Nitty Gritty Nursing

Nitty Gritty Nursing

Support the show and shop at the Nitty Gritty Nursing esty shop! https://nittygrittynursing.etsy.com Are you a nursing student who struggles to understand nursing concepts your professor is teaching you? Do you wish there was a simple bite sized podcast to help further your knowledge base? Then you've found the right podcast. Nitty Gritty Nursing is a podcast designed for nursing students trying to understand how to care for different types of patients you might encounter with an acute care focus. Disclaimer: refer to whatever your nursing faculty want you to know. This is just me talking about the different topics and key considerations of nursing care and patho that a nurse should know. Have a topic you want covered? Let me know! nittygrittynursing@gmail.com

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June 18, 2025 23 mins

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In this episode I breakdown the pathophysiology of the terrible disease process known as Huntingtons and talk about how patient's who develop this present, what interventions to consider, and how to evaluate and educate patients and their families. 

Disclaimer: The mention of mental health screening, which include screening for suicidal ideation is mentioned in this episode. 

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In this episode I try to quickly breakdown the rare neurological disorder that happens have an illness where the patients immune system mistakenly attacks the peripheral nervous system causing weakness, paralysis and sensory disturbances! Come find out the quick breakdown of GBS! 

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June 4, 2025 26 mins

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In this episode I talk about that pathophysiology baseline knowledge you need to understand to put the pieces of autonomic dysreflexia together. I then break down how patients who may experience this present, what interventions you'd want to consider from the nursing perspective and the evaluation and education considerations you bring forward. 

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March 17, 2025 51 mins

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In this episode increased ICP is discussed, what causes it, how patients present, interventions that would be done and evaluation of those interventions. 

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April 22, 2024 44 mins

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In this episode I cover cardiogenic shock considerations and how this type of shock differs from the other types. Medication considerations, nursing interventions and how one would evaluate if care provided improved the patient outcome. 

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March 24, 2024 25 mins

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In this episode I discuss different types of seizures, how they might present, and nursing interventions to consider if taking care of these types of patients. 

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In this episode I briefly break down upper GI issues include Hernias, PUD, and gastritis. I talk about what this might look like in your patients, what you do as a nurse, and how you evaluate and educate your patients regarding these issues from the nitty gritty standpoint. 

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December 31, 2023 34 mins

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In this episode I talk about the trajectory of sepsis and nursing considerations.

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September 20, 2023 25 mins

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In this episode I discuss the basic pathology of DIC and then dive into the nitty gritty basics of how these patients present, what our interventions are and how we evaluate their outcomes. 

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July 29, 2023 24 mins

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In this episode I discuss how we treat hepatic encephalopathy, the nitty gritty basics of how it evolves and what we do from a nursing perspective on managing this type of patient. 

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July 20, 2023 23 mins

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In this episode I discuss esophageal varices, considerations, nursing interventions, and what you should consider if taking care of a patient who is suffering from these. 

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July 15, 2023 23 mins

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In this episode I try to break down what the liver is responsible for doing in the body and why liver cirrhosis is so terrible to have. 

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April 8, 2023 29 mins

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In this episode I cover the various difference between both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS). Lets break this down simply and the nursing interventions you would consider doing. 

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In this episode I briefly discuss cyanotic and mixed congenital heart defects including: Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition of the Great Arteries, truncus arteriosus, and Tricuspid atresia, just to name a few. 

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In this episode I'll cover acyanotic congenital heart defects (CHD). Which is a defect in increased pulmonary blood flow. Hopefully this is helpful for those of you needing clarification! Increased pulmonary blood flow means that more blood goes to the lungs than to the body on the systolic squeeze. Its often a left to right shunt.
Acyanotic Defects:
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
- Atrial septal ...

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March 25, 2023 27 mins

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In this episode I will cover a few of the most common types of trachs you might see in the clinical and hospital setting, nursing considerations, complications to be leary of and what to do about them.

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March 21, 2023 29 mins

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In this episode I discuss blood transfusions, nursing considerations, and the transfusion reactions you'll want to be on the look out for!

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March 18, 2023 25 mins

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In this episode I breakdown acute kidney injury, the different causes that can lead to this and the four phases that many patients will experience with an AKI. 

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March 14, 2023 26 mins

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In this episodes I talk about the different types of shocks and what treatments we would consider in nursing. This episode is a "Part II" to the first shocks episode on this podcast. 

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March 11, 2023 26 mins

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In this episode I cover the different types of shocks that patients suffer from and go into the nitty gritty depth of the four stages of shock that you should be aware of as a nurse caring for patients who are suffering from shock. 

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