Zach remains on vacation, and LJ is back with another "My Nursing Story". Today, she relates the story of a young woman she cared for after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and everything that goes along with caring for not just the patient, but the family as well. If you've got a question you'd like us to answer, or a just want to get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Zach will be back with LJ next week, take care!
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While Zach's away on vacation, LJ recorded a pair of episodes we're calling "My Nursing Story". Today, LJ takes you through the story of one of her first long-term patients, a gentlemen named Harry (not his real name) suffering from pancreatic cancer. As interesting as the bells and whistles topics are, nursing is fundamentally about the people we care for, and LJ masterfully relates the experience of being a new nurse responsible for a patient approaching the end of their life. We'll have another episode like this next week, and then Zach returns to the podcast in two weeks. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Have a great week!

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Episode 7 of the Chief Complaint podcast is here! Today we discuss Fournier gangrene and it's association with newer agents for type-2 diabetes, the standard of care surrounding medical marijuana, and how to care for someone with a chief complaint of a febrile seizure. Zach will be out of town for two weeks after this episode airs, but we've got content for you in that time, so keep tuning in every Friday at 8am CST. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

Links:
Fournier Gangrene: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2732837/fournier-gangrene-associated-sodium-glucose-cotransporter-2-inhibitors-review-spontaneous
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/912634#vp_1
Medical Marijuana: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/911912

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Episode 6 of the Chief Complaint podcast is here, and a happy nurse's week 2019 to you all! This week we're sending a thank you to the nurses who helped mentor us, we'll tell you what to look for when considering a diagnosis of measles, we'll talk about the Guinness World Record and their gender ideas, and finally cover some hospital administrators not quite getting it. If you'd like to ask a question that we can answer on the air, or just get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

Links:
Measles: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/index.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-measles-europe/who-issues-warning-as-measles-infects-34000-in-europe-this-year-idUSKCN1SD0SA
Guinness record: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/05/world/europe/nurse-marathon-dress-guinness.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxK-Ao1A4EQ/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1eztlwlmpc3fe


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Episode 5 of the Chief Complaint podcast is here! LJ is back in the studio with plenty to talk about, as we discuss Washington state Senator Maureen Walsh's comments about nurses playing cards, the recent measles outbreaks and the need for vaccination, and finally a truly strange anti-aging therapy called a vampire facial. If you'd like to ask a question that we can answer on the air, or just get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

Links:
Senator on nurses playing cards: https://cdn.wsna.org/post/index-2.html?p=post/index.html&p=news%2F2019%2Fsenator-states-that-nurses-probably-play-cards-for-a-considerable-amount-of-the-day-in-amending-rest-breaks-bill&fbclid=IwAR0CYctvOXXsTPMm7nk8y8-ev13dOkNoZeIlvarTuyHD1tY7XdVBDcrJe5w
New details on Washington State RN bill: https://nurse.org/articles/Washington-state-nurse-bill-passes-no-8-hour-limit/
Vampire facials: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2019/04/29/vampire-facial-hiv-vip-spa-new-mexico/3619261002/
Measles outbreak: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/912215?nlid=129500_4622&src=WNL_mdplsnews_190426_mscpedit_nurs&uac=325601EJ&spon=24&impID=1947841&faf=1

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The first short stay episode of Chief Complaint is live! LJ and Zach had crazy weeks and were not able to get together to record, so instead it's Zach flying solo on this bite-sized episode. He talks about a patient he saw with the gnarliest skin wound, and then gets nerdy with you to go a little more in-depth on CT scans and MRIs. LJ will be back for a full episode next week, but if you'd like to ask a question that we can answer on the air, or just get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

MRI firearm incident: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/ajr.178.5.1781092

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Episode 4 of the Chief Complaint podcast is here! Today LJ and Zach bring you an update from the New York State Nurses Association labor dispute, talk about HCAHPS surveys, and discuss the medication error at Vanderbilt in 2017 and its ramifications. If you'd like to ask a question that we can answer on the air, or just get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

NYSNA update: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/nyregion/nurses-strike-nyc.html
HCAHPS surveys: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalHCAHPS.html
Vanderbilt nurse: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/10/709971677/when-a-nurse-is-prosecuted-for-a-fatal-medical-mistake-does-it-make-medicine-saf

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Episode 3 of the Chief Complaint podcast is here! Today LJ and Zach discuss nurse bullying, how the Marine Corps deals with penicillin allergies, and they do some mythbusting about arriving to the ED via ambulance. If you'd like to ask a question that we can answer on the air, or just get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

Twitter thread on bullying: https://twitter.com/ScrubsandPearls/status/1114174905224970241
Amoxicillin in Marines: https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(15)01865-5/pdf
Penicillin rash: https://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/library/pediatric_health/hhg_rash_ampicil/
Article on PCN from NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255391/

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Episode 2 of the Chief Complaint podcast is here! Today LJ and Zach discuss the ZDoggMD video focused on burnout and the concept of moral injury, the AAP's recent guidelines on the care of transgender kids, and how to handle undifferentiated headache. To finish things up, Zach takes the NCLEX once again, can he do better than last week's 2 out of 3? Join us and find out!

If you'd like to ask a question that we can answer on the air, or just get in touch, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod.

ZDoggMD video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_1PNZdHq6Q
AJN NewsCAP - https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Citation/2019/04000/NewsCAP__The_AAP_issues_a_statement_on.12.aspx
AAP Guidelines - https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/142/4/e20182162
Headache Management - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994811/

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Welcome to the first episode of Chief Complaint! Experienced RN LJ and pre-nursing student Zach are here to give you the low down on patient care, nursing practice, and professional issues. Today we cover the potential nurse's strike in NYC, issues of staffing more generally, and talk a little bit about triage. Finally, LJ poses 3 NCLEX questions for Zach to answer. If you have questions you want answered, send us an email at [email protected], or send us a tweet @ www.twitter.com/chiefpod. Talk to you soon!

Gothamist article:
http://gothamist.com/2019/03/20/nurses_strike_nyc.php

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