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Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFlorence Nightingale: The Original Nursing GOAT with Melissa PritchardEpisode Summary:In this inspiring episode of Don't Eat Your Young, host Beth Quaas sits down with author and professor Melissa Pritchard to dive deep into the life and legacy of Florence Nightingale — the true original "GOAT" (Greatest of All Time) in nursing.Melissa shares the incredible story behind her novel Flight of the Wild Swan and how a serendipitous visit to the Florence Nightingale Museum led her to chronicle Nightingale's groundbreaking impact on healthcare, nursing leadership, public health reform, and the modern role of nurses today.Learn how Florence Nightingale’s vision, statistical genius, and...2025-04-2948 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastMegan Carter: The Chaos WhispererEpisode Summary:In this powerful episode of Don't Eat Your Young, host Beth Quaas sits down with Megan Carter—nurse leader turned consultant—to unpack the harsh realities of nurse leadership, burnout, and bullying in healthcare. Megan opens up about her own journey from bedside nurse to associate chief nursing officer, the toll it took on her well-being, and how a six-month sabbatical led to the creation of MC Healthcare Consulting.Together, they explore:Why many nurses resist leadership roles—and why we need them to reconsiderThe hidden toll of peer-to-peer bullying at the leadership levelH...2025-04-1536 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastEssential Ingredients for Well-Being with Maureen MetzgerEpisode Summary:In this episode of Don't Eat Your Young, we sit down with Maureen Metzger, a passionate advocate for nurse well-being and resilience. Maureen shares practical strategies to help nurses maintain their mental, emotional, and physical health while navigating the challenges of the profession. From self-care and mindfulness to workplace support and professional boundaries, we explore the essential ingredients for well-being in nursing. Tune in to gain insights and actionable tips to enhance your work-life balance and sustain a fulfilling career in healthcare.What You'll Learn in This Episode:- The key components of...2025-04-0144 min
Nursing and the Arts PodcastNursing and the Arts Podcast – Ep12: Beth Quaas, DNP, CRNA, APRN – An Inspiring, Empathetic Nurse Anesthetist and Host of the "Don't Eat YouNursing and the Arts Podcast – Nursing and the Arts Podcast-Ep12: Beth Quaas, DNP, CRNA, APRN - An Inspiring, Empathetic Nurse Anesthetist and Host of the "Don't Eat Your Young" Podcast! The post Nursing and the Arts Podcast – Ep12: Beth Quaas, DNP, CRNA, APRN – An Inspiring, Empathetic Nurse Anesthetist and Host of the “Don’t Eat Your Young” Podcast! first appeared on SJF Communications - 'Creative Ideas | Dynamic Results'.2025-03-2021 min
Nursing and the Arts PodcastNursing and the Arts Podcast – Ep12: Beth Quaas, DNP, CRNA, APRN – An Inspiring, Empathetic Nurse Anesthetist and Host of the “Don’t Eat Your Young” Podcast!Nursing and the Arts Podcast – Nursing and the Arts Podcast-Ep12: Beth Quaas, DNP, CRNA, APRN - An Inspiring, Empathetic Nurse Anesthetist and Host of the "Don't Eat Your Young" Podcast!
The post Nursing and the Arts Podcast – Ep12: Beth Quaas, DNP, CRNA, APRN – An Inspiring, Empathetic Nurse Anesthetist and Host of the “Don’t Eat Your Young” Podcast! first appeared on SJF Communications - 'Creative Ideas | Dynamic Results.2025-03-2021 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastUnderstanding Generational Differences in Nursing with Richard WilsonEpisode Summary:In this exciting episode, Beth Quaas welcomes Richard Wilson, a knowledgeable DPA, CRNA, FAANA and educator, to discuss how generational differences impact communication, education, and mentorship in the healthcare field. From the challenges of teaching across generations to the evolving landscape of clinical training, Richard shares invaluable insights into fostering collaboration, improving preceptorship, and preparing the next wave of medical professionals.Key Topics Covered:✔️ The impact of generational differences on learning and communication✔️ How educators can adapt their teaching styles to better engage students✔️ The importance of mentorship and fostering a positive c...2025-03-1848 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastBig Changes Ahead: Don’t Eat Your Young Season 5 Begins!Welcome to Season 5 of "Don't Eat Your Young," the podcast dedicated to empowering nurses and fostering a supportive healthcare community. In this premiere episode, host Beth Quaas reflects on the journey so far and sets the stage for an exciting new season focused on growth, resilience, and innovation in nursing. Connect with Us:Website: Don't Eat Your YoungInstagram: @donteatyouryoungFacebook: Don't Eat Your Young PodcastLinkedIn: Don't Eat Your YoungSubscribe now on your favorite podcast platform to stay updated on our latest episodes. Let's continue to build a nurturing and empowering nursing community together!
