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Empowered EaseNursing's Powerhouse: Leanne Meier’s Mission to Transform HealthcareHi!! I would love to hear from you!What happens when nurses take healthcare into their own hands? The answer might just revolutionize medicine as we know it.Leanne Meier has spent nearly five decades as a nurse, witnessing firsthand how our profit-driven healthcare system continues to fail both patients and providers. Rather than accepting this broken reality, she's pioneered two groundbreaking organizations that are creating tangible alternatives to traditional healthcare delivery.Through Nurses Transforming Healthcare, Leanne and her colleagues have developed a community-based model inspired by public utilities. Instead of treating symptoms...
2025-08-251h 04
Truth, Lies and WorkIs the Office Making a Comeback? Redesigning Spaces for Well-beingIs the office making a comeback? Is remote work a fading trend? And how can workplace design improve employee engagement, wellbeing and performance?In the second episode of this 2-part special recorded at Clerkenwell Design Week, we’re exploring the impact workplace design has on workplace culture and wellbeing. In our most ambitious episode to date, we’re joined by 16 experts in the work of architecture, interior design and workplace psychology. Join the conversation as we discuss:
Top 10 ways to get employees back in the office
How the office can improve performance and cr...
2023-06-141h 47
Nursing Strategies for Success PodcastEpisode 8 - Leanne Meier - Nurses Transforming HealthcareIn episode 8 of the Nursing Strategies for Success Podcast – I have the pleasure of interviewing Leanne Meier, BSN, RN & Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse Podcast Show Host, where we discussed how Nurses are at the forefront of saving our dysfunctional healthcare system and that NOW is our time to pave the way to Transforming Healthcare into a better system that refocuses resources on prevention, wellness, and community wellness - as a means to get "health" back into healthcare. This episode covers A LOT of really important issues and strategies for success!To connect with Leanne, check...
2021-10-1553 min
Once a Nurse, Always a NurseWhat We DON’T Know About Disinfectants, Can KILL Us!This week I had the opportunity to observe an EMT deliver a patient to the hospital room next to my mother’s room. When they brought the stretcher out they cleaned it right in front of me. Using a spray bottle and paper towels, they rapidly wiped over surfaces, missing large areas of the cart and equipment attached to the cart. It occurred to me that this act of “disinfecting” for COVID-19 is happening ALL over the Country and the world. Why is that a problem? My guest is Scott Smith, CEO of AquaFlex, inventor of BioFoam and expert on cleani...
2020-08-3154 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNursing Talk Show JAM with Keith Carlson and Joyce BatchellerI am becoming more connected to some of the other Nurse Talk Show Hosts. I discovered Keith Carlson,The Nurse Keith Show, from some of my Guests and discovered he is wonderful—great voice for Radio! Joyce Batcheller and I were also introduced by a mutual Guest, Lyn McCright. Joyce invited me on her show, All About Nursing, which was great fun and we realized that we had a LOT in common. I got the brainy idea of having the 3 of us on my show to JAM about Nursing. This is a GREAT show with knowledgeable people and a common pu...
2020-08-2454 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurses are Drowning! What Can They Use Right Now?Nurses across the country are drowning from the overwhelm of COVID-19 patients, lack of PPE, lack of support from some of their hospitals/administrations/Federal/State/Local governments. They are even drowning from the waves of people wishing them well & calling them (S)Heros. They don’t feel like (S)Heros. They feel like they are striving to save patients, they have not even had time to meet before they die—1-4 per shift. They are used to seeing FAR more success than LOSS. They are drowning in unshed tears and tamped down fears, because they can’t allow themselves to go...
2020-08-1755 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNursing: Voices to Expose Human Trafficking of Children Part IIIn a world caught up in multiple crises (Global warming, a rabid election process, COVID-19, Systemic Racism), who is there to notice that Human Trafficking is continuing at a breakneck speed? My guests, Dr. Jessica Peck, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years is not just paying attention, she is active in many different avenues to arrest this menace and keep it from continuing in society. She was on my show on June 6, 2020 and I invited her to come back with Holly (Austin Smith) Gibbs, who experienced trafficking as a child and has written a book about that experience, “Walking Pr...
2020-08-1052 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseTOXIC Leadership: Hospital Change is Needed NOW!One of the outcomes of the World Pandemic of COVID-19 is uncovering of all the cracks and deficits in our Public Health and Healthcare Systems in the USA that have been happening over many years. It is open to all eyes at this point that there is NO equity in our healthcare. The poor, black, brown, indigenous and immigrants receive the worst or NO care in our system. The wealthy receive much better care, but still when we look at the statistics of care in the United States compared to other FIRST World countries, we are not only NOT at...
2020-08-0355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: Honor YOUR nurse with a DAISY Award!I was thrilled to learn about the DAISY Foundation, a remarkable organization that exclusively honors nurses for the incredible efforts they make daily. Bonnie & Mark Barnes wanted to keep the memory of Patrick Barnes alive in a unique way by awarding his nurses (and eventually nurses around the world) with a tangible, heartfelt recognition by their peers/patients. Bonnie & Mark just launched a book to tell the 20-year story: “Shining the Light On All the Right.” So many people now jump on the bandwagon of calling nurses (s)heros, without TRULY recognizing the life-changing gifts they share every day. Nurses tend...
2020-07-2756 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseHealing: The Synchrony of Body-Brain-Mind-Spirit2020 celebrates the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale, known as the mother of nursing & hospital administration, in the Year of the Nurse & Midwife. What could be better than the privilege of talking with a Pioneer of Holistic Nursing, Dr. Helen C. Erickson? She joins me to discuss VERY deep topics that impact nurses, healthcare providers, patients & humans in general. She is one of the leading nursing theorists of the 20th century. Her theories are spiritual in nature & emphasize the holistic care of patients, which made her a defining force in holistic nursing. In 2012, the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) presented Dr...
2020-07-2055 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseParenting Under World and National StressWe know that all parents are under tremendous stress during this time of COVID, racial and political unrest. However, I believe, mothers and particularly working mothers are under the MOST stress, due to the added roles often assigned to women. My guest today, Rachel Duffy is not only a parent of 3 young children, but also a Certified Conscious Parenting & Leadership Coach, working with parents and leaders of various fields, who have these added stressors in their lives. We will discuss how to identify the problems and shift perspective to one that opens us to making conscious decisions, not based on...
