5 Things Nursing Podcast by RBWH
This a podcast produced by, for and with the amazing nurses and health professionals of the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital community. Our purpose is to inspire, educate and connect our local and global healthcare community as we collectively move from surviving to thriving in our personal and professional lives.
Episodes
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In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Liz Wilkes to learn about midwifery (our sibling profession). Liz is the first state Chief Midwife in Australia, taking the lead for the profession in Queensland. We think this is an awesome episode on so much more than midwifery. There
are lessons on professional identity, scope, socio-cultural responsiveness and considered leadership through curiosity and representation.
Liz’s Five Things:
What is a midwife?
What is the scope of practice of a midwife?
Is midwifery a feminist issue?
Properties for midwifery today and into the future.
What people can expect from the chief midwife.
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Ep 75: Five Things About Memory With Professor Gail Robinson
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Professor Gail Robinson to help us understand memory. Gail holds a joint appointment with the Queensland Brain Institute and the School of Psychology at Queensland University of Technology. This episode is all about memory, just in case you forgot already...
Gail’s Five Things:
What is memory?
Memory and emotion are linked.
Memory and brain injury.
Memory and dementia.
Can you improve your memory (or at least protect it)?
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Ep 74: Five Things About Burns With Tu Ritchie
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Tu Ritchie to learn about burns. Tu is a clinical nurse, and current acting nurse manager, in the adult burns unit at RBWH. This episode is both a great learning resource, but also an example of a nurse who exudes passion and purpose in her career.
Tu’s Five Things:
First aid and immediate post-burn management.
Burn wound management.
Managing pain.
Burns nursing is so much more than wound care.
Burns care is truly a team sport.
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Ep 73: Five Things About Back Pain With Matt Stewart
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Matt Stewart to learn about back pain. Matt is an Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at RBWH. This episode is as much for the health professional’s care of self, as it is for better knowledge in patient care.
Matt’s Five Things:
Back pain and the causes.
Prevention of back pain.
Early management of back pain.
When to seek professional help.
Indications for investigations.
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Sandra Stewart, the Health Sector Lead for Buchan Architects. Sandra gives us an insight into large scale hospital design. We explore big picture planning, through to design hacks and work arounds to retrofit environments that we have inherited.
Sandra’s Five Things:
Importance of natural light.
Comfortable and functional spaces.
Biophilic design.
Importance of art and colour.
Technology integration.
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Ep 15 Remix: Five Things About Palliative Care With Anne Hales
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Holiday special remix of one of our favourite episodes with improved audio quality.
Liz and Jesse are joined by Anne Hales, Clinical Nurse with the RBWH Palliative and Supportive Care Service. In this episode Anne shares her wisdom and experiences in providing quality care as death approaches.
Anne’s Five Things:
Symptom management – pharma and non-pharma
Maintaining dignity and identity
Recognising the dying process
Family care
End of life care is a team sport
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Bronte Moroney to pick up where our previous episode on eating disorders with psychologist, Erin Marsland finished. Bronte is now a Clinical Nurse working in a consultation liaison psychiatry service, but with a firm career grounding in eating disorder support and treatment. This episode looks at how we can best care for a patient living with an eating disorder when admitted to a non-mental health specialist ward environment in the hospital.
Bronte’s Five Things:
Let’s understanding what an eating disorder is and that meal times will be distressing.
What can health professionals do to support?
Be firm with the eating disorder, compassionate with the person.
Use recovery focused language at all times.
Consistency if the key!
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Ep 70: Five Things About Dementia With Sharlene Pyke
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Sharlene Pyke to learn about Dementia. Sharlene is a Clinical Nurse working in a dementia outreach service.
Sharlene’s Five Things:
What is Dementia?
Signs and symptoms of dementia leading to diagnosis.
Who gets Dementia?
What is BPSD and validation?
What can we do to look after someone with dementia?
Your Hosts
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. You can connect with Liz and Jesse on Twitter.
Always Was, Always Will Be
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital Five Things Nursing Podcast acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara as the First Nations owners of the lands where we now tread. We pay respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We recognise that these lands have always been places of healing, teaching, and learning. We also wish to acknowledge the First Nations people of the lands of our global community and encourage our listeners to seek out, listen and learn from the knowledge held in your shared spaces.
Podcast Music
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