★ Support th...2025-03-1102 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastUsing Your Intuition to Care For Patients with Jenn JohnsonJenn Johnson has been an ER nurse in Canada for many years. Through those years she was bullied and had to leave jobs because the toxic people she was working with were never dealt with, so she decided to move on. Jenn takes us through three different times she was bullied and how she dealt with each one based on her past experiences and how she grew every time it happened. With all of her experience at the bedside, she also realized that she could use her intuition, that gut feeling we all get s...2024-06-1144 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastEmpowering Nurses Globally: The Story Behind Nurses for Nurses with Jennifer CrowIn this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Crow, RN, a dedicated nurse with over a decade of experience in the healthcare field. Jennifer’s journey began in 2013, and through the challenges of nightshifts and the demands of her profession, she developed a vision to empower and support her fellow nurses. This vision gave birth to Nurses for Nurses, a dynamic community set to launch in September 2024. Jennifer’s passion for nursing has driven her to create a platform where nurses can network, inspire, and uplift each other. Join us as we explore Jennifer’s inspiring story and the profou...2024-05-2835 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastSimple Strategies for Stress Relief with The Rest RN, Karen DoironKaren Doiron knows that we don’t have to keep living with the stress we are used to and she wants to help nurses live healthier lives. In this episode, Karen shares some simple strategies that we can incorporate immediately to help us feel better today.Summary:Karen Doiron is The Rest RN and her goal is to improve the lives of nurses by teaching them to recognize and decrease their stress levels. She offers simple strategies that can be done at any time of the day. In her coaching, sh...2024-05-1445 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastHolistic Health and Inspiring Nurses with Kasey PachecoKasey Pacheco believes that collaboration is the key to improving healthcare and bringing nurses together. In this episode, Kasey talks about what she is doing to bring nurses success by teaching them about holistic health and guiding them to pivot into their passion. Summary:Kasey is a nurse and loves caring for patients, but found that her nursing colleagues also needed care. She helps others by offering holistic health and assisting them with sharing their stories. Kasey is the founder of Preservers of Life Digital Marketing Agency, where “we blend the nurturing ess...2024-04-3036 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastExploring New Opportunities with Beth RamerBeth Ramer empowers ambitious women to go from unfulfilled and burnt out to expanding their passion for possibility without blowing up their lives and careers.She is a speaker, coach, workshop facilitator and host of the Design your Vibrant Life podcast.Beth knows that we can get caught up in the busy-ness of life and work, constantly spinning, always doing everything for everyone else and feeling hollow and depleted when it comes time for ourselves.After experiencing burn out herself, she discovered how vital it is to be able to have...2024-04-0936 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFrom Academia to Functional Medicine, Running the Gamut with Kerry JohnsonKerry Johnson has worn many hats in her time as a nurse: bedside nurse, FNP, and Functional Medicine NP. What better person than her to teach the new nurses coming into the profession. Listen today to hear how Kerry got into education and how her passion for health turned her to functional medicine.ABOUT KERRYKerry Johnson had been working as a nurse for several years when she decided to get her family nurse practitioner certification. Once she received that degree and was seeing patient’s in the clinic, she noticed how she wasn’t prev...2024-03-0555 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLeading with Nurse’s Wellbeing in Mind with Alex WhitefieldAlex Whitefield knows what it’s like to be an exhausted bedside nurse. It isn’t ok for nurses to do the work that they do without a break away from their patients. So he decided to change that. Listen this week to hear what Alex is working on to help manage the complexities of scheduling our breaks.Alex Whitefield was an ER nurse before becoming a nurse leader. During the time he was working at the bedside, he realized how important it was that nurses needed their breaks so that they could come back...2024-02-2045 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastEating Your Young From a Unique Perspective with Ryan GeorgeRyan George, an experienced ICU nurse, offers a candid account of his decision to leave his job due to workplace bullying, ultimately leading him to exit the nursing profession altogether. As a gay man in a predominantly female field, Ryan sheds light on the reality of toxic workplace dynamics, particularly the "mean girls" phenomenon. Despite his proficiency as a nurse and dedication to teaching, Ryan found himself targeted and uncomfortable in his work environment. He emphasizes the importance of kindness, support, and camaraderie among nurses, advocating for a healthier workplace culture. Ryan's experience underscores the toll of toxic environments...2024-02-1450 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastTaking the Fear Out of Cardiac Codes with Susan DavisWelcome back to Don't Eat Your Young, the podcast that delves into the inspiring stories and impactful work of individuals shaping the landscape of healthcare. In this episode, we shine a spotlight on Susan B. Davis, widely known as the Rescue RN, who has become a leading figure in cardiac arrest awareness, CPR training, and AED preparedness within communities.Susan B. Davis has dedicated her career to transforming public understanding and response to cardiac emergencies. In the hospital setting, Susan identified a critical gap in the preparedness of healthcare professionals to manage in-hospital cardiac arrests effectively. This...2024-01-3046 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastProtecting Your Rights as a Nurse with Maggie OrtizMaggie Ortiz, a seasoned nurse with over 23 years of experience, brings a wealth of expertise to the nursing community. Having worked in diverse roles, including bedside nursing, administration, and as a Texas Board of Nursing investigator, Maggie is well-versed in protecting nurses from litigation. As the Founder of Advocates for Nurses, she educates fellow nurses on navigating challenges, shares valuable tips on self-protection, and offers her connection for nurses dealing with licensing issues.Maggie returns this season to share insights into how nurses can protect themselves and provides her personal contact number to those facing potential issues...2024-01-1640 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFighting Violence in the Workplace with Mel CortezMel Cortez