2020-07-1355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNursing: A Voice to Expose Human Trafficking of ChildrenIn a world caught up in multiple crises (Global warming, a rabid election process, COVID-19, Systemic Racism), who is there to notice that Human Trafficking is continuing at a breakneck speed? My guest, Dr. Jessica Peck, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years is not just paying attention, she is active in many different avenues to arrest this menace and keep it from continuing in society. She is an expert pediatric clinician and anti-trafficking advocate who provides innovative, visionary, & award-winning leadership to develop & lead inclusive & diverse interprofessional teams in multiple arenas to provide outcomes of high-quality health care. She is...
2020-07-0656 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurses: Scientists and Innovators as Critical Assets to HealthcareNurses are preparing for the massive undertaking of recreating healthcare for the benefit of patients, the industry and country. My guests are Healthcare innovators, immersing themselves in the needs of Now AND the Future. Shawna Butler, nurse economist, health tech specialist & builder of the global EntrepreNurse movement, currently in Texas; and Tim Raderstorf, the Chief Innovation Officer at The Ohio State University College of Nursing & Head of Academic Entrepreneurship at the Erdo?s Institute. We will elucidate the world on what exactly nurses are doing to create a revolution in healthcare! An amazingly well-kept secret in the USA and the...
2020-06-2957 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseKeeping it ‘Safe’ in Healthcare Team Conversations, Part IIIt is frequently during times of emergency and crisis when our best communication efforts fall apart. My Guest, Roz Lindsay, is an Australian veterinarian who found her way into the corporate world and from there launched 2 successful learning and development businesses! Her passion is helping teams to
communicate effectively, efficiently and in a humane way. Our conversation ranged widely since this is also a passion of mine. Certainly, the times we live in: fast paced, bottom lines, communication, cultural and language confusion, sets us up for ALL kinds of missed communications. We will discuss manager and leadership styles and how...
2020-06-2252 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCNO's With a HeartCOVID-19 has uncovered horrendous deficiencies in many healthcare organizations in the USA. Among the MOST concerning, has been the blatant disrespect for nurses & other HC workers as they risk their lives caring for terminally ill patients, while being refused basic PPE & staffing support. Then they are threatened with loss of their jobs if they follow basic nursing policies. I knew this could NOT be the case everywhere in the country. In searching for CNO’s who put their nursing staff first, I found my guests for today. Both are CNO’s for large healthcare organizations. Dr. Bob Dent mentored Dr. Kit...
2020-06-1555 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseKeeping it ‘Safe’ in Healthcare Team Conversations, Part IIt is frequently during times of emergency and crisis when our best communication efforts fall apart. My Guest, Roz Lindsay, is an Australian veterinarian who found her way into the corporate world and from there launched 2 successful learning and development businesses! Her passion is helping teams to be able to communicate effectively, efficiently and in a humane way. Our conversation ranged widely since this is also a passion of mine. Certainly, the times we live in: fast paced, bottom lines, communication, cultural and language confusion sets us up for ALL kinds of missed communications. We will discuss manager and leadership...
2020-06-0853 min
All About NursingAll About Nursing (68) Leanne Meier, BSN, RNThis week, we will have Leanne Meier, BSN, RN, "Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse: Exploring the World of Nursing"
2020-06-0358 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: Automated Screening Program to the RescueLisa Romano, CNO of Cipherhealth, my guest for May 18, 2020 and I met in the Fall of 2019, long before anyone was even thinking or a novel coronavirus. When we were actually able to connect for the show, it became apparent that Lisa’s Career led her to the right place, right time to play a shero role in the COVID-19 crisis. She had been working with Hospitals for years to create streamlined IT processes in rooming, moving/discharging, cleaning, and re-rooming patients. Little did she know, having this knowledge as well as newer work, freeing nurses from needing to report results of...
2020-05-1853 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseSomatic Functional Therapy (SFT): The Best Stress and Pain Treatment, You’ve Never Heard of!Pain and stress relief programs have probably been around since nearly the beginning of time. However the problems still plague most people around the world. The COVID-19 Crisis has only added to the stress and then pain that people are experiencing. I am one of those individuals, dealing with pain almost as long as I can remember. So, while attending a health conference in January, where my guests, today, were demonstrating the effects of Somatic Functional Therapy (SFT), I was the first to raise my hand to be a recipient. My pain is chronic, deep interacting within several body areas...
2020-05-1154 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNursing Leadership: Back to the FutureMargaret Erickson, a nationally celebrated nurse leader with future plans of what Nursing Leadership will become as it creates a MAJOR paradigm shift from the medical model of illness & disease, to the nursing model of health, wellness, & wellbeing/wellbecoming. To a lay person, this may not sound different, but in healthcare it is NIGHT and DAY different. With the Medical model (while doctors want to help their patients to be healthy), their focus is on diagnosis & treatment, once someone IS ill. Nurses are no longer handmaidens to doctors. If you have not been treated by a nurse lately, they are...
2020-05-0457 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: The Time for Resilience is NOW!Today's guests, Lyn McCright and Teresa Walding (both with Advancing Nurse Coaching) are joining me today as a follow-up to their previous discussion on February 17, 2020 regarding Resilience Paradigms. At that time COVID-19 was barely on the radar and now we are all overwhelmed with the issue. It has taken an especially large toll on nurses and other healthcare workers on the front lines of the Pandemic in the hospitals and clinics in Hot Zone areas like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans, Florida, Chicago, Arizona, Texas and more adding all the time. Lyn and Teresa will talk about...
2020-04-2754 min
Ignite Your LifeEp 156: Susan Meier - Creativity at WorkSusan Hamilton Meier is a brand strategist and visual artist and the founder of Susan Meier Studio. She is on a mission to dispel the myth that creativity and strategy are at odds to help business leaders electrify their work and amplify their impact. Susan has developed a unique point of view that is driven by the merger of analytical and creative thinking. She’s designed a set of processes and tools that get teams to problem-solve more creatively, helping them define their mission, vision, and differentiators with clarity and bring their brands to life in the world...
2020-04-2121 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: HC Crisis Management Done RightWe have seen disastrous displays of pandemic mismanagement this year. There are many examples of managing crisis in an exemplary way with incredible teamwork & camaraderie by the healthcare (s)heroes of the coronavirus epidemic. GOOD leadership does NOT start when the crisis hits us in the face. It starts years ahead by building a 2-way culture of good relationships, honesty & trust between admin. & staff. Culture is shaped by the collective attitudes & behaviors of the people who work there. It does NOT change until people change. The ultimate leadership challenge is helping people make positive changes based on their OWN personal...
