Chronicles: A Chronic Care Podast
This is a chronic care podcast that provides mini lectures for nursing students who are taking a medical surgical class. Created by Monica M. Ramirez, DNP and Jaclyn Reyes, MSN, co-instructors at Texas Tech Health Sciences El Paso Hunt School of Nursing. The information presented in these episodes are derived from the following sources: Hinkle, J., Cheever, K., & Harding, M. (2022) Lippincott CoursePoint+Enhanced PREMIUM Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (15th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadephia Silvestri, L.A. (2020). Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination. (8th ed.). Elsevier Publishing.
Episodes

Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
In this brief episode we discuss the basics of Laryngeal Cancer including the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, nursing interventions and patient education.

Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
This episode is a brief discussion on the basics of asthma. It touches base on the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, nursing interventions, medications and patient education.

Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
This episode touches base on melanoma. We discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, nursing interventions, and patient education.

Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
This episode touches base on Oral and Esophageal Cancer. we discuss the pathophysiology,assessment, diagnostics, nursing interventions and patient education for each of these conditions.

Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
This episode touches base on the basic pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, nursing interventions and patient education for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
This episode touches base on the basics of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS). We discuss the pathophysiology,assessment, diagnostics, care and more.

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
In this episode we touch base on the basics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. We discuss the pathophysiology, assessment findings, diagnostics, care and more.

Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
This episode touches base on left sided and right sided heart failure. We discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, common medications and nursing interventions related to both conditions.

Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
This episode covers the basics of Coronary Artery Disease. We provide a brief over veiw on the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, and nursing interventions.

Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
In this episode we touch base on some of the basics of Type 2 Diabetes. We will cover the patho, assessment, diagnostics, medical management and nursing interventions.