The CVOID-19 pandemic has left physical, psychological and moral wounds for nurses who have sacrificed so much to provide care to patients and their families. Some healthcare workers describe symptoms similar to PTSD: having panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, unable to eat or eating too much, exhaustion, tearful, and reliving the tragedies they have witnessed. There is a name for this, which also brings the good news that it can be relieved. My guest in this important episode is Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton, the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing, and co-chairs the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Ethics Committee and Consultation Service. Together, we will explore the sources of moral suffering experienced by nurses and offer a roadmap for restoring integrity by cultivating moral resilience. Dr. Rushton is the perfect person to talk with us about the symptoms of this engulfing experience and how to find our way out of the cloud.

I hear from nurses/HC workers daily. I hear the incredible things you do to help patients & families under your care in COVID & Non-COVID units; there are stories of love for co-workers, exhaustion, rage; efforts to lighten the load of each other & mind-numbing, heart-aching memories. I hear your doubts about yourself & your abilities under these unrelenting experiences. Who wouldn’t? Do you just want to rest your mind & hearts—to feel LOVE and see LIGHT ahead of you? It has been my dream for the past 9 months to bring that to you in some concrete way. In January I discovered my Guests Melissa Cortez & Dr. Natalee Trevino of CortexEnergySystems.org and realized their dream, is my dream, is your dream. My Once a Nurse Marketing Director, Tanya Abreu & I joined with these women to create the Love and Light for Nurses Website. Join us to hear how we can help YOU reach the support & empowerment that will re-energize you to stay in the game, Monday, March 15 1 PM ET/12 N CT/10 AM PT.

We have the honor of welcoming Dr. Ernest Grant, President of ANA and Dr. Tim Raderstorf, the Chief Innovation Officer at The Ohio State University College of Nursing to Once a Nurse. The two collaborated on the Nurses Everywhere Website, which is exactly what it says: a thank you and dedication to the work, love, commitment, knowledge and experience of the Nurses of America. We have a LOT to talk about: COVID, Vaccines, Needs of Nurses and commitment of nursing organizations to put nurses FRONT and CENTER! Nurses have spent enough time quietly at the bedside doing work the public cannot even imagine! Nurses are also researchers, epidemiology, integrative medicine, education AND innovation specialists. It is time for nurses to be recognized for the unique role we bring to the practice of Health Care of our citizens. Please join us for an exhilarating Episode of Once A Nurse!

There is a new wave of healthcare coming to the forefront of medicine and my 3 guests are among the first to ride that wave. It is called Integrative Medicine and is being practiced by Advanced Practice nurses across the country. Kim Evans, APRN, RN is the founder of Integrative Medicine in Louisville, KY, Pam McDonald, IMNP, is founder of Penscott Corporation, and Mary Ann Osborne, DNP, FNP is the Owner of the Institute for Integral Health. These three dynamic women are here to discuss what happens to the health of a community when nurses are integrating the healthcare. We will also talk about the revolution in nutrition care through the use of the APO E Gene to determine an individual's correct diet. The combination of education, teaching, integrative practice, international speaking years of these women is astounding! Join us!

Post COVID, Nurses must recreate ourselves! We have more, or less, accepted the roles others and Media have portrayed us as. We are FAR more than that! My guest, Ann Scanlon McGinity is a decades-long model of Nursing Leadership, who continues to vibrantly move the role of nurses forward. In this Episode, we will share a DYNAMIC conversation on necessary changes nurses must make for our future reinvention. Let us look at Nurses’ current image. What image would TRULY do justice to who and what nurses are? How will we craft a new, more robust and comprehensive professional identity image? How will we, as Nurses, brand that NEW image, which will require the work of leadership in establishing a culture that supports this image, faculty and clinicians who can live this new image and how we communicate this to the public. DO NOT MISS this Episode if YOU are determined to help transform Nursing and Healthcare!

One of the MOST difficult and most HEALING things a human being can do is to speak about their own “secrets.” Have we ALL grown up believing that we are the only ones who have them and that revealing these truths will destroy us? Just about everyone I know would answer “Yes” to that question. The irony is that it is those who do tell the truth and then seek help, healing and a “maskless” life going forward, are truly the ones released from those demon secrets. My Guest, Kim LaMontagne, has not only stood up with the courage to do this, while she was a successful corporate executive dealing with alcoholism, but she has dedicated her life to helping thousands of others do the same. We will talk about the POWER such conversations bring to the healthy workplace and to the individuals who take their own power back by speaking up.

