If you’ve ever watched a medical drama or spent any amount of time in the clinical setting, you’ve seen a crash cart and have a general idea of what defibrillation is. In this lesson, we’ll dive deeper into defibrillation so you can feel confident when working with patients, practicing a mock code blue, or simply answering questions on an exam.
Here's what you'll learn:
- What defibrillation is and why it's important
- Which rhythms you can defibrillate
- How defibrillation works
- Types of defibrillators and settings
- Safe and successful defibrillation
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#446: MMM - 3 Things To Do at The Start of Your Shift
Let's start your week strong with a quick tip you can incorporate right away. In this Mo's Monday Minute shortie episode, I'm talking about starting your shift off on the right foot by doing three things.
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ENCORE! #101: The Beginner’s Guide to Recognizing First, Second and Third Degree Heart Blocks
Every other week I'm republishing one of my most popular or impactful episodes and adding an update, new insight, or context that will help you benefit from it even more. This week I'm highlighting Episode 101, which is all about first, second and third-degree heart blocks.
Together, we’ll cover:
-key ECG elements of each heart block
-the many names for the second-degree blocks (why are there so many???)
-causes of heart blocks
-nursing assessments and interventions
-an easy way to keep it all straight
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Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This FREE pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet.
Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides.
Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh!
All Straight A Nursing Resources - Check out everything Straight A Nursing has to offer, including free resources and online courses to help you succeed throughout nursing school!
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The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network.
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ENCORE! #292: What is Nurse Shock?
I remember being a brand-new nurse and thinking my biggest challenge would be learning critical-care pathophysiology.
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.
What really caught me off guard was “nurse shock.” It's an intense, disorienting phase where real-world nursing feels nothing like what I expected.
In this powerful conversation with my nurse bestie and fellow educator Stephanie Griffeth, we talk about what nurse shock actually is, why it happens, and most importantly, how to move through it without losing your confidence or your spark.
In this encore episode, you’ll learn:
💡 The three main factors that contribute to nurse shock
🩺 How to take care of yourself while learning to care for others
🧠 Why emotional regulation is just as vital as clinical skill
💬 Practical ways to find your footing and feel like yourself again
If you’re in that “I thought I’d feel more confident by now” stage — this episode is for you!
And because confidence doesn’t come from guessing — it comes from growth — you’re invited to check out a sneak peek inside Confident Nurse Academy 2.0.
🎥 Watch the sneak peek video
Inside CNA, you’ll find actionable tools to strengthen your clinical judgment, manage your shifts with calm efficiency, and rebuild your confidence from the inside out. Learn more about CNA here!
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#445: MMM - Color-Coding Made Simple
Let's start your week strong with a quick tip you can incorporate right away. In this Mo's Monday Minute shortie episode, I'm talking about highlighting when note-taking and giving you a simple five-color system that actually makes sense for nursing school.
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FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life!
20 Secrets of Successful Nursing Students – Learn key strategies that will help you be a successful nursing student with this FREE guide!
All Straight A Nursing Resources - Check out everything Straight A Nursing has to offer, including free resources and online courses to help you succeed!
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Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network.
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About Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX
In this show, Maureen Osuna, MSN, RN (Nurse Mo) breaks down a wide range of nursing school concepts so they’re easy to understand. Each episode aims to help nursing students improve their study techniques, pass nursing school exams, and feel more confident in clinical. If you’re nervous about nursing school, not “getting it” in lecture, or feeling overwhelmed with all the information you have to learn, this podcast will help you optimize your study time so you can learn more with less stress.
While nursing school is challenging, it doesn’t have to be impossible. When concepts are explained in a way that “just makes sense”, nursing students have better recall on exams, feel more confident working with patients in clinical, and are better prepared for NCLEX.
Nurse Mo understands the struggles nursing students face and draws on more than 11 years of clinical experience to make nursing school less intimidating. Each episode removes the “fluff” and focuses on the key things a nursing student (and nurse) needs to know about a variety of disease conditions. The show also provides tips for succeeding in nursing school, guidance for students and new nurses, and insider information to help you excel at the bedside.
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