nurse advice
ASK A NURSE | What is Clinical and How Do I Prepare For it ?
Here is a very informative video about what clinical is, what to expect, and how to prepare for it. In this video I will be taking to another nurse who will also be sharing her experiences so that you can get the persecutive of someones else. Make sure to watch till the end so you don’t miss any important info.
Nurse “On Call” | How does it work?!
I was always curious what I meant to be “on call”, when nurses get to be on call, and how NOT to get called in! Hopefully this should clarify any questions you might have.
OB Anesthesia | Labor & Delivery | C-sections, Spinals & Epidurals!
Ifinished my OB rotation! I did C-sections, spinals and epidurals and I loved it! Watch to hear all about my experience.
TIPS FOR FUTURE RN’s AND NEW GRAD RN’s!
My tips for finishing out nursing school with a bang, landing your first job and getting through your first year as a nurse! I hope this video was helpful for all my future and current nurses out there!
5 Organization Tips for Nurses
1 year into nursing, and here’s my 5 biggest tips to keep your professional and personal life organized!
How to go from CNA to BSN, RN | How I did it and how you can do it too.
Here is a great video about how I went form CNA to BSN RN. how I did it can how you can do it too.
Family Nurse Practitioner Assumptions |True or False
In today’s video I’ll answer your assumptions about Family Nurse Practitioners from instagram! Some topics we will cover are is being a family nurse practitioner boring? You see the same thing over and over again as a Family Nurse Practitioner? Do you have to know a little bit of everything as a Family Nurse Practitioner?
Morning Routine | OR Nurse
Here’s a quick peek at my morning routine. I’m a nurse in the OR and I get my day started SUPER early.
NEW! 🌜My Night Shift Nurse Routine and Survival Tips! 🌛
Today’s video includes my best tips to survive night shift as a nurse as well as my night shift nurse routine!
How to get a job as a New Grad Nurse (No job experience?!)
We all know getting a job as new grad is pretty much as hard as it gets. Here’s my top 6 tips on how you can CLOSE THAT DEAL and LAND THAT JOB!
DAY SHIFT VS.NIGHT SHIFT | LIFE OF A NURSE WHO DOES BOTH
I work both shifts and was happy to compare pros and cons. At the end of the day I love them both & they ARE ESSENTIAL for our patients.
FEELING DUMB AS A NEW NURSE ???
Alexis talks about the challenges that new nurses face, and that it is normal to feel unexperienced at times.
NIGHT SHIFT NURSE ROUTINE | DAY IN THE LIFE
Here is a typical 24 hour time span in my normal night shift routine. I know it’s not massively exciting – but this is my typical 24 hour span.
WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE BECOMING A NURSE
In today’s Video we will discuss just that! I’ll go over the reality of nursing, the good, the bad, and everything in between. The reality of a nurses schedule. What its like working nights, holidays, and weekends. The pro’s and cons of the schedule. Mandating as a nurse, mandatory overtime. Is being a nurse gross? And more.
How I Maintain A NORMAL Eating Schedule As a NIGHT SHIFT NURSE | Cook With Me
Alexis shares some tips and meals that can help nurses keep a normal eating schedule when working night shifts.
Top 5 Self-Care Tips For Nurses
Alexis talks about how important self-care is when having a busy nurse schedule and gives some tips to help with that.
What You NEED To Know Before Deciding to Become A Nurse
Alexis share advice on what she thinks people should know before deciding to committing to nursing.
Night Shift VS Day Shift Nursing
Love my night shift peeps and day shift peeps. With that being said, here is the shift I like the best.
My First Month as an OR Nurse – Orientation, Transition, & Losing Nursing Skills
I wanted to share my experience so far as an OR/Operating Room nurse orientation so far. I talk about the transition from working night shift on a med surg floor to working day shift as an OR nurse. I also share why orientation is so long and whether or not I’m worried about losing my nursing skills
Nurses are what ??? | 10 of the biggest misconceptions about Nursing
In this video, I will be talking about 10 of the biggest misconceptions people have about nursing. There are a lot of things that people say or think about nursing that is not true at all and I just want to clear some of them up today.
Day in the Life of a Nurse in Australia.
Follow me through my day shift nurse routine working in the ICU in Australia. In this video I show you my morning chill out routine of gym and eating before my 8.5 hour ‘short shift’ at my job as a children’s nurse working in Australia.
NEW JOB | FIRST WEEK OF ORIENTATION | Blue Light Glasses Review?!
I’ve started my new job at the new hospital and I’ve had a crazy week trying to get use to everything! Being new makes me so nervous lol! But I’m getting the hang of it and I thought I’d bring you along for the ride!
