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Welcome to Nurse Converse, a collaborative podcast, presented by Nurse.org. Picture this: In each episode, we bring you a fresh perspective with a rotating lineup of incredible nurse hosts from various backgrounds, specialties, and experiences. From seasoned nurse veterans to passionate newcomers, our hosts share the spotlight. What makes this podcast truly unique is that all of our hosts were selected by the nursing community.
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Nurse burnout is real, and “just pick up overtime” is not a personality trait. In this episode of Nurse Converse, Jana Price sits down with Jaclyn Passante, Katherine Brennan, and Amanda Ciardiello, the team behind Nurse Connect: a marketplace that helps nurses (and CNAs/HHAs/LPNs/NPs) find flexible, paid care gigs directly with patients. Think Facebook Marketplace meets TaskRabbit, but built for healthcare and packed with safety features like license verification and secure messaging. Curren...
In this episode of Nurse Converse, Jana Price welcomes palliative care nurse practitioner Courtnee Stagner, the viral nurse who makes millions laugh online while doing some of the most sacred work in healthcare. Beneath the humor is a clinician guiding families through life’s hardest decisions. Courtnee shares her unexpected path from ICU to hospice, unpacks the truth about morphine at the end of life, and tackles the cultural, spiritual, and ethical tensions nurses face around death. With ca...
Disclaimer: Names and identifying details have been withheld to protect the nurse involved. In this gripping episode of Nurse Converse, an anonymous psychiatric nurse shares firsthand details from two violent riots inside an Arizona adolescent behavioral health facility. After repeated warnings about unsafe staffing and high acuity went unaddressed, nurses were left managing 26 teens with minimal support. When the situation escalated, 911 was called and police deployed pepper balls on the uni...
In this episode of Nurse Converse, host Melanie Van Sistine is joined by nurse leaders Courtney, founder of Rekindled Nurse, and Tara, founder of Debriefing the Front Lines. Together, they reflect on a nurse-led relief outreach trip to Asheville, North Carolina, organized nearly a year after devastating hurricanes impacted the community. The conversation explores how nurses showed up for local healthcare workers through intentional community care, emotional debriefing, and peer support when ...
In this episode of the Love n’ Leary Nursing Podcast, Marion Leary and Rebecca Love announce the podcast’s new partnership with Nurse.org and reflect on how this milestone represents the power of saying yes to opportunity. They revisit the early conversations that sparked the show, including imposter syndrome and career uncertainty, and connect those experiences to the broader responsibility of nurse leadership. The discussion explores advocacy, the importance of nurses using their voices wit...
Nurse inventors, this one’s for you. 💡 In this special Emory University series episode of Nurse Converse, host Jeri Ford, RN sits down with Dr. Rasheeta Chandler and Dr. Monique Bouvier from Emory University to talk about something nurses are already doing every day—but rarely get credit (or compensation) for: invention and innovation. Less than 1% of healthcare patents are attributed to nurses, even though we’re the ones hacking together workarounds, spotting safety gaps, and fixing broken s...
In this Emory University series episode of Nurse Converse, data isn’t just for tech bros and spreadsheets—nurses are doing it every day. Host Raquél Pérez, RN sits down with Dr. Jacqueline Nikpour and Dr. Jane Chung, nurse scientists and faculty at Emory University’s School of Nursing, to unpack the real power of data science in healthcare. From big data and AI to smartwatches and home sensors, they break down how these tools can actually support nurses rather than replace them—and why nursin...
In this Emory University series episode of Nurse Converse, host Rebeca Leon sits down with Dr. JoEllen “Ellen” Schimmels, Interim Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Specialty Director, and Dr. Nicholas Giordano, Assistant Professor at the Emory School of Nursing, for an honest conversation about resilience, burnout, and the realities nurses face in today’s healthcare system. Grounded in both research and lived experience, the episode explores how burnout, moral distress, wor...
How do you ask for more money in a profession that’s built on selflessness? In this episode of the Emory University series on nurse empowerment and advocacy, host Ama Mathewos sits down with Emory professors Dr. Catarina Fernandes (Goizueta Business School) and Dr. Kim Dupree Jones (School of Nursing) to unpack the art and science of negotiating your best nursing compensation. Together, they break down why negotiation isn’t selfish, how systemic factors (gender, hierarchy, race) shape nurses’...
In this inspiring episode of the Emory University series on Nurse Converse, host Dr. Everett Moss II, CRNA, sits down with three powerful voices from the Emory University School of Nursing—Dr. Beth Ann Swan, Dr. Shawana Moore, and recent graduate Sofi Igyan—to unpack one of the most misunderstood words in nursing: power. Together, they challenge the idea that power is something loud, aggressive, or purely positional. Instead, they explore power as the ability to influence change, whether you’...