2020-04-2055 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: Insights from Healthcare WorkersIn the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA there are two fights going on. One against a virulent and dangerous new coronavirus and the other on behalf of the safety and protection of “essential” workers across the country. The disease is doing an exceptional job at its mission: to infect and kill as many hosts as possible. The cities, states, hospital administrations and political leaders are, to a large extent, failing miserably at their mission: To protect each and every doctor, nurse, hospital employee, pharmacist & tech, military, emergency workers of all kinds, public employees, grocery & other clerks, gas station attendants and bus...
2020-04-1354 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: Epidemiology in a nutshell - What Now?Dr. Stacen Keating is a former guest from Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse. She is a Nursing Professor at NYU. She contacted me over the weekend with stories & messages from healthcare workers, mostly nurses, who desperately want to get their message out to the world. She and her colleague, Dr. Gary, Yu, Epidemiologist of NYU will join me on this episode to, FIRST and FOREMOST talk about the need to save lives, including frontline workers and SECONDLY why we should work collaboratively with China and the east to help do this. It is truly how the world has survived...
2020-04-0654 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19: Brave Healthcare Workers Cope TogetherEarth is facing the greatest pandemic in an ever, undulating history of infection, disease, war, and famine interspersed with times of bounty, medical/economic advancement and relative peace. Today the world holds its collective breath over COVID-19. While most of the planet's population are being asked to step back, healthcare workers are stepping forward to be the MAIN line of defense between a virus and the human race. These world (S)Heros are showing us the way to change “poison” to “medicine” through passion of mission and desire to help. Maggie Brown, Certified Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board Certified Health & Wellness...
2020-03-3054 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19 Treatment: What Do We Already Have?In 2012, Dr. Howard Robins and Dr. Robert Rowen traveled to Sierra Leone, West Africa, during the Ebola crises to demonstrate an IV Ozone Therapy to administer to patients stricken with Ebola. They showed that this simply, inexpensive, effective treatment can make a difference with many infectious diseases, for which we currently have no vaccines or treatments. These doctors will share with the Once a Nurse audience what such a tool could do in treating the COVID-19 pandemic facing us today. Some form of Ozone Treatment has been around since 1854. Why have we not heard of this treatment before? Could it...
2020-03-2353 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCOVID-19 Message! Increasing Suicide Rates for Returning Vets AFTER TreatmentI was first aware of this topic from seeing the documentary: Medicating Normal, about military veterans returning from war, receiving psychiatric care and polypharmacy. The unusual piece is that the number of suicides of such veterans AFTER this treatment is up significantly & far more than the general public. Angela Peacock is one of the vets, whose story is told in the video & Dr. Mary Vieten is a vet and founder of the Warfighter Advance program to help support these vets toward health WITHOUT medication. This story is not only important, but stunning. It speaks to me on many levels, but...
2020-03-1654 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseA Conversation with a British MidwifeThe World Health Organization has designated 2020 as “The Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. We certainly have covered the nurses in depth, it is time we talk about the midwife. While often individuals become nurses prior to being midwives, this is not always the case in all countries. The sets of challenges and issues faced by midwives can be VERY different from those of most nurses. When I met Sally Pezaro, PhD MSc BA (Hons) RM, an Academic Midwife at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at Coventry University, Great Britain, I was greatly impressed with her qualifications and deep...
2020-03-0955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWomen in Healthcare: Finally Professional support!Women in Healthcare (a national nonprofit), is our newest partner on OAN. WIH was founded by Ashley Schmidt (one of today’s guests) and is among the most rapidly growing professional development groups for women, in healthcare today. Through healthcare education, professional development, mentorship, community & a focus on self, the organization empowers women with tools needed to advance their careers. They break down barriers within organizations & equip women to open a powerful force for gender parity. The healthcare workforce is 80% female, with nurses a massive majority of that percentage. But, less than 20% of leadership is female! Join womeninhealthcare.org, to he...
2020-03-0255 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseStress Relief: PAUSE and Take A Breather for Life ChangeNurses and all healthcare providers, experience sustained, often brutal stress nearly every day. They are challenged to leave it at work. That is not always possible. Stress Relief is needed in any given moment at work & home. Tanya & Ken Saunders, both anesthetists, have found immediate relief in what Tanya calls Pause Breathwork. That is a business she has founded out of her passion to offer stress relief for nurses around the world. Breathwork is NOT just about stress release. We will discuss the history of Breathwork and both Tanya and Ken will share their Breathwork stories and explain what is...
2020-02-2450 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseResilience Paradigm PrinciplesNurses in 2020 are in trouble. It appears in the form of bullying, burnout, and leaving the profession. There is a saying that “Life is what happens while you are making other plans.” Since this is true for all of us, we need to learn how to be resilient through whatever comes our way. Some say you “have” it or you don’t. I believe we can learn new habits and tools to make us more resilient. My guests, Lyn McCright and Teresa Walding have created Advancing Holistic Health to prove that point. They developed a program called the Resilience Paradigm, the princi...
2020-02-1754 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseKicking Burnout to the CurbWelcome J.D. WildFlower to share how to “Reduce Stress, Become more Productive & Cultivate a Greater Sense of Peace, Flow & Ease,” while embarking on the journey of Holistic Success. This is not a destination, but a meaningful lifestyle based on cultivating a deep relationship with your authentic self. This fuels your passion for life so you can pursue your goals & still have room in your life for your well-being. Many have tried “Burnout Band-aid” techniques (as J.D. calls them) to try to reduce stress, curtail excessive busyness or get connected to your authentic self. The real question is: Do you have...
2020-02-0354 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseParenting Our Parents: Transforming the Challenge into a Journey of LoveMy Guest, Jane Wolf Frances t, is a psychotherapist, attorney, author, coach, trainer, speaker and blogger, who has written an extraordinary & greatly needed road map about how to prepare and how to manage when our parents need us to help by parenting them. This is an experience which will happen for most of us at some point. The book is very engaging and shares her story and that of her parents, but also brings us into view as she shares potential hazards, insights and tips about what we might expect as our parents morph from the people we have always...
2020-01-2753 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThe Future of World HealthDr Billy Rosa & Dr. Sheila Davis have had exciting careers in several areas of world health putting them in an influential position with health challenges the world over. They will discuss: Nursing & Sustainable Development Goals; universal palliative care access (based on WHO and Lancet recommendations); optimizing the nursing workforce to ensure its delivery; anti-genocide global efforts as part of the Genocide Intervention Network; global health partnerships in nursing; HIV/AIDS, the Ebola epidemic, & role of nursing in human rights. Each have received numerous awards and accolades based on their individual work and collaboration with other world health scientists. Dr. Rosa...