ANSWERING YOUR RECENT NURSING QUESTIONS! Burnout, confidence, bullying & more!
Answering all your most recent nursing questions: preventing burnout, having confidence, how to deal with stress from work, and much more!
How I Became a Nurse in Australia from the UK!
Lets chat about how I became a registered nurse in Australia from the UK and how you can as well. I talk about my ahpra registration for overseas nurses on my working holiday visa in Melbourne. The costs, pros and cons of this fantastic country.
BACK AT WORK (Temporarily) AFTER BABY | Family Nurse Practitioner
BACK AT WORK AFTER BABY | Family Nurse Practitioner Vlog No. 79. This week I returned to work as a Family Nurse Practitioner for the first time since having my daughter 7 weeks ago. I’ll be returning to another month of maternity leave after this week, which I’m very excited for!
3 NURSING NIGHT SHIFTS IN A ROW // WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
This video is honestly just ME going through my 3 night stretch. Some people LOVE doing 3 and getting them out of the way and some like to split them up! I do a mix. I like to do these stretches but then sometimes splitting them up can be nice.
Interviewing An IMC Nurse
Filmed a video with my friend Christian. If any of you are interested in working on the IMC floor then this video is for you.
NURSING & NP FAQ’s No.1 | IG Live
Thought we would try something new! I did an instagram live the other day addressing lots of FAQ’s
WHAT DO ALL THE LETTERS MEAN? | Nursing Degrees, Licensure, and Certification Explained
In today’s video I’ll be answering the question “ what is the difference between a dnp and np? “. We will also be taking a look at nursing degrees, nursing licensure, and nursing certification. We will look at what you need to qualify for your nursing license, as well as your advanced practice registered nurse license. I’ll go over what you need in order to be a nurse, a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, and CRNA. We will try to make sense of the alphabet soup that is nursing titles!
How I Deal With Stress as a Nurse!
Here are my tips on how I deal with nursing burnout, compassion fatigue and stress in my role as a children’s nurse. Nurse burnout and stress are HUGE topics within healthcare, and have been for many years. It’s understandable due to the nature of such a high pressure career, which is fantastic, but CAN get the better of our mental health from time to time.
Top 5 Benefits of Working Night Shift as New Grad RN
Being a new grad RN is probably the scariest things i’ve went through because I felt like I didn’t know anything, but working night shift made transitioning into nursing easier for me. Working Night Shift made a huge impact on my career as an RN and continued to make an impact when I switched to different units. In this video, i go over the top 5 benefits of working night shift as a new grad registered nurse. These tips will help you be a better overall nurse.
THE DIFFERENCE B/W LABOR & DELIVERY, POSTPARTUM, AND NEONATAL NURSES
Today I’m answering one of my most popular questions: What is the difference between labor and delivery, postpartum aka mother/baby, and neonatal aka NICU nurses?
Nursing Q+A | Priscilla Desiree
Here’s the much requested nursing Q+A where I answered the main questions you guys had for me.
Becoming A Nurse Practitioner Worth It? Other Things You Can Do With Your Nursing Degree
Alexis talks about expanding your career as a nurse and what all you can do with your nursing degree.
DAY SHIFT NURSE ROUTINE | Day in the life of a Nurse!
Here is my usual routine working two 12 and a half hour day shifts at the hospital as an ICU nurse in Melbourne 🙂 This shows how varied and sporadic the working pattern of a nurse can be, some days are crazy busy, other shifts are quiet.
NIGHT SHIFT TIPS | HOW TO SURVIVE 12 HOUR NURSING NIGHT SHIFT
I share with you my tips for working night shift. I share my routines, supplements, tricks, etc., that make it possible to get through night shifts!
5 Interesting Facts about Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
Being a Psych NP is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my career, but its surprising many people do not know what we do. I figured id make a video explaining some things that I found interesting about my career. In this video, i go over 5 facts that I found interesting about my career as a Psych Nurse Practitioner. Like I said, these are my 5 things I found interesting. These tips will you decide if this career is for you or not.
11 of the weirdest things I’ve ever heard about NURSES | The worst misconceptions ever
In this video, I will be talking about 11 of the weirdest things I’ve ever heard about NURSES. These are the biggest misconceptions people have about nursing. There are a lot of things that people say or think about nursing that is not true at all and I just want to clear some of them up today. I will also be clarifying all of them one by on.
NIGHT SHIFT EMERGENCIES: Anesthesia Explained!
Follow along on my 16 hour night shift call! I explained anesthesia for an emergency laparotomy and showed my post-shift routine.
