Ep 1: Five Things About Patient Assessment With Michael Handy

In our very first episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Michael Handy and discuss his journey from an aspiring wolf of Wall Street to Assistant Nursing Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics at RBWH. We then dig a little deeper into Michael's 5 Things on Patient Assessment.

1. Be tactile, touch your patients. Take a pulse, don’t rely on technology.

2. Trust your gut. If you feel something is wrong, it probably is.

3. Talk to your patient, ask them how they feel.

4. What can do to improve the situation?

5. Don’t be afraid to escalate.