prn Education

NursEM - Nursing in Emergency

Health EN ↓ 75 episodes

Current conversations and evidence-based practice issues related to Emergency Nursing.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.nursem.org

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Episode 45 - The 'Ball' is in your Court - Testicular Problems 01.11.2018 34:32

Send a text This month we look at emergency department problems in the male reproductive system. Support the show

Episode 44 - On the Basis of Sex - Ovarian Cysts 01.10.2018 23:59

Send a text This month we have a discussion about ovarian cysts...what they are, causes, treatments. Support the show

Episode 43 - A Bleeding High - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Bleeding 01.09.2018 15:31

Send a text This month we talk about a phenomenon whereby 'legal' synthetic cannabinoids have been causing coagulation disorders in unsuspecting patients. Support the show

Episode 42 - Part 2 - Special Guest Dr. Gary Andolfatto - A Chat About Ketamine 01.08.2018 34:49

Send a text Our first ever Guest Speaker! Dr. Gary Aldolfatto, a well-known Ketamine researcher, talks to us about everything we ever wanted to know about Ketamine. In fact, we chatted so much we split to split it into two podcasts! Part One discusses dosing, myths, pain control and procedural sedation. Part Two discusses intubation, behavioural control, physiologic effects and other trendy bits....

Episode 42 - Part 1 - Special Guest Dr. Gary Andolfatto - A Chat About Ketamine 01.07.2018 33:34

Episode 41 - ED Physicians are from Mars and ED Nurses are from Venus? 01.06.2018 41:20

Send a text An evidence-based interesting conversation about the physician-nurse communication relationship that also gets into male-male vs male-female vs female-female communication despite profession. Support the show

Episode 40 - Cognitive Bias 01.05.2018 34:42

Send a text This month we have a chat about bias (of course...not our own...) and how to deal with some of them! Its a big patient safety issue! Support the show

Episode 39 - Group A Streptococcus 01.04.2018 30:13

Send a text We discuss Group A (and B) Strep and why it should always be on your radar in the ED. Support the show

Episode 38 - Not All Overdoses are Heroin 01.03.2018 35:00

Send a text This month we talk about Tri-Cyclic Antidepressant Overdose. Support the show

Episode 37 - Playing by the (Clinical Decision) Rules 01.02.2018 25:13

Send a text This month we talk about diagnostic testing and the use of clinical predictor rules in our practice...are we overusing diagnostic tests? Support the show

Episode 36 - Stoked About Strokes 01.01.2018 31:42

Send a text Current tidbits about stroke care and some cool Canadian research that is leading the way! Support the show

Episode 35 - Sore Throat - Strep and Mono 01.12.2017 21:15

Send a text This month we talk about strep throat, mono and when people need antibiotics and more importantly when they don't! Like our podcast? Help support us by buying us a cup of coffee at nursem.org Support the show

Episode 34 - Bottom of the Food Chain 01.11.2017 18:21

Send a text This month we discuss upper GI issues - Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease. Like our podcast? Help support us by buying us a cup of coffee at nursem.org Support the show

Episode 33 - Top of the Food Chain 01.10.2017 26:22

Send a text This month we discuss upper GI issues - gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and GERD. Like our podcast? Help support us by buying us a cup of coffee at nursem.org Support the show

Episode 32 - Baby It Is Cold Outside! 01.09.2017 18:59

Send a text This month we look at frostbite! Like our podcast? Buy us a cup of coffee at nursem.org Support the show

Episode 31 - A Horse's Tail - Cauda Equina Syndrome 01.08.2017 26:30

Send a text A little look at this neurological condition that can present with the common complaint of back pain. Support the show

Episode 30 - Rejection Hurts 01.07.2017 16:47

Send a text A talk about anti-rejection medications and organ donation. Support the show

Episode 29 - Battle of the Sexes 01.06.2017 34:32

Send a text We talk about some conditions and diseases predominant to one sex over the other. Support the show

Episode 28 - No Pain No Gain 01.05.2017 26:42

Send a text Let's talk about opioid use in the Emrgency Department. Support the show

Episode 27 - To Wheeze or Not to Wheeze 01.04.2017 30:44

Send a text Building on last month's episode, we talk about Asthma! Support the show

Episode 26 - Breathe Right 01.03.2017 35:25

Send a text In the end...a discussion about spirometry and peak flows...but to get there...a discussion about everything oxygenation and ventilation! Support the show

Episode 25 - SOFA so Good... 01.02.2017 21:40

Send a text Come and have a seat on our 'qSOFA' and talk about Sepsis 3.0 this month. Support the show

Episode 24 - Clotting Made Bloody Easy! 01.01.2017 29:45

Send a text This month we respond to a challenge from a listener to simplify the clotting cascade. At the 15-minute mark, we mix up the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways! Oops...so to be clear - the extrinsic pathway is 3+7=10 and intrinsic pathway is the TENET pathway. That math and acronym will make sense when you listen, we just flipped the pathways by accident. Support the show

Episode 23 - Do You See What I See? The Eye Exam... 01.12.2016 23:46

Send a text This month we talk about teh components of the complete eye exam...including the proper way to do a visual acuity. Support the show

Episode 22 - The Lows and Highs of Headaches 01.11.2016 15:31

Send a text Join us this month for a talk about low and high pressure headaches. Support the show