2020-01-2055 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseBuilding the Future of Women's HealthThis Conference at the Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Conference, Minneapolis, January 9th & 10th, called “Building the Future of Women’s Health.” My Guests are Tanya Abreu, Conference Curator & Andrea Winter, Sr. Director, Women's & Children's Strategy. The exciting conference’s experts & hospitals peer into the future of the next frontier of healthcare excellence: Women’s Health. Speakers on the frontlines of these issues included, Dr. Saurin Patel, MD, MBA – Vital Links, discussion Population Health; Dr. Vicki Lucas, Ph.D – Women’s Health Business Expert; Wayne Yetman of Sina Companies; Dr. Alba Rodriguez, Ph.D – Somatic Functional Therapy; Dr. Veronica Scott, DNP – SSM Health; Tina Mar...
2020-01-1351 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseHuman Trafficking: Intersection with Healthcare: IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC HEALTH P2Tammy J. Toney-Butler RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN is returning to Once a Nurse for the 2nd half of her conversation from 10/7/19. This session we will discuss: 1) ROOT CAUSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING and 2) LONG TERM, TRAUMA INFORMED-SURVIVOR CENTERED CARE. Tammy has decades of nursing experience spent as an ED/trauma nurse & a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Tammy is extraordinarily well-versed in the realities of Human Trafficking of children & adults. She interacts closely with Commercial Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and is herself a trauma survivor. We will talk about how nurses and other healthcare providers can pick up on the symptoms of...
2020-01-0655 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCathWear: Wearable Solution for Catheter Wearers!My guest, Brian Mohika is an RN & inventor, not to mention an entrepreneur! But first and foremost, he is a compassionate and caring human being. As he watched the stress, embarrassment & frustration of individuals, who must wear catheters of various kinds continuously, He designed CathWear underwear for men and women for Foleys, Suprapubic, Biliary, and Nephrostomy catheters. We will discuss the persistance and courage required to take an idea to reality to a business. In addition to this, Brian has a military background, has been a prolific student of various areas of healthcare and has used ALL of this history...
2019-12-3056 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseSelf-care: The Gift You Give Yourself!Tina Marrelli, BSN, RN joins me Monday, December 23, 2019 on Once a Nurse to talk about Caregivers giving themselves the gift of self-care. She is a Best Selling Author of an interesting set of easy-to-use handbooks to help caregivers in the home deal with issues as they arise: Body systems understanding, what to do if something goes wrong, who to call, resources in general, tips and much more. She is a delightful advocate for Caregiving. She will focus on self-care and why it is SO critical before, during and after the Holidays; how to bring relatives who rarely visit into the...
2019-12-2355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseInside Legal Nurse ConsultingLegal Nurse Consulting has been around for decades, but is not often mentioned as an exciting and viable career for Nurses looking for work away from the bedside! My guests, Pat Iyer and Barbara Levin, both experts in this field, will flesh out exactly what this career is all about and the types of nurses who do well in it. Many people have questions about what it takes to be designated as a Legal Nurse Consultant; what are the costs of setting up as an entrepreneur & what charges can such a nurse make to clients? Who is the client: The...
2019-12-1655 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWhen the Patient is Your Loved OneMiriam Chickering is my good friend as well as an exceptional nurse. She recently had to deal with the severe, emergency, health crisis of her father hundreds of miles away from her. For me, it brought up memories of many such situations. It occurred to me that this happens to EVERY nurse at some time in their career. However, I do not remember hearing it discussed in any detail. It is one thing when a patient presents at your work and the family looks to you to save their life. It is quite another thing when that family is yours...
2019-12-0955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseEncore: Servant Leadership: The Cure for Management PoisonsShannon Whittington RN MSN PCC C-LGBT, was on Once a Nurse September 23, 2019 discussing Nursing Care for Transgender patients. I so enjoyed that conversation and received a lot of response to it, that I decided to bring her back on another topic. On November 4th, she joins me in her capacity as a Servant Based Leader Expert. I can’t wait! Join us on VoiceAmerica.com, Health & Wellness at 12 Noon CT for our dialogue on a new look at the subject with topics such as: Share your biscuit; Play nice; Nap time; Do not steal; Five fingers on our hip, one fi...
2019-12-0255 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThe Newest Thing in Nursing: Certified CoachingWe all know Nursing is changing by the minute, but did you know Nursing is the first and only profession to offer professional board certification in coaching? My Guests today, Lyn McCright is among the pioneers in this emerging profession. Teresa Walding is a Director and Faculty for the program and Amy Hoeschler, is a student and my connection point to meeting the other two. Graduates of the 60-hour CE program can sit for National Board Certification through the American Holistic Nurses Certification Corporation. (AHNCC.org) (RN's must have a BSN or above and have 2 years of experience). The NIH...
2019-11-1855 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseSpecialized Mental Health Services for Children, Youth, FamilyI became aware of the Nexus Youth and Family Solutions. through Linda Barnhart, who worked at the same healthcare organization I did, but after I left. I've been wanting to address this topic and demonstrate the life-long damage that can be done to children and youth if trauma is NOT addressed and healed. Nexus CEO, Dr. Michelle K. Murray, was kind enough to to join us. When I was young, there was not much consideration of the traumas that young people experienced. I think the idea was that either the child would forget or their brain was so pliable that...
2019-11-1155 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseServant Leadership: The Cure for Management PoisonsShannon Whittington RN MSN PCC C-LGBT, was on Once a Nurse September 23, 2019 discussing Nursing Care for Transgender patients. I so enjoyed that conversation and received a lot of response to it, that I decided to bring her back on another topic. On November 4th, she joins me in her capacity as a Servant Based Leader Expert. I can’t wait! Join us on VoiceAmerica.com, Health & Wellness at 12 Noon CT for our dialogue on a new look at the subject with topics such as: Share your biscuit; Play nice; Nap time; Do not steal; Five fingers on our hip, one fi...
2019-11-0455 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurse Entrepreneurship: How It Is Done!I talk to SO many Nurses who want to venture out on their own with a great new idea/product they would like to promote. So many of those in their NEXT sentence say, But I could never do it! I need a steady paycheck. My husband would hit the roof! Does that sound like you? It sure sounds like me. In fact they only way I tiptoed into the fire, was after I was laid off, then was injured and could no longer work as a Nurse. My guest, Pat Iyer, calls herself a Serial Entrepreneur and has graciously...
