Welcome to Season 3

New Grad Radio: Intensive Care & Emergency Nurse

I am proud to be an intensive care nurse. I absolutely loved starting my career within this setting. However I can only imagine the apprehension of the clinicians who are currently being rapidly 'up-skilled', in order to provide assistance to intensive care unit's across Australia, as we brace during this time period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over the period of a year, I was fortunate to have been eased, and guided into what was my new role as a graduate nurse in ICU. I was provided the opportunity to learn, grow, hone my skills, and develop in a controlled way.
I can only imagine what it would be like for the nurses, from a variety of clinical backgrounds, to absorb as much as possible, in order to feel 'safe' to work in what can be an intense, and highly stressful work environment.
THIS is the purpose of Season 3 of the New Grad Radio podcast.
I do not profess whatsoever to be an 'expert' in ICU. Two years is not a lot of time. There is SO much more to experience and learn to get to that stage. However for the purpose of 'starting' in ICU, and the challenges that come from starting in ICU, I know those feelings intimately.
Over the course of Season 3, I hope to develop content that is relevant for these nurses about to step into this new role.
I will speak of concepts that I feel confident and competent to talk about....and for more advanced concepts....I will be interviewing guests with far more exposure and experience.
So welcome back to the New Grad Radio podcast. If you, or someone you know would like to request topics, please send through to the New Grad Radio Podcast facebook page.