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Still A NurseStill A NurseHospice: "This Is How Nursing Should Be"Episode 49Hey Listeners! Sorry to have disappeared for a bit there. Some exciting life decisions and changes have popped up and Still a Nurse has had to take a back seat for a while till things normalize again. This is the caboose episode for season 4! I assure you that Still a Nurse will be back, but it may take some time. So please be patient with me! You all probably know by now that I have a special place in my heart for Hospice. As such, I am very excited to share some a...2023-03-0829 minStill A NurseStill A NurseNursing School in Your 40's: The Pros and Cons of a Delayed StartEpisode 48Welcome SaN listeners to the year 2023! Our guest this week is here to encourage any out there who long to be a nurse, but are not sure if they have missed that train. Mindy is a wonderful woman who knew from a young age that nursing would one day be her thing. Life sometimes has a way of sending our plans off course however, and her time for nursing was pushed back. Working first as a dental assistant, then enjoying time as a stay at home mother, she did not begin Nursing school u...2023-01-3031 minStill A NurseStill A NurseUsing an RN/MBA to Make BIG Changes in NursingEpisode 47My guest this week is an incredible woman who started in obstetrics and discovered a passion for nurse leadership and desire to learn more. After earning her MBA she found she had a unique skill set to fix a problem she found while working as a nurse director. The financial reports continuously showed the need for fewer nurses in her units, when her experience working in those areas, and the nurses she was over, told her the exact opposite. Tune in to hear how Heidi is using her natural grit to disrupt hospital...2022-12-1028 minStill A NurseStill A NurseRN network: Could Travel Nursing Offer You More Flexibility, Freedom, and Adventure?Episode 46Are you searching for an adventure but not sure how to make that work with your nursing career? Travel nursing could be the answer for you! While my guest this week is not a nurse, she is currently the president of RN network, a travel nurse staffing agency that staffs all across the US. With 24 years of experience in this field, Lynne Grosse shares what RN network can offer you and your nursing career. From more flexibility, the opportunity to travel and explore, great benefits, competitive pay, and a fantastic network of...2022-12-0129 minStill A NurseStill A NurseBedside Nursing + Love For Marketing + Creativity = Serial EntrepreneurEpisode 45*I apologize for my bad sound in this episode. I had technical difficulties and had to use the mic that would work at the moment. Unfortunately it was the laptop mic. My guest however has fabulous sound, so I know you will enjoy listening to him.*If you are a creative thinker, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and like solving problems you see in nursing, then this episode is DEFINITELY for you! My guest this week, Zach, worked at the bedside for 6+ years before taking his nursing knowledge to uncharted waters. He shares...2022-11-1831 minStill A NurseStill A NurseThe Emotional Balancing Act That Is The NICUEpisode 44We all have areas of nursing that we hope to work in someday. Some of us achieve those dreams and never want to leave. Others work tirelessly, get the job of their dream only to find out that unit is more like a nightmare and leave discouraged. Today's guest falls into another group. Those who fully expect to end up in one area of nursing only to find their true passion somewhere unexpected. Keeley was determined to become a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) until she did her preceptorship in the NICU and fell in...2022-11-0528 minStill A NurseStill A NurseStrange Stories From Labor and DeliveryEpisode 43I am not really sure how this season of Still a Nurse ended up with so many L&D nurses, but I am certainly not complaining.  I love hearing all your Labor and Delivery experiences and seeing where they take you in the wonderful world of nursing! Each nurse has shared a unique perspective and insights from their experiences in this realm of nursing that are valuable to our listeners. This weeks episode is certainly no different. Tara, my guest this week on SaN, had a longer and more challenging path into nu...2022-10-2828 minStill A NurseStill A NurseHow to Become a Resilient NurseI LOVE talking with nurses! Each one has a unique story, career path, and experiences that have taught me so much since starting this podcast. My guest today, Karen Furr is no exception! One question I ask all my guests is why nursing? Of all the careers out there in the world you could have chosen, why this one? Karen's answer is a bit surprising, and I am glad she answered so openly and honestly. (you will have to listen to get the story)Like many RNs, Karen has dealt with surprising setbacks and challenges in life...2022-10-1328 minStill A NurseStill A NurseNursing Really Can be the Career that Gives