2019-10-2855 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseEncore: Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Patients and Professionals.The disparities in healthcare & related topic of nursing workforce representation of African Americans (AA) and other minority groups is a needed dialogue. If you are not involved, you may be unaware of the problem or how important it is we rectify it. Many have known the healthcare of AA is consistently not of the same quality as other patients, especially when compared to whites. Now there are numerous studies validating that truth. It is especially apparent in the Maternity & Newborn populations. My guest today, Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, is an expert in Maternity statistics & advocate for improvement of healthcare we deliver...
2019-10-2157 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCase Managers: Guides through the Healthcare MazeI almost titled this episode: The Secret Lives of Case Managers. I tried for a while to become one and it almost felt like a secret society! The right handshake, gets you in!! Seriously, Case Management is a Nursing field, which will ONLY become MORE needed as healthcare becomes less centralized in the hospitals and clinics, and more complicated. Patients and healthcare providers will need an accurate connection of the clear reality of the patient, families, needs, and providers. The patients will need a GPS locater Nurse to guide them through the maze of doctors, facilities, tests and more, while...
2019-10-1456 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseHuman Trafficking: Intersection with Healthcare; Part 1How much do we as nurses & other healthcare providers personally know about human trafficking. Even the most basic statistics are devastating: 600,000 to 800,000 women, children & men bought & sold across international borders every year & exploited for forced labor or commercial sex. (U.S. Government) When internal trafficking victims are added to the estimates, the number of victims annually is 2-4 million. Do you know someone who has been trafficked? If you respond “No”, don’t be so sure. They are right here among us, especially if you work in ED, OB, Clinics or other healthcare entry points. What we need to do as pro...
2019-10-0755 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseRacial Disparities in Healthcare: Patients and Professionals.The disparities in healthcare & related topic of nursing workforce representation of African Americans (AA) and other minority groups is a needed dialogue. If you are not involved, you may be unaware of the problem or how important it is we rectify it. Many have known the healthcare of AA is consistently not of the same quality as other patients, especially when compared to whites. Now there are numerous studies validating that truth. It is especially apparent in the Maternity & Newborn populations. My guest today, Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, is an expert in Maternity statistics & advocate for improvement of healthcare we deliver...
2019-09-3057 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseTransgender Patients Need Affirming NursesThe desire to have your body match the internal sense of yourself is NOT new. The number of people courageously & openly taking the steps surgically & pharmacologically to make that happen and the healthcare opportunities to succeed IS more new. To care for these amazing people, will require a new breed of nurse to assist these individuals through their ongoing process of claiming their true bodies. I remember in the 60's & 70's going through years of angst around, Who am I? Many, if not most of us, were thinking in a metaphorical manner. These individuals are dealing with who they know...
2019-09-2355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseBuilding the Future of Women's HealthIt has long been known when we give a woman a hand up, she lifts an entire village along with her. The same is true about healthy women. For almost as long as there have been humans on earth and efforts to improve health have been a priority, women have NOT been the focus of that learning, research and education. This show is an introduction to the Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Conference in Minneapolis on October 10 and 11. It is a foundation to begin building a far greater focus on womens health. Three of the speakers will join me today to...
2019-09-1655 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseFrances McHie, RN, Building a Culture of Diversity into the 21st CenturyIn 1619, the first 2 ships of captured Africans landed on American soil, which launched a culture in American colonies, built on an economy of slavery. Many people still believe that culture ended with the Civil War. Nothing could be further from the truth. Benjamin McHie Marie Manthey, join me to reveal the journey of one young woman, Francis McHie in 1929, who bravely fought the status quo of blatant discrimination toward black citizens in Minnesota in 1929, by applying to the School of Nursing at the U of MN. She broke the color barrier in nursing, not only Minnesota, but every state she...
2019-09-0955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurses: What does it mean to be a Woman of Integrity?When I saw the website Women of Integrity, INC. I was stopped in my tracks. My thought was what specifically are we talking about when we say this? How are women of integrity different from men? Speaking with Shantay Carter, made me want her as a guest on the show. This is a dialogue worth having! In addition to being a busy BSN, RN at Northwell Health Systems, she noticed a huge need in her community. While MANY people, educators, researchers and social workers, acknowledge the great need of young women of color to have positive models and mentors, FEW...
2019-08-2655 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseEntrepreneur or Intrepreneur? How do They Lead to Innovation?I have done shows on Entrepreneuship and on Innovation, but have you ever heard of Intreprenership? The first time I heard it, I connected with it. So many people who stay at the bedside or join an organization as a nurse, think they have to leave their creativity behind. Nothing could be further from the truth. My Guests this week are setting up a dynamic dialogue on how all three of these concepts fit together and intertwine. Michelle Rhodes, MHS, RN, CCM, CMCN is a best-at-whatever-she-does kind of person and will bring her insights into improving any situation you find...
2019-08-1954 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWorkplace Violence! It Can Happen to You!We have talked a lot in the past year about less than stellar conditions in Nurses places of work, including Bullying, Burnout, and lack of support for one another. What we have not addressed is Work Place Violence. It is hard for me to believe how widespread this reality is for a lot of reasons. This is one of those issues that if Nurses are given a voice in finding a solution (or many solutions), I believe that nurses can meet that challenge. The big question: Do we walk away or stay and change it ? My guests today have done...
2019-08-1256 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseChallenging the Conflicts of Diverse Nurses' ExperiencesThis show touches close to my passion for making Nursing the greatest profession of all. In every one of over 100 shows I have hoped to encourage, yet challenge each nurse to strive for their best. In my professional experience, it has only been the past 20 years that I have encountered day-to-day interactions with nurses of color, because each location was primarily white. As I have journeyed through life, read books illuminating the reality & learning from my friends of color, I have been forced to address my own white privilege. In doing that, realizing how different my perceptions of the world...
2019-08-0555 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseMusic: International Language and MedicationWe live in a world of rhythm. In ancient times, humans moved to the rhythms of nature, they created art, dancing and music that mimicked the sounds of the body. As we have modernized those rhythms, we have gotten lost in the cacophony of our lives: city, traffic, building, plane noises. Yet, our bodies, especially in illness, CRAVE the sounds of nature and healing. When my chronic pain began to become overwhelming in the '80's, I would become so anxious I couldn't sleep. I couldn't even rest. One day I bought a 5 spot CD player and music that I...
2019-07-2955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNursing Professional Development: World of Endless PossibilityMy guest this week, Dr. Launette Woolforde, is well-known for her passion for nursing and, most importantly, education for nurses. She told me: While I am proud of my own personal awards and accomplishments, what brings me the greatest joy is seeing my work positively impact and have an empowering effect on other nurses. Seeing them realize just how important their work is and how the knowledge and passion they possess changes lives – is surely the greatest of my accomplishments. Professional development is the gift that keeps on giving! I was immediately hooked! I am SO happy to be able to...
