Episode 39 is here! Today Zach and LJ discuss whether we should always be doing CPR in the very elderly, then they talk about a new Tamiflu study and if this drug is really valuable, and finally they take on the patient room Whiteboard. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new episode! Links: CPR, By Default:...

Episode 38 is here! Today LJ and Zach are joined by guest host Rachel, and RN who has made the move from a general medicine floor to hem/onc. Find out what that change has been like for her and what she'd recommend to people going through the same. Then they talk about an article on KevinMD called "Are physicians allowed to be human?", and finally it's another news roundup. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find...

Episode 37 is here! LJ and Zach dive into some varied topics today, first talking about myxedema coma, then the coronavirus outbreak in China, and finally another news roundup in which they answer the all important question, should you be allowed to bring a turkey on an airplane? If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new...

Episode 36 is here! Today Zach and LJ are joined by k8 Walton (in her second appearance on the show) and Mariah Clark, RNs at the University of Wisconsin Hospital who are helping to lead the effort currently underway to unionize the nursing workforce. They have a length discussion about why they're doing it, what its been like, and how other nurses can make a similar effort. They finish up with Zach takes the NCLEX, can he be perfect again? Tune in and find out! Music: You're There by The...

Episode 35 is here! Today Zach and LJ bring back the Chief Complaint segment and talk about DKA, then discuss an article in the New York Times about EHRs and paperwork burden, and finally talk about a chatbot that is helping people triage themselves. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new episode! Links: NYT article on paperwork:...

Episode 34 is here! LJ and Zach are here with the first episode of the new decade! They talk about Catholic hospitals, a study of what happens to people after they survive an opioid overdose, and finish with another news roundup. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new episode! Links: Catholic Hospitals:...

Episode 33 is here! LJ and Zach are back in the studio together to discuss the dreaded Q word, then an article in the New York Times by Dr. Gina Siddiqui about an overnight shift in the ED, and finally another news roundup! If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new episode! Links: The Q Word:...

Episode 32 is here! LJ and Zach get together today to talk about the efficacy (or lack thereof) of workplace wellness programs, the state of maternal healthcare in Texas, and a new segment, the news roundup! If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new episode! Links: Wellness program:...

A rebroadcast of our most popular episode is here. Zach and LJ are joined by special guest k8, and they discuss what issues around being true to yourself at work and how to deal with the reactions that might come from patients when you do, and then move on to cover DNRs and advanced directives. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new...

Episode 31 of Chief Complaint is here! Today Zach and LJ are joined by Meghan, an ED and pediatric nurse, who shares her expertise on HIE, or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Then they discuss travel nursing, it's pros and cons and if it's right for you. Finally, Meghan gives Zach a hand on 3 more NCLEX questions. If you have a question you want answered feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], on twitter @ChiefPod, or on instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast....

Our Thanksgiving episode is here! With the holiday celebrations going on, Zach and LJ couldn't get together to record one, so instead Zach brings you a short stay about what he's thankful for. We hope you're having a wonderful thanksgiving wherever you are, and we'll see you next week for another full length episode. Happy thanksgiving everyone! Music: You're There by The Mini Vandals All Night by Ikson

Episode 30 of Chief Complaint is here! Today Zach and LJ conduct their first episode remotely! First off, LJ updates us on her new travelling gig, then she and Zach discuss a case she had of a man with Chagas disease, and finally they go over a great ICU initiative called the 3 Wishes Program. If you have a question you want answered feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], on twitter @ChiefPod, or on instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. Enjoy! Links: Links 3 Wishes Program:...

Welcome to another Chief Complaint Short Stay! In this quick episode, LJ talks about her new job as a travel nurse, having moved across the country to work in a new ED. She and Zach will be back together next week, until then take care!

Episode 29 is here! With LJ on the road heading for her new travelling assignment, Zach is joined by ED RN Beth! Beth serves on her hospitals committee that handles Second Victim Syndrome, the idea that providers are victimized by adverse outcomes along with patients. She and Zach have a length conversation about this topic, we hope you enjoy it and please let us know what you think and what you've experienced in this realm! Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @ChiefPod, and...

