Adrianne hops on the mic to give you more of her tried and true tips for surviving the semester ahead. Nursing school may be the hardest thing you've ever done, but that doesn't mean there aren't things that will make your life way easier. Adrianne covers mindset, time management, ideas, and tools to make your day-to-day so much better. Things mentioned in this episode: VARK learning assessment questionnaire: https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ Transparent Sticky Notes:...

Adrianne hops on the mic to give you more of her tried and true tips for surviving the semester ahead. Nursing school may be the hardest thing you've ever done, but that doesn't mean there aren't things that will make your life way easier. Adrianne covers mindset, time management, ideas, and tools to make your day-to-day so much better. Things mentioned in this episode: VARK learning assessment questionnaire: https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ Transparent Sticky Notes:...

In this episode, Adrianne chats with the nurse and author Deanna Mackey about her experiences in the early days of her career through her current situation working from home in a job that she loves. Deanna discusses nursing in a variety of settings and a variety of ways she was subject to the old cliche of nurses eating their young. It can be stressful enough to be a new nurse in the profession without the added stressors of unkind co-workers. Deanna explains how she tried to handle herself...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Faith Lynch, a clinical nurse manager, practice leader, a passionate hemodialysis nurse, former chair of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, mother, and wonderful woman to interview. They have a convivial discussion about Faith’s career as a dialysis nurse, discuss what dialysis is, how it affects patients’ lives but most importantly, they discuss a big change Faith catalyzed at her hospital. During the height of the COVID pandemic in New York City,...

It's been a month since the last episode. In this unscripted, unedited, one-take episode Adrianne gives you the T on what's going next

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Nurse Practitioner, educator, mentor, blogger, cancer survivor and mom, Courtney Shihabuddin, DNP, APRN-CNP. She recounts her surreal experience being diagnosed with breast cancer just as COVID was causing the overwhelm and shutdown of healthcare facilities across the country in early 2020. She takes us through the timeline of her treatment, surgeries and complications very openly, candidly and with just enough humor to keep us from losing our composure. If...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes special guest Isla, a General Practice nurse from Scotland. Isla and Adrianne met through Instagram and this interview is their first time speaking - you’d never know since they talk like old friends. Isla shares some of the nuances of nursing in the UK that differ from the States, how she became a nurse, and what her job is like. Most importantly, they talk about the biggest challenge they share. Isla, like Adrianne, is a migraine sufferer. Adrianne...

You all have been waiting for this - even demanding it - the fourth installment of the Nursing Pet Peeves series. We’ve all got ‘em - those universal irritants of nursing. The things that we all deal with that dance on our last damn nerve. Adrianne welcomes back nurse, educator, SANE, and all-around badass Mackenzie Kane to back and forth with their current priority peeves. Abandon all seriousness here because the only answer to this kind of ridiculousness is laughter and shaking your damn...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes David Metzger, pediatric oncology nurse, podcaster, author, and father. He is gracious enough to open up about all of these roles, how they all blend together, and how he is using them to entertain and teach us. David and Adrianne run through all the emotions in their talk, so settle in for this one. They discuss things like: - What it’s like working with chronically ill children and their parents - How a nurse handles the strong emotions of being around...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Dr. Nina Ahuja, surgeon, author, advocate, and creator of the group Docs in Leadership, to explore topics in her book Stress in Medicine. In the book, she discusses the unique stresses and challenges faced by doctors from training through their careers. In this conversation, they talk about how these challenges also apply to nurses. They also discuss things like: - Dr. Ahuja’s personal experiences that inspired her to write the book - The ways we recognize...

In this solo episode, Adrianne shares her recent experience with getting her COVID-19 vaccination by reading her journal to you (with some edits, of course). She has a lot of strong opinions about the COVID vaccine and the way my state and country is handling this ongoing pandemic, but this isn’t that kind of episode. This is just her personal vaccine experience. She’s also releasing this as a blog with lots of links to things she mentions that are worth checking out. Please go and find it at...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes back returning guest Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health. You may remember Dr. Abuzeid’s first appearance on the show when they discussed the nursing shortage in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, their conversation dives into the effects the ongoing pandemic has had on the nursing profession and the mental health of individual nurses. They also explore new features Incredible Health has added to their platform to...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes old pal and fellow nurse, Mikhayla Crawford, to discuss her experiences living as a person, student, and nurse with an invisible autoimmune illness. Many thanks to Mikhayla for sharing her deeply personal experiences with us, so that we might have a better idea how to be an ally to those nurses around us with chronic illness. In this episode they discuss things like: - Working during the holidays - Moving across the country as a new grad - Her diagnosis...