2019-07-2257 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseSoul Health: What Nurses need to know!My Guest today is an insightful and delightful woman, who grew her passion for psychology into a career of helping people connect to their soul. She is a NY Times Best Selling Author and, from my observation, a wonderful caring, upbeat and very present individual. We talked about many aspects of how our culture and society can suck our soul life right from our body. Returning to our true selves, takes conscious effort but does not have to take phenomenal amounts of time. I felt a true connection with Dr. Kelly and I feel certain that you will also. Join...
2019-07-1552 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseTalking 'Death' and 'Life' with Parents and Patients!Fun, fascinating and very helpful conversation with Jolene Hill from Australia about talking to patients and family members about what they want for their death (beyond Advance Directives) and also getting fun conversations going about their life Story. Everyone has one, but how often do we lament at the funeral that no one ever captured our loved ones story in some permanent fashion? Jolene is an upbeat, thoughtful person, who learned from her husband's death that people truly need help with these sometimes difficult discussions. Most people are familiar and comfortable with a deck of cards. She developed two sets...
2019-07-0854 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWhat Nurses Need to know about Domestic Abuse/SuicideIt is hard to be alive in the USA today & not know someone in the grasp of Domestic Abuse, Mental Health Crises, and/or suicide attempts. Nursing Suicide has risen to terrifying levels. What do Nurses need to know to recognize the signs/symptoms to address these issues at their earliest point? My guests bring an interesting, complementary story & information regarding these issues. Sherry Genga is the author of The Shattered Oak, a true story of her mother's nightmare of abuse, suicide attempts and misdiagnosis of Mental Illness, along with her own growth & learning from the experience. Dr. Alisha Cornell...
2019-07-0155 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseDealing with Pain Without MedicationsPain has always been an issue to humans. We have consistently worked to relieve it-originally with natural methods (herbs, oils, massage). Over time, many more intricate, imaginative, & scientific have arrived (acupuncture, medicines from herb compounds, & homeopathic methods). In the past 150 years, some have leaned heavily toward surgery & drugs. Money/greed have factored into our current situation with a crisis of people addicted to Opioids and other substances—originally to deal with pain & now to deal with addiction. My guests are two people who go beyond practitioners to a level of healers, using modalities they have learned for years, then practiced in...
2019-06-2454 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurses and Numbers: A Data-Driven Population Health PerspectiveToday's show veers into my zone of fog--NUMBERS! When I tend to think that numbers are not a favorite of most nurses, I would be wrong! The vast majority of nurses love numbers, statistics, data, studies, policies with measurable outcomes, research on new diseases and their impacts and SO much more! In fact there is a whole new area of nursing known as Nursing Informatics. My guests today are passionate about numbers and helping improve patient outcomes by knowing and making use of them. Asha Gaines Immanuelle is a Population Health Nurse Analyst and Danielle Siarri is a Master of...
2019-06-1756 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThe World of NewbornsThis week we are talking all-things-newborn, With my guest Dr. Barbara Morrison, (a.k.a. Dr.Barb by her many fans). She has dedicated herself to Standing in awe of & revering the innate abilities of mother-infant dyads. Being a former OB and L&D Nurse, I can absolutely understand that! We will talk about Kangaroo Care, which some of you may be familiar with, but Dr.Barb takes it to a new level. (Note the Headshot of Dr.Barb and her baby pouch. I LOVE obstetrics and I know you will ALL love this conversation. Please join us and call...
2019-06-1053 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseHealthcare Crisis: What can Nurses Do?My guest this week, Dr. John Silver is a fascinating, seemingly laid back, life-long philosopher at large, who is currently thinking deeply about our health crisis and sharing his take on how to solve it. He is concerned that we have lost the ability to talk together and live in a world of bumper stickers, sound bytes, and obscure academic articles. I AGREE! He welcomes many others, also concerned about healthcare's future, to brainstorm many more ideas in the hope of coming to best-for-each-world possibilities in the the future. Are you someone who is ALSO thinking deeply along these lines...
2019-06-0355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseInnovations in Opioid Abuse TreatmentThe United States is in the middle of an epidemic, Every day, 46 people die from an overdose of prescription painkillers in the US. During the past several years, the professionals on our panel have been researching and reaching for answers to this problem and solutions to the crisis. They will discuss what they have learned, what they have implemented, and what they envision for the future. Dr. Mark Rosenberg and Dr. Alexis LaPietra from St. Joseph's Medical Center in Patterson, NJ the creators of Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Treatment will share their program. Dr. Patrick Kemper and Alicia House, from...
2019-05-2052 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseChildhood Trauma: The Nurses RoleMy guest this week has the perfect name for the work he does. Martin Dearlove is a Social Worker in Australia, who works with children damaged by various kinds of trauma. He is currently preparing to launch a new business called, Childhood Essentials that is based on the concept of caring for children through the model of The 7 Hearts Assessment Framework: Learn, Love, Play, Family, Voice, Care and Safety and with the Motto: Putting Children at the Heart. Martin, himself has a riveting story of childhood trauma, which he will share. I found Martin, where I find a lot of...
2019-05-1355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWhat Makes Nurse's Greater? Exceptional Leadership!My Guest, Len Robinson, has been on the show 2 previous times in regard to the hotly debated topic of Bullying in Nursing. the first time July 30, 2018 and the second time November 12, 2018 with his wife, Patty, also a nurse, as they discussed how to reignite the love of nursing after burnout. Since then, Len has been diligently working on his new leadership education series, through Illume A Nation Inc. Join me to talk through how very simple leadership philosophies, skills, and strategies can change the interaction of teams.
2019-05-0656 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseDementia Activities and Games: Play or Learning?This show started when I first encountered Ginny Rosen, who is selling toys to help people with dementia, called the Brainy Day Activity Program through HippocampusHQ.com. I was fascinated that activities and games were being developed to help improve the quality of life of Alzheimer's patients. From there I met Jeannie Flossie and Lyn Hilgenberg, who are my guests for this program talking all about dementia and how play increases the quality of life for Alzheimer's and Dementia patients--just like it does for all of us! What can you add to this discussion and what would you like to...
2019-04-2955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseDr. Schanfield: A Vision of Medicine's FutureThis show is actually a Part two of the discussion on March 4, 2019 with Dr. Schanfield. We had time to talk about Medicine as it is today and a bit about the incredible wisdom, humor, and pithy comments from patients over the 40+ years that he practiced as a caring and humble neurologist in St. Paul. His Book, The Migraine in Room 3, The Stroke in Room 4 is worth another look. This time we will discuss Dr. Schanfield's vision for what Medicine could and perhaps should be. Do you have ideas you would like to add? Where are we going in Medicine? Are...
