CE Podcasts for Nurses

From Practice to Publication: Writing for Publication for Nurses SUMMARY: Nurses have valuable clinical knowledge, practice improvements, and professional experiences that can benefit others, yet many are unsure how to turn those ideas into publishable work. This episode explores how nurses can identify a strong topic, select an appropriate journal, develop and organize a manuscript, avoid common publication mistakes, and respond to peer review. The discussion also addresses authorship, publication ethics, patient privacy, predatory journals, and practical strategies for moving from an idea to a submitted manuscript. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: From Practice to Publication: Writing for Publication for Nurses

Beyond the Credential: How Nursing Certification Strengthens Practice and Professional Growth SUMMARY: Nursing certification is more than a professional credential. It reflects a nurse’s commitment to specialty knowledge, evidence-based practice, lifelong learning, and improved patient and organizational outcomes. In this episode, Dr. Margo Halm discusses the value of nursing certification through the lens of nursing science, professional development, and practice improvement. Listeners will explore how certification supports clinical confidence, strengthens professional practice environments, and helps nurses connect specialty expertise with evidence-based care. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Beyond the Credential: How Nursing Certification Strengthens Practice and Professional Growth

Stepping Into Nurse Leadership: What Every Bedside Nurse Needs to Know SUMMARY: This episode explores the critical transition from clinical nurse to nurse leader, examining the challenges of moving from peer to supervisor and the essential competencies needed to build high-performing teams. Participants will learn practical strategies for managing conflict, delivering difficult feedback, navigating staff scheduling dilemmas, and understanding the budget fundamentals that drive unit operations. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Stepping Into Nurse Leadership: What Every Bedside Nurse Needs to Know

Beyond the Fear: Understanding AI in Healthcare and Nursing SUMMARY: Artificial intelligence is changing how nurses access information, document care, educate patients, and support clinical decisions. This episode explores practical uses of AI in healthcare, along with concerns related to accuracy, bias, privacy, overreliance, and loss of human connection. Listeners will learn how to use AI as a support tool while preserving professional judgment, critical thinking, and compassionate care. The discussion also highlights how thoughtful AI use may improve efficiency, strengthen learning, and support evidence-based practice. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Beyond the Fear: Understanding AI in Healthcare and Nursing

Supporting Neurodivergency in Healthcare Professionals SUMMARY: Neurodiversity is an important consideration in nursing education, clinical learning environments, and healthcare workforce development. This activity explores how neurodivergent learners and professionals experience traditional educational systems, including barriers related to disclosure, accommodations, assessment design, communication, executive functioning, and implicit bias. Participants will examine practical strategies for creating inclusive learning environments through trauma-informed teaching, Universal Design for Learning, transparency in teaching, and competency-based education. Emphasis is placed on maintaining academic and clinical standards while reducing unnecessary barriers that can affect learner success, faculty well-being, workforce retention, and patient care. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Supporting Neurodivergency in Healthcare Professionals

Before You Post: Professional Standards and Social Media in Healthcare SUMMARY: Social media has become a powerful influence on how the public perceives healthcare and nursing practice. Viral videos often present brief, emotionally engaging snapshots of clinical situations, yet they frequently omit critical context related to patient safety, ethical decision making, and standards of care. This podcast explores how social media content can misrepresent real clinical practice, examines the ethical and legal risks for nurses, and provides guidance on maintaining professionalism while engaging in digital spaces. The discussion aims to equip healthcare professionals with the tools to critically evaluate online content and uphold the integrity of the nursing profession. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Before You Post: Professional Standards and Social Media in Healthcare

Nursing Scandals Unmasked: What Social Media Isn’t Telling You SUMMARY: This episode examines the rise of healthcare content on social media platforms, analyzing viral nursing videos through the lens of professional standards, patient privacy regulations, legal consequences, and public perception. Participants will explore documented cases, regulatory responses, platform policies, and the gap between what's shown in viral content and the professional, legal, and ethical realities of healthcare practice. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Nursing Scandals Unmasked: What Social Media Isn’t Telling You

A Nurse’s Guide to Hormones and Mental Health: Menstrual Tracking Insights SUMMARY: Hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle don't just affect physical health—they have measurable, clinically significant mental health implications that are still widely misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and often dismissed in practice. This episode breaks down the hormone-mood connection, explains the phases of the menstrual cycle and what's happening neurochemically in each, and explores how menstrual tracking can be used as a clinical tool to identify patterns, differentiate conditions, and guide care. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: A Nurse’s Guide to Hormones and Mental Health: Menstrual Tracking Insights

