Best Nick McGowan Podcasts (2024)

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106: Are Nursing Care Plans an Absolute Waste of Time? With Flight Nurse and Educator Nurse Gwenny 46:38

1h ago46:38

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Nursing care plans are the bane of many a nursing student’s academic experience. They are seen as an unnecessary burden to their already heavy workload. But they play an important role in the nursing process, and nurses put these plans into clinical practice every day — whether they realize it or not. In this episode, Nurse Gwenny, an ER and flight…

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How To Be Aligned And Authentically You 37:01

27m ago37:01

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“If you want to be successful in life, be your own CEO.” Episode summary: In this episode, Nick speaks with Marques Ogden, a former NFL player turned speaker and coach, and shares his journey from the NFL to bankruptcy and divorce and how he rebuilt his life. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on your strengths and building from there rather …

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105: So You Want to Go Back to School Part 2 With Guest Nurse Educator Patrick McMurray 47:15

5h ago47:15

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Nursing educators may not hold the most glamorous position, but they are undoubtedly the backbone of the profession. Nurse Educator Patrick McMurray exemplifies this by bringing creativity and inclusivity into nursing education, supporting nurses at every stage of their career. In this episode, host Sarah Lorenzini talks to Patrick about his approa…

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Unlocking The Mysteries Of Metaphysical Growth 46:16

27m ago46:16

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“Meditation is a state of being, not an activity. The goal is to be able to carry this meditative state into your daily life.” Episode summary: In this episode of the Mindset & Self-Mastery show, Nick dives into self-discovery, lucid dreaming and alternative healing with Tarak Uday. Tarak shares his personal journey, including a life-threatening he…

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Friends Let Friends Do Mediation Analysis with Nima Hejazi | Season 5 Episode 7 59:07

5d ago59:07

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Nima Hejazi is an assistant professor in biostatistics at Harvard University. His methodological work often draws upon tools and ideas from semi- and non-parametric inference, high-dimensional and large-scale inference, targeted or debiased machine learning (e.g., targeted minimum loss estimation, method of sieves), and computational statistics. Su…

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104: Obstructive Shock With Guests Bryan Boling and Brandon Oto From the Critical Care Scenarios Podcast 53:11

7d ago53:11

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Obstructive shock may be the least common type of shock, but it’s no less critical. As part of Nurse PodCrawl 2024, Bryan Boling and Brandon Oto from the Critical Care Scenarios podcast join host Sarah Lorenzini in this episode to talk about the critical care management of obstructive shock. Together, they walk nurses through a patient scenario, de…

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Living Life Openly By Cultivating Courage Through Neural Mastery (Part 2) 45:06

22m ago45:06

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“Your body is wise. It will tell you everything you need to know. The timing for growth and change is different for everyone, and that’s okay.” Episode summary: In this episode, Nick and Gazit Chaya “Z” Nkosi dive into understanding and managing the nervous system to improve overall well-being. They explore how historical trauma and societal condit…

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Songs of Inspiration Season 2: Wayward Vine 39:55

12d ago39:55

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On this month's episode of the Songs of Inspiration Podcast, we talk with Valerie and Greg of the Indie Folk act Wayward Vine. In this episode, they share a bit about their backgrounds with music and songwriting and then we delve into how they started their band Wayward Vine and talked a bit about their creative process and how they collaborate on …

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103: Should Families Be Allowed to be Present During Resuscitation? 47:41

14d ago47:41

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Which side of the debate do you fall on? Should families be present during resuscitation or escorted to a quiet area to wait? Among those advocating for family presence are nursing researchers, Margo Halm, APRN-BC, PhD, FAHA, NEA-BC and Jessica Sexton, MSN, RN, CPEN. During their conversation with host Sarah Lorenzini, they explain why family prese…

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Living Life Openly By Cultivating Courage Through Neural Mastery (Part 1) 41:27

26d ago41:27

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“I’m very interested in understanding how people get through being on this planet. I find it to be one of the most confusing and beautiful and heartbreaking and incredible phenomena that we’re all here doing this.” Episode summary: In this episode of the Mindset and Self Mastery show, Nick speaks with Gazit Chaya “Z” Nkosi, who shares their journey…

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Fun and Game(s) Theory with Aaditya Ramdas | Season 5 Episode 6 48:23