2019-04-2255 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThings I've Learned About Nurses Doing This Show.I have SO enjoyed Hosting this show, talking to people I would never have met, about aspects of nurses and nursing careers that I could never have known. I am going to be the only guest sharing a few nuggets I have gained: positives and negatives in nursing, people & wisdom, and the unquenchable passions nurses carry to help others. Please CALL IN and share your thoughts about nursing, gems of wisdom you have gained from experiences with patients, co-workers, friends and family about what nursing is ALL about! April 15, 2019 866-472-5792.
2019-04-1555 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurses Leading InnovationAs long as there have been nurses, there have been nurses who innovate! Often that entails work-arounds of systems and policies that hamstring the nurse and make giving good care to the patient more difficult. My guests this week are ALL about Innovation and how to get the nurse's voice represented in the many technical and communication great new ideas to ensure they work with and for the nurse in intuitive ways. Dr. Bonnie Clipper is the one-woman Innovation Department at the ANA and Rebecca Love has pioneer status in leading the way to innovation with nurses & entrepreneurial interests of...
2019-04-0153 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurses International: Growing Nurses!A much overused word in our language is inspiring and Miriam Chickering is certainly that. I think she has made such a huge impact in my life, because she personifies the person I always dreamed of becoming--someone who makes a difference in the world in a head-spinning way. Miriam started Nurses International.org about 5 short years ago, with herself and a handful of volunteers, with the mission of educating people in low resource countries as nurses. Not just a handful, but a WHOLE lot of them--enough to staff a country! And not to her specifications alone, but in collaboration with...
2019-03-2554 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseA Physician's View of Compassion in HealthcareDr. Paul Schanfield has been a Neurologist in St. Paul for over 40 yrs. He recently published a book, called A Migraine in Room 3 A Stroke in Room 4, which beautifully and succinctly describes the work of a dedicated, humble, & humane physician passing on the wisdom of his life's work to future generations of doctors. He clearly shares what his training was in the positives & negatives, along with great quotes of Hippocrates (which have given him direction along the way), as well as beautiful, funny & touching comments of his patients. He enjoyed & appreciated their words in the moment, consistently wrote down, brought...
2019-03-0456 min2019-02-2555 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThe Communicative NurseKathleen Bartholomew is a much sought-after speaker all around the country for decades on the topic of Nurses communication with each other and how it can make or break the quality of the workplace. She has had a TEDx talk on Lessons From Nursing to the World. She is joined by Laura Hanoski, who has spent her career contributing to the seamless and helpful interactions of nurses in their work roles. She also has led a project called, Heroes for Healthcare, helping veterans. They both join me today to talk about crucial conversations nurses must learn to OWN for patient...
2019-02-1853 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseMultigenerational Nursing TeamsWhen I began as a nurse there were just 2 generations in the workplace: the WWII (Greatest) Generation and the Boomers. I went to a conference on how to understand one another and learn to get along. I was ASTOUNDED by the number of differences in perspective and expectations each generation held about and toward the other. Now we have as many as 5 generations in the healthcare workplace! OH MY! Dr. Paul Clements is here to give us some perspective and tips on all living together in peace! How to Close Gaps to Enhance Professional Practice He is a wonderful guest...
2019-02-1154 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseLTC: What Used to be Med/Surg in HospitalsI met Dee McCarthy on LinkedIn as I saw her compassionate, heartfelt, compassionate posts. The first one that caught me was as simple as it could be (this is not exact): I Love you! If so many people can hate without knowing the person, then I can Love without knowing them. I was hooked. When I found her, she turned out to be just as interesting as I suspected and has had a varied and interesting career. I asked her to talk about Long Term Care--the neglected cousin of the healthcare system. I also asked her to bring someone with...
2019-01-2856 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseBehind the Murder CurtainBruce Sackman is the Author of Behind the Murder Curtain along with 2 colleagues: Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmeterer. We think of healthcare as attracting Angels of Mercy, drawn to helping people at the MOST vulnerable times of their lives. Rarely do we consider the doctors and nurses also drawn to such vulnerable people, for the sole purpose of the pleasure of murdering them and watching them die. Our show today considers those people, the staff whistle blowers, the patients and families devastated by them & the incredible difficulty of putting such people in jail for as long as possible. Mr. Sackman...
2019-01-1455 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThe Consequence of CommunicationIn a world in which humans have become more and more polarized in our views, communication and hearing, healthcare sits right on the middle of the conflicts. Not only do people in healthcare have extreme pressure and choices in their work, but the people in the world holding all of those polarized positions work there. My guest David Ball is a nurse with a LOT of varied experience in healthcare and has recently joined a group called, Better Angels. This group is traveling the country with a program that allows people with different political views to sit down next to...
2019-01-0752 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseThe Impact of Healthcare Providers on Patients and ClientsRay Befus & I met on LinkedIn when he shared a post from Dee McCarthy: I love you. No…I might not know you. But if folks can hate for no good reason, I can love. It started a conversation on the impact of providers on patients health and outcomes. Ray said: When caretakers (doctors & nurses) are stressed, patients suffer. We work in an environment made stressful by the fact that lives hang in the balance based on the quality of our work. Isn't it normal to blow off steam by yelling at a coworker? Pointing out loudly the incompetence of ot...
2018-12-1756 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWhat Inspires You?We are approaching year-end. As with so many people, I am thinking about what has inspired me this year. How about you? I would like to share with you some of my inspirations and how you can call in and share yours: 1-866-472-5792.
2018-12-1056 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseA Transformational NurseI have become fascinated with the unending options available to nurses in careers and industries in (and especially out of) the traditional healthcare environment—not to mention entrepreneurial adventures. I met this week’s guest, Dr. Kathleen Ziegler Halverson, through a previous guest and friend, Cindy Bultena. We connected immediately as she began discussing the wide variety of careers she has held including the Army Nurse Corps, traditional nursing, Director-On-Site Medical Clinic for General Electric Company, Senior Specialty Representative for Pfizer Inc, Territory Manager for Herman Miller Healthcare, and Executive Leader to several value-driven entrepreneurial companies. Kathleen says “Nurses need to thi...
