#273: Sneak Peek at Peri-op Clinicals

A patient is stable going into surgery and comes out of anesthesia fine. Twenty minutes later in the PACU, she's gasping for air, her neck veins are bulging, and she's coughing up pink, frothy sputum. Yikes! What just happened? And why did it happen so fast? In this episode, I'm ...  Show more

Do you know the differences between a MRI, MRA, CT and CTA scan? By the end of this episode you'll understand the purpose and nursing considerations of each of these scans, and you'll be a better nurse for it. ___________________ ⁠Nursing School Survival Blueprint⁠ - Feeling over ...  Show more

Ever wonder what goes on behind the operating room doors? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the fascinating world of anesthesia and surgery. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Tanner and Cole from the Core Anesthesia podcast provide an insider's look at the periop ...  Show more

This episode covers pre-operative care.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/general/pre-op/ or in the general surgery section of the Zero to Finals surgery book.

The audio ...

In this episode, Dr Cliff Sample discusses the topic of post-operative complications. Listen and learn: what sorts of post-op problems you will be called about on the surgical wards how to handle a post-op fever dealing with the post-op patient who has shortness of breath managin ...  Show more

In this episode, I  interview a couple of RNs that I trained when they were fresh out of nursing school. They talk about their orientation experience as well as what they did to land a job in the ICU right out of school. At the end we hear from a special guest that gives us a ...