The Q Word Podcast
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The Q Word Podcast
Conversations about the tips, tricks, trends, and taboos of emergency nursing. A peek behind the hospital curtain at issues and ideas that seldom get discussed.
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The Zero Warning Crisis Patient
A new mom rushes in carrying a blue baby, or any other trauma patient arrives without warning—no radio, no heads-up. How do you stay one step ahead wh...
Hypovolemic Shock
Nyssa and Lisa talk to Up My Nursing Game's host Annie Fulton as part of a special National Nurse's Week Podcrawl - a veritable cornucopia of all thin...
Decoding Urgency
In this episode, we reveal the three (plus bonus) critical phrases that can make all the difference in patient care. Lisa and Nyssa break down the si...
Checklists!
Sometimes, the most complicated problems can be solved with the simplest solutions. Nyssa and Lisa discuss “the checklist” - an elegant tool which re...
Button Batteries: Shiny Disks of Danger
Coin-shaped button batteries are used in many common household items; they are often and easily picked up by toddlers and plopped directly into their...
Paralysis Awareness in the ER
RSI is a common high stakes procedure done in emergent airways in the ER, but imagine how your patients must feel if they regain awareness during para...
The Curse of the Q Word
Superstitious behavior is one thing, but Nyssa and Lisa have found proof that saying the dreaded Q word in the ER may indeed have a quantifiable impac...
TikTok Challenges Gone Wrong
Dumb people doing dumb things is nothing new, but Lisa and Nyssa - with special guest Dr. Cory Nonnemacher - examine how the viral challenge trend ha...
Human Trafficking and the ER Nurse, Part 2
In the second half of this special two-part episode, Lisa and Nyssa continue their discussion of human trafficking, this time investigating how and wh...
Human Trafficking and the ER Nurse, Part 1
Whether you know it or not, as a healthcare professional, you have probably encountered a victim of human trafficking at least once in your practice. ...
The Emotional PPE Project
Patients rely on nurses to alleviate their suffering, but what can nurses do to protect themselves from the weight and stress of providing care for th...
The Nurse Honor Guard
The contribution a nurse makes to their community is heroic, and the Nurse Honor Guard was created to celebrate that contribution each time one of the...
Three Case Studies
Nurses can learn a lot from case studies but they run the risk of being pretty snoozey. Not these three stories! Check out these bizarre case studies...
RSI = Resuscitative Sequence Intubation
In the critically ill trauma patient, optimizing airway, breathing, and circulation is not always as easy as the ABCs. In this episode, Nyssa and Lis...
Truth, Justice, and a Better Supraglottic Airway
Supraglottic airways are getting more and more spotlight time. Nyssa and Lisa discuss how, when you have a patient that comes in from the prehospital...
All Ox is Not Equal
In this special episode, recorded live at the FlightBridge ED FAST21 conference in Nashville in May, 2021 , Nyssa and Lisa reveal how and why one of t...
You're Under Arrest!
Let's face it: treating arrest after a blunt trauma may very well be a daily experience in your practice, but the standard protocols for resuscitation...
Managers vs. Makers
Nyssa and Lisa review Paul Graham's classic productivity argument, and reframe it in the context of hospital employees, where the administration (a.k....
Neurodivergent Trauma, Part 2
In the second half of this special episode, Britanny Smith shares her carefully cultivated "Toolkit" with The Q Word Podcast audience, explaining to L...
Neurodivergent Trauma
Following our Special Populations in Trauma series, and still sponsored by the Georgia Region V Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC), Nyssa and L...
Special Populations: The Geriatric Trauma Patient
The four part Special Populations in Trauma series is sponsored by the Georgia Region V Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC). Each EMS region es...
Special Populations: The Bariatric Trauma Patient
The four part Special Populations in Trauma series is sponsored by the Georgia Region V Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC). Each EMS region es...
Special Populations: Pediatric Patients
The four part Special Populations in Trauma series is sponsored by the Georgia Region V Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC). Each EMS region es...
Special Populations: Pregnant Trauma Patients
This four part Special Populations in Trauma series is sponsored by the Georgia Region V Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC). Each EMS region e...
Climbing the Airway to HEAVEN
The LEMON mnemonic device works well for scheduled surgeries or other stable pre-op patients, but not so great in the ER. Nyssa and Lisa are joined b...
A Perfect Storm for a Lightning Strike
It is undeniable that the COVID19 pandemic has forced everyone to operate differently, so Nyssa and Lisa investigate how to take advantage of this mom...
Churning and Burning ER Nurses
It's no secret that working in the ER is a stressful job, but what is the real cost of carrying all the emotional burden inherent in life-and-death si...
Nurse Led ACLS
When team resuscitation is the goal, let the nurses run the algorithm, and let the doctors customize the code to the patient with differentials and Hs...
The Pause
Nyssa and Lisa have a heart to heart (to heart) with nurse Jonathan Bartels, pioneer and author of the Medical Pause - the practice of taking a momen...
Shining a Light and Moving the Needle
Nyssa and Lisa sit down with photo-journalist and documentary filmmaker Carolyn Jones, whose fascination and respect for the nursing profession launch...
Pediatric Red Flags
Taking care of a child in the ER is a special kind of challenge, and a nurse's normal assessment tools often don't apply. Listen in as Nyssa chats wi...
Season 1 Trailer
Have you heard The Q Word Podcast yet? Find out about the tips, trends, and taboos of emergency nursing by tuning in.
How to Bring Home the Bandages
Whether you're a baby nurse applying for your first job or a seasoned nurse looking for a new position, Nyssa and Lisa have the tips and tricks you ne...
The Worst Thing I've Ever Seen
Lisa and Nyssa explore the question ER nurses are always asked: "what's the worst thing you've ever seen?" Learn why nurses respond the way they do, w...
Air Supply: Outta Nothin' At All
In the final installment of this trilogy of interviews, Nyssa and Lisa talk to the three Musketeers of airways - the Boone brothers Michael and Bryan,...
Dogmas, Sacred Cows and the Twitter Bird
Nyssa and Lisa talk to Dr. Matt Astin, a long-term fixture in the ER and dedicated educator, about the dogmas and sacred cows in emergency care, the i...
Calm the Chaos
Nyssa and Lisa interview Matt Perry, Director of the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency, and learn how nurses and medics - two different teams...
The Gift of Being There
It is a widely accepted practice to have family present during the birth of a new baby, so why is it so uncommon for family to be near the bedside in...
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Nyssa and Lisa take a field trip to the Forest Hills Cemetery in the outskirts of Boston to visit the final resting places of several notable doctors...