has been a nurse for 15 years, and an entrepreneur for many of those years. She noticed a gap in nursing and took action. In this episode, she shares her experience facing a violent patient in a community hospital, leading her to initiate a "ground-up" approach to empower nurses. Collaborating with military friends, Mel developed Cortex Gold, a comprehensive training program for healthcare professionals to prevent and handle violence. Discover how Mel is making workplaces safer and explore Cortex Gold for essential knowledge in preventing harm.Mel Cortez is making the workplace a safer place. If...2024-01-0943 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastHealing PTSD in Nursing with Jill BrandlJill Brandl was an RN who worked to become a Holistic Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Despite her education in mental health, Jill needed help with her own burnout from her years in healthcare, as well as dealing with trauma outside of her job. After what she describes as “total burnout”, Jill decided it was time to put herself first and begin the journey to a more healthy life. She stepped away from her job to focus on helping herself so she could continue to help others.Jill says that the mental health of nurs...2024-01-0239 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastCannabis Nursing with Alicia SchaalWith the explosion of cannabis use in the U.S., Alicia Schaal saw a gap in knowledge for healthcare professionals. Without much evidence-based information to find, she decided to educate herself so she could share that knowledge with others, namely the nurses and physicians that were unsure how cannabis impacts the our patients and the care that we deliver. Alicia is currently taking pharmacology and other related courses to arm herself with the most up to date research. She is also a certified Cannabis Nurse in Minnesota. She recently formed Midwest Cannabis Professionals, a consulting an...2023-12-1945 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFrom RN to Patient: Navigating Breast Cancer with Natalie D'ItriBeing a nurse was the easy part compared to being a patient. Natalie D'Itri was an educator and was involved in oncology research as an RN. What she didn't anticipate was being a patient and learning how to navigate the healthcare system in a totally different capacity. In this week's episode, Beth talks with Natalie about her journey with breast cancer, from both perspectives – patient and nurse.Last season, we heard from Natalie as the podcast host of CareerWise Nurse. This season, she returns to discuss her life after a breast cancer diagnosis. From this experience, Natalie ha...2023-12-1248 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastSeason Four is Coming Soon!Welcome back to Season Four of "Don't Eat Your Young"! I'm your host, Beth Quass, and I am beyond excited to be back recording for this season. A huge thank you to all you amazing listeners who keep coming back to hear the incredible stories from nurses just like you.I'm incredibly grateful for the nurses who join me on the show, sharing their expertise, vulnerabilities, and experiences in this challenging profession. We all know how tough it is in healthcare right now, especially for nurses. That's why this season, I've brought on guests who I hope...2023-12-0601 min
The Stay at Home NurseCRNA - From RN to CRNA Student to the OR and BeyondDescription #74 - Have you ever thought about becoming a CRNA? Today we are speaking with Beth Quaas, Associate Director of an Anesthesia program in Minnesota, Director of the Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists Board, and practicing CRNA. She shares with us her journey from Associate Degree RN to CRNA, tips on getting into CRNA school, and what it is really like to work as a CRNA. Show notes Follow Beth at… Podcast - https://www.donteatyouryoung.com/about Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/donteatyouryoung/?hl=en LinkedIn - ht...2023-04-2439 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastProfessional Development for Nurses with Rachael MurrayNeonatal nurse practitioner Rachel Murray joins your host Beth Quaas to talk about her shift from nursing to also start working as a professional development trainer. She studied at Dale Carnegie Training, which gave her a unique perspective on how to train others. The program fanned her passion to educate people. She and Beth discuss her training methods she’s learned and how these training methods could (and should!) be used in training nurses as well as administrators. ABOUT RACHAELRachael has been a Registered Nurse since 2004 and, subsequently, a Neonatal Nurse Pra...2023-02-2831 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastMoving Beyond Toxic Workplaces with Allison TwedeBeth talks with Allison Twede about her journey through nursing – from toxic workplace environments to admin positions to finally finding her calling to help other nurses heal. It’s a powerful conversation as they explore her path to healing herself while also following her calling to heal others.Allison Twede is a registered nurse, teacher, podcast host and creative entrepreneur. Allison has been on a spiritual journey for years and is passionate about helping others on their journey as well. As a nurse, Allison discovered how many people struggle with self-love and resilience. Allison's hope...2023-02-1429 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFrom Nursing at Sea to Dogs with Diabetes – a Conversation with Denise GruzenskyNursing at SeaHer adventures started when she took a job as nurse on a Carnival Cruise at the turn of the century. The travel was a selling point, but Denise Gruzensky loved nursing in this unique environment. She worked as a nurse practitioner but could also work as a nurse when needed. Gruzensky’s taken advantage of the world of online consulting and sees a lot of good in this shift. When she found out her dog had diabetes, she used that as a teaching opportunity to write a children’s book that lets kids with diab...2023-01-3131 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLiving the NursePreneur Life with Catie HarrisWith the launch of NursePreneurs, Catie Harris created a mentorship program that empowers nurses to monetize their knowledge, develop business skills, and help healthcare delivery evolve. Join us today as Catie talks about her program and her journey to start it.Catie talks about her exploratory approach she takes with clients, and the varieties of areas nurses have ideas for great business ventures. Her approach is to help them nurture those ideas and share them with the world as new businesses. She also talks about the importance of networking and how she helps. And of course there’s...2023-01-1730 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastExpanding Your Creativity with Rachel DickMeet RachelAfter a discriminatory incident at work showed Rachel how the system thought of her and her fellow nurses, registered nurse Rachel Dick decided she needed to be in a place where she didn’t have to answer to anyone but herself. That led her on a