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Healthcare has a complex and convoluted relationship with marijuana. Marijuana is a "schedule 1" substance, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, yet a synthetic version of it is FDA approved as an appetite stimulant. Dr. Thomas, hospitalist, discusses the relevant historical and political context of the drug, as well as its pharmacology, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, and some communication techniques for discussing drug use with patients. Join the podcast! Learn more about the podcast production internship and apply here. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has a stubbornly high mortality rate with current estimates at about 40%. Critical care veteran Kathleen Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS lays the foundation of ARDS starting with pathophysiology followed by the “8 Ps” of evidence-based supportive care and summary of long-term prognosis. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Check out Kathleen Vollman's consulting business Advancing Nursing. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurologic emergency much like an MI is a cardiac emergency and should be treated as such.⁠ From EEGs to medications, Mary Kay Bader talks us through both convulsive and non-convulsive SE.⁠ Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (0.75). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Signs of clinical deterioration often start appearing hours before an adverse event or arrest. As nurses, we are in the unique position to be able to identify and act on early warning signs. Nurse Alice, from the Ask Nurse Alice podcast, talks about early signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration and how the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) can be implemented. Please take my listener survey to help me improve the podcast: https://forms.gle/YdufbTZZoRELxZSG8 Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Nicole Kupchik's online course The ABCs of ABGs and Capnography is referenced in this episode. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (0.75). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Oxycontin, drug-seeking behavior, co-addiction. Who better to talk us through the current opioid crisis with two former law enforcement officers and emergency nurses turned nurse practitioners? Join us for this memorable discussion with Ben and Tom from Just Some Podcast for Advanced Practitioners. Please take my listener survey to help me improve the podcast: https://forms.gle/YdufbTZZoRELxZSG8 Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

What is it *really* like in the ED and why do emergency nurses often feel like they are at odds with the rest of the hospital? Kevin McFarlane from The Art of Emergency Nursing paints a picture of the ED while addressing important topics like frequent flyers, hand-off reports, and admit holds. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

We all know BLS and even ACLS like the back of our hands so now it's time to understand *why*. Why are VF and VT under the arrest algorithms? Why epi? Why are survival rates so low, even in the hospital? Former paramedic and current BLS and ACLS instructor, Al G**k, answers some basic yet honest questions we all have about cardiac arrest and what we can do to improve our stubbornly low survival rates. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Managing blood pressure for dialysis patient can be complicated. Nephrologists Dr. Daniel Weiner and Dr. Bourne Auguste address intradialytic hypertension and hypotension while giving a huge shout out to the dark horse of nephrology: peritoneal dialysis. This episode is a part of NephMadness: a nephrology educational initiative that is modeled after the college basketball tournament but with nephrology concepts. It is a noncommercial learning initiative that leverages the tools of social media to teach about the latest and greatest breakthroughs in the field of nephrology. Participants in the PodCrawl: The Curbsiders : An Internal Medicine Podcast…for the Internist. This episode will focus on the Cardiorenal Syndrome. Listen on Apple or Spotify. The Drs. Washington: The Drs. Washington are three sister physicians  will discuss social and physical determinants of health as well as governmental and institutional initiatives that affect health inequities in nephrology. Listen on Apple or Spotify.  The Cribsiders: On this pediatric podcast, go deep into Neonatal AKI. Listen on Apple or Spotify. Best Science (BS) Medicine: The Best Science Medicine podcast  discusses the tricky issue of albuminuria – who to monitor, what to monitor, and who to treat. Listen on Apple or Spotify.  Freely Filtered: On this nephrology podcast, the filtrate discuss comparative animal physiology (specifically nephrology). This time around they are discussing giraffe and whale kidneys. Listen on Apple or Spotify. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Tina Vinsant, RN, host of the podcast Good Nurse Bad Nurse, joins us for a run through of all the major vasoactive agents given in the hospital. We minimized the jargon and maximized on practical cases, so join us for a memorable discussion of this fundamental subject. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

You are in for a treat as Dr. Joel Topf, aka @kidney_boy, gives us the low down on hyponatremia. Dr. Topf discusses this condition in a way that is helpful for nurses by reviewing clinical concepts without getting into unneeded nitty gritty. Check out Nicole Kupchik's exam reviews and practice questions at nicolekupchikconsulting.com. Use the promo code UPMYGAME20 to get 20% off all products. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Propofol and Ativan are a nurses best friend, right? WRONG. Kali Dayton, RN, DNP from the podcast Walking Home from the ICU challenges us to rethink delirium in a way that not only produce better patient outcomes but substantially decrease the nurses workload in the long run. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com.

Jami Fregeau, RN walks through rapid responses that nurses can (for the most part) manage independently. Hold on to your seat as we discuss equipment malfunctions and how to be prepared for when it happens to your patient. Use the promo code UMNG10 to get 10% off your order from Stoggles. Up My Nursing Game is partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for registered nurses. Click here to obtain nursing credit (1.00). See the show notes at upmynursinggame.com