By request, Adrianne welcomes friend, fellow nurse, and colleague, Mackenzie. Mackenzie is a bedside nurse, clinical educator, and sexual assault nurse examiner, which is the role they’ll focus on today. If you have an interest in this area of forensic nursing, check out this episode. Mackenzie and Adrianne also discuss: -How Mackenzie became a 2nd-career nurse -Nerdy crimes -Burn and trauma nursing experiences -Experiencing major injury on the job -The role of a sexual assault nurse...

Recently, a review said this show wasn’t edgy enough. This episode should redeem us a little. XD In this episode, Adrianne welcomes CVICU nurse Blake (no, not Blake Lynch), who is both knowledgeable and totally NSFW in all the best ways. In addition to some off-color jokes that render Adrianne speechless, they talk about tons of stuff both in and out of the ICU. This conversation goes from heavy to light many times, so be prepared for a rollercoaster of emotions. They talk about stuff...

In this episode, Adrianne sits down with nurse and former co-worker Macy Hall. 2020 has thrown Macy a number of challenges. One of those challenges was being reassigned from her outpatient clinic job to her hospital’s emergency COVID ICU. Though Macy has previous relevant bedside experience, it’s been a while and it’s been a challenge to re-acclimate to the world of acute care. Macy and Adrianne talk about things like: - How Macy was called back to the bedside - What this “new” ICU has...

In this episode, we keep the allyship theme alive. This time Adrianne talks with social worker, advocate, and author of the book The Savvy Ally, Jeannie Gainsburg. Jeannie opens up about her call to allyship, what that means, and her desire to share what she has learned through her book, website, and educational videos. Join them as they open talks about creating safe spaces in healthcare for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning community. They cover topics...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes returning guest Jamie Fregeau, creator and host of the nursing podcast First Do No Harm. Jamie and Adrianne recorded this conversation on Election Day 2020, marking the day with an important, yet uncomfortable topic. They're going to talk about the work to be continuously better allies to the Black community and all communities of color through words and actions. They discuss topics like: -Calling out disparities/bias and why this matters -Why we, as white...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Judith Kimchi-Woods, the President of the Chamberlain College of Nursing and CEO of Nursing One, which will be the focus of today’s show. Judy talks about how she created the non-profit Nursing One from a desire to see a unified voice for all nurses to advance issues that affect nurses in all settings. They discuss many things including How AARP is a great model and how they find power in a collective voice The Nurse’s Bill of Rights Strategies for keeping...

In this episode, Adrianne chats with Vanessa Peck, a Pediatric Cannabis Nurse in Vermont. We’re here to talk about the promise and potential of treating life-altering and life-limiting childhood conditions with the very controversial, very versatile cannabis plant. Open your mind and desire to learn as you listen to this conversation about the world of Cannabis for Kids. Vanessa and Adrianne discuss why one would give children cannabis, what that looks like in reality, and the remarkable...

In this episode, Adrianne sits down with her first Canadian guest, former NICU nurse and certified wellness coach, Sandra Payne. Sandra comes to us from Prince George, British Columbia, and shares her journey through 14 years of nursing and what led her to create Sandra Payne Wellness. Listen to Sandra share her wisdom on topics like: -How overwhelm first appeared in her life and her initial response to it -How she learned to handle overwhelm in the different areas of her life -Forming...

In this episode, Adrianne tries to control her fangirling long enough to welcome nurse, educator, and coach Jannel Gooden of Novice is the New Nurse. As the title gives away, Jannel is on a mission to help new nurses step into their power. Adrianne has been a long-time fan of the messages Jannel projects. Among the topics they cover are: - Jannel’s journey from being a reactive, anxious new nurse to being a responsive, poised experienced nurse. - Anxiety among new nurses and how the...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes returning guest, community mental health nurse Renee DuShane. You may remember her from the episode Fired From My First Nursing Job. Well, Renee is back to share more about how she bounces back - this time as a community-based health professional in the middle of a pandemic. They discuss quite a bit about community mental health services as a broad system as well as how it works on an individual level. The cover lots of other things on Renee’ss mind...

Many people say nursing is a calling. What if you’re no longer hearing that call? Adrianne welcomes former nurse Yolanda Russell to talk about her journey through nursing, her decision to leave the profession, and how she made the transition to entrepreneurship and her own business. Yolanda and Adrianne weave a path through lots of topics including: -Being burned out without realizing it -An incident that made Yolanda consider her place in nursing -How burnout manifests as bad coping and...