You the Lifestyle of Your DreamsEpisode 41Welcome back Still a Nurse fans!Today's episode highlights once again, just how versatile the nursing profession can be. My guest Benny, an NP, shares with us how and why he chose to dive into nursing, how he has created a career schedule that allows him to live the life he loves, gives incredible advice to nursing students who may be struggling, and shares a great story of a run away patient. Tune in to hear Benny's wonderful words of wisdom, details to his funny story, and learn from his experiences in the...2022-09-2230 minStill A NurseStill A NurseSo...What Does that PhD in Nursing Do?Episode 40Howdy there Still a Nurse fans, and thanks for tuning in to this weeks episode!My guest this week was actually a professor of mine back in nursing school and a darn good one too!Now, have any of you wondered what that PhD does in the world of nursing? I am pleased to be able to share the answer to that with you all today. Francine does an excellent job in breaking down the why's of getting this advanced nursing degree and even explains what you can do with one as...2022-09-1628 minStill A NurseStill A NurseOne Awesome Nurse and Her Many Hats: Bedside Nurse, Writer, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Wife, MomEpisode 39Hello SaN fans! I have a real treat for you today! My guest this week is Janine Kelbach and she is a pure delight to listen to. I know you are all going to enjoy this episode as Janine is one of those bright spots in the world that is bound to put a smile on your face! She is down to earth and tells it like it is as she describes her journey from a Burger King employee, to discovering a love for nursing and Labor and Delivery. Like many of us, Janine's path has...2022-09-0835 minStill A NurseStill A NurseYou are never alone in nursing: Learning to trust and rely on your shift-matesEpisode 38Hello SaN listeners! Welcome to the first episode of SEASON 4!It has been such an awesome experience hosting this show and getting acquainted with so many amazing nurses! I am really looking forward to sharing this new batch of experiences, stories, laughs, grimaces, encouragement, and inspiration with you all. All of my guests have wonderful and insightful experiences to share with all of us and I know that I have personally learned and grown a ton throughout this process, and I hope you all have as well!Kicking off this new...2022-09-0130 minStill A NurseStill A NurseStill a Nurse Announcements- 2,500 Downloads!Huge shout out to all you marvelous listeners out there for getting Still a Nurse podcast to over 2,500 Downloads! Whoooot! I am so grateful to all of you out there, whether you have just discovered this show or are long time listeners. I have learned SO much on this journey and have truly LOVED getting to chat with and meet so  many fabulous nurses from across a large spectrum in the nursing field. I hope you have enjoyed learning more about what nursing has to offer alongside me! This is NOT the end of Still a Nurse po...2022-06-1402 minStill A NurseStill A NurseWhat to do When Your Desired Path in Nursing is Currently Unavailable: Take the Atypical Path and Jobs it Offers!Episode #37 Show Notes:So many of us get into nursing school with a preconceived notion of what we want our nursing career to look like, only to either have that change through our schooling experience or have it blocked from us for a time. This is the case for my guest this week, Melissa, an RN in Las Vegas, NV. When her nursing job of choice was unavailable she found alternative jobs that not only showed her the various places nursing can lead, but also continued to add valuable nursing tools, knowledge, and...2022-05-2734 minStill A NurseStill A NurseNursing Got You Stuck in a Rut? Nursing Can Also Get You out!Episode 36So you have been in your area of nursing for 20+ years. You are an expert in your specialty and have seniority. And, you are getting bored. It happens. But, as my guest this week shows so well, that do NOT mean you need to leave nursing to find something new to interest or challenge you! Julie is a veteran, pro, superhero, take your pic, in the Labor and Delivery/nursery area. She earned her stripes, went back to school even to get into those management roles and absolutely LOVED being and L&D nurse. But rather...2022-05-1341 minStill A NurseStill A NurseHow to Come Back from Burnout as a Stronger and Better NurseEpsiode 35Hello Still a Nurse Listeners! Thanks for hanging in there with me for a bit while life got crazy.I am so happy I had a minute with the laptop to bring you a new episode!Burnout. It can happen no matter which area of nursing you are in. So, what does it look like and what can you do to keep it from stripping you of your nursing desires and aspirations? My guest this week, Emily Mazurak, draws upon her own personal experience with burnout and shares exactly how...2022-04-2827 minStill A NurseStill A NurseStill a Nurse updateHey Still a Nurse crew!Sorry for the silence on my part here. Life throws some crazy things at us