misunderstood?
Does nursing scope of practice different around the world?
Where could the scope of practice for nurses go in the future?

Ep 32 Remix: Five Things About Personality Disorders With Anthony Carr

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In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Anthony Carr, CNC with the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service at RBWH. We discuss personality disorders, with a particular focus on emotionally unstable (borderline) personality disorder.
Anthony’s Five Things:
What is personality (disorder)?
What is emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)?
Guidance for the management of EUPD.
Strategies to assist a person with EUPD while they are in hospital.
Looking after yourself when caring for someone with challenging behaviours.

Ep 25 Remix: Five Things About Domestic & Family Violence With Jelena Senic

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Liz and Jesse are joined by Jelena Senic, Domestic & Family Violence Workforce Specialist at RBWH. We discuss Five Things to help us recoignise and respond to DFV.
Jelena’s Five Things:
DFV is disproportionately a gendered issue.
Recognition of red flags for DFV
What to do if you suspect DFV
Listen to understand, not to fix
How to refer for support

Ep 5 Remix: Five Things About Pain With Melanie Proper

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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 24 Remix: Five Things About Diabetes With Heike Krausse

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Liz and Jesse are joined by Heike Krausse, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Diabetes at RBWH, in a MASSIVE episode to explore five things to deepen our knowledge, and make us better at supporting and providing education for our patients with diabetes.
Heike’s Five Things
Know your (patho)physiology
Self-management and home blood glucose monitoring
All about hypoglycaemia
Diabetes medications – not just insulin
Healthcare language really matters

Ep 62: Five (+1) Things About The Most Error Prone Medications With Professor Ian Coombes

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined once again for a great part 2 by Professor Ian Coombes. Ian is the Director of Pharmacy at RBWH and an expert in safety thinking. Ian looks at the what and why of the most common error prone medication types.
Ian’s Five (Plus One) Things:
Paracetamol and other analgesics,
Insulin and other diabetic medicines.
Heparin, enoxaparin and other anticoagulants.
Antimicrobials.
Cardiac medicines in the hospital setting.
Cytotoxic drugs.