Much has been written over the past 30 years about Nurses Eating their Young. It has been debated up, down and sideways. My guest, Kathleen Bartholomew, MN, RN decided to do something to stop it. She and two colleagues, Dr. Martha Griffin and Arna Robins, wrote a book called, “The Dauntless Nurse: Communication Confidence Builder.” The book is a NO nonsense look at the reality of sometimes severe Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility. It Exists! It is Devastating to nurses and healthy care of patients! It has to GO! Here is How to do it! We will talk frankly about why nurses can and MUST change this behavior, but also how healthy nurses can heal our ailing America!

What is the cost to Healthcare for not listening to nurses in 2020-21? If Healthcare organizations in the World think they have had problems with turnover in the past, they have not seen ANYTHING yet. My Guest, Melissa Cortez, BSN is a very experienced nurse in high-risk areas. After traveling in the USA as a COVID ICU nurse and seeing the trauma, exhaustion and demoralization of nurses, she decided to share her practice of evidence-based Mindfulness to stimulate personal energy in the middle of even the toughest shifts. If you think that sounds boring, THINK again! Melissa launched her Cortex Energy System and Network in January 2021. Join us for a high energy discussion on COVID Nurse Energy Boost! We will also be talking about Transforming Healthcare! Are you IN?

Our Healthcare system is broken. In fact, we do not have healthcare in this country—we have disease care. We wait until you get sick and then try to fix you, easily the most inefficient and expensive form of “healthcare” in the world. Yet, we CAN truly transform healthcare. Each of us will interact with our healthcare system, whether for our families or ourselves. Let’s conscientiously create a system, based on science, research and experience, that we can each be proud of and that we would feel confident and comforted to take our loved ones to. Let’s transform our broken disease-care system into a model of true caring and compassion focused on health, wellness and disease prevention. The people who truly understand and practice this kind of care consistently, are trained and educated nurses. We come TO nursing with the desire and often mission to deliver this type of care. (Adapted from Transforming Healthcare: Healing You, Me and Our Broken Disease-care System, by Kim Evans)

This is Brian Mohika’s 2nd episode on Once a Nurse. He first appeared on December 30, 2019 to talk about his persistent and committed work as an entrepreneur to invent, sew, market and gain a small foothold in medical equipment with his Cathwear underwear for men and women who wear Foleys, Suprapubic, Biliary, and Nephrostomy catheters. As he watched the stress, embarrassment & frustration of individuals, who must wear leg catheters continuously, he designed CathWear to allow safe, clean, supportive and fashionable looking underwear. It was the DAY of that Episode that he was able to sign a manufacturing company to produce Cathwear in the USA. From there he has been catapulting to the stars, winning award after award and having his product accepted for Medicare payments. To capture the ascendence of his product and the foundation of his life as a compassionate, caring human being, Brian wrote a biography, called “Let It Flow”, soon to be released. We will talk about his and more!

Nurses are the bedrock of healthcare around the world. Without Nurses there is NO Healthcare (HC). While doctors & every HC provider contributes to the value of HC, it is nurses who are with the patient 24/7, best know the client & family and make the directives of other departments work for the patient. Nurses are are mandated to prevent injury & disease/ advocate for the patient. They want to focus on community-based education to prevent stress-related diseases. My guest, Glennae Davis, BSN, RN, and CEO of Rx for Life, LLC, a health equity consultancy and education agency says, “Anytime a career professional feels conflict, moral distress or stressed about a situation on the job, they must pause to take an assessment, make judgments/decisions putting health first.” Nurses MUST know how to cope with implicit bias on the job & prevent their own burnout. Aided by new workplace systems, fearful, distressed employees must receive representation, advocacy, support & education.

2021 is a NEW Year and New Economic landscape. Nurses have been hit hard in some Countries, States & Counties and others have been working overtime without days off. My own experience was I knew next to nothing about managing my finances except: “Save as much as you can!” I put it in a bank savings account for years. Then I discovered Universal Life Insurance & was able to borrow from it to finance 4 houses & 6 cars. Next was stocks, bonds and more. My Guest, Dan Dorval is President and CEO of Dorval & Chorne Financial Advisors. He has been working with the MN Nurses Association (MNA) nurses teaching and advising about finances for many years and thousands of clients. He understands the issues they face and the misunderstandings with their employers regarding wages and benefits. He has been an integral partner in the helping services the MNA has been able to offer its members. Call in with questions: 866-472-5792. Join us on January 4, 2021 at 1 PM ET/12 N CT/10 AM PT

