Videos
Surviving Cancer During a Pandemic: One Nurse's Story with Courtney Shihabuddin, DNP, APRN-CNP [VID]
In this video episode, Adrianne welcomes Nurse Practitioner, educator, mentor, blogger, cancer survivor, and mom, Courtney Shihabuddin, DNP, APRN-CNP. She recounts her surreal experience being diagnosed with breast cancer just as COVID was causing the overwhelm and shutdown of healthcare facilities across the country in early 2020. She takes us through the timeline of her treatment, surgeries and complications very openly, candidly, and with just enough humor to keep us from losing our composure.
Providing Compassionate Care: Chatting with Marcus Engel {VID}
In this video episode, Adrianne has a lovely chat with author, public speaker, and founder of the not-for-profit I'm Here Movement, Marcus Engel. Marcus shares his own unique healthcare perspective and talks about how he harnessed his traumatic experiences to improve care for other patients.
Covid-19 & Nursing, the Shortage, and Free CEs with Iman Abuzeid, MD of Incredible Health
In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health, a career marketplace for connecting hospitals to nursing talent.
They cover a variety of topics including the worsening nursing shortage in which we are expected to be 1 million nurses short by 2024, hiring demand and the problems with the antiquated system nurses use to apply to jobs, and how COVID-19 is affecting nurses.
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.
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 14: Working Sick, Student Precepting, Drawing Blood, and a Fresh Mani
Join Adrianne as she wipes the slate clean and tries to get her sh!tt together. She car chats about being a new nursing student preceptor and teaching on the job. You also get to join her as she sports a mask during her entire shift and put labs in her armpits. Watch to find out what that means.
Goal Setting with Q the Nurse
Q and Adrianne talk about a hot topic this time of year. That’s right, they’re talking all about setting 2020 Goals. Though Adrianne and Q are entirely different people when it comes to setting and achieving goals, they agree on some things. Which one of them do you think is a planner and which of them flies by the seat of their pants? You gotta listen to find out.
Conversations with Flight Nurse, Robert P Harris || Nursing Uncensored Video Episode
The last episode of the decade is a doozy. This week we finishing up 2019 with a nearly 4-hour video interview with flight nurse, author, and genuinely kind human being, Robert P Harris.
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 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.
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.
Eko Review: 5 months
By popular demand, here’s the follow-up review for the Eko stethoscope amplifier attachment.