Hello there! Anxiety is a common struggle with nurses. We want things to be perfect because, darn it, our patients deserve it! But perfection can feel suffocating because it's an expectation that is impossible to live up to... especially when you're learning a complex role quickly. I recently wrote a guide for nurses with anxiety, and in it I discuss the following:
To check out the full guide for anxious nurses ➡️ click here. If you prefer to listen ➡️ here's the Apple podcast episode link. If you prefer to watch ➡️ here's the YouTube video. My latest 🔥 postsWe've added a few more comprehensive blog posts and guides that you may find helpful - bookmark 🔖 these for future use! 💨 Ventilator Settings for Nurses: Demystifying ICU Ventilator Modes 📋 “I’m Not Drowning Anymore” – A Professional Development Plan For Nurses 🩺 6 Types of Nursing Assessments – Plus Tips for Success (From a Nurse!) New Freemium membership optionWe have quite a few freebies available at FreshRN, from an ECG cheatsheet to a cardiac assessment checklist to an ebook for nursing students. We noticed that many people signed up for all of these individually at once and wanted to make it so you can sign up for all of them with just one click. To get all of our freebies at once, simply click here and select the free pass. Until next time, nurse friends! Best, Kati |
I am a nurse educator and I and create content specifically for nursing students and newly licensed nurses to support, educate, and encourage them as they transition to practice.
FreshRN | Growing New Nurses Welcome to Vitals + Vibes, where I share a quick, high-impact tip pulled from the archives (and my real-life nursing experience). In today’s edition, I’m sharing the only actual complaint I’ve ever heard from a patient about a nursing student (and it had nothing to do with skills or knowledge). Instead, it was all about missing the emotional temperature of the room. This one’s a must-read for students and new nurses who want to grow that soft-skill awareness we...
Happy Saturday! ☀️ Just popping in your inbox to remind you of the FreshRN Graduation sale. It ends tonight (May 31st), so if you were planning on getting a course or signing up for the All-Access Pass for 20% off, now is your last chance! Use promo code MAYGRAD25 at checkout before midnight tonight. Course Catalog - Let's Go! 🚀 I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Best, Kati 🪴 PS - Courses for all of these topics are available 👇 Learning Hubs ➡️ Cardiac | Neuro | Ortho | Med-Surg | ICU | New...
ICU nurse Emelia Klocke, MSN RN, left one of my drip charts at her nurses’ station. A few days later... It was taped to the clipboards of experienced RNs and even ended up in the unit educator’s “helpful resources” file. After that, nurses started asking where it came from. Her manager even told them to go ask her. Answer: Breakthrough ICU. Boom, baby! Hearing that made this nurse educator feel amazing. The same feeling when you plan a trip and everyone is having a fabulous time... or you...