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Nitty Gritty Nursing

Nitty Gritty Nursing

By: Nurse Em
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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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Episodes
  • Huntington's Disease - Neurodegenerative Progressive Disorder

    Huntington's Disease - Neurodegenerative Progressive Disorder
    Jun 19 2025

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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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    24 mins
  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome

    Guillain-Barré Syndrome
    Jun 12 2025

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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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    25 mins
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia Demystified

    Autonomic Dysreflexia Demystified
    Jun 5 2025

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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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    27 mins
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