15d ago48:23

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Aaditya Ramdas is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, in the Departments of Statistics and Machine Learning. His research interests include game-theoretic statistics and sequential anytime-valid inference, multiple testing and post-selection inference, and uncertainty quantification for machine learning (conformal prediction, cali…

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102: SIADH vs DI With Guest Nick McGowan RN, MSN 40:17

1M ago40:17

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We’ve talked about hyponatremia, but what do you know about Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone secretion (SIADH) and Diabetes Insipidus (DI)? In this episode, host Sarah Lorenzini and Nick McGowan RN, MSN dive into these diseases that develop from complex hormonal responses that manage the body’s water and sodium. They explore the patho…

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Run Toward Your Fears And What Holds You Back 42:49

1M ago42:49

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“There’s a big difference between mental health and mental wellness.” Episode summary: In this episode Nick speaks with Michele Capots, a transformational coach focusing on mental wellness and resilience. Michele shares her personal journey of overcoming fear and self-doubt, driven by her experiences with mental illness and trauma. She discusses th…

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BONUS PodSwap: RSI Drugs with Nurse Mo From Straight A Nursing Podcast 19:56

20d ago19:56

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On this special PodSwap Episode, you will be hearing from Nurse Mo from the Straight A Nursing Podcast! She does an amazing job breaking down all the pharmacology of medications we use for Rapid Sequence Intubation or RSI. Rapid sequence intubation, a procedure performed to emergently intubate a patient with an intact gag reflex in cases of acute r…

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Songs of Inspiration Season 2: Wyn and the White Light 43:50

1M ago43:50

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In this episode, we had Wyn Doran our very first podcast guest back on the show to talk about her new record called "Luck". Joined by her bandmates Lucia Jean (Bass/Vocals) and Heidi Tierney (Drums/Vocals) we talked about the making of the record and recording process and how they came together as a band. This was also our first episode including a…

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101: So You Wanna Go Back to School Part 1: Nurse Practitioner With Guest Dr. Sandra Pagenta DNP 40:18

28d ago40:18

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Are you considering a career as a nurse practitioner? Do you want to go back to school to transition into an advanced practice nursing role? Join host Sarah Lorenzini and guest Dr. Sandra Pagenta, DNP, as they discuss opportunities available in nursing and how to decide if the nurse practitioner path is the right one for you. Dr. Sandra Pagenta ref…

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Easily Reduce Anxiety By Going Calm, Present And Connected 25:01

1M ago25:01

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“I think a lot of us don’t realize that we’re pretty much anxious often.” Episode summary: In this episode of the Mindset and Self-Mastery Show, host Nick McGowan delves into the topic of anxiety and shares a three-step process that has helped him manage his own anxiety. Most people experience anxiety, and some experience it very frequently each da…

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Cookies, Causal Inference, and Careers with Ingrid Giesinger #Epicookiechallenge | Season 5 Episode 5 46:49

1M ago46:49

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Ingrid is a doctoral student in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Winning cookie recipe Follow along on Twitter: The American Journal of Epidemiology: @AmJEpi Ellie: @EpiEllie Lucy: @LucyStats 🎶 Our intro/outro music is courtesy of Joseph McDadeEdited by Cameron Bopp…

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100: How to Still Love Being a Nurse After 20 Years in the Profession 25:30

1M ago25:30

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Every day that you complete a shift is a day to celebrate because nursing is undoubtedly one of the hardest professions in the world, especially in the last few years. Burnout rates are extremely high, and for good reason, but there are ways to keep your passion for nursing even after decades in the field. In this milestone 100th episode of Rapid R…

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How To Tap Into The Greatness Inside Of You Like A Superstar Athlete

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“Break the curse of it, take it, and use it for purpose… but you’ve got to do the work.” Episode summary: In this episode, Coach Dar, an occupational therapist and mental skills coach for professional athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, etc.. shares insights on resilience, mindset, and overcoming challenges both in sports and in life. Despite …

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99: Hyponatremia: How Did It Happen and Why Is It So Challenging To Treat? 23:56

1M ago23:56

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Treating hyponatremia, a condition characterized by low sodium levels in the blood, can be both complicated and quite risky.. Disruptions to the delicate balance of sodium in the body can lead to a spectrum of outcomes, from an asymptomatic presentation to life-threatening seizures, coma, and death. Through the patient story of Mrs. Saltman, host S…

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Telling An Emotional Person To Think Doesn’t Typically Help 21:15