Persuasion isn’t just for politicians and advertisers—it’s a core nursing skill. In this episode of the Emory University series, host Melissa Mills sits down with Dr. Roxana Chicas, Dr. Sharron Close, and recent Emory School of Nursing graduate Sofi Igyan to explore how nurses can use the power of words to influence change from the bedside to the boardroom. Together, they unpack what persuasion really means in health care—how it differs from simple education, and why it’s both an art and a sc...
In this inspiring episode of Nurse Converse, Melanie Van Sistine of Mel's Crafty CoRNer shares her journey from canceled shifts and burnout during the pandemic to becoming a two-time Best of Nursing Award winner and full-time nurse entrepreneur. She opens up about navigating a serious back injury, losing income as a PRN nurse, and facing early business setbacks—all while trying to rediscover who she was beyond the bedside. Mel reveals how creativity became her lifeline and how resilience can ...
In this episode of Nurse Converse, Maggie Ortiz closes out the Protect Your Nursing License Series with an essential conversation on how to handle a false report to the Board of Nursing. As a nurse advocate and former Board of Nursing investigator, Maggie draws on 25 years of experience to guide nurses through one of the most stressful — and often misunderstood — situations in their careers. She explains what to do the moment you receive a BON letter, how to stay organized, and the step...
When a mother in a New Jersey hospital looked down and realized the baby in her arms wasn’t hers, veteran mother–baby nurse Joyce Fisher did what every good nurse is trained to do — she acted fast. But instead of being praised for preventing further harm, Joyce was fired and reported to the Board of Nursing. In this powerful episode of Nurse Converse, host Jana Price sits down with Joyce and her attorney, Matthew A. Luber, to unpack how a system meant to protect patients turned against the v...
Former pediatric nurse and two-time Best of Nursing Award winner Mel sits down with Chicago nurses Hannah Kimmel and Jahnik Dismuke to unpack Nurse.org’s Nurse Appreciation Nights—including an unforgettable MLS game where nurses were honored on the field and Jahnik joined the captains for the pregame coin toss. They share why nurse-led community matters now, how peer-nominated honorees are chosen, and the fun perks of these events (discounted tickets, custom gifts, and memories that last).&nb...
In this episode of Nurse Converse, host Rebeca Leon partners with Vot-ER to explore how civic health is public health. She’s joined by Marcos Damian-Noyola, Deputy Director of Partnerships at Vot-ER, and Gilanie De Castro, RN, MSN, OCN, NE-BC, a nurse leader and former Civic Health Fellow. Together, they discuss how voting, policy, and advocacy shape patient care and community well-being. From telehealth and nurse staffing laws to lessons from the pandemic, the conversation highlights how nu...
Colton teams up with Coach T—aka Tania, a Montreal-based personal and professional development coach who works virtually with clients across Canada, the U.S., and Europe—for a real-talk session on burnout, identity, and the fear that keeps so many of us stuck. Whether you're a nurse questioning your path, clinging to that job title for self-worth, or just burnt out but too scared to pivot, Tanya breaks down how coaching helps you untangle the chaos and take actionable steps toward what you ac...
Disclaimer: This episode discusses workplace violence, physical assault, and pregnancy loss. Listener discretion is advised. In this powerful episode of Nurse Converse, host Jana Price sits down with psychiatric nurse Lora Smith and her attorney, Robert Rehkemper, for a raw conversation about workplace violence in healthcare. Lora recounts her heartbreaking experience of being assaulted by a patient — an attack that led to the loss of her long-awaited pregnancy — and the systemic failures tha...
Disclaimer: This episode discusses workplace violence, physical assault, and PTSD in healthcare. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Nurse Converse, Nurse Jana sits down with Kelsey Springer to talk about the growing crisis of violence in healthcare. Together, they share their personal stories of being assaulted at work, how the pandemic changed the culture of care, and why recognizing and reporting early warning signs—or “near misses”—matters more than ever. The discussion she...
In this episode of Nurse Converse, host Ama Mathewos talks with nurse innovator Farida Labaran about her journey co-creating the first satin-lined scrub cap with FIGS. Farida shares how her passion for natural hair, creativity, and nursing came together to design a product that protects hair, boosts confidence, and represents inclusivity in healthcare. From navigating corporate partnerships to drawing on her Ghanaian heritage for design inspiration, she reveals how innovation can be both purp...
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