Crisis Mode Activated: How Nurses Navigate Medication Shortages SUMMARY: Medication shortages have become a persistent and escalating challenge across healthcare settings, affecting inpatient and outpatient populations alike. With more than 300 active drug shortages nationally and documented associations with increased medication errors and adverse outcomes, nurses must be prepared to respond safely and effectively. Frontline clinicians are increasingly required to implement alternative regimens, conserve limited supplies, and communicate complex changes to patients under high-stress conditions. There is a clear need for structured education on ethical allocation, interdisciplinary collaboration, proactive mitigation strategies, and safe substitution practices during medication scarcity. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Crisis Mode Activated: How Nurses Navigate Medication Shortages

Your Nursing Career Doesn't Have to Follow a Straight Line SUMMARY: What if your nursing career didn’t have to follow the traditional bedside path to be meaningful—or impactful? In this episode, host MacKenzie Butler sits down with Donna Cardillo, a nurse whose career journey defies convention. From psychiatric hospitals and emergency departments to healthcare reimbursement, education, writing, and career coaching, Donna shares how saying “yes” to unexpected opportunities reshaped her professional life—and helped countless nurses do the same. Together, they explore why so many nurses undervalue their transferable skills, how imposter syndrome shows up even in successful careers, and why nursing is an identity, not a job title or setting. Donna offers practical advice on networking, LinkedIn, resumes, and confidence-building—along with a powerful reminder that nurses can create impact far beyond the patients they’ll ever meet face to face. If you’ve ever wondered what else you can do with a nursing degree—or felt stuck waiting for permission to try something new—this conversation is for you. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Your Nursing Career Doesn't Have to Follow a Straight Line

Precision Medicine in Mental Health: A Game-Changer for Nurses SUMMARY: Mental healthcare is undergoing a revolutionary transformation as precision medicine moves from bench to bedside. For decades, psychiatric treatment has relied on trial-and-error approaches, leaving patients cycling through multiple medications before finding one that works—if they find one at all. But emerging biomarker technologies and genetic testing are promising to change the game entirely. This episode explores how precision medicine is reshaping mental health treatment, examining the science behind pharmacogenomics, neuroimaging biomarkers, and molecular diagnostics, while addressing the practical, ethical, and accessibility challenges that healthcare professionals must navigate as this paradigm shift unfolds. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Precision Medicine in Mental Health: A Game-Changer for Nurses

