Up My Nursing Game
Up My Nursing Game is an educational nursing podcast for curious and driven acute, emergency, and critical care nurses who seek a deeper understanding of clinical subjects and want to broaden their understanding of patient care in the hospital setting.
No boring lectures here! Join Annie, RN, as she delivers high-value content, including interviews with members across the healthcare team that address common clinical questions, share unique perspectives, and covers what was missed in nursing school.
Recent Episodes
May 12, 2024
Hypovolemic Shock with The Q Word Podcast's Lisa and Nyssa, RN
While the concept of hypovolemic shock may seem straightforward compared to the other types of shock, it's various causes and vastly different treatment approaches may catch you off guard. In this episode, flight nurse Nyssa…
May 11, 2024
Cardiogenic Shock with Sean from the Nurse Dose Podcast
In this in-depth episode, cardiac nursing expert Sean from the Nurse Dose Podcast vividly illustrates how acute coronary syndromes, valve dysfunction, arrhythmias, and mechanical complications can all culminate in cardiogeni…
May 1, 2024
Anaphylaxis and Med Errors: A Case Study with Dave Dovell, RN
Imagine being a nurse faced with a patient who has taken a fistful of someone else's medications, leading to a life-threatening allergic reaction. This was the reality Dave Dovell , a registered nurse and author, confronted …
April 16, 2024
Triage Fundamentals: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
The emergency severity index, or ESI, is meant to swiftly triage patients based on urgency and resource needs. In this episode emergency nurse, Kevin MacFarlane, shares his techniques for determining ESI scores, from identif…
March 19, 2024
Spontaneous Awakening Trials with Kali Dayton, DNP
Sedation and delirium can derail even the strongest patient’s recovery in the ICU – but spontaneous awakening trials (SATs) can empower nurses to get ahead of this vicious cycle. In this candid episode, I pick the brain of K…
March 5, 2024
Getting the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Score (RASS) Right: How to Assess and Why It Matters
Proper sedation management is critical for improving outcomes, yet studies show a widespread problem of inaccurate Richmond Agitation-Sedation Score (RASS) assessments by nurses. In this revealing episode, Kali Dayton DNP, s…
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