Episodes

  • 017. Through the Lens of a BSN Nursing Student

    017. Through the Lens of a BSN Nursing Student
    Nov 19 2024
    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board Member Dr. Lynn Connelly, talks with a BSN nursing student about her experiences as a student nurse. They discuss the collaboration between students, challenges of taking online courses, and her thoughts on articles published in MEDSURG Nursing and other scholarly publications.

    Lynne M. Connelly, PhD, RN, is a Faculty Member at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas, and is the Research Editor of MEDSURG Nursing Journal.

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    21 mins
  • 016. Breaking New Ground: An Innovative Clinical Experience for Nursing Students

    016. Breaking New Ground: An Innovative Clinical Experience for Nursing Students
    Sep 25 2024
    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board Member Sally Russell talks with Kristin Larson, a nephrology nurse practitioner at Roseman University in South Jordan, Utah, and member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. They discuss an innovative approach spearheaded by Ms. Larson that offers student nurses the opportunity to more easily participate in clinical settings as part of their course requirements. Ms. Larson shares the method she used to provide a clinical experience in a free-standing dialysis clinic for med-surg nursing students.

    Kristin Larson, RN, AGNP-BC, CNN, has been a nephrology nurse practitioner and a member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) for 23 years. As an advanced practice nurse, she has cared for individuals with all stages of kidney disease. Kristin’s current role is with Roseman University in South Jordan, Utah, where she leads the hemodialysis rotation for undergraduate student nurses. She also serves as a distance renal educator for NYU—Langone Health.

    Sally S. Russell, MN, BSN, RN, CNE(ret), has been a medical-surgical nurse for over 30 years, and is currently a faculty member and NCLEX specialist for Ascend Learning. Sally is a retired Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse and is a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board.

    For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about MEDSURG Nursing, visit the journal’s website at medsurgnursing.net.

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    Music selections by Scott Holmes
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    25 mins
  • 015. Becoming a Clinical Nurse Leader: Facilitating Leadership Development Opportunities in Education and Practice

    015. Becoming a Clinical Nurse Leader: Facilitating Leadership Development Opportunities in Education and Practice
    Mar 4 2024
    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editor Dr. Dottie Roberts talks with Dr. Katie Chargualaf, the Dean of Nursing at the University of South Carolina in Aiken, SC, a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board, and author of the journal’s new “Leadership in Nursing” column. Dr. Chargualaf discusses leadership in nursing and the traits of successful leaders. She explores how educators can introduce nursing students to leadership concepts and opportunities earlier in undergraduate nursing programs, how nurse administrators can mentor and support clinical nurses in leadership development, and how individual nurses can pursue leadership development opportunities and refine their leadership skills.


    Katie Chargualaf, PhD, RN, CMSRN, CNE, FAAN, is Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina in Aiken, SC. She is a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board and serves as author of the journal’s “Leadership in Nursing” column.

    Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, CMSRN, OCNS-C, CNE, is a Contributing Faculty Member at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Nursing Online Faculty Member at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire, and the Editor of MEDSURG Nursing Journal.


    For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about MEDSURG Nursing, visit the journal’s website at medsurgnursing.net.

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    Music selections by Scott Holmes
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    22 mins
  • 014. The Role of the Nurse Educator

    014. The Role of the Nurse Educator
    Jun 1 2023
    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editor Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, CMSRN, OCNS-C, CNE, talks with Sonya Blevins, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNE, the Director of Nursing Licensure and Compliance at Southern New Hampshire University, in Manchester, NH, a past member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board, and an author of the journal’s “Nurses as Educators” column. Dr. Blevins discusses the role nurses play in managing health care cost and quality, the value of the teach-back process and how nurses can teach patients about self-care strategies, and the importance of nurses as educators.

    Sonya Blevins, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNE, is the Director of Nursing Licensure and Compliance at New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire. She is a past member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board and currently serves as author of the journal’s “Nurses as Educators” column.

    Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, CMSRN, OCNS-C, CNE, is a Contributing Faculty Member at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Nursing Online Faculty Member at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire, and the Editor of MEDSURG Nursing Journal.

    For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about MEDSURG Nursing, visit the journal’s website at medsurgnursing.net.

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    Music selections by Scott Holmes
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    15 mins
  • 013. Career Development Relationships to Enhance Your Career as a Medical-Surgical Nurse

    013. Career Development Relationships to Enhance Your Career as a Medical-Surgical Nurse
    Jan 11 2023
    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board member Dr. Terry Jones talks with Dr. Linda Yoder, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, and Ms. Allison Ferro, a doctoral student also at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. Their discussion centers on career development relationships, the differences between managerial coaching and mentorship, and how career development relationships can enhance one’s career. Advice for nurses seeking a mentor is also discussed.

