Ep. 27 – A Deep Dive Into Surgical Trauma ICU Nursing - Liz Christian BSN, RN, CCRN

July 26, 2022

In this episode, we explore the world of Surgical Trauma ICU Nursing with Liz Christian BSN, RN, CCRN. We discuss Liz’s background, STICU patient populations, new grad ICU nursing, Telehealth, and more!

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We Discuss

(0:00) Introduction
(7:07) Liz’s Background
(13:40) ICU Precepting
(18:50) New Grad ICU Nursing
(23:14) Patient Populations in the Surgical Trauma ICU
(40:34) Neuro Trauma
(44:49) Favorite STICU patients to take care of
(53:24) Using Telehealth for ICU Nursing

About Elizabeth (Liz) Christian BSN, RN, CCRN

Liz has been a trauma surgery nurse for 6 years at a rural Level 1 Trauma Center in NH. Starting in med surg and working her way into the ICU, Liz also broke into the remote nursing world and became a certified Critical Care nurse last year. When not in the ICU, Liz can be found cooking, reading, and playing with her 4-month-old kitten, Mojo.

IG: @philosophical_liz

About the Show

Producer – Jonathan Cary

Assistant Producers – Katie Schrauben & Sam MacKay

Music & Editing – Aidan Dykes