
Nitty Gritty Nursing
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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.
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Nitty Gritty Nursing
Huntington's Disease - Neurodegenerative Progressive Disorder
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.