right? Never fear though! More episodes ARE forthcoming in the next few weeks! Once I get my family all settled and cozy in our new home and have access once again to all my podcast gear, I will be back at it and have more nursing stories to share. Coming up in the next few episodes you will hear about life coaching in the realm of nursing and how that can help with burn out. And y...2022-04-1901 minStill A NurseStill A NurseNursing: There's an App for that? Stories From a burnt-out COVID-19 Nurse and her discovery of NursaEpisode 34This week we have the opportunity to dive into the chaos and stress that was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in a California hospital system. I know, I know, we are all sick if hearing about this darn pandemic. However, I found my discussion with nurse Rylee to be very eye opening. While her nursing career has only been going for 3 years, I have to say she is a true veteran of nursing after everything she experienced in the height of the COVID outbreak. Like so many nurses, she felt burnt out and uncertain about her...2022-03-3142 minStill A NurseStill A NurseFrom ICU to Senior Management of a Hospital and Beyond: Where 35 years of Nursing Can Take You.Episode 33It should be no surprise by now to hear that I LOVE talking to nurses. I learn so much from each nurse I have the privilege to speak to  whether they are fresh out of school or 30+ years under their belts. Today's guest is no exception. With 35 years of nursing experience, Sandra Albrecht of Ontario Canada, has a wealth of knowledge to share with all of us!  Her experiences have an amazingly wide range as well from ICU, and obstetrics, to Charge nurse, ER, and middle management, all the way up to senior management over part of...2022-03-2449 minStill A NurseStill A NurseLifecycle of a Nurse: Med-Surg, PICU Nurse, Travel Nurse, Burnout, Masters Degree, Startup GrindEpisode # 32Nursing is such a fascinating career. No matter how many nurses I get to talk with, I always learn something new and interesting. Todays episode is no different. Meet todays guest, Alexa Davidson, MSN, RN and learn from her experiences and expertise in the realm of Pediatric Cardiac ICU. She demonstrates perfectly how nursing can literally take you from coast to coast as she became a travel nurse in the U.S.  Alexa shares what a shift is really like working in the PICU, the perks of travel nursing, and which qualities set you up for s...2022-03-1737 minStill A NurseStill A NurseWho said being a nurse means solely working at the bedside? Remote nurse jobs open a whole new world of nursing!Episode 31Working in the hospital setting is not for everyone, though many often feel pushed in that direction when looking for that first nursing job. But what do you do  as a nurse if you do not really want to work in a hospital or clinic? Our guest this week Sadie Glisson, BSN and Founder/CEO of The Remote Nurse, had these same questions after graduation.  After having an "existential crisis",  she found an atypical nursing job working with medicaid insurance, as a care coordinator for the pediatric special needs population. This position led her to oth...2022-03-1037 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse$8k Student Loan Relief becomes $270,000 PENALTY! How a well-intentioned program could lead Nurses to Financial RuinEpisode 30Student debt is so prevalent in America today and it is a terrible burden. My episode today strays from the norm as my guest is not a nurse, but a writer for the Wall Street Journal. Rebecca Ballhaus goes into great detail about an article she and her co-author, Rebecca Smith, wrote for the Wall Street Journal about a federal program to help ease the burden of student debt for healthcare professionals. Tune in and learn from Rebecca what this program is called, how it strives to help healthcare professionals, and how it is...2022-03-0325 minStill A NurseStill A NurseNursing and a side hustle, they make a great pair!Episode 29I am constantly amazed by what nurses are able to accomplish when they find something they are passionate about. Whether that be working in one specific of nursing for decades, switching to new areas of nursing to broaden their knowledge and abilities, returning to school for further education, or starting a new business within nursing. I have learned that nursing has great variety to be uncovered, and that nurses themselves are a powerful force to be reckoned with. My guest today, Judy, a nurse in Hawaii, is one such individual. While working full time and...2022-02-2137 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse28: Seeing From Both Sides of the Bedrails - From Patient to Nurse and on to Nurse EntrepreneurNursing is a labor of love. Love for the patients we care for, love for the profession and skills, love for the ability to truly help people when they are in desperate need. But what do you do when your own health declines and prevents you from being the best nurse you can be?  