journey to become a certified holistic nurse coach, working with nurses to unlock their own potential. Rachel coaches nurses and runs workshops, helping them to unlock their own creativity and find their own voices. She also works to help them process trauma through writing. In this conversation, Rac...2023-01-0327 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLife in the OR with Sonya SpruillMeet SonyaI was born and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina. I was told that at the age of three, I told my family that I wanted to be a nurse. After high school, I attended college for two years at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where I thought I wanted to major in Industrial Psychology. Somehow, nursing was not on my compass at the time and I took a different path.I left Spelman and came home to hold various jobs. I became a career administrative assistant for various industries, such as financial (working fo...2022-12-2034 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastHolistic Well-Being with Liz BurkholderMeet LizLiz Burkholder from Charlotte, North Carolina, joins Beth today. Liz Burkholder is an integrative, double-board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, hypnotherapist, trauma specialist, and mind-body practitioner. She and Beth talk about holistic well-being and how to take care of yourself through deconstructive transformation.About LizLiz began her own healing journey at age 17 after a divine intervention changed the trajectory of her life. After her experience with trauma as a child, she found herself as a lost, self-loathing, depressed, and anxious high school dropout...2022-11-2233 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLearning Like a Renegade with Antra Boyd and Karen DiMarcoAntra Boyd met Karen DiMarco when Karen was teaching nurses how to work and advocate for our patients by thinking outside the box. Through that chance meeting, they formed a company called RNegade. They are changing the way that nurses and others learn and make it fun and informative. RNegade offers continuing education credit by listening to podcasts with guests from various backgrounds and experiences, but all knowledgeable in the content they are speaking on. No more boring grind to get CE credit, but learning on the go that is fast and simple. Antra and Karen are a...2022-11-0846 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastYou are Worth It! with Tammy WardFrom Caring for Patients to Caring for CaregiversTammy Ward has been in healthcare for 23 years. She moved from bedside nursing to becoming a CRNA. Throughout that process, she has realized that she has more to give. Her love for taking care of patients has moved out of the hospital setting to one of caring for the caregivers. She works with clients on a more personal basis, teaching them to put themselves first. Tammy wants others to succeed just as she has and helps others find what works for them to live their healthiest lives, both physically...2022-10-2534 min
Careerwise Nurse -New Nurse, Nurse Graduate, Starting your Nursing Career, Nursing Student, First Nursing Job, Hospital Orientation, NCLEX, Nursing Career, Healthcare, Medicine, Nursing24. Updates on the Minnesota Nursing Strike with Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNASeeking to support nurses in today’s world of hospitals and healthcare, Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNA, created the Don’t Eat Your Young podcast in 2020 (Beth’s October 4th episode is referenced in this Careerwise Nurse episode). Beth returns to provide updates on the recent nursing strike in Minnesota. Beth also shares her experience in a near strike situation when she was in a leadership role.
About Beth:
Beth Quaas started her career as an LPN. She earned her doctoral degree in 2010. She has worked as a nurse anesthetist since 1999. Beth is giving ba...2022-10-1818 minCareerwise Nurse -New Nurse, Nurse Graduate, Starting your Nursing Career, Nursing Student, First Nursing Job, Hospital Orientation, NCLEX, Nursing Career, Healthcare, Medicine, Nursing24. Updates on the Minnesota Nursing Strike with Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNASeeking to support nurses in today’s world of hospitals and healthcare, Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNA, created the Don’t Eat Your Young podcast in 2020 (Beth’s October 4th episode is referenced in this Careerwise Nurse episode). Beth returns to provide updates on the recent nursing strike in Minnesota. Beth also shares her experience in a near strike situation when she was in a leadership role.
About Beth:
Beth Quaas started her career as an LPN. She earned her doctoral degree in 2010. She has worked as a nurse anesthetist since 1999. Beth is giving ba...2022-10-1818 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastHistoric MN Nurses Strike: How it Impacts Nurses and Patients with Chris RubeschChris came into nursing as a second career. For seven years, he has worked with cardiac patients in a large hospital where he takes care of some of the sickest patients. In order to do his job well, Chris needs time with each patient, resources to assist him in that care, and a safe environment to do so. But as we've seen, staff to patient ratios are not aligned, and resources are diminishing. Violence in healthcare settings is at an all time high.Early on in his nursing career, Chris got involved. He quickly realized the impact...2022-10-0426 minCareerwise Nurse -New Nurse, Nurse Graduate, Starting your Nursing Career, Nursing Student, First Nursing Job, Hospital Orientation, NCLEX, Nursing Career, Healthcare, Medicine, Nursing17. Nurses Don’t Eat Your Young with Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNASeeking to support nurses in today’s world of hospitals and healthcare, Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNA, created the Don’t Eat Your Young podcast in 2020. In this episode you have the privilege of meeting Beth. Listen as she dives into the details of her podcast. Beth also shares perspective on hospital culture, healthcare leadership, nursing current events, and how to have an amazing career as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).
About Beth:
Beth Quaas started her career as an LPN, nearly 30 years ago. Beth completed her doctoral degree in 2010. She has worked...2022-09-2031 minCareerwise Nurse -New Nurse, Nurse Graduate, Starting your Nursing Career, Nursing Student, First Nursing Job, Hospital Orientation, NCLEX, Nursing Career, Healthcare, Medicine, Nursing17. Nurses Don’t Eat Your Young with Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNASeeking to support nurses in today’s world of hospitals and healthcare, Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNA, created the Don’t Eat Your Young podcast in 2020. In this episode you have the privilege of meeting Beth. Listen as she dives into the details of her podcast. Beth also shares perspective on hospital culture, healthcare leadership, nursing current events, and how to have an amazing career as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).
