Things We Should've Learned in Nursing School
Nursing can be hard, and nursing schools can’t possibly teach you everything you need to know. This podcast was created to help fill the gap between what you learned in nursing school and what is actually required for you to feel successful and happy as a nurse. It focuses on the non-technical skills needed to navigate challenges with your patients, their families, and your co-workers that are often over-looked.
Your host, Rachael Murray - RN, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Master Trainer - has almost 20 years of bedside nursing experience, and she’s been a personal and professional develop trainer for ten years. She’s helped thousands of professionals develop the confidence, communication and stress management skills they need to move their way through their nursing job - and life - with the level of confidence they desire.
Things We Should've Learned in Nursing School
09: Learning to Teach Your Patients
Like it or not, teaching patients is a huge requirement of our role as Registered Nurses. Learning how to teach is an often over-looked skill. In fact, you probably haven’t thought about it unless you’ve found yourself in front of a patient, fumbling mid-sentence while trying to teach them something complex. Nursing school largely prepares us to answer multiple choice questions, not the open-ended question format of our patients. Tune in for my #1 tip on how to save time, and save face, by being able to explain complex ideas clearly.
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