What are the top nurses in social media up to? In this episode, we talk about nursing leadership with two of the top critical care nurses on social media channels. I’m joined by critical care nurse and author Katie Kleber from FreshRN.com and a

Pediatric Thromboembolism Best Nursing Practices

Nov 15th, 2017 10m 18s

A look at the incidence of pediatric thromboembolism in the ICU in this episode recorded at NTI 2017 in Houston, Texas. We talk with Tess Aberg, RN, BSN, CCRN, a staff nurse at Rady Children’s Hospital, part of UC San Diego.Tess discusses her

Nursing Attitudes Toward End of Life and Palliative Care

Oct 31st, 2017 9m 11s

A look at nursing and end of life care in this episode recorded at NTI 2017 in Houston, Texas. We talk with Deborah Price, DNP, MS, RN. Deb talks about her work with the Michigan Palliative and End-Of-Life survey of health professionals.In the

Generation X, Y, and Z in the Nursing Workplace

Oct 15th, 2017 7m 51s

In this episode recorded at NTI 2017 in Houston, Texas, we talk with Julia K Eberwine, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, PCCN-CMC. Julia presented at the conference on Generation X, Y and Z: The ABCs of Generational Diversity for Managers and Educators.Her ses

ICU Diaries Help Critical Care Patients and Families

Sep 30th, 2017 10m 3s

In this episode, we talk to two nurses who recently completed the Clinical Scene Investigator Academy program from the AACN. These nurses developed an ICU diary program to help patients and families document their time in the ICU’s stressful en

Personal Resilience in Nurse Burnout with Vicki Good

Sep 15th, 2017 9m 57s

In this episode, we talk to Vicki S. Good, past president of AACN. We chat with Vicki about the findings from the 2015 analysis of the Barriers to Nursing Practice as identified by AACN members. She focused on how to build personal resilience i

Importance of Advanced RN Certifications with Patricia Hickey

Aug 31st, 2017 11m 38s

In this episode, we talk to Patricia A Hickey about the importance of CCRN certification in improving patient outcomes. This was a surprise finding of recent research Patricia was conducting on congenital heart surgery outcomes in pediatric pat

Acute and Critical Care Nurse Research with Dr. Beth Henneman

Aug 15th, 2017 13m 45s

In this episode we talk to the 2017 Distinguished Research Lecturer, Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Henneman whose interdisciplinary program of research has focused on clinical problems faced by acute and critical care nurses. Check out this interview wi

Healthy Nurse Work Environments Improve Patient Care

Jul 31st, 2017 10m 12s

How does a healthy nurse work environment impact you? In this episode we talk to nurse researcher Jean Anne Conner about her presentation at the AACN conference in Houston, Texas. She talked about how the health of the work environment is stron

Prepping Your ICU Patient For Transport

Jul 15th, 2017 7m 38s

I talked with nurse Amanda Lawrence while I was there. She was teaching about both prepping a patient for Transport and transitioning to being a flight nurse from the ICU. Check out this interview I grabbed while she was taking a break!I’m you

Teamwork in Cardiac Arrest Code Management

Jun 30th, 2017 6m 41s

I interviewed critical care nurse Cory Miller about the importance of teamwork when running a code. Every team member must be aware of their role and confident in its accomplishment. Here’s that segment.I’m your host, Jamie Davis. This episode

Know Your Cardiac Arrest Equipment and Tools

Jun 15th, 2017 6m 34s

I chatted with paramedic and code management expert Mark Sawdon about the importance of high-quality CPR compressions in the hospital environment and the benefits of knowing your equipment before the code happens. Check it out.I’m your host, J

Cardiac Arrest Care Before, During, and After the Code

May 31st, 2017 8m 39s

I recently attended the NTI Critical Care Nurses Conference in Houston and I stopped by the Physio-Control booth to chat with some of the nurse educators there. Here is nurse Nicole Kupchik. We talk about what hospital staff can do to better ma

Code Management and Data Solutions from Physio-Control

Apr 30th, 2017 11m 3s

This week on the show, a special panel discussion with some of our friends at Physio-Control to talk about some exciting things they’re working on. Check it out.I’m your host, Jamie Davis. This episode is sponsored through the generous support

Dr. Ed Racht on Innovating EMS Response

Mar 15th, 2017 19m 59s

This week on the show, I have a special interview with Dr. Ed Racht recorded at EMS World Expo in New Orleans. Check it out.Hi and welcome back to another episode of Innovations in Patient Care, I’m your host, Jamie Davis. This episode is spon

Dispatcher-Assisted CPR Updates with Dr. Kevin Seaman

Mar 1st, 2017 19m 43s

Changing the paradigm for dispatcher-assisted CPR. I got the chance recently to get Dr. Kevin Seaman from Howard County Maryland on the phone to talk about the changes and updates coming to help us from the dispatch angle when it comes to CPR i

Scene Safety in EMS – A Cautionary Tale from EMS Today

Feb 15th, 2017 14m 2s

When EMS scene safety breaks down, what do you do as an EMT or paramedic? Check out this cautionary tale from two San Diego paramedics who found out that sometimes you can’t predict what’s going to happen on the scene of an EMS call. Check it o

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Initiatives with Carissa Caramanis

Feb 1st, 2017 7m 55s

Learning more about initiatives from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (SCAF) with special Guest Carissa Caramanis. Find out more about SCAF here at SCA-Aware.org.—This interview was recorded thanks to the ongoing support for programs like

Winning at JEMS Games with Paramedic and Nurse Jerry Brenner

Jan 15th, 2017 8m 16s

What’s it take to prepare for a medical assessment competition? Nurse/Paramedic Jerry Brenner organized a team to participate in the JEMS Games at EMS Today last year. Check out this episode about his team’s preparations for the event and how h

Social Media Responsibility in Health Care with Carissa Caramanis

Jan 1st, 2017

How do you act responsibly with social media in health care? Social media activist and expert Carissa Caramanis joins host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic on this episode to talk about social media and its place in the health care professional’s tool

LIFENet Software Helps Create Custom Alerts for Patients

Aug 15th, 2016 6m 12s

Lukas Busek, Senior Product Manager for Data Solutions at Physio-Control comes on the MedicCast to talk about the LIFENET software package that enables all sorts of customization for patient care. One of the things that can easily be customized

Sepsis Diagnosis Updates Help Innovate Patient Care

Jul 31st, 2016 11m 43s

Sepsis and septic shock is one of the things we are supposed to be trained to recognize in EMS but there has never been an EMS-accessible set of assessments that could be used in the prehospital setting. A recent research article on Sepsis in t

Civilian EMS Responders Innovating Care in New Jersey

Jul 15th, 2016 9m 13s

EMS10 Awardee Rob Luckritz chats about his program to involve civilian EMS responders to improve EMS response times in parts of Jersey City, New Jersey. Using the initial response of over 100 volunteers, 49 were selected and graduated from the

Austrian EMS Innovation in Education

Jun 30th, 2016 9m 19s

Christoph Redelsteiner is a paramedic and professor at the University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, Austria. He is another of the EMS 10 Awardees who was recognized for his efforts to raise paramedic education to the bachelor’s degree leve

EMS Research Innovating Healthcare Education

Jun 15th, 2016 11m 54s

First up this week is a look at two EMS10 Awardees from North Carolina who are changing the way we educate EMS providers about EMS research. Ginny Renkiewicz and Sara Houston are two paramedics and educators at North Carolina State University W