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Host Tristan, BSN has set out on a journey to discover just what the nursing profession has to offer. Using a mix of guest interviews, and solo shows, she shares nursing stories and encouraging conversations about the joys and challenges of nursing so you can hear what life is truly like as an RN. Learn alongside the host as she uncovers the wide variety of roles and positions you can obtain with your nursing knowledge and skills so that you never feel stuck in your own career as a nurse. From this podcast you'll learn about all things nursing from the nurses themselves. Listen as they share personal experiences with different nursing programs, to advanced nursing degrees, a wide range of clinical nursing positions, nurse administration, becoming a nursing instructor, nurse case management, starting your own nursing business or side hustle, remote nursing work, rural nursing, keeping your license active, and how to use your nursing skills when nursing at the bedside is no longer an option. Whether you're working 12 hour shifts, a nurse entrepreneur, a nursing student, or a stay-at-home-mom looking to make a career comeback, you're still a nurse and this podcast is for you!
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Episode 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 scho...
Episode 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 nat...
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, co...
Episode 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 kno...
Episode 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 preceptors...
Episode 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 lo...
I 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 setbac...
Episode 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 f...
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 well. She makes a c...
Episode 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 ho...
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! ...
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 be...
Epsiode 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 she managed to turn th...
Hey 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 you will ge...
Episode 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...
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 manag...
Episode # 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 p...
Episode 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 hel...
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, ...
Nursing 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 As...
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