The Nursing Student Diaries

Send us a text Some tips and tricks to make your patient assessment easier! COLA – Care Out Loud Always 5 P’s – pain, potty, periphery, position, parting H's and S's (change in LOC): hypoxia, hypoglycemia, sedation, sepsis, stroke BEFAST (suspect stroke): balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, time

Send us a textSituation -- Background -- Assessment -- Recommendation/RequestScenario #1: You are receiving report on Mr. Smith, a 65-year-old patient admitted to your unit for dizziness. Mr. Smith states “I was feeling so dizzy that I almost fell at home!” Mr. Smith has a medical history of CHF, MI, and back pain. His last vital signs were 2 hours ago and they are as follows:

Send us a textThis episode is encouraging you to stay curious and ask questions about your patient. Your attention to detail and understanding of the patient's condition is crucial to delivering best care. As always, let me know if this episode was helpful for you and if you have any topics or ideas for future episodes! Personal Instagram @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram @thenursing

Send us a textQuick episode on the importance of "caring out loud" which is explaining and verbalizing to your patient what you are doing and WHY!Personal Instagram @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send us a textFirst days can be overwhelming! Here are some tips that have helped me in the past (and now!) to overcome those first day jitters. Personal Instagram @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send us a textEver feel like you have so much to do but can't decide what to do first? Does the overwhelm leave you feeling paralyzed by inaction? This episode is for you!Personal Instagram @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send us a textThis episode talks about a mindset shift and how to create your own happiness and be proactive in situations!Personal Instagram @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send us a textSeason 2 is in full swing and this episode is all about how to MAXIMIZE your study time so you can ACE all your exams this semester!As always, please reach out and let me know what you think!Personal Instagram @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send us a textWelcome to Season 2 of The Nursing Student Diaries!This episode is meant to get you back into "school mode" with 3 quick tips on how to rock this next semester. As always, I value your feedback! Please reach out to me on Instagram!Personal: @tiffanygossaiPodcast: @thenursingstudentdiaries

Send us a textThis episode has some tips and tricks for communicating with different members of the healthcare team during clinical rotations. From giving/getting shift change report to calling physicians. Personal Instagram - @tiffanygossaiPodcast Instagram - @thenursingstudentdiaries