About Beth:
Beth Quaas started her career as an LPN, nearly 30 years ago. Beth completed her doctoral degree in 2010. She has worked...2022-09-2031 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastReducing Your Stress Through Calming Calligraphy with Angie BaileyAfter struggling with the ever-shifting challenges of nursing during the pandemic, Angie Bailey realized she’d had enough. That’s when she retired from the profession and moved to a focus on the art of calligraphy. She found an incredible peace with it and now teaches it to help others find that sense of calm. Angie joins Beth in this episode to talk about her struggles in the nursing field and how this shift has led to a more positive, peaceful life for not just her but also for the people taking her classes....2022-08-3031 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastThe Careerwise Nurse with Natalie D’ItriMeet Natalie D’ItriIn this episode, Beth talks with Natalie D’Itri, a coach for nurses who want to grow in their professional lives as well as host of the Careerwise Nurse podcast. Their conversation ranges through Natalie’s background and how and why she moved into coaching. They talk about their goals to help nurses realize their career dreams and realize them. Learn more about supporting the Don’t Eat Your Young Podcast with a membership — visit Don’t Eat Your Young’s membership page!About NatalieNatalie D’Itri is living her dr...2022-08-1628 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastMentoring and Positive Growing with Laurel AshMeet Laurel AshBeth and Laurel have a conversation about Laurel’s start in hospice and home care, working as a nurse practitioner, her transition to academia, her mentorship program, and more. Laurel currently goes out doing healthcare with seniors and is loving what she’s doing. She loves working in this capacity, and they talk about the return to a system where healthcare workers go out into the field to work instead of at a facility.The transition to practice and mentoring is critical for Laurel as it’s an opportunity to help retain MPs and PA...2022-07-1228 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastMapping the Right Direction for Your Career and Life: Talking Inspiration with Susan FareseSusan Farese, a Force of NatureSusan has been a nurse, but has also worn many other hats as she’s moved through life. Currently, Susan runs SJF Communications – her own PR firm – where she helps pretty much anyone, including nurses market themselves and find the directions for their own lives they’re most excited about.It’s invigorating to listen to Susan as she is full of positive energy and believes in people. She knows nurses are powerful forces in their roles, but also sees that many nurses need other outlets. Whether it’s a hobby, a s...2022-06-2830 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFunding Our Healthcare System: An Old Model Reimagined with John SilverThe Public Utility ModelJohn Silver joins Beth to discuss the Public Utility Model, a plan to shift the healthcare insurance structure, bringing needed healthcare to everyone. A central council led by nurses – which would also include physicians and other allied healthcare professionals – would work to provide a better and stronger foundation for preventative healthcare for the people of the US, not just disease care. John talks about his look back through history to find a model that could work as a way to fund healthcare, and found that the public utility companies were managed locally and...2022-06-1432 min
The Podcast by KevinMDNurses are struggling in isolation"It’s apparent to most that the dark clouds and stormy waters in the business of health care continue. There is much that needs attention from both health care workers and consumers. We have learned that when we work together, strength, creativity, and energy multiply exponentially. We need to move forward and create a sustainable and caring health care system. We can accomplish this by joining together and acknowledging our struggles, sharing and learning from them. The next step is key to change — we must take those narratives of drowning and shift their ener...2022-06-1014 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastA Broken System Revealed: Nursing During the Pandemic with Troy McMullenIn this week’s episode, Beth is joined by new nurse Troy McMullen, a nurse of three years who started just before the pandemic hit. Beth and Troy talk about his journey to become a nurse and what that meant when COVID took over the world. He talks about the various locations he worked as a travel nurse and how similar they all were in the frustrations he had with the system’s lack of proper care for the patients. Troy and Beth remind everyone that you have to know when to say no, even if that makes co-workers frus...2022-05-3132 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLearning to Protect Yourself with Maggie OrtizMaggie OrtizIn today’s episode, nurse advocate Maggie Ortiz joins your host Beth Quaas to talk about the challenges in our nursing system today. Why is it so frustratingly complicated and why does it seem to be working against the nurses in it? What can nurses do to protect themselves? How do they deal with liability? Do they need their own insurance? There’s a lot of information in today’s episode so make sure you tune in to this one!Learn more about supporting the Don’t Eat Your Young Podcast with a membersh...2022-05-1733 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastThe Compassionate Approach with Sandra CapitoSandra CapitoIn today’s episode – which was recorded September 2021, so information may be a bit out of date – nurse Sandra Capito joins your host Beth Quaas all the way from Melbourne, Australia, to talk about her work as a nurse to bring more compassion and empathy to the workplace for patients and fellow nurses. The goal? Making everyone feel worthy.Learn more about supporting the Don’t Eat Your Young Podcast with a membership — visit Don’t Eat Your Young’s membership page!About SandraI’ve been a Registered Nurse for 30 yea...2022-05-0337 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastA Nurse’s View From the Patient’s Side with Rachel ChianakasRachel Chianakas and Compassionate CareRachel Chianakas lost her ability to work as a bedside nurse after a knee injury with a subsequent failed surgery. Following her first surgery, she was made to