Rate Your Pain! ER Nursing Stories

Finally, after a hiatus and a much-needed break, Sarah and Donelle are back with a catch-up episode. We talk about the changes that have happened since our last episode and Donelle shares some pretty big news! Covid is surging again in the US so we talk about our experiences and the need for everyone to get vaccinated! We want to hear from you! Let us know your thoughts and/or ideas for future episodes! ernursingstories@gmail.com or find us on FB and Insta... @ernursingstories/rate_your_pain. YAY!! We missed you!! xx

This week we touch on the horrible situation that many children face - child abuse or non-accidental injury. As emergency nurses we have seen far too much child abuse and have horrible stories to show for it. Reminder to all nurses - take care of yourselves and each other and utilize your EAP if you need it. We love you all!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! It's spooky season and we have a very special episode for you all! We have an awesome line-up of ghostly hospital and nursing stories from all over the world for your listening pleasure. Don't listen on night shift and definitely don't listen at 3am! This episode is dedicated to Josh and Lydia...

Recording from San Antonio and Nashville, Donelle & Sarah take you on a journey of all things cardiac. We talk about our favorite rhythms, pre-cordial thumps, and other interesting heart stuff. Donelle forgot her pop blocker so the audio is amateur lol but we try. We are nurses, not audio engineers! 

The hills are alive with the sound of beeping alarms... Sarah and Donelle delve into the sounds of nursing this week - a zombie apocalypse, wailing, wheezes and stridors. Be sure to send us your stories to ernursingstories@gmail.com and check out the website ernursingstories.com.

Pseudomonas, Fourniers, Empyema, C. Diff and many other things that make you go PHEW!! Smells in nursing are a part of the job and this week Donelle & Sarah do a terrible job trying to describe all things smelly. Whatever you do - do NOT google Fourniers gangrene... and definitely do not google Fourniers and Harvey Weinstein... 

We bring to you this weeks episode from the backwoods of Tennessee. Sarah bravely tackled dodgy internet service to bring stories from behavioral health patients and Donelle has some very interesting self-harm stories. **Warning** this episode deals with mental health issues and suicide. If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk to someone please reach out to THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE 800-2273-8255 in the United States or in New Zealand call LIFELINE 0800-543-354 or text HELP to 4357

After a short hiatus due to life and other things, Donelle & Sarah are back with some pretty cool stories about fractures, dislocations and all things broken. Donelle gets over-excited about Potts fractures and we discuss femurs, humerus', and stuff. Also some feedback from listeners and a cool listener story to finish off! *Note: No explicit warning needed this week - we are keeping it clean people!!

**WARNING** Explicit Content. The content this week is STI's and leave it to Emergency Nurses to take things too far! We discuss some of the most memorable cases of STI's and then read out some really intense stories shared by our global emergency nurse colleagues. Content is not for younger listeners and I apologize in advance ;)

EEWWW!! This week we get down and dirty with all things creepy crawly! Our stories are designed to make you itch and make you want a shower! Enjoy lol. Remember to leave us a review, check out our FB page @ERNursingStories & Insta @rate_your_pain and email us your gross stories to  ernursingstories@gmail.com

During this week's podcast, Donelle & Sarah delve into all things pregnancy, labor, and delivery. We have many stories about babies being born in the ER, miscarriages, and all the emotions and drama that accompany both. Lily's Law is the law that Donelle discusses and information can be found here: https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/lilys-law-signed-protecting-rights-grieving-familiesDon't forget to send us your gross or interesting ER stories to ernursingstories@gmail.com. Thanks to our listeners - you are amazing!!!

Yay! Episode 2! This week we talk about foreign bodies and the interesting situations that people get themselves into! Oh, and I like the word sphincter. I use it a lot... Join us for stories about candles, coke and sugar. 

Welcome to our first episode! This week Sarah and Donelle discuss some grisly stories about head trauma that involve trucks and horses. Follow us on FB and Insta and don't forget to email us your gross ER stories ernursingstories@gmail.com