    Linda H. Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN, is a Professor and a Luci Baines Johnson Fellow in Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, in Austin, Texas.

    Allison Ferro, MHA, RN, FACHE, is a Doctoral Student at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, in Austin, Texas.

    Terry L. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia, and is a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal’s Editorial Board.

    For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about MEDSURG Nursing, visit the journal’s website at medsurgnursing.net.

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    Music selections by Scott Holmes
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    30 mins
  • 012. Compassion Fatigue and Nurse Resilience in a Post-Pandemic Healthcare Environment

    012. Compassion Fatigue and Nurse Resilience in a Post-Pandemic Healthcare Environment
    Dec 1 2022
    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board member Dr. Barbara Potts talks with Dr. Deana Sievert, an experienced nurse leader, on the development of compassion fatigue through the recent pandemic. They discuss ways of helping nurses develop resiliency, and how organizations can, in an affordable way, help improve morale and destress nurses. Several resources nurses can use to help combat compassion fatigue are provided.

    Deana Sievert, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is the Chief Nurse Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Columbus, Ohio.

    Barbara Potts, DNP, M.Ed, RN, APRN-CNS, AACNS-AG, MEDSURG-BC, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice and a Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Columbus, Ohio, and a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board.

    For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about MEDSURG Nursing, visit the journal’s website at medsurgnursing.net.

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    Music selections by Scott Holmes
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    27 mins
  • 011. Missed Nursing Care and Med-Surg Nursing

    011. Missed Nursing Care and Med-Surg Nursing
    Jun 10 2022
    Hygiene, including daily bathing and oral care, is critical in the hospitalized patient. In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board Member Dr. Kristi Campoe talks with Dr. Staci Reynolds, an Associate Professor at Duke University School of Nursing, and an Infection Prevention Clinical Nurse Specialist at Duke University Hospital, about her 2020 study focusing on patients’ perspectives of missed hygiene care. In this discussion, Dr. Reynolds provides a deeper dive into her study findings, which will be published in the July/August 2022 issue of MEDSURG Nursing.

    Staci Reynolds, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, is an Associate Professor at Duke University School of Nursing, and an Infection Prevention Clinical Nurse Specialist at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. This episode provides expanded information from Dr. Reynolds’ article, “Patients’ Perspectives of Missed Hygiene Care: A Focus Group Study,” published in the July/August 2022 issue of MEDSURG Nursing.

    Kristi R. Campoe, PhD, RN, CMSRN®, CPHQ, is a Professor of Nursing, Pasco-Hernando State College, Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, in Wesley Chapel, FL, and a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board.

    For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about MEDSURG Nursing, visit the journal’s website at medsurgnursing.net.

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    Music selections by Scott Holmes
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    24 mins
  • 010. Roundtable Discussion: Alternative Staffing Models for Med-Surg Units

    010. Roundtable Discussion: Alternative Staffing Models for Med-Surg Units
    Jan 29 2022
    The nursing workforce has faced a staffing shortage since the early 2000s, with nurses leaving the profession due to retirement, burnout, or pay. This staffing shortage has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a staffing crisis.

    In this episode, MEDSURG Nursing Journal Editorial Board Member Dr. Terry Jones, PhD, RN, leads a dynamic roundtable discussion with her colleagues from Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, who are creating a new care delivery model for their medical-surgical nursing units. Through their efforts, they aim to ease the burden of nurses through incentives and alternative staffing options during this unprecedented time in health care.

    Participants in today’s call are part of an innovative team of nurse leaders at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

    Jeniece Roane, MA, NCC, is the Interim Vice President and Patient Care Services and Interim Chief Nursing Officer.

    Dr. Brett Neville, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, is the interim associate Vice president of Patient Care services and interim associate Chief Nursing Officer.

    Dale Wright, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, PCCN, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Nurse Clinician for Professional Practice.

    Veronica Nolden the is Professional Practice Manager and the Magnet® Program Director.

    Rachel Weller is the Nurse Clinician of Acute Care Medicine

    Laura Pulliam Reitmeier, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, is the Nurse Manager of Acute Care Medicine.

    Dr. Heather Fudala, PhD, is the Program Director for Nursing Research and Innovation.

    Dr. Alison Montpetit, PhD, is the Nursing Director of the university’s Clinical Excellence Probe.

    Dr. Terry L. Jones, PhD, RN, is an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia, and is a member of the MEDSURG Nursing Journal’s Editorial Board.

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    32 mins