Episode 28 of Chief Complaint is here! Today Zach and LJ are joined by Andrew, a paramedic and former ED tech. He and LJ talk about LJ's experience riding along with him on the ambulance, then we move on to the CRASH-3 study of TXA (tranexamic acid) in traumatic brain injury, and finally we talk about aid in dying, and the case of Belgian paralympian Marieke Vervoort. If you have a question you want answered feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], on twitter @ChiefPod, or...

Episode 27 of Chief Complaint is here! Today LJ and Zach are joined by Greatel, a pediatric transport RN. She shares her experience of caring for kids on the road with us, then we talk about people hawking unlicensed treatments on facebook, and finally we discuss if we've one so far in trying to prevent falls that we're actually hurting patients through immobility. If you have a question you want answered feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], on twitter @ChiefPod, or on...

Episode 26 is here! Today Zach and LJ are joined by special guest John who fills them in on thromboelastography, or TEG. They move on to talk about some STI data from the CDC, and finally cover the case of a nurse from Tennessee who was fired from the hospice company she worked for because she developed cancer. If you have a question you want answered feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], on twitter @ChiefPod, or on instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast....

Episode 25 is here! Today Zach and LJ are back to discuss CIWA (clinical institute withdrawal assessment), laws for trauma care, and how to make sure new-to-setting nurses transition successfully from one specialty area to another. Enjoy! Links: CIWA: https://thetraumapro.com/2016/06/13/the-ciwa-protocol-demystified/?fbclid=IwAR017y5GWkI5Y9uoc72oQau0o3FhBRgyjSMyo0YKSFhgOVBnFlLcOo5PPPI Trauma Laws:...

Episode 24 is here! LJ is heading out vacation (indeed, she's already gone by the time you're reading this!) so she and Zach sat down for an interview early in the week with Danielle and Brittany, founders of an amazing organization called Nursing Helping Nurses. They're based in Chicago and provide support to nurses and other healthcare workers going through difficult times. They also talk with us about the recent strike and ongoing labor problems at the University of Chicago Hospital. The...

Episode 23 of Chief Complaint is here! September is blood cancer awareness month, and so Zach and LJ start off by talking about the three types of blood cancer. They then go on to discuss the lack of inpatient psych beds and how that affects ED overcrowding, and finally discuss the social determinants of health. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Links: Psych hospital fire:...

Episode 22 of Chief Complaint is here! Today, LJ and Zach cover some clinical scoring systems, then discuss the risks that might lead you to give the wrong intervention to the wrong patient, and finally talk a little bit about cybersecurity for medical records. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Links: The Ethics of Law Enforcement in the Inpatient Setting:...

Episode 21 of Chief Complaint is here! Today, LJ and Zach are joined by Jesse, a law enforcement officer who talks with them about what it's like to work together with nursing and medical staff, ethical issues around searching patients and pursuing them for arrest while at the hospital, and the questions surrounding marijuana legality. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Links: The Ethics of Law Enforcement in...

Episode 20 of Chief Complaint is here! Today, Zach and LJ cover a true medical emergency in compartment syndrome, talk about staffing and the strategies you can use to maintain it, and then do some Healthcare 101 to go over routes of medication administration. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Links: Staffing: https://www.thenation.com/article/health-care-medicare-nurses/ Compartment Syndrome:...

Episode 19 of Chief Complaint is here! Today, Zach and LJ talk about the economics of freestanding EDs, UTIs in the elderly, and the next generation NCLEX exam. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us @ChiefPod. Links: Freestanding EDs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30638646 New NCLEX: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/917116 Music: You're There by The Mini Vandals All Night by Ikson

Episode 18 of Chief Complaint is here! Today, Zach (now officially a nursing student!) and LJ are joined by Kate, an ED colleague and very experienced nurse. In a two segment episode, they tackle issues around being true to yourself at work and how to deal with the reactions that might come from patients when you do, and then move on to cover DNRs and advanced directives. If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at [email protected], or tweet us...