Understanding the Nursing Game

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This podcast is a raw, rugged, and authentic view into nursing. We dive into topics to educate individuals about the many different avenues within nursing. Also, we interview nurses that work in various roles that most people wouldn’t think nurses would w

Shijuana Obi, Deborah Byers, Barry C.


    • Sep 2, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 109 EPISODES


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    Ep. 107 Justice Jones speaks on the importance of having a mother during nursing school, how to study, and handling making a bad grade

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 56:15


    At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back ~Denzel Washington

    Ep. 106 Mr Coleman is about to Bounce Back* Juvenile voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 17:00


    I'm on a mission Lil Daddy. Put that paint on that Caddy Bounce Back ~Juvenile

    Ep. 105 Talaya Johnson talks about Baton Rouge, taking care of her grandma, and working in the ER

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 36:15


    Keep your eye on the sparrow

    Ep. 104 Lia Sumner talks about her 10 yr journey to becoming a nurse, her experience at John Hopkins, and life as a L&D nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 25:28


    Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

    Ep. 103 Vaginal Health with Jasmine Jarrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 42:02


    The Vagina is supposed to have a smell

    Ep. 102 Ashley Rodriguez talks about the joys of being a nurse, working while in nursing school, and the importance of reaching out to nursing instructor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 44:02


    We are all a work in progress

    Ep. 101 Jenna Perkins talks about coping with menopause, graduating from an Ivy League school, and the benefit of growing up in Detroit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 41:54


    You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny. ~Viola Davis

    Ep. 100 Jasmine Jarrett talks about being a NP that loves women's health, becoming a teenage mom, and how important it is to be yourself.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 38:06


    Jasmine Jarrett is a NP who is passionate about women's health. She also shares her personal experience of becoming a teenage mom and emphasizes the importance of being true to oneself.

    Ep. 99 Josie Tate talks about being from Philippine Islands, her desire to be a Med-Surg Nurse, and her journey to becoming a NP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 34:55


    Invest in yourself

    Ep. 98 Having a Loved one on Dialysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 23:41


    Having a Loved one on Dialysis

    Ep. 97 - Shekilyn Lee talks about her faith in God, struggles in nursing school/NCLEX, and growing up in South Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 39:56


    Ep. 96 Nurse Morgan talks about overcoming poverty in South Central LA, benefits of starting off as a CNA, and how she is helping the next generation of nurses

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 39:34


    The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. ~Kobe Bryant

    Ep. 95 Brian Walker talks about living in Cali, how to hustle within the healthcare industry, and the do's and don't when it comes to being a male in a female dominant workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 24:50


    “Stay ready, so that you don't have to get ready

    Ep. 94 Nurse Kenjina talks about life in Canada, developing good study habits, and how to handle a terrible clinical instructor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 36:56


    “I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.”

    Ep. 93 Jessica Jean talks about being a Florida Haitian, conquering the NCLEX, And how she would make money outside of nursing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 31:39


    “You won't break my soul” ~Beyoncé

    Ep. 92 Briana McDonald talks about what makes Queens, NY, special, being a collegiate track athlete while being in college, and how to be successful in nursing school

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 51:21


    Ambitious Caribbean Nurse that's going to create a path to greatness within the field of nursing.

    Ep. 91 Dr Shanice talks about being the first nurse in her family, how she passed the TEAS exam, and how she juggles life being a mom and a nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 40:50


    Always stay true to yourself and never let what someone say distract you from your goals. ~Michele Obama

    Ep. 90 Nurse Jade talks about leaving Dallas to go to nursing school, how she went to school for free, and overcoming adversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 39:10


    Overcoming all adversity to claim my greatness.

