The Nursing Crash Cart Podcast
1) Episode 09 – 10 Reasons NOT to be an ED Nurse
I love this profession, but not everything about it is puppies and rainbows. In this episode, I give you 10 reasons you may not want to pursue a career in an emergency department. Unless the reasons g...Show More
2) Episode 08 – Harder and Harder to Breathe
This episode covers positive pressure ventilation – both invasive and non-invasive, discusses what reasons we may see that use positive pressure to help our patients, and some troubleshooting for vent...Show More
3) Episode 07 – I Wanna Be Sedated
After a way-too-long hiatus, I’m back! This episode discusses the state of the podcast, where it’s going in the future, and covering drugs used around rapid sequence intubation. Thank you to everyone ...Show More
4) Episode 06 – Chief Complaint Series – Headache
Today’s episode will guide you through the sea of headache patients in the Emergency Room. From a simple tension headache to a subarachnoid hemorrhage, this podcast will cover your important assessmen...Show More
5) Episode 05 – Sepsis – I’ve Got a Fever, and the Only Prescription is EGDT
In this episode I talk about why we need to care about sepsis, how we diagnose it, how we treat it, what it’s doing to our patients, and why EGDT (early goal directed therapy) is the best thing you ca...Show More
6) Episode 04 – Acid Base and DKA
This episode covers interpreting a blood gas, as well as goes more in depth on acid base (though not too in depth) and then applies the discussed topics to a patient in DKA, one of the most common met...Show More
7) Episode 03 – Chief Complaint Series – Chest Pain
Episode 03 – Chest Pain This episode discusses focused assessment, differential diagnosis, interventions, and evaluations for the heavy hitters of chest pain. Filled with more mnemonics than you can s...Show More
8) Episode 02 – Specialization is for Insects
In this episode, I talk about what makes the ED different than other critical care and floor nursing environments, and talk about what roles and areas you can expect to see in an Emergency Department....Show More
9) Episode 01 – Chance Favors the Prepared Mind
Hello and welcome to the podcast! This is the first episode, where I discuss what this podcast will be covering, and some tips for your first days in the Emergency Department. Subscribe to the podcast...Show More