2M ago21:15

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“I had been afraid to really feel my feelings for a long time because I was told everything short of they were not welcome here and that I shouldn’t have them.” Episode summary: In this episode of the “Mindset and Self Mastery Show,” host Nick McGowan delves into the differences between emotional and logical individuals. Drawing from personal exper…

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Analyzing the Analysts: Reproducibility with Nick Huntington-Klein | Season 5 Episode 4 45:44

2M ago45:44

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Nick Huntington-Klein is an Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University. His research focus is econometrics, causal inference, and higher education policy. He’s also the author of an introductory causal inference textbook called The Effect and the creator of a number of Stata packages fo…

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Songs of Inspiration Season 2: Sean Magwire 38:01

2M ago38:01

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In this month's episode of the Songs of Inspiration podcast, we talk to award-winning Singer/Songwriter Sean Magwire. We talked about how he got into music and started writing songs as a kid in the early 2000's and he shared some amazing stories about his journey in songwriting since then and some insights on what he thinks makes up a good song. Se…

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98: "Broken Heart Syndrome" aka Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 22:18

2M ago22:18

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as “broken heart syndrome,” is hard to diagnose because its symptoms mimic more common conditions like acute coronary syndrome. This stress-induced cardiomyopathy presents a mysterious challenge to nurses, as you’ll hear in today’s patient story. Host Sarah Lorenzini shares the case of a patient who went from ex…

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How To Stop Struggling With Secret Compulsions And Not Let Your Porn Habit Define You 55:03

2M ago55:03

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“The more successful you are in life, the more driven you are, the more sophisticated your ways of throwing dirt on this issue are.” Episode summary: In this episode, J.K Emezi, the founder of Elevated Recovery, discusses his journey through addiction recovery, specializing in helping high-performing men with sexually compulsive behaviors and porno…

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97: Status Asthmaticus Part 2: Strategies to Manage the Crashing Asthmatic 28:12

2M ago28:12

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Part two of our crashing asthmatic series continues with a comprehensive look into what exactly happened in last week’s nightmare patient case. Host Sarah Lorenzini dives into the pathophysiology of status asthmaticus, explaining the physiological changes in the airways during severe asthma attacks and what makes these cases resistant to standard t…

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Traumatic Echoes And How To Decode The Layers Of Fatherly Influence 36:25

2M ago36:25

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“I think it’s that you really do have to be willing to embrace the pain of going back through the review part… it’s going to be so worth it on the other end.” Episode summary: On this episode, I have Gigi Dennard, an accomplished author, speaker, and commercial loan consultant. Giji shares her unique journey and purpose-driven work. We discuss the …

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Immortal Time Bias | Season 5 Episode 3 34:37

2M ago34:37

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Lucy and Ellie chat about immortal time bias, discussing a new paper Ellie co-authored on clone-censor-weights. The Clone-Censor-Weight Method in Pharmacoepidemiologic Research: Foundations and Methodological Implementation: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40471-024-00346-2 Immortal time in pregnancy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3680…

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96: Nightmare Case: The Young Crashing Asthmatic Patient With Guest Brooklyn RN 33:06

2M ago33:06

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Severe asthma leads to cardiac arrest in today’s gripping patient story. Brooklyn, an ER Nurse joins host Sarah Lorenzini to discuss a nightmare case of a young asthmatic patient and her team’s desperate fight to stabilize him. Despite various interventions, from albuterol, magnesium, BiPap, ketamine, and more, the patient's condition deteriorated,…

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Man’s Unconventional Path To Love, Purpose, And Peace 41:43

3M ago41:43

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“If you want to get started, self-mastery, self-awareness, it’s the door.” Episode summary: In this episode, Victor J. Giusfredi, an author and mindset coach, shares his remarkable life journey and the transformative lessons he learned along the way. Born in the Malbec capital of the world, Mendoza, Argentina, Victor opens up about overcoming divor…

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95: "That's a Weird Blood Pressure!": Recognizing and Interpreting Wide and Narrow Pulse Pressures 18:02

2M ago18:02

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Do you know how to recognize a wide or narrow pulse pressure and what each finding tells you about your patient? Following last week's discussion on the shock index, host Sarah Lorenzini introduces pulse pressure as another essential tool in the nurse's assessment arsenal. In this episode, Sarah outlines how to measure and interpret pulse pressure.…