ONE YEAR POST GRAD – NEW NURSE UPDATE | “IT DOESN’T GET EASIER, YOU GET BETTER”
Enjoy this nurse update and puppy life talk 🙂 Truthfully my biggest lesson: it never gets easier, you truly get better. PRACTICE. TIME. MORE PRACTICE.
OVERSEAS NURSE JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS!
If you’re planning to move overseas as a nurse and need job interview advice, then here are the questions I was asked at my TWO overseas nursing interviews! I recently got my TSS nursing visa here in Australia.
Interview With BJ Strickland About Patient Abandonment and More| RN / Professor
Rollis and BJ discuss abandonment several hot topics regarding nurses for the benefit of registered nurses, nurse leaders and HR professionals at facilities where nurses work.
LABOR, DELIVERY & POSTPARTUM Q&A with a Family Nurse Practitioner
In today’s video I’ll be answering all of your questions about labor, delivery and the postpartum period! We will be going over postpartum depression, what my postpartum must haves are, epidurals, what do contractions feel like, and more!
Interview With Fatima Francesa | FNP & Social Media Influencer
This interview features special Guest Fátima Francesa, social media influencer, nurse entrepreneur and Family Nurse Practitioner.
Top 5 Jobs To Make You a Successful Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
As a Psych NP, we learn so much throughout our NP programs and throughout our experience as nurses. But… there are certain jobs out there that will provide the best experience to prepare us to when we are psych NPs In this video, i go over the top 5 jobs that will help make you a success psychiatric nurse practitioner This is just my opinion but its definitely great suggestions for anyone that wants to get experience prior to being a psych np.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NURSE | DETAILED GET READY WITH ME + COME TO WORK WITH ME
IN THIS VIDEO, I WILL BE TAKING YOU TO WORK WITH ME AND SHOWING YOU EVERYTHING I DO AS A NURSE. I hope the video helps you all. Make sure you watch the entire video so you can get all the information.
MY GO TO HEALTHY SNACKS + MEALS AS A NURSE
Another highly requested foodie + snack video for you all – including my routine with supplements, vitamins, etc. Hope you find something you’d love to try!
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Today was my second day back at work after maternity leave at my job as a Family Nurse Practitioner. I’ll walk you through some Nurse Practitioner tips for writing Review of Systems, how to approach differentials for upper respiratory track infections, and how I get ready for work as a working mom.
Pros of Being a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Learn about the benefits and pros of being a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. In this video, I go over my top 5 pros of being a psych np. Obviously these are the benefits I see and there are much more.
ADN vs BSN Nursing Degree
What are the differences between an ADN and BSN nursing degree? Does it really matter which one you get? Watch to find out!
VLOG | NP NIGHT BEFORE WORK ROUTINE | REALISTIC!
Fatima walks you through a realistic look at her night before work as a nurse practitioner.
TOO OLD FOR NURSING SCHOOL ? | WHAT AGE IS THE BEST AGE TO BECOME A NURSE ? | MUST WATCH |
HERE IS A VIDEO ABOUT WHAT AGE IS TOO OLD FOR NURSING SCHOOL. IN THIS VIDEO, I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT AGE IS THE BEST AGE TO BECOME A NURSE. PLEASE WATCH TILL THE END.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner… Is it worth being one?
The choice to become a Psychiatric NP can be a tough one and isn’t always the right choice for everyone. In this video, I go over my top 5 reasons why I truly believe it is worth it to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Obviously these reasons do not apply to everyone, but these are my reasons. These tips will help you be more aware.
WORKING WEEKENDS and NIGHTS AS AN FNP?
In today’s video I head into work as a Family Nurse Practitioner. And its the weekend! So we talk about that. We will also discuss working nights as well as weekends as a Family Nurse Practitioner and how that can look. Then we have some chaos at home. And some snuggles.
Day in the life of a Pediatric Nurse | 2AM Routine
Working in healthcare means that we work days, nights, weekends, holidays and birthdays. But we love what we do and want you to know that your loved ones are in great hands.
Top 5 Reasons I’m THANKFUL for being a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Learn about why I’m THANKFUL for being a Psych NP. In this video, I go over my top 5 reasons for being so thankful for being a PSYCH NP. Obviously there are more reasons, but these are my top 5 in 2019.
KEEPIN IT REAL | Family Nurse Practitioner
Today was a rough one. And in an effort to be transparent on the semi perfect internet, I thought I would share it with you. It’s not the happiest. So if you that’s your thing, you may want to skip this one. Work was rough. Home was a bit rough.