feel “crazy” and “embarrassed” when she was told that she was fine and was healing normally. With her symptoms continuing, she was losing hope until a complete stranger told her she should seek a second opinion. She did just that and found that her symptoms were real. She finally felt validated.Through her experience, she has become a fierce patient advocate and now work...2022-01-0430 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastHelping Nurses Heal Nurses with Traci PowellTraci Powell is helping nurses heal.Traci Powell is a PMHNP and is nationally certified in Trauma Care. She has known 3 colleagues that have completed suicide and is dedicated to helping others heal before they take their own lives. She says that professionals in medicine don’t usually reach out for help. Traci offers intense therapy in different states in the US, hoping to reach as many people as she can.Traci has a Facebook group called Nurses Healing Nurses that is a dedicated space for nurses to share their stories and gain positive feedback fr...2021-12-2831 min
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2021-12-2302 minDon't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastStopping Health Care Violence with Sheila WilsonFighting to Stop Violence in the Healthcare SystemSheila Wilson has been a nurse for decades, but is still out there advocating and supporting nurses. Have you been a victim of healthcare violence and didn’t get the support you needed? Sheila will talk about how to find resources and continues to fight to decrease the incidence of assault and battery of our bedside nurses.Learn more about supporting the Don’t Eat Your Young Podcast with a membership — visit Don’t Eat Your Young’s membership page!About SheilaSheila Wilson is...2021-12-2135 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastWhen Standards of Care Are Breached with Ashley HughesThe Legal Side of NursingAshley Hughes has been a Legal Nurse Consultant for several years and is back this season to talk about implications when standards of care have been breached. She will share tips on documentation and how to learn more about standards of care. Ashley also discusses how this impacts travel nurses, and how to become familiar with the state or facility that they are working in. Don’t miss out on this very informative episode!Learn more about supporting the Don’t Eat Your Young Podcast with a membership — visit Don’t Eat Yo...2021-12-1434 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastWorking to Stop Healthcare Violence with June GarenHealthcare violence is all too real and June Garen is fighting to change that.After decades in the OR, June Garen decided it was time for a change. She was interested in psych mental health nursing and took a job at a state mental health facility. In 2017, she was assaulted by a patient and suffered a head injury, among other physical and emotional injuries. After the violent act, she found there were no resources for her to get help and she felt “shamed and blamed” at work.Since that time, she has worked to change that...2021-12-0735 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFighting to Improve Working Conditions with Rasheda HatchettRasheda HatchettRasheda Hatchett is a nursing leader making every effort to improve the working conditions of the organizations for which we work. Healthcare is a business, but nurses see it differently. We want to care for patients the best that we can, but it can conflict with the actions of the administrators that are removed from what that care entails. Rasheda works with administrators to help them understand how to take care of the healthcare workers that care for the consumers.Many of us in nursing have worked in toxic environments. It can quickly...2021-11-3041 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFinding Your Inner Wellness with Nasrin ParsianFinding Your Inner Wellness with Dr. Nasrin “Nas” ParsianOn today’s show, Beth is joined by Dr. Nasrin “Nas” Parsian. Nas is a Holistic health professional, Academic Nurse and Emotional health Consultant, Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Hypnosis Trainer. She has 25 years of experience in a wide range of health and wellness paradigms as well as an evidence-based practice with a focus on significance of self-transformation in management of chronic illnesses and mental health. She has undertaken her PhD research project on Spirituality and Chronic health conditions focusing on Diabetes Type I.Her latest and most p...2021-11-2332 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastOvercoming Burnout with Tessa HaymanTessa HaymanTessa Hayman is a RN in Canada that specialized in palliative care. It wasn’t until after she left bedside nursing that she was able to recover from the burnout she had been dealing with. After seeking help to deal with her burnout, she moved into the coaching space to help others in healthcare that are working through issues that are negatively impacting their lives.Tessa is part of a larger group that held a Burnout Summit. She is a speaker that advocates for healthcare wellness. The discussion surrounding learned helplessness is fascinating an...2021-11-1637 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastDealing with Nurse Bullying with JoNeil Smith ConleyJoNeil Smith ConleyJoNeil Smith Conley has been in nursing for 44 years and has many academic accomplishments. The roles that JoNeil has held include bedside nurse, leader and consultant. She spent years researching nurse bullying within organizations and has great insight into the issue. She also developed a tool to decipher bullying from other negative styles of communication.“It is not the nurse’s job to fix the bully. That’s administration’s job,” she says. JoNeil works with organizations to teach them how to work with bullies in healthcare and improve the culture of the hostil...2021-11-0939 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastSeason Two is Coming Soon!2021-10-2102 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastWe'll see you back here for Season Two!It’s the end of Season One! Thanks to everyone who has tuned in so far and made this a success. Thanks to all of our guests for opening up and sharing their stories. We’ll see you after our hiatus for Season Two!Learn more about supporting the Don’t Eat Your Young Podcast with a membership — visit Don’t Eat Your Young’s membership page!
