The Nurse Gwenny Podcast

Nightmare Teammates with The Mustache Medic & Mr. Nurse Gwenny

0/128 Description On Episode 8 of The Nurse Gwenny Podcast, Nurse Gwenny, Martin, and Josh discuss relational dynamics impacting work settings. Have you had a teammate that was a "Jerk face poopy head?" (I know, strong language there, but I think you catch my drift!) While I(Mr. Nurse Gwenny) really wasn't looking forward to editing the episode, I found myself laughing regularly and enjoying the conversation and reflecting on the banter with Martin. We each have had different experiences, but landed on some “best practices” when it comes to helping create, maintain, or even restore workplace environments to being healthy and non-toxic. Listen in as we discuss: 1. How do you approach someone who has crossed a boundary? 2. How can you limit the spread of workplace drama or gossip? 3. What are ways to lift someone up that is struggling or underperforming? Relationships are everywhere! Hopefully the conversation and takeaways from this episode can equip you to have a hard conversation that might lead to a better work experience. Oh... and just because we're talking about work, doesn't mean these principles can't carry over into other spaces or relationships! www.NurseGwenny.com [http://www.NurseGwenny.com]

Patient Scenarios with Lindsey

On Episode 7 of The Nurse Gwenny Podcast, Nurse Gwenny and Lindsey, an LPN with ER and EMT experience, discuss preparing for flight interviews scenarios and how EMS and ER skillsets complement each other. Nurse Gwenny outlines the typical flight interview process: -HR screening -Written test -Personality interview -And scencarios Nurse Gwenny explains how to practice verbalizing clinical thinking and the importance of doing so in the scenario / sims setting. The two take turns putting one another through the paces of a few patient scenarios: -An inferior STEMI with hypotension -Carbon Monoxide poisoning -A peds case on epiglottitis -Anaphylaxis management There are several fun moments during this episode and in general a great example of how to approach scenarios when it comes to interviewing for your flight job! Get the prep you need and earn CEs in The Nurse Gwenny Library. Find The Nurse Gwenny Library and a host of other resources from Nurse Gwenny at www.NurseGwenny.com [http://www.NurseGwenny.com].

Lessons I wish I learned earlier with Katelyn Dykas

On the Nurse Gwenny Podcast Nurse Gwenny welcomes Katelyn, a dual licensed flight paramedic and nurse who has grown in popularity online for her easy to understand teaching style found on tik tok and instagram. They discuss lessons they wish they had learned earlier. Things like: * Proactively seeking mentors * Finding safe places to ask “seemingly” dumb questions * Developing skills to self education and find resouces Katelyn compares the helicopter and it’s limitations to some of the critical access hospitals she helps supply and service. Simply put, supplies and resources are limited and sometimes non existant! This breeds the development of those sometimes forgotten or the skillsets that can be taken for granted when working in larger, more fully resourced hospitals. Nurse Gwenny and Katelyn celebrate the joys of being educators and the moments they cherish hearing about the wins and successes of others. Katelyn Dykas shares how she is proud of stepping into a CCRN review education project and Nurse Gwenny mentions her latest book, a CEN test prep book similar to “BUT WHY.” Check out videos from Katelyn Dykas and content on: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/atthereadymed/] / Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@atthereadyeducation] @AtTheReadyMed AND ON Facebook @ University of Michigan Survival Flight [https://www.facebook.com/UMSurvivalFlight/]

Help! I can't pass the test!

Passing exams, whether it's the FP-C, the NREMT, the CEN, or CFRN, can be a tough battle! If you're someone who has struggled to earn that green check, this podcast will encourage you as you adjust your mindset into manifesting your passing score! If you're looking for 1:1 coaching to help you get ready for your paramedic exams or to stand out as a candidate for flight interviews, you can find Mustache Medic on Instagram under the handle TN.Mustache.Medic To find more great content like this, and to earn CEs visit Library.NurseGwenny.com

New to the ER

New ER Nurse Reality: Fear, First Mistakes, and a Mindset Shift. This episode discusses starting in the ER straight out of nursing school, describing it as both exciting and terrifying and emphasizing that feeling intimidated is completely normal due to the constant noise, unfamiliar situations, and emotionally difficult cases. The conversation highlights common new grad “flubs,” especially struggling to learn and locate equipment because of different brands and terminology, like being asked to fetch a “pigtail” without knowing what it is. It also shares a practical mindset shift for people pleasers: stop defaulting to “I’m sorry” when asking for help and instead say “thank you,” recognizing that needing guidance is part of learning. If you want to earn continuing education credits for this podcast, go to www.NurseGwenny.com [http://www.NurseGwenny.com] and subscribe to The Nurse Gwenny Library where learning is fun and nerds are cool!