What if bedside nursing is no longer an option? When the very career you are so passionate about seems to be closed to you, do you give up? Or do you find another way to still be a nurse? Our guest this week is Ashley H...2022-01-2845 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse27: Natural Medicine: Off the Beaten Path or a Return to Healthcare's Roots?One of my favorite parts of hosting the Still a Nurse podcast is the exposure it offers to differing points of view. I love discovering alternative career paths and new ideas regarding this field. Today's guest has years of experience with both traditional and herbal medicine and a perspective that may challenge your opinions and assumptions. I'm very interested to hear listeners' thoughts on this topic. You can leave comments on stillanurse.co. As always, nothing contained in this or any episode constitutes medical advice.  So keep an open mind and Enjoy!Show Notes:A...2022-01-2033 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse26: From Bedside Nurse to CEO: Loving your Patients Enough to Leave ThemHow often have you come home from your 12+ hour shift drained and tearful over the difficulties you faced that day? Have you often thought about how that shift would have been better if their had only been enough nurses to go around? Has a solution to your particular problem ever come to mind? But, did you actually DO anything about it? My guest this week is an extraordinary woman who did just that, starting not one but TWO different companies to help the nursing world in her own "little way". Listen in as Fumi shares why and how she...2022-01-0533 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse25: Going country, city nurses wouldn't understand Curious about what rural nursing is all a bout? Well, it is true what they say about small towns, everyone knows your name. It is especially true when you are the sole medical provider in your small rural community. My guest this week, Nancy, DNP is familiar with the charm that all her small town life has to offer. She has also discovered that being an nurse practitioner and primary care provider gains her the respect and trust of her community, but also makes it difficult to keep a solid boundary between work and personal life. It is difficult t...2021-12-1547 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse24: Nursing Is Hard, And That's OK. You Can Do Hard Things!Let's face it, nursing is hard. We give a lot of ourselves for our patients and it often can feel thankless, exhausting, frustrating. . . just plain hard. But, as our guest today explains, that's okay. Remember your teacher asking you to write down your dream job for when you grew up? If we all made those childhood visions come true, there'd be a lot more pro athletes and princesses in the world. Janie is one of the rare few who stuck with her plan. She knew she wanted to be a nurse since the second grade (around age 7) and has...2021-12-0241 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse23: Got "Mom guilt"? Remember, "good nurses are needed too"My good friend Nurse Carly joins me on the podcast this week and shares her experiences working both as a nurse and mother of young children. It is common for parents to feel guilt working when they have a young family to care for at home as well. Carly shares how she was able to overcome these feelings of guilt and find joy in both of her important jobs.She also shares what it was like working in her cardiac unit when COVID-19 hit, and how her role changed from cardiac nurse to ICU nurse in the height...2021-11-0846 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse22: From Pediatric ICU to working on an Indian Reservation, nursing can take you places you never dreamed.My first guest for season 3 of Still a Nurse podcast is my lovely friend and neighbor Mary.  I am so glad that she was willing to be on the show and share with us her journey through nursing over the past 43 years.  This episode really shows just how varied your nursing career can be! Tune in to hear about Mary's experiences as a nurse on a pediatric ICU and watching early open heart surgeries, working on a reservation in Arizona with  Hope and Navajo tribes, and on to high risk antepartum nursing, and finally finishing out in home health car...2021-10-2137 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse21: University life not for you? Give the flexibility of small tech college programs a try!We have heard from several nursing students this season that have chosen to enroll in various tech programs over university nursing programs. This week our guest Kaelia gives very compelling reasons why this may be the best option for you!Show Notes:Kaelia is attending her first semester of the Draper, UT Ameritech College nursing program.This degree program is 5 semesters to finish your pre-reques  and earn your associate RN.You are able to apply right out of high school, no college pre-requisite courses are needed to apply as they are built into the p...2021-05-2439 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse20: A Career Curveball: How this FNP went from dreams of being a business owner to finding his true passion as a nurseThis weeks guest, Josh, did not originally plan to become a nurse. In fact, his primary goal on entering college at BYU-Idaho was to go through business school and open a book store. Upon taking a pre-business course however, he discovered that the class, environment, and students were "not [his] tribe".  