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Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastNursing Beyond GriefWhen Tricia LaVallee was 4 years old, she learned about caring for her dying grandfather and what death meant. Since that time, she has wanted to help others heals as they deal with grief, loss and guilt. Many times, grief is the product of loss, but not just of a loved one; grief can come from job loss, changes in relationships, loss of a pet or guilt about someone else’s death. As nurses, we care for dying patients and their families, but don’t often take the time to grieve or heal from their loss. Tricia took her t...2021-04-2032 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastRunning Toward COVID and The Unknown with Ivette PalomequeIvette Palomeque is an experienced ICU nurse that does not back down from a challenge. She saw the need for her services in the busiest ICUs that had been hit by the pandemic. She took a travel assignment in NYC and worked during the height of the COVID-19 crisis and recounts what it was like being a healthcare worker at that time. She also talks about the teamwork that she saw all around her to care for patients that were constantly at the brink of death. The toll that this pandemic has taken on frontline nurses, as well as...2021-04-1328 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastMaking Frontline Mental Health a Priority with Katie WalkerKatie Walker has been a CRNA for the past 10 years. Although she loves giving anesthesia, she felt there was more she could be doing to help others. She decided to open the Revitalist Clinic. Her clinic offers ketamine infusions as well as a holistic approach to treat patients with depression. Katie’s clinic has psych mental health NPs & psychologists, and is working to add neurologists as well. She runs her clinic with a nursing foundation: by treating the whole patient, not just a diagnosis.Katie’s work has shown her that there are many groups of people that...2021-04-0638 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastTake a Walk on the Legal Side with Ashley HughesAshley Hughes loves being a nurse. She still works with patients on a part time basis, but she came to the realization that she wanted to do more than work in the hospital for her entire career. With all of her nursing knowledge, Ashley decided to become a Legal Nurse Consultant. She has learned so much about what it takes to become an LNC; she has also learned that she has so much to teach nurses in how to document properly in order to keep themselves safe.Ashley is now devoting much of her time to serve...2021-03-3032 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastThriving in Nursing School With Maureen OsunaMaureen Osuna was in advertising before deciding later in life that she wanted to be a nurse. Because of that, she has a different perspective on life as a nursing student than some of the more traditional nurses. She could see what was being taught, but also what was lacking in nursing education. After working in the ICU and then transitioning to the PACU, she decided to start educating nurses in a non-traditional way – the beginning of her podcast.Nurse Mo, as she is known, started the Straight A Nursing Podcast. Her podcasts are short and easy to...2021-03-2327 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLiving With a Purpose With Eboni GeeEboni Gee is a whirlwind force who seems to never lose her spark as she is growing a business to help others learn from the hard work that she has already put in. She is passionate about helping others and is a wealth of knowledge in so many areas. She has her own podcast called “The Kidney Connection” where she shares her nursing expertise in all things renal health and beyond. Eboni covers many different topics in her show and there is something for everyone to learn.Eboni is also the master of organization and time management. I sp...2021-03-1634 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastTurning Anger Into Motivation with Tammy JacobsTammy has worked in many nursing roles in her 25 years as a nurse. After a change in leadership which, as she found, was unsupportive of more seasoned nurses, she knew she had to find a more fulfilling role. She also felt pushed to obtain her BSN, but wasn’t interested. She says, “The degree behind our licensure doesn’t matter; our caring spirit and professionalism do.”Then came a day in the OR when she had a run-in with members of her OR team and, when called into the office, was told by her manager that “nurses are suppos...2021-03-0930 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastNurses Continuing to Learn With Shane SloneShane Slone started as an excited new nurse, wanting to learn everything that he could. He was an RN working in the ICU doing 12 hour shifts. It seemed that he would work, go home exhausted, eat and sleep, just to wake up and do it all over again. After several years working in a stressful ICU work environment, he was ready to leave nursing altogether, but he took a step back and realized that he still had a lot to give to this amazing profession.Shane has a lot of insight into the toxic workplaces in which...2021-03-0227 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFighting for Nurses’ Rights with Denise CrawleyDenise Crawley worked as a nurse for few years in Canada before leaving the profession. While still new to the profession, she had been bullied and when she asked for support from her manager, found that she had a “target on her back.” Her experiences with this toxic culture indirectly led her to leave nursing. Since that time, she has devoted her time to serve nurses in a new capacity by founding the Nurses Rights Association.The goal of her work in the Association is to help nurses understand their basic human rights as found in the Univ...2021-02-2328 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLearning to Be Your Own Biggest Fan with Haley BretlHaley Bretl knew that she wasn’t herself and was tired of pretending to be happy both at work and at home. She decided it was time to take care of herself. After trying therapy and prescription medications, Haley found a coach that was the right fit for her and it changed her life. With the help of her coach, she found out that she was her own biggest fan. From that grew her business to help other nurses through their dark days and show them that there was light on the other side. Your Biggest Fan is...2021-02-1622 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastPlay by Your Own Rules with Keeonna WilliamsKeeonna Williams has been a nurse for many years in the OR and understands the toll that the environment in which you work can have on your well-being. After having been bullied and having witnessed bullying, she became an advocate for those that hadn’t yet found the confidence to speak up. She now mentors students and new nurses on the job in addition to standing as a supporter on social media.Keeonna didn’t realize that she was burned out until she suffered a TIA and spent time in the ICU. Looking back, she realized that she...2021-02-0925 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastTackling Burnout One Nurse at a TimeRachel Smiddy understands how important it is to take care of yourself, especially nurses that seem to always be caring for others. Rachel decided to seek out a coaching certificate program and completed one so that she can work one on one with people to help them through issues that might be bringing them down. It