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TheERedit

34 episodes · Explicit

The unfiltered side of life behind the scrubs. Hosted by ER nurses and working moms. We share wild ER stories, real talk about nursing, and the chaos of balancing shifts, kids, and everyday life.

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Funny, honest, and relatable. Because sometimes the only way to survive work and motherhood is with caffeine and dark humor.

Episodes

  1. The Garnett Spears Case Through an ER Nurse Lens | The ER Edit Ep. 33

    · 50 min · S1 E33 · Explicit

    Garnett Spears entered the hospital with a normal sodium level. During that admission, it climbed to 182, and days later the five year old was dead. This week we’re breaking down the Garnett Spears case, the years of…

  2. Christa Pike Survived Lethal Injection. What Went Wrong? | The ER Edit Ep. 32

    · 50 min · S1 E32 · Explicit

    Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital during Tennessee's September 30, 2026 execution attempt. We go through the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, the sentences that followed, and the questions the case raises…

  3. Death, Trauma and the ER Cases That Stay With You | The ER Edit Ep. 31

    · 46 min · S1 E31 · Explicit

    “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever seen?” is one of those questions ER nurses hear constantly, but the answer is usually a lot heavier than people expect. This week we’re talking about the cases healthcare workers…

  4. ER Nurses Dive Into Bizarre Medical Mysteries | The ER Edit Ep. 30

    · 42 min · S1 E30 · Explicit

    This week we’re getting into medical mysteries that sound completely made up but somehow aren’t. From anti NMDA receptor encephalitis and human hibernation to auto brewery syndrome, cannabinoid hyperemesis, bizarre…

  5. The Nashville Hospital Medication Mixup Explained by Nurses | The ER Edit Ep. 29

    · 34 min · S1 E29 · Explicit

    Four joint replacement patients in Nashville received potassium phosphate instead of the intended spinal anesthetic, mepivacaine, and the investigation shows just how many opportunities there were for someone or…

  6. Niels Högel and the Horrifying “Resuscitation Rambo” Case | The ER Edit Ep. 28

    · 39 min · S1 E28 · Explicit

    Niels Högel was an ICU nurse who deliberately created medical emergencies in patients and then jumped into their resuscitations, reportedly chasing the recognition that came with saving them. We break down the…

  7. The Wildest Things Nurses Have Put in Patient Charts | The ER Edit Ep. 27

    · 39 min · S1 E27 · Explicit

    Nurses! You Need this book! pick up a copy of "Chart Like a Lawyer" here: https://amzn.to/4guzGvz We are reading some of the wildest things nurses and doctors have actually put in patient charts, from unhinged triage…

  8. ER Nurses React to The Final Days of the Lindsay Clancy Trial | The ER Edit Ep. 26

    · 1 h 06 min · S1 E26 · Explicit

    Recorded as the Lindsay Clancy jury began deliberating, we break down the final days of the trial and the question at the center of everything: criminal responsibility. We get into the defense experts, the claimed…

  9. The Craziest ER Stories We’ve Told So Far | The ER Edit Ep. 25

    · 30 min · S1 E25 · Explicit

    We’re revisiting some of the ER stories we still cannot believe actually happened. A toe in a sock, a full urinal to the body, nurse intuition that proved right, career ending mistakes that thankfully were not career…

  10. ER Nurses Break Down the Medical Evidence in the Lindsay Clancy Trial | The ER Edit Ep. 24

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E24 · Explicit

    We’re breaking down the Lindsay Clancy trial through the lens we actually know: ER nursing, trauma care, and mental health. We get into the GCS of three, 82 degree core temperature, spinal cord injury, reported thyroid…

  11. Her Foot Fell Off in the ER: Wild Whisper Line Stories | The ER Edit Ep. 23

    · 38 min · S1 E23 · Explicit

    This week, the Whisper Line takes over the entire episode. We read your anonymous submissions cold, including a hospital parking lot affair, a necrotic foot that fell off inside a shoe, a baby nurse’s terrifying first…

  12. Michael Swango Was Linked to 60 Deaths. Was Lucy Letby Wrongfully Convicted? | The ER Edit Ep. 22

    · 53 min · S1 E22

    We go deep into two healthcare true crime cases that raise completely different questions about trust, evidence, and the systems surrounding patient care. First, Caitlin breaks down Michael Swango, the physician linked…

  13. A Toddler Was Declared Dead and Found Alive in the Morgue | The ER Edit Ep. 21

    · 46 min · S1 E21 · Explicit

    An 18 month old boy was pronounced dead after a drowning and reportedly found breathing in the hospital morgue nearly five and a half hours later. We break down what pediatric codes, agonal breathing, time of death…

  14. Nurse Intuition Is Real | The ER Edit Ep. 20

    · 45 min · S1 E20 · Explicit

    Nurse intuition is real, and this week we are talking about the gut feeling nurses get when something is wrong before the numbers catch up. We get into rapid responses, triage, patient advocacy, home health stories,…

  15. Do Nurses Really Eat Their Young? | The ER Edit Ep. 19

    · 49 min · S1 E19 · Explicit

    Do nurses really eat their young? This week we are talking about nurse bullying, new grad anxiety, preceptors, ER orientation, and the difference between being challenged because someone wants you to grow and being…

  16. ER Nurses React to Taylor Parker and Maternal Instinct | The ER Edit Ep. 18

    · 51 min · S1 E18 · Explicit

    We’re breaking down the Taylor Parker case and Maternal Instinct from the ER nurse side of the story. We talk fake pregnancy, the hospital exam that changed everything, HIPAA, Code Pink, body cam footage, nurse…

