The Full Scope of Nurses' Work at the Bedside

CE Podcasts for Nurses

CE Podcasts for Nurses
The Full Scope of Nurses' Work at the Bedside
Mar 23, 2026 Season 114 Episode 1
Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare

The Full Scope of Nurses' Work at the Bedside

SUMMARY: 
This episode unpacks what bedside nurses actually do—and why so much of that high‑stakes, outcomes‑driving work is invisible in traditional hospital metrics. Using Carr and Vollman’s “The Full Scope of Nurses’ Work in Hospitals” as our springboard, we explore nurse surveillance, anticipatory prevention, care coordination, and the cognitive, emotional, and technical work that underpins safer care—plus how to measure it and support it in practice. Reference points include landmark staffing-outcomes research and documentation burden evidence that shape daily bedside reality. 

 
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Series: The Full Scope of Nurses' Work at the Bedside

Episode Artwork The Full Scope of Nurses' Work at the Bedside 1:01:08 Episode Artwork Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Psychiatric Nursing 1:02:28 Episode Artwork Nursing Salaries: Is Negotiation Possible? 1:03:41 Episode Artwork Unraveling Lupus 57:39 Episode Artwork Missed Maternal Red Flags: Critical Postpartum Emergencies in the First Year 59:54 Episode Artwork Reclassifying Healthcare Degrees: Understanding the DOE's Proposed Policy Change 1:04:48 Episode Artwork The Evolution of Nursing Education 1:06:31 Episode Artwork Nurse Innovators: Solving Problems at the Bedside 59:32 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - A $150 Million Mistake Part 2 33:15 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - A $150 Million Mistake Part 1 33:37 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - A Fatal Fib 31:21 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - Competence or Compromise 35:04 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - The 5th Vital Sign 47:13 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - Failure to Diagnose 42:08 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - Who's On First? 38:17 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Nursing Scope of Practice - A Friendly Favor 49:32 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Benevolence's Bitter Bite 47:24 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Worst Headache Ever 33:24 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Cleared to Play Part 2 18:07 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Cleared to Play Part 1 27:26 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Workplace Disaster 34:07 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - The Invisible Storm 38:26 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - A Whooping Miss 36:42 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Teenage Nightmare 40:28 Episode Artwork Scrubs and Subpoenas: Missed Diagnoses - Beware of the Anchor 31:51