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.
Survived Basketball Season. Rebuilt a Core Course
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Hello everyone, I’m resurfacing after a very full few months. Between running the business, being a mom, and coaching my first season of middle school girls' basketball, it felt a lot like a shift where you start with five patients, discharge three, get three more, and one suddenly has new neuro changes. Total overwhelm. I’ve got my head back above water, and I’m excited to reconnect. Big update 🎉 my med-surg course has been completely rebuilt! Med-Surg Mindset is now the Med-Surg Nurse Practice Framework. I’m in the process of turning my flagship crash courses into full practice frameworks for new acute care nurses. The goal is simple 👉 help new hires take ownership of their orientation even when preceptors change, while reducing the workload on preceptors and educators. (This is especially supportive of overburdened educators and preceptors!) My ultimate goal is to decrease the number of new RNs leaving their jobs, and giving them confidence and agency immediately is paramount. Based on feedback from over 1,200 RNs who took the original version, one thing was clear. New nurses aren’t failing because they lack effort. They struggle because there’s not always a consistent structure when they’re shuffled between multiple preceptors, who may do things very differently. This framework gives them that structure. It walks new med-surg nurses through:
Some of my favorite modules include:
Starting med-surg often feels like walking into a dark room. You don’t know where to step, what’s coming next, or how far you still have to go. This framework turns the lights on 💡💡 It doesn’t do the work for you, but it makes the path visible and lowers the noise so that you can progress confidently. The updated course is officially live this week! I’m offering $50 off to kick off the course now through Friday (2/6/26). Use promo code FRESH50 at checkout. Check out the full curriculum here:
Breakthrough ICU is next and will be rebuilt using the same framework approach. (Although I'm most excited for my ICU and med-surg precepting companion frameworks!) Best, Kati 🪴 PS - If you're an educator interested in using this in your hospital, we offer trials and bulk discounts! |
Hi! I'm 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.
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