Enrolling in science classes instead he discovered where his passion lay. Not sure what to do in the science realm, he began researching  different careers in science. After much thought and study he finally settled on nursing with the knowledge that if he so desired, he could go on...2021-05-1747 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse19:CNA to Med Tech, on to LPN, RN, and Finally BSN. Each Path to an RN is Different!We have learned a lot this season about different paths to getting that coveted RN. This weeks guest, Lexy's story is no exception. She shows how it really does pay off putting in the time to research your schooling options well before you apply. Sometimes the best path for you is not a straight shot through a university program. Like Lexy it may wind through one university, to a technical college, and finish at a different university. Whichever path you end up taking, it is possible to tailor  your nursing education to your individual needs and preferences.  So take ti...2021-05-1031 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse18: The Fact and Fiction of How Your Host Chose NursingThis week has a different format as I decided to do a solo show to share my own nursing story in more detail. So, if you have been curious as to who exactly your host is, tune in to learn all about how I found my way into nursing!Show Notes:Learn what my dream job is. Hint: it was not nursing!Sometimes fiction can have a powerful impact on us. Was it fact or fiction that drew me towards a career in nursing?I earned my BSN from Utah Valley University but that...2021-04-2732 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse17: Find Your Nursing Passion in Teaching!Every nurse has a journey that is unique to them. This weeks guest is no exception. Surrounded by examples of medical careers, Megan knew early on she wanted to be a nurse. And with experience working with children in a daycare setting, pediatric nursing seemed like a natural fit. As is often the case however, her original plan was altered by her experiences as a new RN working at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah.  While teaching the parents of her pediatric patients she realized that Teaching is a passion of hers. With this realization came the d...2021-04-2051 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse16: It is never too late to achieve your goals! The Story of a Nontraditional Nursing StudentWe all have dreams or goals we want to achieve in this life. Occasionally we feel the need to put those goals aside as our time and attention is needed elsewhere. Afterward it is all too easy to assume it is too late to achieve those dreams. My guest this week, Monica, is here to share her story of how it is NOT too late to fulfill our dreams! Describing herself as "the least traditional student" in her cohort, she has entered nursing school after having a successful career in an unrelated field, had a family, and many other...2021-04-0939 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse15: Your Nursing Dreams are Possible! Persistence Pays Off!My guest this week shows how sometimes, our goals and take a hefty dose of persistence to be reached. Meet Monique, currently a masters student at Vanderbilt University earning her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner license with an emphasis on primary care provider. Monique knew early on that she wanted to become a nurse as she had a passion for science and working with and helping people. So, starting as a CNA in high school, she began her journey. Little did she know that it would turn into a saga. Listen in as Monique details her nursing experiences and how occasionally...2021-04-0342 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse14: Nursing School With Four Young Kids?Our guest this week is here to prove that you can indeed do nursing school with young children.  Sariah is currently finishing her last two semesters of her BSN program and get this folks, she just had TWINS in December of 2020! These beauties bring her up to 4 children  ages 7 and under. And she is not only surviving her program, but thriving as well! How does she do it? Take a listen to this weeks podcast to find out!Show Notes:Sariah has known from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse. Sh...2021-03-2443 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse13: Case Management: What is it? How it led this RN to the Stay at Home NurseWelcome to season two of Still a Nurse podcast! I am so excited to bring this first episode to you all! My guest is Deanna Cooper Gillingham, who is a successful nurse entrepreneur, fellow podcaster, and overall amazing woman. I am