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

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
This episode is a brief overview on Diabetes Insipidus. We discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, management and nursing interventions.

Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
A brief overview of lower and upper UTIs. We cover the basics, from pathophysiology to nursing care.

Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
This episode covers the basics of Pancreatitis. It is a brief discussion on the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostics, and management of patients with Pancreatitis.

Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
This episode touches base on the pathophysiology of cirrhosis, the assessment and care patients with cirrhosis.

Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
References:
Silvestri, L.A. (2020). Gastrointestinal Problems. Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination. (8th ed.). Elsevier Publishing. (pp. 2365). Kindle Edition
Hinkle, J., Cheever, K., & Harding, M. (2022). Assessment and Management of patients with Hepatic Disorders. Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (15th ed.). (pp 1372). Retrieved from Lippincott CoursePoint+Enhanced PREMIUM

Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
This episode is a brief discussion on Hepatitis A, B, and C. We cover the basics, from pathophysiology to nursing care.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
This episode covers common urinary dysfunctions, including Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Retention, and Neurogenic Bladder. We cover the basics, from pathophysiology to nursing care.