    Ep. 89 Meagan Richard talks about how to navigate workplace abuse, going from LPN to NICU nurse, and the best thing about being a Louisiana woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 44:53


    If at first, you don't succeed. You can dust yourself off and try again. ~Aaliyah

    Ep. 88 Terrell Johnson talks about going from pre med to nursing, life in Buffalo, NY, and his future plans as a RN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 62:03


    Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. ~Kobe Bryant

    Ep. 87 Nurse Bianca speaks on Title 9 rights, going from being a therapist to nurse, and how to become a millionaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 34:47


    "To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail"

    Ep. 86 Kennedy Moore speaks on growing up in Nashville, life as a UT student, and what drew her into Nursing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 35:00


    I'm speaking!!!!! ~Kamala Harris

    Ep. 85 Noelle Bright speaks on working while in Nursing School, the value of studying groups, and studying aids for NCLEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 46:47


    Believe in yourself ~Noelle Bright

    Ep. 84 Tyler Green talks about the reason she got into nursing school, how she will be debt free when she graduate, and her new business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 23:23


    Success isn't overnight. It's when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up. ~ The Rock

    Ep. 83 Azaria Tucker speaks on what got her into nursing and the tactics she used to be successful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 33:14


    Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us. Angela Bassett

    Ep. 82 Nurse Tajhonelle Jones speaks on how she became a NICU Nurse at such a young age

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 41:05


    You are sufficient.

    Ep. 81 Kaylana Reese speaks on CRNA school (1st semester), working and living in Hawaii, and the ins and out of travel nursing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 38:39


    Don't be afraid, Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. Michelle Obama

    Ep. 80 Nurse Yoyo talks about her rich education heritage, why she is so determined, and what made her a nursing entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 33:45


    "Don't ever make decisions based on fear. ~Michelle Obama"

    Ep. 79 Belinda Smith talks about mental health, workplace bullying, and getting your own bag outside of the bedside

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 46:39


    I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence. ~Beyoncé

    Ep. 78 Ashley Holland talks about living the party life in Miami and the ultimate decision to go to nursing school

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 38:22


    Habakkuk 2:2 and the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it"

    Big Bank - Chopped and Screwed (Song)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 3:00


    For my Houston Fans

    Ep. 77 Leyla Latrice talks about her NCLEX struggles and 1st job as an ICU nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 40:42


    Ep. 76 Nurse Ju talks about her huddles while in LPN school, her current job, and what her nursing career will look like in the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 20:39


    The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence. ~Beyoncé

    Ep. 75 Rich Kimbrel talks about his upbringings, life in the military, and his nursing journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 45:34


    A realist that wants the best for everyone.

    Ep. 74 Successful Tips to getting into and excelling in Nursing School with Dr Anjie Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 23:33


    Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. ~Michelle Obama

    Ep. 73 Successful Tips on how to be a Boss Nurse by Krissy B

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 32:38


    Making Bosses within the Field of Nursing

    Ep. 72 Kevin the Boot Nurse talks about being in the Military, what led him to Nursing, how to move within the field of Nursing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 72:19


    Nurse moving with a purpose.

    Ep. 71 Rasheta Cannon talks about her FAMU experience, benefits of being a military nurse, and her first job

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 45:44


    Ep. 70 Krissy B

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 29:28


    Founder of Nurse Life Essentials

    Ep. 69 Nurse Kaylana Reese

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 55:10


    Mom. Ex Traveling Nurse. Budding Youtube Superstar. Future CRNA

    Ep. 68 Nurse Ashley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 32:56


    Momma. Nurse. Author. Educator.

    Ep. 67 Alvionna Brewster, MSN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 49:55


    Entrepreneurship at its finest.

    Ep. 66 Kenethia Evans Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 24:00


    A woman destined for Greatness.

    Ep. 65 Bria Ranson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 36:37


    Living in her Purpose

    Ep. 64 Dakota Grady

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 48:08


    Dakota Grady aka The Accounting and Tax Doctor.

    Ep. 63 Carla Keith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 44:39


    Rammer Jammer!

    rammer jammer
    Ep. 62 Justice Jones Pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 41:23


    2022 is going to be my year.

    Ep. 61 Angel Rivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 28:55


    2021 Thelma Lee McKenzie Fall Scholarship Recipient

    Ep. 60 Nurse Fancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 34:44


    Haitian Women Rise.

    Ep. 59 Nurse Kiki

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 49:19


    Delayed but not Denied.

    Ep. 58 Norae Woodard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 44:10


    Recreating herself while being uncomfortable.

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