so honored that she took the time to chat with me about her path into nursing and where it has led her. Learn alongside me as she shares what nursing case management is, and how certifying as a case manager led to a wonderful entrepreneur experience. Although this episode is not about your traditional nurse education, take a...2021-03-1751 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse12: Nursing: The Job That Moves With YouShow NotesThis week on the show we have Karla, an operating room nurse who was set on the RN trail by her Dad. Often others are able to see certain attributes in us that lend themselves to one career path or another that we are not able to see in ourselves. This was the case for Karla. Nursing was nowhere to be found on her life goal list but with some kind encouragement, she found that nursing really was a good fit for her. Karla attended the BYU-Idaho nursing program and loved the comradery she...2021-02-1042 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse11: What Life as a Nursing Student is Really LikeThis weeks guest is a delightful nursing student named Sarah.  Sarah is currently in her third semester of nursing school at Utah Valley University in Utah, USA.  She gives us the scoop on what motivated her to work toward nursing, what the process is like getting into this particular program, her favorite things about the UVU program, and her experiences with nursing thus far. She also has some interesting insights into what nursing school and the clinicals have been like with COVID-19.Show Notes:1:30 Sarah shares her motivation behind her decision to become a...2021-02-0336 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse10: Can I Handle the "Gross" Parts of Nursing?Sometimes events in life seem to guide us in an unexpected direction. This was certainly true for my guest today, Janessa RN. She explains how she, like others we have heard from, never set out to become a nurse. Her first choice was elementary education. But events kept nudging her to check out nursing in the months leading up to her college adventure, and rather than ignore those she decided to learn for herself if Nursing was for her. She admits that at first she had major doubts. Even describing herself as one who was afraid of needles and...2021-01-2749 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse9: Meet Utah's Eye Specialist OR Nurse: What 30 Years in the OR Will Teach YouShow Notes:Join me in learning from nurse Jill all about her life in the OR as the circulating nurse and charge nurse for her operating room and how she has become the "eye specialist" nurse in Utah.0:00 intro to guest Jill and how she got into nursing.1:30 School Jill attended for nursing program.2:30 How she ended up in the OR where she has been for 30+ years.3:00 Description of work in the OR6:40 Jill tells what the roles and responsibilities of the circulating nurse are in the OR.9:00 Jill tells us how she is...2021-01-2044 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse8: Nursing: The Perfect Career for Having a FamilySo you want a career that is meaningful and fulfilling but still want to have that family you have dreamt of. Nursing is the career for you! Tune in to this weeks episode and meet Laurie, a super nurse AND a superb mother of 6.  Laurie was not sure about nursing at first but new she wanted a job that would allow for flexibility and the opportunity to become a mother someday.  After looking into teaching, physical therapy, and other options, nursing seemed to tick all of the boxes. Since choosing nursing she has had a wonderful and varied career, me...2021-01-1341 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse7: From Large Cities to Small Towns, Nursing is a BIG JobNursing truly does open up a world of possibilities. Whether you are based in a large city or a small town of 500 people or less, there are nursing opportunities available to you if you know where to look. My guest this week, Heidi, shares with us her experiences of working at a large hospital vs. working in a small town hospital with only 18 beds total.   So, whether you are a city kid dreaming of a small town scene or just the opposite, take a listen to this episode to learn some pros and cons for each situation. Not su...2020-12-3037 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse6: Become a Medical Doctor or Family Nurse Practitioner?My guest today is Don, and he realized early on that he was destined for the medical world. With a curiosity for the Human body and a knack for quickly learning the sciences, medicine seemed a natural fit. But which area to study?  Med school to become an MD? Nursing, or something else? Fortunately for him, he happened to have two fantastic nurses right there in his neighborhood all growing up. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a mentor just down the road, especially a well respected professor of nursing. Though he may not have seen a clear p...2020-12-2344 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse5: Making Maternity Leave Back to Full Time Work a SuccessPicking a major, which hopefully will lead to a career, is often a stressful and daunting task in our young adult years. Fortunately for my guest today, she had friends and mentors along the way to guide her to nursing even though it meant switching majors. Observing the joy and fulfillment her friend got from her job as a nurse, and seeing the wealth of opportunities for continuous learning turned out to be just what she was looking for in a career for herself. If you are like my guest Jessie and thrive off of new experiences, ceaseless opportunities...2020-12-1644 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse4: Learning "I Can" Through NursingIt is all too easy to tell ourselves we cannot do something. Saying things like, I am not smart enough, that is too intimidating, I will never make it, etc. In this episode I get to chat with Tanya, a woman who never wanted to become a nurse for some of the very reasons listed above. She illustrates how sometimes it is the very act of saying "I will never..." that starts us on the path to doing or becoming just that. Though she found herself a very unlikely candidate for nursing and wondered many times if she had...2020-12-0942 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse3: Nursing in the ICU-can you make it?Working  in the ED, ICU, or being part of the Rapid Response Team at your hospital is not a job for everyone. It is fast paced, high stress, demanding, and involves making quick decisions that can have a major impact on your patients wellbeing. Our guest today has become a veteran nurse in these fields. Meet Gabe,  a nurse in the critical care setting in San Antonio, TX who has been working with COVID-19 patients since March 2020. In this episode he tells us how Nursing felt like a calling for him after being raised in the inner city of Sa...2020-12-0237 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse2 Getting passed up for leadership roles? It may be time to get that BSN.So you have been using that associate RN degree of yours for years. Now what? Learn how  and why this fabulous L&D nurse chose to go back to school to earn her BSN.  Do nurses really need to switch around to different floors or different jobs? Not necessarily. Nurse Darci found her passion in women's health early on,  particularly on the Labor and Delivery unit, and has stayed put. Learn from her experience about how it is possible to keep that love for nursing alive while working in the same area of expertise for years. Sho...2020-11-2535 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse1: Nursing- A Flexible, Family Friendly CareerHave you been enjoying the stay at home gig for a while and wondering how to get back into work as a nurse? Are you currently looking for resources to keep that hard earned RN license active? Or, are you simply looking for the next perfect nursing job and struggling to find the right fit? Meet Lindsey, a delightful and cheerful RN who has made the trek from full time RN to full time Mother and back again...a few times! Listen in to learn what helpful tips and life lessons she has learned and see that you can...2020-11-2527 minStill A NurseStill A Nurse0: Meet Your HostWelcome to the first episode of Still A Nurse podcast! In this episode you will meet the host, Tristan RN, and learn why this podcast exists at all. Give this intro a listen and see what this nursing podcast has to offer you!Show Notes:Meet the hostIntro to the purpose of the podcastThis show will be released in seasons.  Each season will feature 12 interviews and will be released weekly starting after episode 2 in this season. After those 12 have been released, we will take a short break before moving on  to season 2 and so...2020-11-2506 minBernard Hammelburg | BNRBernard Hammelburg | BNRMoordenaarHet kabinet steunt Ardern, maar het is nog maar helemaal de vraag of ze ook haar parlement meekrijgt,want Nieuw-Zeelanders doen aan ongeveer dezelfde, bijna religieuze wapenverheerlijking als Amerikanen en Canadezen. In onze ogen is dat verwerpelijk, en bestaat er geen twijfel dat het aantal moorden en zelfmoordenrecht evenredig is aan het aantal wapens. In Amerika zijn mass shootings, zoals maandag in Utrecht, aan de orde van de dag. Sterker nog: er zijn er bijna net zo veel als het jaar dagen heeft. De Amerikaanse definitie van zon mass shooting is vier of meer slachtoffers. Wat de...2019-03-2002 minDe Wereld | BNRDe Wereld | BNRMoordenaarHet kabinet steunt Ardern, maar het is nog maar helemaal de vraag of ze ook haar parlement meekrijgt,want Nieuw-Zeelanders doen aan ongeveer dezelfde, bijna religieuze wapenverheerlijking als Amerikanen en Canadezen. In onze ogen is dat verwerpelijk, en bestaat er geen twijfel dat het aantal moorden en zelfmoordenrecht evenredig is aan het aantal wapens. In Amerika zijn mass shootings, zoals maandag in Utrecht, aan de orde van de dag. Sterker nog: er zijn er bijna net zo veel als het jaar dagen heeft. De Amerikaanse definitie van zon mass shooting is vier of meer slachtoffers. Wat de...2019-03-2002 min