My guests have come to the same place, Braver Angels, from VERY different directions. Dr. William (Bill) Doherty from Academia at the U of MN where he currently directs The Citizen Professional Center and cofounded the Braver Angels following the 2016 National Election, in an effort to allow members of both vitriolic parties (Democrat and Republican) come together in a safe environment to learn how to listen to one another. David S. Ball found the organization over 1 year later after 26 years as an Air Force flight nurse and dealing with the conflicts which naturally arise in those areas. Over the past 3 years, He has been the Massachusetts Coordinator of Braver Angels. Today they will bring together what they have learned in these past years and how it applies to the stressed relationships in healthcare.

My guest, Darlene Nelson, RN, founder of Expert Nurse Consultants, joined me on this show on April 13th along with Dr. Juan Nieto, ED physician. The description I gave then, STILL fits. “In the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA, there are two fights going on. One against a virulent & dangerous new coronavirus & the other on behalf of the safety & protection of ‘essential’ workers across the country. ”The disease is doing an exceptional job at its mission: to infect & kill as many hosts as possible. The people, hospital administrations and political leaders are, to a large extent, failing miserably at their mission: To protect each & every healthcare worker and all essential employees.” We currently have passed 300,000 deaths (as of 12/15/20) and 17 million with the illness. We are nearing 3000 deaths of nurses (which is certainly an undercount.) Today huge numbers of Americans continue to ignore the admonitions to “Wear a Mask, Distance from Others and Wash your Hands.” How will this end?

Beth Battaglino, RN, CEO of HealthyWomen.org, well known for the incredible work she has been doing for over 25 years in clinical nursing and with HealthyWomen, will join me to talk about ALL things Current: Covid-19, her personal experience dealing with it as a maternal-fetal nurse, health inequities in our country and how they primarily negatively affect women. I expect to talk about the worries we each have regarding PTSD, Moral Trauma and the specter of suicide in healthcare now. We will definitely touch on the mission behind HealthyWomen, why it is the nation’s leading independent health resource for women and its most recent initiatives. Beth is the epitome of the “Nurse of the Future” ready and willing to act in the present to help women AND Nurses find their healthiest place inside their bodies, minds, lives and careers. Join us Monday, June 1, 2020 at 1 PM EDT/12 N CDT/ 10 AM PDT on VoiceAmerica.com

What has become abundantly apparent in 2020 is just how little the lay public know about hospitals & how they function, nurses & what they do and why there are no hospital beds anywhere in the country right now. What is amazing also is hearing healthcare professionals making comments not supported by science at all, like COVID 19 cannot be spread by people without symptoms. My guest Mary Turner, RN, President of the MN Nurses Association, was asked to speak to President Biden-elect with 3 other healthcare workers about COVID and what it has done to them and their peers. She has been on several news stations and now will talk with me about what the public does NOT understand about healthcare and what nurses do exactly. Join us on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 1 PM ET/12 N CT/10 AM PT

2020 International Year of the Nurse & Midwife was proposed to showcase the work that nurses do every day. It has proven to be a year of showing not only nurses’ knowledge, compassion and determination, but quite unexpectedly, has displayed ALL around the world the courage, depth of mission and passion for patients that nurses hold. This show is one of celebration with nurse leaders Janie Garner, Executive Director of the Show me Your Stethoscope organization and Cara Lunsford, CEO of HOLLIBLU.com community nurses’ app. We want to talk “nursing” in a future sense. How do we reset the Year of the Nurse in 2021 to create a new level of empowerment and transformation. Nurses are emerging from the Shadows and into the Light of collaboration toward Healthcare Reform, Health Equity, & Health Care (NOT our current Disease-Care). It is time that nurses are not only AT the decision-making table but LEADING the discussion. Join us Monday, 11/30/20 at 1 PM ET/12 N CT/10 AM PT

Our Healthcare system is broken. In fact, we do not have healthcare in this country—we have disease care. We wait until you get sick and then try to fix you, easily the most inefficient and expensive form of “healthcare” in the world. Yet, we CAN truly transform healthcare. Each of us will interact with our healthcare system, whether for our families or ourselves. Let’s conscientiously create a system, based on science, research and experience, that we can each be proud of and that we would feel confident and comforted to take our loved ones to. Let’s transform our broken disease-care system into a model of true caring and compassion focused on health, wellness and disease prevention. The people who truly understand and practice this kind of care consistently, are trained and educated nurses. We come TO nursing with the desire and often mission to deliver this type of care. (Adapted from Transforming Healthcare: Healing You, Me and Our Broken Disease-care System, by Kim Evans)

