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How Not to Kill Your Patient

Kevin McFarlane RN & Dr. Lisa Wolf
Emergency Nursing
Patient Care
Alcohol Withdrawal
Patient Safety
Professional Ethics
Alcohol Use Disorder
Patient Autonomy
Shock
Moral Courage
Intimate Partner Violence
Nursing Ethics
Withdrawal Symptoms
Stigma
Hospital Protocols
Triage
Emergency Medicine
Reproductive Health
Pregnancy Complications
Nurse Advocacy
Clinicians' Biases

HNTKYP is a series that address symptomatic presentation and how to move to a working diagnosis and plan for patient care. Kevin McFarlane and Lisa Wolf cover red flags, cognitive pitfalls, and ways to make sure your patients survive their encounter with the health system.

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In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Wolf tackle a listener question about hourly rounding, and the conversation quickly evolves into a larger discussion about how healthcare systems often implement sweeping changes with little to no evidence behind them. ... more

We've all heard, "Pain is whatever the patient says it is." But do we actually practice that way?

In this episode, Kevin and Lisa dive into a fascinating mixed-methods study exploring how nurses think about pain and how those beliefs change when re... more

Vaccines are one of public health's greatest success stories—but what happens when people start saying no? In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Lisa Wolf dig into the rising tide of vaccine refusal, what's fueling it, and how it's already impacting what we... more

Fluid and electrolyte emergencies are the silent killers you might not notice until your patient crashes. In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Lisa Wolf break down the classic (and not-so-classic) presentations of hypo/hypernatremia, hypokalemia, hyperkale... more

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 50 ratings
  • Excellent podcast

    I’ve been a nurse for 31 years, worked long-term care, floors, ER, and the last 10 years I have been working with ortho and neurosurgeon as a scheduler and triage nurse. Since I’m not doing medical nursing right now, this is a great way for me to keep up some of my skills and to learn something new. This is my favorite nursing podcast by far and the only downside is there’s only one every three or four months!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    pammoco
    United States4 months ago
  • Eevi

    I absolutely love this podcast! Only “down” is that I want more episodes. It’s a smart and entertaining podcast with such good information and content.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Eevi1
    United States2 years ago
  • Listen!

    Best emergency medicine podcast I've listened to so far. I am an ER nurse and I’m constantly telling my coworkers to listen to this podcast. It has helped me realize a lot about my patient care and helped keep me on my toes with my medical knowledge. I’ll definitely keep listening.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    kekalt
    United States2 years ago
  • Take a Listen

    Long time ER nurse who found both Art of Emergency Nursing and HNTKYP Podcasts over the past year. These have given me so much encouragement in being in the specialty of emergency nursing. I have been passing on these ER nursing specific podcasts to all our new ER staff (nurses as well as our techs that are in nursing school.). I hung up the names of these resources in our break room and keep encouraging my colleagues to take a listen. Thanks for all you do to encourage, equip and advocate for t... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mk narv
    United States3 years ago
  • Love this Podcast!!!!

    I’m a new nurse in the ER and I have shared this podcast with my coworkers and they love it. These episodes have been sent to my nurse manager and shared in my UBC mtgs. Thank you for sharing your experiences and the importance of what people should be doing to keep pts safe!! Dr. Wolf is so real and has helped me so much in my own practice. Thank you thank you!! I look forward to the new episodes. I would love to hear about the covid burn out nurse crisis and how the new nurse coming in can res... more

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    jackie lopez RN
    United States4 years ago

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