ENCORE! #83: Ventilators for Nursing Students

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🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Every other week I'm republishing one of my most popular or impactful episodes and adding an update, new insight, or context that will help you benefit from it even more. This week I'm highlighting Episode 83, which is all about ventilators. Review ventilator anatomy, settings, modes, alarms to be aware of and other key concepts when you hit play! ___________________ ⁠Full Transcript ⁠- Read the article and view references Episode 32 - Now that you've got your ventilator basics down, dive in to ventilator weaning...a process that starts the moment the patient is intubated. This episode will provide you with the basic knowledge you need to advocate for your patient and help guide them toward extubation. ⁠FREE CLASS⁠ - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This FREE pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. ⁠Study Sesh⁠ - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! All Straight A Nursing Resources - Check out everything Straight A Nursing has to offer, including more FREE resources and online courses to help you succeed throughout nursing school! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:45.2	ventilator basics. These are must-know things if you're heading into critical care, if you're a
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