My guests for this Episode, Rosanne Raso & Linda Valentino, two of many CNO’s of NYC’s Hospitals, who met the first major onslaught of COVID-19 on the East Coast. We’ve heard a LOT about the incredible efforts of frontline nurses, doctors & essential personnel, but VERY little about the HEROS behind the scenes. On March 29, 2020 Linda received a call from the President & COO of Mount Sinai Hospital telling her to report to Mount Sinai Brooklyn to serve as the hospital’s Incident Commander. Having previously served as the CNO of that site, she knew the hospital and its staff. At that time, 25% of the staff, including the hospital’s President & CNO were out sick with COVID illness. The hospital was the first Ground ZERO in NYC, and she was to lead the hospital out of near collapse, due to the high volume of patients and sick staff. Rosanne Raso tells another gripping story of her role as VP & CNO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center during this time

Marijuana for medical use has faced more than 80 years of ridicule, unscientific, unregulated, mishandling of the drug and decades of misinformation, myths and unethical management. Boomers have advocated for the legalization of the drug since the 50’s and 60’s, but it has only been since California, Colorado and a handful of other states did legalized medical marijuana, that it is being taken seriously to help with a wide variety of chronic and intractable health issues. My guests, Patty Gilk, RN and founder of Jes Naturals CBD Wellness and Jeri Schultz, MSN, RN and founder of Tulip Tree & Dose Medical Cannabis Nurse Consulting, are joining us today to share their professional knowledge of CBD, dispel myths and reinforce the efficacy of CBD in medical use. They will address Cannabis - Hemp vs Marijuana -Terpenes, Flavonoids, Entourage Effect and SO much more!

There may be no more critical issue in Nursing today than Nurse Turnover. That ONE subject covers all others: COVID-19, Work/life Balance, Burnout, Bullying, Boomer retirement, Career advancement, Inadequate onboarding of nurses, Nursing Leadership, Nursing Education, Innovation, Hospital Culture, Staffing, Retention Strategy, Leadership development, Supporting new leaders during transition, Leading the Millenial Nurse and Generation “Z” and SO MUCH MORE!!! My guest, Kristin Baird, a nationally regarded thought leader in healthcare culture, engagement and the patient experience, will join me to talk “Nurse Turnover”, based on her recent research for her White Paper of the same name. I firmly believe that without nurses, there IS no healthcare! Without significant increase in Nurse input to ALL major healthcare decisions, nurses will no longer stand for being placed last on the healthcare ledger page! Join me to Welcome Kristin Baird.

Shannon Whittington RN MSN PCC C-LGBT, was on Once a Nurse September 23, 2019 discussing Nursing Care for Transgender patients. I so enjoyed that conversation and received a lot of response to it, that I decided to bring her back on another topic. On November 4th, she joins me in her capacity as a Servant Based Leader Expert. I can’t wait! Join us on VoiceAmerica.com, Health & Wellness at 12 Noon CT for our dialogue on a new look at the subject with topics such as: Share your biscuit; Play nice; Nap time; Do not steal; Five fingers on our hip, one finger on our lip.

This is a topic deeply personal and simultaneously National (not to mention International). Communication is something we all do from prenatal to our last breaths on this earth. Conflict is a given. If we are alive, we absolutely will face conflict. As near as I can tell, there have ALWAYS been bullies. Why is it that we simply don’t seem to get better at communicating with these people in bullying situations? That is SUCH a good question, I decided to ask an expert on the subject: Judith Carmody, Published Author of Co-Bully No More, Unwrap the Gift of You and co-author of additional books on this subject! Judy is an advocate of Bullying Prevention and developing Life Skills Best Self- Safe Self. Join us on Monday, October 19th as we get into the mud around learning to OutGROW the Bully. 1 PM ET/12 N CT/ 10 AM PT

There just cannot be too many ways to describe self-care for nurses, since we tend to be so bad at doing self-care. I have had Education and Coaching experts, guru’s of meditation, breath work, nurses of all types, ages and backgrounds on the show to discuss this. What I have been wanting to do is talk to relatively new nurses and dig into what works to welcome them into the career and profession of nursing; what helps when they recognize burnout brewing in their souls; and what makes them want to stay? Emily Mazurak came to my attention as exactly the right person with whom to talk about these subjects. Not only has she experienced all that I mentioned, but she came up with her own prescription to alleviate the problem as well as a willingness to share her learnings with other nurses through her “Fill Up Your Cup Project.” Please Join us for a fascinating and REAL look at a burning issue in nursing, Monday October 12th at 1 PM ET/12 N CT/ 10 AM PT.

