5 Things Nursing Podcast by RBWH

Jul 21 2024 94 ep. 36 mins 14
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The Five Things RBWH Nursing podcast is hosted by Dr Liz Crowe (She/Her) and Jesse Spurr (He/Him). Liz has PhD in the wellbeing of healthcare professionals and is an experienced social worker with over 25 years in critical care. Liz works as the staff wellbeing consultant at Royal Women’s & Brisbane Hospital. Jesse is is a critical care nurse and educator who has worked in a broad range of roles throughout the health service and has a particular interest in organisational psychology and team science.

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Ep 86: Five Things About Debriefing to Learn With Liz & Jesse

Jul 21 2024 34 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse run without a guest for part 2 of our series on debriefing. This time we talk about debriefing to learn in clinical practice, how and why? Both Liz and Jesse have years – decades experience in facilitating debriefs in clinical practice settings and hope to see a continued path forward in creating these opportunities to learn and grow. This episode ma

Ep 85: Five Things Debunking Myths About Debriefing With Liz and Jesse

Jul 11 2024 34 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse run without a guest to tackle five big myths about debriefing to learn in clinical practice. Both Liz and Jesse have years – decades experience in facilitating debriefs in clinical practice settings and put a target on a few of the sticky myths that form barriers to creating these opportunities to learn and grow. Our Five Debunked Debriefing Myths: D

Ep 84: Five Things Learned From Being On The "Other Side" Of Healthcare With Rebecca Boparai

Jun 27 2024 42 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Rebecca Boparai to learn from her experience of being on the “other side” of healthcare. Rebecca works a Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes, but her story is about the impact that experiencing the healthcare system as a partner who lost her husband to cancer has shaped her professionally and personally. We were so pleased to provide a pla

Ep 83: Five Things About Occupational Violence With Lita Jeffries

Jun 20 2024 40 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Lita Jeffries to learn about occupational violence. Lita is the clinical lead for Queensland occupational violence strategy unit. Lita connects here nursing experience in the emergency department to the complex nature of violence in our healthcare workplaces. Lita’s Five Things: What is occupational violence? The multifactorial issues o

Ep 82: Five Things About Disordered Swallowing With Dr Leisa Turkington

Jun 13 2024 34 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Dr Leisa Turkington to learn about disordered swallowing (dysphagia). Leisa is a senior speech pathologist and clinical researcher at RBWH with three decades of experience and a PhD to top it all off. This is so much more than the basics. Leisa’s Five Things: What is disordered swallowing? How do you assess for dysphagia? Why is dysphag

Ep 81: Five Things About Haemodialysis With Bec Russo

Jun 06 2024 37 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Bec Russo to learn about haemodialysis. Bec is a nurse practitioner candidate in kidney replacement therapies at RBWH. Super educational episode for health professionals, patients and families and friends of someone with kidney failure. Bec’s Five Things: What is haemodialysis? Acute versus chronic Vascular access for Home dialysis. The

Ep 80: Five Things About In Hospital Falls With Jacob Haberley

May 30 2024 40 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Jacob Haberley to learn about inpatient falls. Jacob is an early career registered nurse working in a busy general medical ward at RBWH. Jacob is a strong ambassador for the Eat, Walk, Engage program aimed at reducing functional decline during acute hospital admission. Jacob’s Five Things: What causes a fall in hospital? How do we scree

Ep 79: Five Things About Clinical Supervision With Cathy Boyle

May 23 2024 45 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Cathy Boyle to learn about clinical supervision for nurses and midwives. This may be unfamiliar to a lot of us, but Cathy, a nurse educator with decades of experience and now working in a state-wide clinical supervision project role, had us both informed and sold on this addition to nursing professional development and practice support. W

Ep 78: Five Things About Headaches and Migraine With Dr Andrew Wong

May 16 2024 36 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Associate Professor Andrew Wong to learn about headaches and migraine. Andrew is the Director of Neurology and Stroke at RBWH. This episode is loaded with knowledge that could help us, or our family and friends, and our patients. Andrew’s Five Things: Not every headache is a migraine. Migraine needed diagnosis to support specific treatm

Ep 77: Five Things About Gynaecological Cancers With Liz Knox

May 09 2024 35 mins  
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Liz Knox to learn about gynaecological cancer. Liz is a clinical nurse consultant in gynaecology oncology at RBWH. Liz’s Five Things: What is gynaecology? Symptoms of potential gynaecological cancers. Types of gynaecological cancers. Risk factors for gynaecological cancers. Treatments for gynaecological cancers.