2018-12-0355 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNurse BullyingDr. Paul T. Clements from Drexel University, has been known to say, “Always be mindful. You may not know who’s watching you or who you’re inspiring.” This is exactly what happened to me, while listening to a Webinar presented by Dr. Clements titled: “Workplace Bullying: Not acceptable / Not Tolerated” on October 31st. This is a topic near and dear to my heart in regard to Nurse Bullying. He said 1 in 3 nurses leave their job due to Bullying! This is a shocking and unacceptable truth in nursing. At a time when we need each and every nurse available and by 2030 will...
2018-11-2655 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseTeaching Nursing to the World!Have you ever dreamed of doing something REALLY big to help the World? My three guests, Miriam Chickering, Dr. Stacen Keating and Kathleen Capone are doing just that. Recognizing the incredible progress education (especially of girls) adds to a community anywhere in the world, Miriam Chickering founded the Nurses International organization, a 501c3 start-up organization, developing open access curricula for multiple levels of nursing education to cost effectively train Nurses in low resource nations. Dr. Keating and Kathleen Capone are working with her and VersityU to provide vital nursing curriculum and artificial intelligence tutoring in over 20 countries free of charge...
2018-11-1955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseBurnout: Reignite A Love Of NursingLen Robinson joined me on July 30th for the single most listened to session this year on Burnout for nurses. He and his wife, Patti, (also a nurse) met with me to take another look at Burnout--how to overcome it and reawaken to the passion with which we came into nursing. This is a melding of each of their experiences and mine in overcoming this deep-seated problem draining the ranks of excellent nurses today. Len also share his wisdom and research for his new book, Love It or Leave It: Sixty Days to Reignite a Love of Your Career, provides...
2018-11-1256 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseDoulas: What Was Old is Completely RedefinedAs a Labor and Delivery Nurse, I worked in a hospital that did not have Doulas. I guess you could say that we functioned in that capacity. Doulas (with or without the name) have been around as long as women have needed help delivering babies--which is to say, forever! Many people are aware that while Doulas (the name means, Mothering mother), have never really gone away, they have returned in force. As women want less medical intervention in their labor and delivery, they need more hands on knowledgeable assistance at every stage of labor to deal with the unique evolution...
2018-10-2955 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseTelephone Triage Nursing: the Role, the Benefits, and the FutureTriage has been a part of healthcare for nearly as long as there have been disasters: man-made, as in war or accidents, or natural disasters. At some point someone said, With all these people hurt, dying or dead, we have to focus our limited care providers on the people MOST likely to survive. (I have a feeling, whatever caveman/woman, who came up with the idea, did not use those exact words!) And Triage continues every day, in every hospital, every city and country in the world. Today a phenomenal amount of the triage is done on the telephone. What...
2018-10-2254 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseCollaboration is Just 1 Human AwayI am thrilled to have as my guest, Dr. Mary Tilak form Highland, Indiana. She is a healthcare provider who has embraced the concept of collaborative healthcare from way before it was the thing to do! With strong influence from her mother, also a doctor, she transferred her philosophy into reality in every area of her practice and career. I am eager to look deeper into what is the mindset of this type of practitioner and how to hire for a collaborating workplace. How do you demonstrate that belief in every encounter with staff, patients and colleagues? Does it transfer...
2018-10-1554 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseSome Thoughts about Gender EqualityWhat is the Chinese curse? May you live in interesting times. I want to touch on one tiny part of the a recent uproar--Gender Equality. There is more to this subject than can be said in an hour. This volatile brew has been stewing for decades if not since the beginning of humans. it has occasionally in history broken through the surface angrily and rolled out like a wave of lava. Some progress seems to occur, then there is a settling and hardening and the process begins all over again. I first experienced the lava flow in the 60's and 70...
2018-10-0855 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseOne Mother's Answer to a Colicky BabyWe always used to hear about building a better mouse trap, but as an OB and Nursery Nurse, I would say what is REALLY needed is a Baby Bottle that eliminates Colic in newborn and young babies. There is nothing that will drive a new parent more insane than the constant and pitiful screams of a baby suffering from gas pain. My guest, Priska Diaz, is not a nurse. What is she? A mother of a colicky baby with a Masters in Science and a determination to come up with something to help babies like hers plus babies, who (for...
2018-10-0155 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseWeaving Our Passions into Our PresentFor many nurses, our work IS our passion. But for some of us, there is that insistently whispering voice in the head to go do what our PASSION calls us to do. Fill in the blank with your own personal passion. But that is one of the VERY cool things about being a nurse. It does NOT have to be either/or. We can have both/and! My guest today is Melissa Mills, who is very much a nurse, but currently using her knowledge and experience to actually create her passion in writing! She has become an entrepreneur and combined...
2018-09-2454 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseNursing at the Top, Toward the FutureNurses have been the go-to people to get things done with little or nothing in materials or money for centuries, but until recent history rarely the people consulted to determine the future and direction of healthcare in general. Who are the people making that happen and what does it take? Join me on Monday at 10 AM Pacific time to find out from my two guests, Nursing Leaders, both, one from Hawaii, Anne Foss-Durant, CNE, and one from MN, Karen MacDonald, who wears many hats in the world of top leadership in nursing.
2018-09-1053 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseAutopsy of the Nursing ProfessionThis is an interesting discussion of all the things we wish we had known about prior to deciding on a career in Nursing. My guest, Nancy Congleton, has just launched her new book on Amazon: Autopsy of the NP: Dissecting the Nursing Profession, Piece by Piece. Nancy is a fun and engaging guest and has a direct/ humorous approach to sharing her experiences about very real issues in nursing education and the profession that she thinks future nurses need to know as they consider entering Nursing. I think you will enjoy her as much as I do. Please join us!
2018-08-2751 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NursePutting Nurses First: Placing Them for SuccessThere are a million staffing companies in the world and many, if not most, are very good. Unfortunately, sometimes it can be a less than supportive experience on the part of the nurse. Today I am talking with Beth Fenske, from Care Partners Staffing in Minneapolis, who has just started a new staffing office, which puts the nurse specifically first in their transactions. We will talk about many aspects of nursing realities in the rapid-fire world of agency nurses. We are also joined by Lisa Smith, APRN, CNS from Minneapolis Heat Institute, where she has gleaned much experience with hands...
2018-08-2054 minOnce a Nurse, Always a NurseBurnout: The Flood of People Leaving NursingNearly every nurse has experienced periods of Burnout. For some of us, it was mental or emotional. For others, it also includes physical and spiritual decline. But who is talking about this issue and what can be done about it? My guest today, Len Robinson, does more than just talk about it. He has written a Whitepaper on the subject and is actively working to teach healthcare leadership what’s involved in the development of disengagement and burnout and what it will take to change it. Please join us on Monday, July 30th at 10 AM PDT.
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