Videos
Stepping Up the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Response, Social Distancing, A Message to Gen Z | Vlog 17
Adrianne is just one nurse on the fringes of this global fight and in this vlog, she talks about what she's doing in self-quarantine, how she's trying to keep germs out of her home when she leaves work, the ways to keep communication open with partners in close quarters, and how she's handling money. Then follow her to work as the hospital begins to ramp up its protective measures.
Early Days of Covid-19 in Iowa | Follow Me Around | Vlog 16
Follow Adrianne around and hear some of her thoughts as her hospital starts taking precautions against COVID-19. From screening at the doors to self-isolation off the clock, hear about changes in Adrianne's professional and private life as an early response to this global emergency. More to come as this situation unfolds.
Car Chat, Precepting Student Reflection, Night Meetings | Vlog 15:
Adrianne gets chatty in the car... hands-free, y'all! She unloads some thoughts on doing assessments with and in front of preceptees and students, how she assesses people on shift, and how she plans to break it down for her student. Then follow her around through the rest of the week.
Vlog 12: Holiday Orchestra, Nasty Nurse Shoes, and Losing Your Cool at the Bedside
This week was so busy and crazy that Adrianne finds herself speechless at times. Follow her around as she takes in a holiday orchestra at the hospital, talks about nasty nurse shoes, and explores the perils of losing your cool at the bedside.
Vlog 11: Christmas Haul, Money Talk, Night Shift Sleep Problems
No Iowa Christmas is complete without a shopping trip to the German Village of Amana's International Christmas Room and General Store...so Adrianne drags her pal Mikhayla with her.
Vlog 10: Nurse's Black Friday/Staycation Haze | A Day in the Life
Welcome to vlog 10 - the vlog that almost wasn’t. Adrianne traded some shifts at work to help some people out and ended up with a stretch of 10 days off herself. Follow her around from the start of the staycation all the way through her Black Friday haul, with about 2 seconds of nursing talk in there.
Vlog 9: 4 12-hour night shifts in 5 days
This vlog is long AF but we cover four twelve-hour shifts in 5 nights with a nurse who usually works just a few nights a week.
Vlog 8: Migraines, admissions, and competencies
Stick with Adrianne on her day-to-day - this time we hit: *chronic migraine coping *RN annual competency testing *Setting up a hospital room for an admission *Night shift sleep strategy and trade troubles *Hospital iced tea *upcoming episode bits and pieces
Follow Me Around: Night Shift, Climate Strike, Laundry Hacks, Behind the Scenes Editing
In this installment of the Nursing Uncensored vlog, see: An example of a nurse-made anti-sog salad, a rapid-fire night shift, Greta Thunberg appears at a rally in Adrianne's city, laundry tip for nasty scrubs, and a BTS peek at recording for the podcast.
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Follow this Nurse Around: DIY Tabbed Dividers, Gift Bags, What's in My Workbag
his week I show you the gift bags I'm making for the nursing assistants on my unit, make some pretty tabbed dividers for my updated record-keeping, and show you what's in my work bag currently. Oh, and I may be on my way to getting my shaggy, stringy hair cut by my fav local stylist. It's a long video, but it's an adventure.
Vlog 3: Hot Mess Express Nurse
It's late summer 2019, and I'm on the hot mess express. This vlog is a mishmash of clips from events from August and September. It was a wild month. I bought a car, helped with some nursing education on my unit (more info later), and a bunch of other random stuff thrown in.
Follow Me Around Pt. 2 | Registered Nurse & Podcaster Shenanigans
It takes her awhile, but Nurse Adrianne finally realizes that her lens is covered in tape residue and she's getting hazier and hazier.
She talks about the flair on her badge, late night grocery shopping, the effects meditation has on her, and why nurses need their breaks.
Follow Me Around | Registered Nurse & Podcaster Shenanigans - Vlog 001
Follow me around for a few days.
I talk about my get ready for work routine, prepping patients for 🌬lung transplant, and manic home improvement on the first nice day of the year. 🌼🌸🌺
Day in the Life of a Night Shift Nurse
Adrianne chronicles an unusually chill night, a unicorn shift, as she calls it. She and Brad followed up the night with Halloween shopping at 8am. Nothing out of the ordinary here, folks!
Transplant Tunnel: A Special Tradition
Adrianne, Ellie, and Kirsten talk about the Transplant Tunnel - a very special send-off given to patients being taken to the operating room to get new lungs.