Critical 2 Your Success

In this podcast, Amy and I discuss how long term patients needs differ significantly to other ICU patients, the importance of individualising care and ways to provide meaningful education for nursing staff caring for this unique patient cohort in the ICU. 

In this podcast we talk about tele critical care and the e-ICU and her experience of living in the United States during COVID-19.

In this podcast Claire and I talk about what it’s like to be a long term patient in the intensive care unit and what we as nurses should think about and do. We also hear what it is like to be a relative in the ICU.

In this podcast we talk about paediatric oncology and palliative care services in Aotearoa New Zealand and Gemma’s doctoral studies around being a work family, looking at resilience in staff working in children's blood and cancer services in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

If you would like to read some of her work here are the titles of a couple of her papers:

Aburn GE, Hoare K, Gott M. “We are all a family” Staff Experiences of Working in Children’s Blood and Cancer Centers in New Zealand—A Constructivist Grounded Theory. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. April 2021.

Aburn GE, Gott M, Hoare K. Experiences of an insider researcher - interviewing your own colleagues. Nurse Res. 2021 Jun 17

Aburn, G., Gott, M. & Hoare, K. (2016) What is resilience? An Integrative Review of the empirical literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing 72( 5), 980– 1000

In this podcast I describe the background, rationale and methods for this study and then talk with some of my co-investigators who will tell you why they are involved in this project and why they see it as important.

If you are an ICU nurse or ex-ICU nurse and live in Australia or New Zealand, please follow this link to access more information and to participate in the study https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ifFmVXnrT4Kmiy  

If this study has caused you distress or you need further help, please contact any of the following:

New Zealand

Need to Talk? Call or text 1737

Samaritans 0800726666

Lifeline Aotearoa 0800 543 354 or text message 4357

The Human Rights Commission, New Zealand. For more information or to make a complaint under the Human Rights Act call Infoline on 0800 496 7877 (toll free)

Australia

Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 or text message 0477 13 11 14

Beyond Blue 1300 224 636

The Australian Human Rights Commission. General enquiries: 1300 369 711. Hours are 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AEST

Police or Ambulance Dial 000 in Australia, dial 111 in New Zealand

Listen while I talk to Kimberley Haines, Physiotherapy Research Lead and Senior Critical Care Physiotherapist at Western Health, Melbourne, Australia.

Listen while I talk to Alison Pirret, Nurse Practitioner within the ICU outreach service, Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland.

Listen while I talk to Andrea Marshall Professor of Acute and Complex Care Nursing at the Gold Coast University Hospital and Griffith University and Editor-in-Chief Australian Critical Care. @AndreaM_au

Listen while I talk to Andrew Jull. Professor Andrew Jull is a registered nurse and clinical epidemiologist at the University of Auckland’s School of Nursing as well as Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Health Innovation.  Follow him on Twitter @1CommonReader

Listen while I talk to Adele Ferguson a Nurse Educator in both Intensive care and the Emergency department at Whakatane Hospital, a small rural community in the Eastern Bay of Plenty here in New Zealand. Twitter: @adeleeducator

Listen while I talk to Christina Whitehead a Research Clinical Nurse Consultant from Nepean Hospital ICU. She is also a PhD candidate exploring the integration of genomics into mainstream nursing clinical practice. Twitter: @GenomicsNurse

In this episode we talk about assessing the state of play in the ICU; what we think Florence Nightingale might be proud of; empathy; how nurses are bloody minded and make a difference to patients and outcomes; putting yourself in the patients or families shoes; advice we would give to new ICU nurses, registrars or consultants; how healthy debate can lead to innovation and whether or not we would do it all again!

This is episode #13 recorded in January 2020 and today I bring you something different!

I invited four of my best friends to sit down and have a chat. Between us as you will hear we have over 140 years of ICU experience… we think! We have all worked together and 20 or so years ago became the Westie Book club.

I wasn’t sure how chaotic this was going to be but knew that with the experience of these amazing nurses there would be a few gems! So, on a hot summer’s day we sat down and over a couple of glasses of sangria and some delicious snacks we talked about the support and collegiality of ICU; the importance of empathy; the team environment in ICU and how polarising it can be; the importance of acknowledging how tough ICU work is; our passion for nursing and the importance of remembering what it is like to be new to ICU. Now this podcast actually was recorded over two hours – we couldn’t stop talking!! – so rather than you have to sit through two hours in one go, I have split this into two episodes. So you’ll have to come back next time to listen to the next half!

In this episode, Ann and I talk about how her various roles in the paediatric intensive care; her volunteer missions to Fiji undertaking paediatric cardiac surgery; the PICU bereavement service; the importance of making death as bearable as possible for families; how to care not only for families and children at the end of life but also for our colleagues and the importance of gratitude and quiet.

In this episode, Julia and I talk about how she was born to be a nurse; her career trajectory so far; the importance of learning and growing along the way and seeking out opportunities; fundamentals of nursing care; the importance of building networks and collaborations and how an academic career is tough and demanding but worth it both for ourselves and our patients.

In this episode, Nic and I talk about her journey from new graduate in the ICU to nurse unit manager. Of the importance of putting the child and family first – and how this can be applied in an adult ICU; strategies for maintaining open communication when your staff is so large and diverse; succession planning; the role of and challenges faced by the nurse unit manager; differences between managing and leading; and why you must be prepared to stand up and fight for your staff.

In this episode, Natalie and I talk about whether people really understand what nurses do; what it is like to be a new graduate nurse in ICU; the importance of volunteer service and mentors; and the importance of cross-disciplinary teaching. We also talk about death and dying, how we process these situations; how we cope and move on and how we can look after ourselves and our colleagues. We also explore valuable lessons learnt from her paramedic research which could be enacted in the nursing and ICU environment. Follow Natalie on Twitter @CerebralNurse

In this episode, Carol and I talk about collaboration, inclusivity and passion in research; how important it is to focus on doing good work and doing everything to the best of your ability; the importance of mentors and support and in particular about recovery after ECMO – or extra corporeal membrane oxygenation.

In this episode, Emma and I talk about why nutrition is important and what we can ALL do at the bedside to support nutritional therapy in our ICU Patients. We also talk about her PhD journey – the highs and the lows and why self-care AFTER your PhD is of huge importance.

 In this episode, Donna and I talk about how her love of critical care nursing and experience as a research nurse has led her into the role of Executive officer of one of the busiest and most productive ICU clinical trials groups; the challenges of maintaining clinical competency when working in the clinical environment part-time; and how her experience as the mother of a sick neonate was utilised to full effect on a consumer advisory panel designing the new neonatal unit at Monash Childrens Hospital. 

 Today Glenn and I talk about how nurses make great researchers; how we often apply therapies to a patient but not necessarily involve them in their care; how a PhD is a long journey but that anyone can do it with perseverance; how to choose a supervision team wisely and how to manage yourself along the way.

Lisa and I talk about the importance and challenges of consumer engagement in research; choosing appropriate tools for clinical trials and the importance of health economic evaluation. Naturally she also has some great advice for anyone considering a PhD.

In this episode Diane and I talk about translation of knowledge and how research can change clinical practice; choosing the “A” team for supervision and keeping on track; and about finding support to help you achieve and find better work-life balance. 

In this episode Samantha and I talk about career pathways; how stepping away from the bedside can allow us to think more broadly; why nurses make good researchers; the multi-faceted role of the research coordinator and how participating in research can change your world.

In this episode Kim and I talk about how completing a PhD is not about being academically brilliant but about having a thirst for knowledge and why being nosey helps with being a nurse and a researcher.