is becoming more apparent that nurses are suffering from burnout, so Rachel also started a FB group called Nurses Against Burnout (NABO). She discusses the need to have goals beyond our careers and the responsibilities of life outside of work. An important piece...2021-02-0230 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastFrontline Work in a Covid ICU - A Real-Life Story with Kelley AnaasKelley Anaas worked as an intern when she was a nursing student which helped her land a job on a med/surg floor. After 6 years she decided she was ready for a change and moved into the ICU. She spent a lot of time training for that job, but it still didn’t prepare for the Covid crisis that hit in March, 2020.Kelley takes us through her experiences as an ICU RN in a Covid unit and the transformation that took place during that time. On top of her regular nursing duties caring for extremely ill patients an...2021-01-2630 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastEmily Mazurak: Surviving Burnout and Saying NoEmily Mazurak was an RN in a busy PICU at a Level I Trauma Center. She was ready for a change and took her talents on the road and because a traveling PICU nurse. Through that experience, and feeling like she didn’t fit in to some of the cliques within the units that she worked in, not having a sense of community, she felt that is where her burn out began. She loved taking care of her pediatric patients and their families, but was spending too much time at work, and not spending enough time taking care of he...2021-01-1925 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastMary Buffington: Stop Burnout Before It Engulfs YouMary Buffington had been a nurse for several years before feeling the effects of burnout. She was working in a chaotic oncology clinic, which was stressful enough, but then didn’t feel supported by her own leaders which added to the toxic environment. She finally chose to leave that job and almost gave up on nursing all together. She decided to take some time and find her self-purpose and self-love. In those years, she returned to school and received her Master’s in Leadership/Management, worked with a Life Coach, and got a new job as a Nurse Navigator.2021-01-1231 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastNursing & Women's Health with The Lady's Guide's Deanna TikhonovDeanna Tikhonov is a Women’s Health NP, but it took her a couple years to decide that’s where her passion was and take the steps to get there. As a nursing student, she hated her med/surg rotation, but later attributed that to working with preceptors that were burnt out, overworked and didn’t like having students. After graduating as an RN, it took her several months, and over 30 applications, to find a job on a med/surg unit. She said that she ended up loving med/surg because of the supportive nurses that she worked with there...2021-01-0529 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLois Hollis: A True Pioneer and TrailblazerLois Hollis has been in nursing for over five decades and has moved our profession in the right direction. She has been a forward-thinking leader and took on new challenges in order to promote and push the scope of practice of nurses to a higher level. We all stand on the shoulders of nurses like Lois.Lois’ abuse in her younger years led her to help herself and others. The pain that she endured as an adult was attributed to her past struggles and she made a decision to heal herself. She was able to overcome the gu...2020-12-2941 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastChristina Dunbar: Forging Nursing LeadersChristina Dunbar started her nursing career in the pediatric ICU and worked in several other areas before going back to school for her FNP and finding her place in adult oncology. After some time in the clinical world, she saw an opportunity and took a management position leading a team in oncology. This was a challenging position and she found herself burning out. We discuss the need for more support for nurses in those management roles where they are between the team that they lead, and their needs, all while trying to manage within the confines of a healthcare...2020-12-2239 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastCasie Lamp: An ICU Nurse in the Midst of a PandemicCasie Lamp has been a nurse for 20 years, serving in the Army, before working in the civilian world. Casie is seeing firsthand, the toll that our current healthcare crisis is taking on our nurses. After going through her own burnout 5 years ago, which was revealed while she was completing a CE article on burnout, she learned to heal herself. Casie realized that she wanted to help other nurses prevent the same fate, so she started to coach nurses. The stress of the job makes some nurses feel like they are doing enough for their patients. They feel g...2020-12-1522 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastKim Klein: Nursing Student to OR - What have I done?When Kim Klein was a nurse’s aide and decided to go back to school to be an RN, she didn’t realize how much different it would be. She quickly learned that being a new grad, moving straight into the OR, would prove very difficult. She left the OR after a year, only to find out that her LTC job did not give her the support that a new nurse needed. There was a question that she asked herself - am I doing the right thing by being a nurse? Kim ended up back in the OR as a ci...2020-12-1129 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastLisa Dunlap: Miracle Healing Through Self-CareLisa Dunlap is a Geriatric NP that practices holistic and integrative medicine. A little over a year ago, while dealing with burnout from her job, she was having health issues that were finally diagnosed just as the COVID pandemic was ramping up. Finding out that she had an ovarian mass, and without the option for surgery at the time, she turned to her mindfulness practices, awareness, and self-care. When she was finally allowed to go to surgery, there was no sign of the mass and her stress was gone; she attributes this to her healing practices and efforts to...2020-12-0828 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastJeri Cates: Authentic Self-Love, Self-Compassion, and Self-CareJeri Cates went from being a homeless, single mom on welfare to being a nurse practitioner and entrepreneur. She defines herself as a crusader for self-love. Jeri became interested in nursing when she was told that nurses are teachers, among others.The BON sanctioned Jeri for marijuana use and a complaint from a patient. That patient bullied Jeri when she refused to order him medications that he requested. Nurses have a high incidence of codependency. We must learn to take care of ourselves before caring for others. If we don’t, it could lead to bur...2020-12-0123 min
Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastWelcome to Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing PodcastWelcome to Don’t Eat Your Young — the podcast that brings you stories from the trenches of the incredible, wonderful, exhausting, terrifying, joyous world of nursing. Host Beth Quaas been in the world of nursing for nearly decades and has worked in hospitals large and small. She's worn the hats of the floor nurse, ICU, ER, and anesthesia. She's been a manager, an educator, and a co-worker. On Don't Eat Your Young, Beth highlights stories from nurses around the country that are doing amazing things for their nursing colleagues to support them and let them know...2020-11-1802 min