Every day there are new stories of heroism about nurses—across the Country and around the World. Just NOT from Nurses. Media and the general population, now and in the past, really do NOT have a CLUE what nurses do. Is it because nurses are too busy, tired, burned out and in moral distress to tell their own incredible stories? Although healthcare and nursing are in the news thanks to COVID-19, when was the last time the expert being interviewed was a NURSE? My guest is James Kerridge, Director of Nursing Services at AMITA Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, freshly graduated with a DNP from Resurrection University in Chicago, who’s passion for improving the nurse practice environment and advancing the image and public understanding of the nursing profession, was his PRIME focus. We will say the words and shine the light on nurses, the public never hears or sees! Join us at 1 PM ET/12 N CT/10 AM PT.

Never underestimate what a nurse can do when they see that the sustainability of their profession is at risk and their nurse community is suffering. In this episode we will explore how the power of community and peer support can be a solution to the fast-growing nurse burnout that is plaguing our industry.

One of the outcomes of the World Pandemic of COVID-19 is uncovering of all the cracks and deficits in our Public Health and Healthcare Systems in the USA that have been happening over many years. It is open to all eyes at this point that there is NO equity in our healthcare. The poor, black, brown, indigenous and immigrants receive the worst or NO care in our system. The wealthy receive much better care, but still when we look at the statistics of care in the United States compared to other FIRST World countries, we are not only NOT at the top, in some cases we are not even NEAR the top. My Guests today discuss where we are and how Toxic Leadership has gotten us here. Dr. Dan Weberg, an expert in nursing, healthcare innovation & human-centered patient design, is the Head of Clinical Innovation for Trusted Health and is located in San Francisco. Michelle Lemmons, is a BSN and OR Educator at Key Surgical in Eden Prairie, MN.

Fear is a reaction, courage is a decision. These 8 powerful words are from my Guest, Joe Tye’s, new class, “Everyday Courage for Extraordinary Times.” Everything in our life--our successes, joys, mediocrity, losses, & failures can be traced back to decisions we have made along the way at critical moments. We are currently in a time of GREAT historic significance. The decisions EACH of us make (whether we SEE ourselves as people of power, or not important at all), WILL impact not only OUR future but that of our country & our world for perhaps centuries to come. It all comes down to COURAGE. Even if we do not feel particularly courageous now, we each have the possibility to LEARN Courage. My guest has developed this class, for people like you & me! This is an impromptu Episode with Joe Tye, Founder & Head Coach of Values Coach, a firm obsessively focused on helping hospitals build a positive culture of ownership with courses on values-based life & leadership skills.

Detail Description (1000 Characters): This has been a week of explosions, grief and mourning in my State, Minnesota, the country and the world on top of a pressure cooker of 3 months under the threat of COVID-19 changing every aspect of our lives. I simply cannot move on without addressing it. I have invited my friend Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, who was on the show in September to discuss Race Disparity in Healthcare. She will join me to attempt to put some perspective on how we are in this place in time and space that the world is in today. Dr. Dunkley passionately advocates for systematic improvement in diversity & inclusion within nursing and for the eradication racial health disparities related to Black maternal health outcomes. Join us as we discuss the reality of applying unremitting pressure to people unable to control major portions of their life and how that erupts at a crucial time.

This week I had the opportunity to observe an EMT deliver a patient to the hospital room next to my mother’s room. When they brought the stretcher out they cleaned it right in front of me. Using a spray bottle and paper towels, they rapidly wiped over surfaces, missing large areas of the cart and equipment attached to the cart. It occurred to me that this act of “disinfecting” for COVID-19 is happening ALL over the Country and the world. Why is that a problem? My guest is Scott Smith, CEO of AquaFlex, inventor of BioFoam and expert on cleaning and disinfection following all the major water contamination events since 2010 (more than 60 in the US and abroad). He will tell us the dangers of not understanding how disinfection works and what causes it NOT to work. This is a subject that should be shouted from every rooftop in the world in this time of COVID-19. Join us as we enter a dangerous world of contamination and learn what WILL help!

