ER Nurses Debunk the Biggest Emergency Room Myths | The ER Edit Ep. 13

ER Nurses Debunk the Biggest Emergency Room Myths | The ER Edit Ep. 13

This week we are breaking down the ER myths that make nurses twitch: ambulances do not automatically get you seen first, chest pain does not always mean a bed, normal labs do not always tell the whole story, and the waiting room is absolutely not the DMV. Caitlin and Karlie walk through triage, EMS wall time, imaging expectations, pain protocols, fevers, head injuries, and the nurse anxiety that comes from seeing what can go wrong. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com 00:00 Triage is not vibes 00:26 Current events before the chaos 03:06 ER MythBusters begins 03:49 Ambulance arrivals do not skip triage 06:30 When ambulance patients go to the lobby 08:46 Wall time and the EMS backup 11:00 The medic wall confrontation 15:15 Chest pain is a trigger word, not a guaranteed bed 17:37 What the ER is actually built to do 21:30 MRIs, CT scans, and imaging expectations 23:40 Pain protocols and narcotic misunderstandings 26:29 The ER is not first come, first served 32:25 Normal labs do not always tell the whole story 40:29 Rapid fire ER myths 43:41 Head injuries, helmets, and nurse anxiety

A Nurse Was Killed Walking to Her Car | The ER Edit Ep. 12

This episode is heavy. We talk about the death of Ada Doss, a nurse who was killed walking to her car after work, and the bigger conversation it brings up about nurse safety, hospital security, workplace violence, and the way healthcare workers are expected to keep showing up after terrifying things happen. We also get into the behind the scenes reality of ER codes, caring for one of your own, DNRs, medical power of attorney, organ donation, and honor walks. It is honest, emotional, and very real about what nurses carry and why protecting healthcare workers has to matter before tragedy happens. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 [https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit [https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit] FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_] Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 [https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89] Business inquiries:  theeredit@gmail.com [theeredit@gmail.com] — — — — — — — — — — 00:00 Opening Moment 00:17 Weekend Catch Up 02:05 Scrub Trends and Danskos 02:57 A Heavy Week for Nurses 03:08 The Ada Doss Case 05:01 Walking to the Car Alone 08:13 When the ER Responds 10:27 Hospital Safety Failed Her 12:14 You Did Not Sign Up for This 16:14 When It Is One of Your Own 23:07 Protecting Healthcare Workers 29:32 What Codes Really Look Like 32:37 DNRs and Family Decisions 35:28 Organ Donation and Honor Walks 43:30 Why This Conversation Matters

ER Nurses React to Medication Errors Live at NurseCon 2026 | The ER Edit Ep. 11

We recorded live at NurseCon 2026, and this episode went exactly where you would expect: medication errors, ER nurse chaos, wild audience stories, burnout, nurse ratios, and one very unfortunate cruise laxative situation. We react to shocking med error stories, including insulin mistaken for Lasix, Lantus pushed IV, mannitol into a lumbar drain, cough syrup through an IV, and the kinds of medical stories that make every nurse double check everything forever. We also talk about our own early nursing mistakes, why errors are often bigger than one person, the Swiss cheese effect, post-Covid burnout, bad preceptor experiences, and why nurses need spaces where they can laugh, vent, and feel understood. — — — — — — — — — —LISTEN TO THE ER EDITSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditFOLLOW THE ER EDITTikTok: @theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSCaitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com— — — — — — — — — —00:00 Struggling for My Life00:27 Clocked In Live at NurseCon01:08 Who We Are and Why We’re Here02:11 From Secret TikToks to Med Errors03:14 Taking Medication Errors Live04:48 Every Nurse Has a Med Error Story05:13 Blood in 15 Seconds and Morphine Allergies06:13 Insulin Instead of Lasix07:19 Amiodarone for Bradycardia?08:09 Full Bottle of Lantus IV Push09:19 Cough Syrup Through an IV10:23 The PCA Pump That Went Nowhere11:47 Why Nursing Mistakes Are So Scary13:14 The Allergy Miss That Became an Airway Emergency14:30 The Swiss Cheese Effect15:19 Nurse Ratios Around the Country16:36 8 Patients on Night Shift17:29 The Most Unhinged Nurse Would You Rather20:11 Alcohol Withdrawal or Psych C Diff?21:27 ER Nurse Red Flags24:18 NurseCon, Burnout, and Finding Your People24:55 The Cruise Laxative Incident28:12 Taco Bell in the Driveway28:43 Nurses Know How to Let Loose32:26 Why We Talk About the Hard Stuff34:42 New Nurses, Burnout, and Bad Preceptors39:12 How Covid Changed Healthcare

ER Nurses React to the Craziest Lab Values Ever | The ER Edit Ep. 10

In this episode of The ER Edit, we react to the craziest lab values and vital signs nurses have seen, including wild blood pressures, glucose numbers, sodium levels, troponins, ethanol levels, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, rhabdo, and BNPs that made us question reality. We also get into the ER moments that stick with us, from patients saying they are going to die to an emotional Christmas Eve STEMI story. Then we open the Whisper Line for anonymous confessions, ICU secrets, relationship red flags, and one hospital room affair we were not prepared for. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — 00:00 Tell My Wife and Daughter I Love Them 00:25 Clocking In to Episode 10 00:55 The Podcast Hits the Top 200 03:13 Craziest Labs and Vitals Nurses Have Seen 03:53 A Blood Pressure That Should Not Be Real 05:22 White Count, Sodium, Troponin, and Ethanol Chaos 08:31 The Critical Troponin Call That Taught a Lesson 10:31 Nursing Diagnosis Did Not Teach Us This 12:01 Blood Sugar of 2020 and DKA Explained 14:33 Hemoglobin Drops and a Ruptured Spleen Story 17:16 Alcohol Withdrawal Patients Are Terrifying 19:15 Rhabdo, CK Over 40000, and Flu Complications 21:54 BNP of 122000 and Heart Failure Fluid Overload 23:38 The Whisper Line Starts Getting Unhinged 26:09 The Stroke Confession That Hit Hard 31:22 Marriage Red Flags and No Caller ID Panic 35:02 When Patients Say They Are Going to Die 37:31 The Christmas Eve STEMI Story 42:29 The ICU Room Affair Nobody Was Ready For 44:00 Caught in the Hospital Bathroom

ER Nurses Play Would You Survive the ER? | The ER Edit Ep. 9

This week on The ER Edit, Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley are playing Would You Survive the ER? We are talking wild triage moments, homeboy transport, PPE surprises, decon showers, scabies versus bedbugs, skin snow, a nursing school toe story we truly were not ready for, and the ER cases that make you realize anything can walk through the door. If you are an ER nurse, nursing student, new grad, healthcare worker, or just here for the chaos, this one is funny, disgusting, honest, and painfully accurate. Clock in and let us know which scenario would have sent you home. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — 00:00 She Pulled Off a Toe? 00:22 Would You Survive the ER? 01:18 The Wildest Triage Story 04:53 Homeboy Transport Chaos 07:08 Decon Showers and PPE Panic 14:05 Scabies Family Plan or Bedbugs? 17:32 Skin Snow and the Toe Story 21:04 Period Pants in a Trauma 24:27 Guess the Triage Level 27:11 Grandma Fell on Baby Aspirin 30:23 The Aortic Dissection That Scares Nurses 35:33 How Patients Accidentally Make the ER Worse