Episode 4: The Woman Who Turned Blue SUMMARY: This course explores a complex case of methemoglobinemia, a rare but potentially fatal condition in which hemoglobin is unable to carry oxygen effectively despite normal respiratory status and pulse oximetry readings. Through narrative storytelling and expert debrief, learners are introduced to the diagnostic challenges of cyanosis with normal oxygen saturation and the critical role nurses play in recognizing subtle toxicologic emergencies. The episode also highlights the clinical value of co-oximetry, the limitations of standard monitoring tools, and the importance of thorough supplement history-taking in uncovering non-obvious sources of chemical exposure. This podcast fosters clinical reasoning and equips nurses to escalate care based on patient presentation rather than solely on technology. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Episode 8: The Heparin that Clotted SUMMARY: This course presents a complex postoperative case involving Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT), a rare but potentially life-threatening immune-mediated reaction to heparin. Though widely used for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, heparin can, in susceptible individuals, paradoxically trigger thrombosis through platelet activation and antibody formation. Through a structured narrative format and evidence-based analysis, this course examines the early clinical indicators of HIT, including unexplained thrombosis, rapid platelet decline, and non-responsiveness to anticoagulation. Participants will explore the diagnostic process, management strategies, and nursing responsibilities in recognizing and responding to HIT in acute care settings. Emphasis is placed on the importance of critical thinking, timely laboratory evaluation, interprofessional communication, and institutional protocols to support safe and effective patient care. This activity is designed to enhance nursing competence in identifying high-risk medication reactions, advocating for appropriate treatment modifications, and contributing to systems-level improvements in medication safety and hematologic monitoring. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Episode 7: The Case of Sudden Paralysis SUMMARY: This course presents a clinical case of acute flaccid paralysis in a postoperative patient, ultimately diagnosed as Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The episode emphasizes the diagnostic complexities of neurologic deterioration following surgery, particularly when symptoms mimic more common conditions such as stroke, medication reaction, or critical illness neuropathy. Through a structured case narrative and expert-guided reflection, learners will examine the clinical features of GBS, evidence-based treatment approaches, and the nursing implications of monitoring, escalation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This activity reinforces the nurse’s role in early detection of neurologic emergencies, ensuring timely intervention in rapidly progressing syndromes. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Episode 6: The Red Man That Collapsed SUMMARY: This course examines a high-acuity infusion reaction, Red Man Syndrome (RMS), as it unfolds during vancomycin administration in an ICU setting. Through narrative reenactment and clinical analysis, the course helps nurses differentiate RMS from anaphylaxis, understand the underlying pathophysiology of histamine-mediated reactions, and explore the critical importance of adhering to evidence-based infusion rates. Learners will review nursing responsibilities in monitoring for adverse reactions, responding promptly, documenting accurately, and advocating for safety improvements in default infusion protocols. This podcast supports nurses in developing both technical expertise and confidence in managing high-risk medication scenarios. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Episode 5: The Phantom Fever SUMMARY: This accredited continuing nursing education activity explores the clinical complexities of diagnosing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in the presence of negative cultures and nonspecific systemic signs. Through a compelling case narrative, learners will follow the journey of a patient whose persistent fever and subtle hemodynamic changes defied traditional sepsis workups. The episode emphasizes the role of vigilant nursing observation, critical pattern recognition, and interdisciplinary collaboration in uncovering occult fungal colonization as the source of persistent febrile episodes. Learners will deepen their understanding of CLABSI pathophysiology, fungal line infections, and the importance of challenging premature diagnostic closure in critically ill patients. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Episode 2: The Itch That Wouldn’t Stop SUMMARY: This continuing education activity explores a diagnostically challenging case of persistent pruritus that ultimately revealed an underlying malignancy. Through the narrative of a patient whose symptoms defied dermatologic explanation, learners will examine the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of paraneoplastic pruritus. The course emphasizes the importance of comprehensive assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the nurse’s role in identifying atypical symptom patterns that may indicate systemic disease. Participants will gain practical strategies for escalating care and advocating for further diagnostic evaluation when standard treatments prove ineffective. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Episode 3: The Woman Who Couldn’t Wake Up SUMMARY: This course presents a complex case of progressive hypersomnia and neuropsychiatric decline initially misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. Learners will explore the diagnostic process that led to the identification of paraneoplastic hypothalamic dysfunction, a rare syndrome in which an occult tumor triggers an autoimmune response against the brain’s sleep-wake regulatory centers. The course highlights the importance of recognizing red flags in psychiatric presentations, interpreting subtle laboratory abnormalities, and advocating for comprehensive neurologic and oncologic evaluation. Nurses will gain tools to differentiate psychiatric illness from neurologic and metabolic mimics. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Medical Mysteries Episode 1: The Case of Suspicious Swelling SUMMARY: This continuing education podcast episode unpacks a perplexing clinical case of steroid toxicity caused by an imported supplement, initially masked as classic Cushing’s syndrome. Learners will follow a real-world diagnostic journey that highlights the dangers of unlabeled medications, and the challenges clinicians face in identifying non-obvious sources of endocrine disruption. The educational discussion emphasizes the importance of thorough medication histories, awareness of cultural and international supplement practices, and adherence to clinical safety protocols. This course supports nurses in improving their assessment skills, promoting safe supplement use, and recognizing red flags that may signal hidden pharmacologic risks. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Medical Mysteries CE Podcast Bundle

Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: What Nurses Need to Know SUMMARY: Headlines flood our patients' social media feeds daily, promising quick fixes to a complex chronic disease. But what does the science actually say about Type 2 diabetes reversal or remission? This episode cuts through the hype and examines the evidence behind low-carb diets, intermittent fasting, bariatric surgery, and intensive lifestyle interventions. We'll explore what "reversal" really means, who might achieve it, how sustainable these approaches are, and most importantly—how healthcare professionals can have honest, evidence-based conversations with patients who are both hopeful and overwhelmed by conflicting information. --- Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here Already an Elite Member? Login here Learn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare View Episode Takeaways View this podcast course on Elite Learning Series: Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: What Nurses Need to Know