I am becoming more connected to some of the other Nurse Talk Show Hosts. I discovered Keith Carlson,The Nurse Keith Show, from some of my Guests and discovered he is wonderful—great voice for Radio! Joyce Batcheller and I were also introduced by a mutual Guest, Lyn McCright. Joyce invited me on her show, All About Nursing, which was great fun and we realized that we had a LOT in common. I got the brainy idea of having the 3 of us on my show to JAM about Nursing. This is a GREAT show with knowledgeable people and a common purpose to promote nurses and give them a large voice. We talk about Racism in Healthcare, COVID-19, Chief Nursing Officers and their roles (also a CNO Academy that Joyce created), and much more. Join us on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1 PM EDT/12 N CDT/ 11 AM MDT!

Nurses across the country are drowning from the overwhelm of COVID-19 patients, lack of PPE, lack of support from some of their hospitals/administrations/Federal/State/Local governments. They are even drowning from the waves of people wishing them well & calling them (S)Heros. They don’t feel like (S)Heros. They feel like they are striving to save patients, they have not even had time to meet before they die—1-4 per shift. They are used to seeing FAR more success than LOSS. They are drowning in unshed tears and tamped down fears, because they can’t allow themselves to go there without fear of NOT being able to come back. My guest this week is Steve Gavatorta, owner of Steve Gavatorta Group, who spends his time teaching, speaking & coaching people from diverse backgrounds (including nurses & healthcare providers) on how to deal with this kind of adversity, build resilience in the face of adversity to NOT just survive, but thrive. Join us Monday 8/17/20 at 1 PM EDT/12 N CDT/10 AM PDT

In a world caught up in multiple crises (Global warming, a rabid election process, COVID-19, Systemic Racism), who is there to notice that Human Trafficking is continuing at a breakneck speed? My guests, Dr. Jessica Peck, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years is not just paying attention, she is active in many different avenues to arrest this menace and keep it from continuing in society. She was on my show on June 6, 2020 and I invited her to come back with Holly (Austin Smith) Gibbs, who experienced trafficking as a child and has written a book about that experience, “Walking Prey: How America's Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery.” She has received many awards for this book. These guests will fill in some personal experience and information to help nurses and other healthcare personnel to recognize children victims using a tool called PEARR, tell us what we can do about it and give us some hope in these dark times. Join us 1 PM ET/12 N CT/10 AM PT.

One of the outcomes of the World Pandemic of COVID-19 is uncovering of all the cracks and deficits in our Public Health and Healthcare Systems in the USA that have been happening over many years. It is open to all eyes at this point that there is NO equity in our healthcare. The poor, black, brown, indigenous and immigrants receive the worst or NO care in our system. The wealthy receive much better care, but still when we look at the statistics of care in the United States compared to other FIRST World countries, we are not only NOT at the top, in some cases we are not even NEAR the top. My Guests today discuss where we are and how Toxic Leadership has gotten us here. Dr. Dan Weberg, an expert in nursing, healthcare innovation & human-centered patient design, is the Head of Clinical Innovation for Trusted Health and is located in San Francisco. Michelle Lemmons, is a BSN and OR Educator at Key Surgical in Eden Prairie, MN.

I was thrilled to learn about the DAISY Foundation, a remarkable organization that exclusively honors nurses for the incredible efforts they make daily. Bonnie & Mark Barnes wanted to keep the memory of Patrick Barnes alive in a unique way by awarding his nurses (and eventually nurses around the world) with a tangible, heartfelt recognition by their peers/patients. Bonnie & Mark just launched a book to tell the 20-year story: “Shining the Light On All the Right.” So many people now jump on the bandwagon of calling nurses (s)heros, without TRULY recognizing the life-changing gifts they share every day. Nurses tend to believe it is JUST part of the job. In truth, it is just part of who they are at their core. Unless they have had an experience like the Barnes’ with Patrick, few people know what it is exactly that nurses do. A long-time treasured volunteer for DAISY, Nurse Cindy Lefton, will join us to fill out the story with data of how this award has impacted Nurses the world over.

