Insider's Perspective of Nursing | The Podcast

With nurses being needed more than ever before, some are facing the staffing shortage with a new approach: technology. Whende Carroll is a nursing and informatics specialist who is passionate about utilizing data science and tech to revolutionize nursing. Get ready to learn all about the informatics field and take a peek at the nursing of the future in this exclusive interview!

Keisha Manning is an innovator looking to help nurses navigate the changing landscape of healthcare. She founded Nursesbnb, a service that helps match traveling clinicians with lodging. Keisha encourages other healthcare professionals to seek ways that they can fix disadvantages in the healthcare system and make themselves part of the solution. Here about her entrepreneurship journey in this episode!

Justin Kelly is a bedside nurse who is serious about creating change through advocacy and innovation in nursing. Through his fellowship at Ohio State University, Justin has not only managed to put himself at the forefront of nurse-led change through organizing events for nurse innovators, but has also been given the chance to talk to legislators about the problems nurses are facing as well. If you want to make change and don't know where to start, Justin can put you on the right path.

Dr. Tiffany Richardson is all about the connections that count. As a nurse leader, she believes that empowering other nurses to stand up for themselves is what ultimately leads to patient safety and satisfaction. Tiffany encourages other nurse leaders to connect with their staff in order to make sure they feel heard when they have a problem. Hear about her methods and advice for other nurses and nurse leaders in this interview.

Faith Adole is an FNP leader dedicated to helping those less fortunate. She founded her own non-profit, the U-VOL foundation, which is dedicated to leading ethical missions to bridge the gaps in the healthcare needs of underprivileged societies. Hear about some of her medical outreach initiatives in this very exciting nurse feature!

Travel Nurse Rich is back this week to host another special episode of The Nurse Voice podcast. In a second conversation with fellow nurse influencer Strong Promises, the two get real about the burnout that can come with being a working nurse and content creator. Even with the serious topic, these two love to laugh so settle in for a fun, real-talk episode that'll get you in-the-know about what life is actually like for nurse influencers.

You know him, you love him, and he's hosting The Nurse Voice podcast for three special episodes! This week, the incredible Travel Nurse Rich gets into the industry secrets of nurse influencing with fellow influencer Strong Promises. This fun, dynamic, and down-to-earth conversation is the perfect way to learn more about how to get into the field of nurse influencing…see you there!

Dr. Ebonee Gresham is a nurse who doesn't quit. She's the CEO of her own nursing and evidence-based med spa; she's the nursing leader of over 200 travel nurses; she's an author; and she's a COVID-preneur (with the fashion line to prove it). After a traumatic upbringing, difficulties in her advancement as a nurse, and having 10 kids, Dr. Gresham shows us this week that you only fail when you stop trying.

This nurse's specialty is taking us all the way to the bench! Jacqueline Clancy is a former nursing director who left the healthcare environment to start her own business as a legal nurse consultant. Jacqueline is brought on to consult cases involving nursing or medical issues, to ensure the healthcare concepts are properly laid out, and nursing consultants are best represented and understood. You're going to LOVE learning about this corner of the nursing world!

Charlene Harrod-Owuamana is a licensed practical nurse with over a decade of experience in nursing. Her passion is pediatric care, but she's held many leadership positions on nonprofit boards over the years. In this inspiring, personal interview, Charlene talks about what inspired her to get into nursing, and become a published author! Her books, “A Silent Epidemic: Nursing and Depression” anthology and “The Magic Nurse: Vaccine versus Shots”, are out now. Plus, if you want more Charlene after you've finished this episode, she doubles (triples?) as host of the Nurses Lounge Radio Show.

RN Pamela Jane Nye is passionate with a capital “P.” This lifelong nursepreneur, scientist, philanthropist, and educator speaks to the importance of schooling nurses in entrepreneurship. Her message to nurses is: “if you aren't aware that healthcare is changing, then you haven't been paying attention.” She's all about empowering nurses to be the one's to bring the solutions - because they definitely know best. This interview will inspire you to get after that idea you've got in the back of your mind - you got this!

We've all heard it before: “Nurses eat their young.” But this week's featured nurse, Renee Thompson, is teaching us how to resolve the workplace incidents that bring this phrase to mind. Using helpful conversation starters and a tactic called “scripting,” we can learn how to address uncomfortable topics in the workplace to make for a more effective nursing team. And where does healthcare incivility come from, anyway? Why is it so prevalent in this industry? Renee's got all the answers and more in this super enlightening episode!

Bry Reilly is an RN and a Board Certified Nurse Coach. She spent the first five years of her career dodging burnout and, knowing she couldn't sustain this personally or professionally, she recommitted to herself. She got to the root of her self-sacrifice, took action on realistic self-care, and created relationships that were of equal give and take. In this warm, personal, and inspiring interview, Bry shares how she supports nurses to shift the healthcare system.

Diane Cannon is a nursing chameleon, with experience in oncology, labor and delivery, case management, and consulting. Using her ample experience, she was able to find the opportunities that allowed her to reach her full potential. Now, she's using her expertise to create virtual learning experiences for student nurses. This nurse is leading the way in technical innovation – listen up for how healthcare can use technology to optimize nurse care.

Dr. Lori Armstrong told ALL in this indelible interview about what leadership looks like. She stands for the best of nursing leadership, and is out there sharing her knowledge! She inspires, provokes, and invites every nurse into the work of reshaping healthcare through connected, down-to-earth leadership. We can't say enough about this awesome nurse leader! This interview will get you psyched to step into those leadership shoes.

