This week’s episode is another round of Fast Facts with the Fellas! Join for an episode where we dive back into BIS, Beta Blockers, and LBBB!!

S3E7: Faster Facts with the Fellas! BIS, Beta Blockers, LBBB! 

Special episode were we will dive into a very simple maneuver that we see ALL THE TIME. But we do we do this? Listen in to find out! Also, shout out to Jenna and Olivia! Keep crushin’ it!

S3E6: Cricoid Pressure: “The pressure is on” 

Why do we give Calcium in a code? Listen now to find out! Special guest speaker Dr. Cancilla!

S3E5: Calcium: Give him some milk! 

We offered interviews a few weeks ago and we HAVE A WINNER! Ben interviewed this listener of 2 Male Nurses podcast and is now a SRNA! Collab to discuss his admission to CRNA school and a review of Precedex! Enjoy this special episode. More in-depth Precedex review to come. We wished we had mentioned

S3E4: 3 Male Nurses, another Christmas Special!

Don’t get caught with a resting Grinch face. Make the interview committee love you at “frost” sight! You will truly be a rebel without a clause. We are offering FREE INTERVIEWS to the FIRST 10 listeners to email us at 2malenurses@gmail.com We are super excited and can’t wait to hear from you guys!

S3E3: How to “sleigh” your INTERVIEW! **Christmas SPECIAL!**

In today’s episode we break down getting into CRNA school into 3 EASY STEPS! Guaranteed admission on first application cycle! If you want to formulate a plan for CRNA school, need some encouragement for the journey or just want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! Enjoy! *we also reveal our STATS at the end of the podcast*

S3E2: How YOU can get into CRNA school on YOUR FIRST TRY! *3 Steps*

After being away from the podcast scene for a few months, we are back with a BIG UPDATE! We have both been accepted into nurse anesthesia school! Tune in for our different journeys to acceptance into different programs and don’t worry; there are more episodes to follow with some tips on how you too can take your best shot at CRNA school!

S3E1: How WE got into CRNA school on our first try! (Or 10th try if you are Ben)

The information you need! In a short and concise way.

S2E7: 5 Fast Facts w/ the Fellas

How does a blood pressure work? Difference between systolic and diastolic? MAP! A-Lines! Learn it all right here!

S2E6: BLOOD PRESSURE “The Pressures On” (A-Line versus Cuff) 

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S2E5: Vaso & Neo! “It’s ALL alpha...”

A podcast for nurses by nurses. Growing in nursing education through experience, together. Andrew Oliver and Ben Medina, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN Insta: @2malenurses_podcastQuestions? Email us: 2malenurses@gmail.com

Warning: may contain Ben’s weakest analogy All of us “covid nurses” know how to handle a good case of ARDS. But do we know why? Or the pathophysiology of ARDS? This week, you WILL learn. DEFINITELY WILL BE ON CCRN TOPICS: ARDS, Surfactant, PEEP, Vent Settings, P/F Ratios

Warning: may contain Ben’s weakest analogy All of us “covid nurses” know how to handle a good case of ARDS. But do we know why? Or the pathophysiology of ARDS? This week, you WILL learn. DEFINITELY WILL BE ON CCRN TOPICS: ARDS, Surfactant, PEEP, Vent Settings, P/F Ratios

S2E4: ARRR-DS: A Pirates Favorite Disease 

This week’s podcast we are talking all things proning! All of us nurses that have worker during the pandemic are definitely very proficient in this task now, but do we understand “the why”?? Buckle up for proning, paralyzing, and monitoring equipment! (TOF/BIS). - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173887/

This week’s podcast we are talking all things proning! All of us nurses that have worker during the pandemic are definitely very proficient in this task now, but do we understand “the why”?? Buckle up for proning, paralyzing, and monitoring equipment! (TOF/BIS). - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173887/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173887/</a>

S2E3: “To Prone or Not to Prone” 

Okay, so maybe a bit of an exaggeration. But for real, travel nursing is a very unique area of nursing!

S2E2: How to make >$500,000 as a NURSE! *Tax Free* 

We are back with Season 2 of 2 Male Nurses! Get ready for an episode on one of the scariest times as nurse: Intubation. RSI medication. Confirming tube placement. Buckle up!

S2E1: RSI-don’t Know What I Am Doing! Rapid Sequence Induction | Tube Placement

DKA: the gap is closed! What does this mean?!

Anion Gap! “Be better than the gap...” 

Transfusing blood is a very dangerous procedure we do on a daily basis as nurses. We have two nurse sign-offs as a “protection” against giving the wrong blood product to the wrong patient, but the best to prevent transfusion mistakes is by knowing ABO compatibility.

ABO Compatibility for Nurses! 

Let’s take a deep dive on how steroids can be more beneficial than vasopressors on a crashing sepsis patient. “It’s not the sepsis that kills them, it is the inflammatory response”

Why Steroids will SAVE your ICU Patient

Today, 2 male nurses will dive into the nursing care for a postoperative carotid endarterectomy. Cranial Nerves, neuro checks, BP management it is all covered! We will give you everything you need to know so you don’t have to say, “shes gonna blow!!” (Additional side note: when patient is coughing post-op cover surgical site with hand to help prevent anything for “giving out”)

How to be the DART MAN! “A comprehensive guide to your first carotid endarterectomy”

This week, two male nurses will dive into the kidneys! Two amazing organs that do amazing things for the body. They will discuss BUN and Creatinine ratio, signs/symptoms of renal failure, and we approach treatment in the ICU. Learn how to provide better care for your patients and about the LASIX CHALLENGE!

Pre-renal versus intra-renal FAILURE! “Are you in the Kitchen or in the Basement?” 

There is nothing an ICU nurse loves more than a vented and paralyzed patient with no family. But, research is clear about ventilators and patient outcomes. They are a lifesaving piece of equipment, but when it is time to get off of them, it is TIME! SBT! SBT! Allowing each patient an SBT (spontaneous breathing trial) every day will allow them the opportunity to GET OFF THE VENT (when appropriate)! How can we as nurses do better in weaning our patients safely off of the vent? Listen now!

Ventilator Series Part III: “SBT! SBT!” How to Safely Wean a Patient off a Ventilator

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