2020 celebrates the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale, known as the mother of nursing & hospital administration, in the Year of the Nurse & Midwife. What could be better than the privilege of talking with a Pioneer of Holistic Nursing, Dr. Helen C. Erickson? She joins me to discuss VERY deep topics that impact nurses, healthcare providers, patients & humans in general. She is one of the leading nursing theorists of the 20th century. Her theories are spiritual in nature & emphasize the holistic care of patients, which made her a defining force in holistic nursing. In 2012, the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) presented Dr. Erickson with the Holistic Nurse of the Year (HNY) award at their annual conference, citing her for bringing healing & caring to a primary place in nursing practice. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from AHNA. Throughout her years of clinical practice & education, she has never wavered from her mission of nurturing growth in people.

We know that all parents are under tremendous stress during this time of COVID, racial and political unrest. However, I believe, mothers and particularly working mothers are under the MOST stress, due to the added roles often assigned to women. My guest today, Rachel Duffy is not only a parent of 3 young children, but also a Certified Conscious Parenting & Leadership Coach, working with parents and leaders of various fields, who have these added stressors in their lives. We will discuss how to identify the problems and shift perspective to one that opens us to making conscious decisions, not based on fear and frustration. How does a parent help young children and teens understand and cope with current world issues that impact them personally? What resources are available for parents, leaders and healthcare workers in these situations? Join us Monday, July 13, 2020 at 1 PM EDT/12 N CDT/ 10 AM PDT on VoiceAmerica.com

In a world caught up in multiple crises (Global warming, a rabid election process, COVID-19, Systemic Racism), who is there to notice that Human Trafficking is continuing at a breakneck speed? My guest, Dr. Jessica Peck, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years is not just paying attention, she is active in many different avenues to arrest this menace and keep it from continuing in society. She is an expert pediatric clinician and anti-trafficking advocate who provides innovative, visionary, & award-winning leadership to develop & lead inclusive & diverse interprofessional teams in multiple arenas to provide outcomes of high-quality health care. She is a recognized and published national expert about human trafficking. She worked with other national organizations to equip healthcare professionals to combat human trafficking of children and advocates for other vulnerable youth populations.

Nurses are preparing for the massive undertaking of recreating healthcare for the benefit of patients, the industry and country. My guests are Healthcare innovators, immersing themselves in the needs of Now AND the Future. Shawna Butler, nurse economist, health tech specialist & builder of the global EntrepreNurse movement, currently in Texas; and Tim Raderstorf, the Chief Innovation Officer at The Ohio State University College of Nursing & Head of Academic Entrepreneurship at the Erdo?s Institute. We will elucidate the world on what exactly nurses are doing to create a revolution in healthcare! An amazingly well-kept secret in the USA and the World is that Nurses are multi-faceted and VERY educated people. Do the words Scientist and Innovator come quickly to mind? How about: Researcher, Nurse Practitioner, Economist, Educator, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Advocate, Nurse Attorney, Informatics, Chief Nursing Officer, Psychiatric Nurse, Trauma Nurse AND so many MORE!!

It is frequently during times of emergency and crisis when our best communication efforts fall apart. My Guest, Roz Lindsay, is an Australian veterinarian who found her way into the corporate world and from there launched 2 successful learning and development businesses! Her passion is helping teams to communicate effectively, efficiently and in a humane way. Our conversation ranged widely since this is also a passion of mine. Certainly, the times we live in: fast paced, bottom lines, communication, cultural and language confusion, sets us up for ALL kinds of missed communications. We will discuss manager and leadership styles and how to respond in a peaceful way. This session and its Part I on June 8, 2020 will hopefully answer many questions in dealing with conflict communications and how we contribute to the problems. Roz will address neuroscience and its role in communication. Join us!

COVID-19 has uncovered horrendous deficiencies in many healthcare organizations in the USA. Among the MOST concerning, has been the blatant disrespect for nurses & other HC workers as they risk their lives caring for terminally ill patients, while being refused basic PPE & staffing support. Then they are threatened with loss of their jobs if they follow basic nursing policies. I knew this could NOT be the case everywhere in the country. In searching for CNO’s who put their nursing staff first, I found my guests for today. Both are CNO’s for large healthcare organizations. Dr. Bob Dent mentored Dr. Kit Bredimus at Midland Hospital in Midland, TX until leaving for Emory Hospitals in Decatur, GA. Dr. Bredimus became the new CNO. Both deeply believe in the concept of Culture of Ownership, taught by Joe Tye, previously on OAN. Every organization has a culture, that plays out through the actions of each employee & leader, but ALL cultures are NOT the same. Join us to be uplifted!