This week, we sat down with Dr. Sylvain Brousseau, the current president of the Canadian Nurses Association. He's a nurse researcher with a specialty in studying nurse managers, and clued us in to some useful information for how nurse managers can take care of their staff and themselves. His Ph.D. research concerned the effect of a quality work-life balance on nursing managers, so he can definitely teach us a thing or two.

Dr. Taura Barr - what a human! Her compassion and deep love for her work shine through as she speaks about her coaching business and incredible company she founded! Taura is an internationally recognized scientist for her work in stroke and the immune system. In 2015, she left academia to launch Valtari Bio and Deep Roots Healing LLC, working since as a nurse entrepreneur and business coach. In a deeply personal interview with NurseDeck Ambassador and host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr, Taura shares her insights on healing, wellbeing, innovation, and the fight for the future of nursing.

Andrea is a nurse, innovator, researcher, and forest therapy guide (!!!) among many other things, and we can't get enough. Her endless wisdom, insight, and kindness shine through in this candid, inspiring interview with NurseDeck Ambassador and host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr. She is a deeply experienced nurse, and is working as a hospice nurse on the multicultural team with Good Shepherd Community Care in the Boston area. Oh, she's also a clinical research nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital AND earned a certificate of Nursing Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership from Drexel University. Andrea is exactly who we need leading nursing into the future.

Ashley Wynn-Grimes is, frankly, the coolest. She has worked HARD as an entrepreneur and educator in a less-accepted and underappreciated area of medicine: the endocannabinoid system, and its impact on patient wellness. In this fascinating interview with NurseDeck ambassador and host NP Jamie Smith, Ashley brings passion, motivation, and a wealth of knowledge on this less-widely-known area of wellness. Her goal? “By 2025, The Endocannabinoid Specialty™ will be well known and accepted as a specialty in nursing.” We're honored to lend her a microphone - so listen up!

This is just…the interview that keeps on giving? Speaking with host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr, Dr. Daihnia Dunkley - affectionately, Dr. D - shared her "why's" for what keeps her motivated as a nurse leader and educator. From years as an RN to nursing faculty at Yale, she has so much nursing knowledge to pass on. She gets into burnout, diversity, entrepreneurship, and more in this compelling interview. We're honored - and so excited - to amplify this enduring voice in nursing.

It's tough NOT to smile listening to this interview. RN Clara Magdaleon took a winding path to nursing, but has found her place firmly in health advocacy, education, and leadership. Clara overflows with passion, and an infectious optimism about the power nurses have to affect change in their communities. As a bilingual school nurse, elected school board member, fitness enthusiast, and budding movement-builder, we'd say Clara represents something pretty special: the next generation of nursing.

Meedie Bardonille is making big moves, and has been leading for a long time. The D.C. Board of Nursing director talked with NurseDeck ambassador and host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr about team leadership, compassion fatigue among nurses, and how to fix the systemic problems in healthcare. We were so inspired by this interview - and think you will be, too!

Meedie Bardonille is making big moves, and has been leading for a long time. The D.C. Board of Nursing director talked with NurseDeck ambassador and host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr about team leadership, compassion fatigue among nurses, and how to fix the systemic problems in healthcare. We were so inspired by this interview - and think you will be, too!

This sunny, down-to-earth nurse says things we all need to hear in this interview. Speaking with NurseDeck ambassador and host NP Jamie Smith, LPN Sue Durichko talks about the importance of understanding others to create a healthy workplace and the difference that inspired motivation can make in quality of care. Best of all, she gets into burnout and the need for nurses to say “NO,” because nurses can't be everything for everyone at all times. I mean, #validation.

DNP Tranise Goodlow covers the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a nurse and nursepreneur in this week's episode with host and NurseDeck Ambassador Breanna Kinney-Orr. Tranise aims to bridge the gaps in nursing education with her innovative new e-learning practice, Dr. G the NP. Here, she gets into the highs and lows of being a nurse in today's healthcare climate and as a business owner in the age of internet engagement. Find her on Instagram as @drgthenp.

LPN Lauren Harback got real about her amputee experience in this personal interview with host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr. She's had her right leg amputated above the knee after being diagnosed with Sarcoma of her nerve sheath - but that's just half the story. She now shares about what it's like to live with a prosthetic - especially as an athlete - while being a mom to two amazing kids and continuing to work as a nurse in a correctional facility.

This interview just gives SO MUCH. Cassie opened up about her difficult past and how she found her calling - in being a nurse coach. From balancing her time as a nursepreneur with Imperfectly Perfect Coaching to how she assesses new clients, Cassie told all. This nurse is right where she wants to be, and it shows. Host NP Jamie Smith and Cassie dig deep into how coaching can help nurses.

Dr. Danielle McCamey is an inspiration in countless ways. Besides bringing a down-to-earth, nonhierarchical energy to leadership, she founded DNPs of Color (@dnpsofcolor), a first-of-its-kind space for people of color with advanced nursing degrees. We know - cool doesn't even begin to cut it. She shares so much of her experience, and herself, in this in-depth interview with host RN Breanna Kinney-Orr.

NP Jamie Smith sat down (well, virtually) with the incredible RN Ryann Mason. You may know her as @chronically_ry on socials or maybe as Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2020 & 2021. We know - #epic. Ryann was diagnosed with Ehler's Danlos Syndrome in her teens and now frequently uses a wheelchair - she's the nurse on wheels! She's a nurse, sex educator, former EMT, athlete, and advocate. Her sense of humor and warm spirit shines through in this interview.