  17. The Medical Malpractice Lawsuits That Terrify Nurses | The ER Edit Ep. 17

    · 43 min · S1 E17

    This week, we’re talking medical malpractice lawsuits, nurse depositions, charting, and the legal fear that lives in the back of every nurse’s brain. Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley go through reported malpractice…

  18. ER Nurses React to Medical Murder Cases | The ER Edit Ep. 16

    · 38 min · S1 E16 · Explicit

    This week, we are getting into medical true crime and the cases that make nurses ask a thousand follow up questions. Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley talk through Lucy Letby, Charles Cullen, Harold Shipman, a German…

  19. ER Nurses React to Sex Injuries That Sent People to the ER | The ER Edit Ep. 15

    · 35 min · S1 E15 · Explicit

    This week on The ER Edit, Caitlin and Karlie talk about the sex injuries that end up in the emergency room, from cock rings and foreign objects to retained tampons, penile fractures, priapism, and the ER stories…

  20. Hospital Superstitions ER Nurses Actually Believe | The ER Edit Ep. 14

    · 43 min · S1 E14 · Explicit

    This episode is all about the hospital superstitions and spooky ER stories nurses swear are real. We talk full moons, never saying quiet, deaths and traumas coming in threes, haunted hospital rooms, weird call lights,…

  21. ER Nurses Debunk the Biggest Emergency Room Myths | The ER Edit Ep. 13

    · 47 min · S1 E13 · Explicit

    This week we are breaking down the ER myths that make nurses twitch: ambulances do not automatically get you seen first, chest pain does not always mean a bed, normal labs do not always tell the whole story, and the…

  22. A Nurse Was Killed Walking to Her Car | The ER Edit Ep. 12

    · 45 min · S1 E12 · Explicit

    This episode is heavy. We talk about the death of Ada Doss, a nurse who was killed walking to her car after work, and the bigger conversation it brings up about nurse safety, hospital security, workplace violence, and…

  23. ER Nurses React to Medication Errors Live at NurseCon 2026 | The ER Edit Ep. 11

    · 42 min · S1 E11 · Explicit

    We recorded live at NurseCon 2026, and this episode went exactly where you would expect: medication errors, ER nurse chaos, wild audience stories, burnout, nurse ratios, and one very unfortunate cruise laxative…

  24. ER Nurses React to the Craziest Lab Values Ever | The ER Edit Ep. 10

    · 46 min · S1 E10 · Explicit

    In this episode of The ER Edit, we react to the craziest lab values and vital signs nurses have seen, including wild blood pressures, glucose numbers, sodium levels, troponins, ethanol levels, DKA, alcohol withdrawal,…

  25. ER Nurses Play Would You Survive the ER? | The ER Edit Ep. 9

    · 47 min · S1 E9 · Explicit

    This week on The ER Edit, Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley are playing Would You Survive the ER? We are talking wild triage moments, homeboy transport, PPE surprises, decon showers, scabies versus bedbugs, skin…

  26. Nursing Stereotypes That Are Way Too Accurate | The ER Edit Ep. 8

    · 38 min · S1 E8 · Explicit

    In this episode, we are talking about the nursing stereotypes that are way too accurate. We get into the personalities every hospital seems to have, from the OG nurse and the Gen Z nurse to the know it all nurse, male…

  27. When Nursing Becomes Your Identity | The ER Edit Ep. 7

    · 41 min · S1 E7 · Explicit

    In this episode, we talk about what happens when nursing becomes more than a career and starts becoming part of your identity. From nursing school to years in the ER, we share how the job can shape our minds, our…

  28. ER Nurses React to the Craziest Things Stuck in Butts | The ER Edit Ep. 6

    · 34 min · S1 E6 · Explicit

    We are reacting to some of the wildest ER stories involving objects stuck in the rectum, from cue balls and shampoo bottles to Maglites, broken toys, and curling wand tips. We break down what actually happens in the…

  29. ER Nurses React to Unhinged Doctor Quotes | The ER Edit Ep. 5

    · 34 min · S1 E5 · Explicit

    In Episode 5 of The ER Edit, we react to a thread of the wildest doctor responses healthcare workers have ever heard. We read the funniest, darkest, most unfiltered things MDs have said, then tell some of our own…

  30. Nursing School Did NOT Prepare Us for This | The ER Edit Ep. 4

    · 41 min · S1 E4 · Explicit

    In Episode 4 of The ER Edit, we talk about the things we wish we knew before becoming nurses. From feeling completely unprepared as new grads to realizing how much you actually learn on the job, we break down what…

  31. I Got Covered in a Patient’s Pee… And Had to Keep Working | The ER Edit Ep. 3

    · 36 min · S1 E3

    In Episode 3 of The ER Edit, we talk about something that doesn’t get talked about enough: violence against nurses. We react to a recent news story about a nurse being strangled at work and share our own experiences…

  32. ER Nurses React to Horrific Medication Errors | The ER Edit Ep. 2

    · 36 min · S1 E2 · Explicit

    In Episode 2 of The ER Edit, we react to some of the most horrifying medication errors we’ve seen shared by nurses and healthcare workers. From insulin overdoses to dangerous IV medication mistakes, we walk through…

  33. Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Nurses | The ER Edit Ep. 1

    · 47 min · S1 E1 · Explicit

    Why is everyone so obsessed with nurses? In the first episode of The ER Edit, ER nurses Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley introduce the podcast and talk about the fascination people have with nurses, the stereotypes…

  34. Welcome to the ER Edit!

    · 0:10 · Trailer

    The unfiltered side of life behind the scrubs. Hosted by ER nurses and working moms. We share wild ER stories, real talk about nursing, and the chaos of balancing shifts, kids, and everyday life. Funny, honest, and…

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