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How To Manage Our Trauma, Triggers, And Interpretations 20:45

3M ago20:45

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“Your interpretations give weight to those triggers, and those triggers, when they come up because of your traumas, you’re able to do something with each of the three of those pieces. But really, if we get to the core of it and figure out what happened with that trauma and process through that trauma, then you’ll start to see that the trigger will …

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Targeted Learning with Mar van der Laan | Season 5 Episode 2 51:21

3M ago51:21

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Mark van der Laan is a professor of statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on developing statistical methods to estimate causal and non-causal parameters of interest, based on potentially complex and high dimensional data from randomized clinical trials or observational longitudinal studies, or from cross-section…

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94: How Valuable is the Shock Index? 14:09

2M ago14:09

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Looking at HR or Blood Pressure alone as determinants of how stable the patient is can lead us astray. The Shock Index allows us to detect when patients are declining… while they are still compensating. Shock Index = HR/SBP… but how can we use this tool? A patient’s vital signs can appear normal, meanwhile they’re on the brink of shock. This was ex…

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Uncovering Your Trauma Traits To Make Peace Within Your Soul 39:41

3M ago39:41

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“It’s all about decisions. How do you want to show up, and are you sick and tired of this crap?” Episode summary: In this episode, Sherry Buckley-Brown reveals how a lifetime of losses has shaped her perspective as she reflects on the lingering impact of trauma on individuals and generations. Through her experiences, we confront the question of whe…

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Songs of Inspiration Season 2: Jay Psaros 1:20:40

3M ago1:20:40

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We are starting off Season 2 of the Songs of Inspiration podcast strong by bringing you two episodes for February. In this episode, we talk with South Shore-based Singer/Songwriter Jay Psaros about his career as a full-time singer-songwriter. He shares some amazing stories about sharing the stage with legendary artists like America, Collective Soul…

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93: What the Heck is BRASH Syndrome? 20:06

2M ago20:06

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Are you familiar with BRASH syndrome? The complex interplay of Bradycardia, Renal Failure, Atrioventricular Block, Shock, and Hyperkalemia forms a collection of clinical signs known as BRASH syndrome. One condition leads to another which leads to another, heightening the severity of symptoms. Fortunately, it’s easy to manage if you know what you ar…

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How To Break Your Mental Barriers And Master Yourself 49:57

3M ago49:57

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“Vulnerability means that I am strong enough to show you where I am uncertain.” Episode summary: In this episode, Paul Rivera reflects on a life filled with diverse experiences (one of his highest values), including rescuing others, navigating the challenges of different professions, and learning the value of genuine authenticity. You’ll find inspi…

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Pros and Cons of Randomized Controlled Trials | Season 5 Episode 1 17:55

3M ago17:55

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Ellie and Lucy kick off the season and introduce our new executive buzzer, Melita! Melita is a masters student in statistics at Wake Forest University and will be helping out with the podcast (and keeping Lucy and Ellie from using too much jargon!) Pros & Cons of RCT paper: Fernainy, P., Cohen, A.A., Murray, E. et al. Rethinking the pros and cons o…

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Songs of Inspiration Season 2: Nick McGowan of Luxury Deathtrap 31:00

3M ago31:00

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In this episode of the 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 we talk to 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻 of the local rock band 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽. We talked about how he got his start with songwriting, learned about how music of the 90's influenced his artistic pursuits and heard some great insights and stories as well as some awesome music. (Photo Credit: Tree Beard Media) Che…

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92: How to Rock Your Next Stroke Alert With Guest Dr. Eric Wilson RN, AGNP-C, DNP, NREMT-P 27:45

3M ago27:45

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Timing is everything when it comes to strokes because every second without treatment impacts patient outcomes. If you’ve ever wasted time debating whether or not to call a stroke alert, you don’t want to miss this episode with Dr. Eric Wilson RN, AGNP-C, DNP, NREMT-P! During his conversation with host Sarah Lorenzini, Eric emphasizes the urgency of…

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Uncovering Purpose And Creativity In The Depths Of Anxiety 32:59

3M ago32:59

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“I didn’t want to be one of those people that just made excuses; it’s all really in the mindset sometimes.” Episode summary: In this episode, Liv Arnold shares the valuable life lessons she gained from her journey, starting with her experience in jujitsu classes, where she discovered the importance of building confidence. Liv reflects on the beginn…

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