It is frequently during times of emergency and crisis when our best communication efforts fall apart. My Guest, Roz Lindsay, is an Australian veterinarian who found her way into the corporate world and from there launched 2 successful learning and development businesses! Her passion is helping teams to be able to communicate effectively, efficiently and in a humane way. Our conversation ranged widely since this is also a passion of mine. Certainly, the times we live in: fast paced, bottom lines, communication, cultural and language confusion sets us up for ALL kinds of missed communications. We will discuss manager and leadership styles a and how to respond in a peaceful way. This session and its Part II on June 22, 2020 will hopefully answer many questions in dealing with conflict communications. Roz will address neuroscience and its role in communication. Join us!

Detail Description (1000 Characters): This has been a week of explosions, grief and mourning in my State, Minnesota, the country and the world on top of a pressure cooker of 3 months under the threat of COVID-19 changing every aspect of our lives. I simply cannot move on without addressing it. I have invited my friend Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, who was on the show in September to discuss Race Disparity in Healthcare. She will join me to attempt to put some perspective on how we are in this place in time and space that the world is in today. Dr. Dunkley passionately advocates for systematic improvement in diversity & inclusion within nursing and for the eradication racial health disparities related to Black maternal health outcomes. Join us as we discuss the reality of applying unremitting pressure to people unable to control major portions of their life and how that erupts at a crucial time.

Lisa Romano, CNO of Cipherhealth, my guest for May 18, 2020 and I met in the Fall of 2019, long before anyone was even thinking or a novel coronavirus. When we were actually able to connect for the show, it became apparent that Lisa’s Career led her to the right place, right time to play a shero role in the COVID-19 crisis. She had been working with Hospitals for years to create streamlined IT processes in rooming, moving/discharging, cleaning, and re-rooming patients. Little did she know, having this knowledge as well as newer work, freeing nurses from needing to report results of tests & discharge instructions to patients, put her hospitals in a perfect position to quickly realize the size and spread of the coronavirus. This data allowed them to make plans to prepare for the coming coronavirus. Lisa Romano brings over 30 years of clinical experience (CCU), hospital administration of patient flow and transfer center, and IT strategy to her role. Join us for this amazing episode.

Pain and stress relief programs have probably been around since nearly the beginning of time. However the problems still plague most people around the world. The COVID-19 Crisis has only added to the stress and then pain that people are experiencing. I am one of those individuals, dealing with pain almost as long as I can remember. So, while attending a health conference in January, where my guests, today, were demonstrating the effects of Somatic Functional Therapy (SFT), I was the first to raise my hand to be a recipient. My pain is chronic, deep interacting within several body areas. At best, I have been able to diminish the pain enough to tolerate it. So, I was SHOCKED at the level of relief I received from about 5-10 minutes of seemingly minor treatment. Join me with Ramon Nunez, PhD, Alba Rodriguez, PhD and Joseph Sliwkoski, MD to discuss this phenomenal therapy.

Margaret Erickson, a nationally celebrated nurse leader with future plans of what Nursing Leadership will become as it creates a MAJOR paradigm shift from the medical model of illness & disease, to the nursing model of health, wellness, & wellbeing/wellbecoming. To a lay person, this may not sound different, but in healthcare it is NIGHT and DAY different. With the Medical model (while doctors want to help their patients to be healthy), their focus is on diagnosis & treatment, once someone IS ill. Nurses are no longer handmaidens to doctors. If you have not been treated by a nurse lately, they are professionals (often with doctorates), who work WITH doctors, as equals,0 to find the best path forward to support the patient’s health until disease presents, then return the patient to health. Nursing education needs to change for nurses to truly become leaders at the national table. The paradigm shift change in education must occur to support nurses as transformational leaders.

Today's guests, Lyn McCright and Teresa Walding (both with Advancing Nurse Coaching) are joining me today as a follow-up to their previous discussion on February 17, 2020 regarding Resilience Paradigms. At that time COVID-19 was barely on the radar and now we are all overwhelmed with the issue. It has taken an especially large toll on nurses and other healthcare workers on the front lines of the Pandemic in the hospitals and clinics in Hot Zone areas like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans, Florida, Chicago, Arizona, Texas and more adding all the time. Lyn and Teresa will talk about the innate resilience we each have and can tap into at any time of our choosing. We will go deep on some of the fears, anger and previous unresolved crises that keep us from remembering the safe place we each have developed within us as we have matured. We each need to tap this resource NOW and help those around us to do the same. Join us for a message of Hope and Light!

We have seen disastrous displays of pandemic mismanagement this year. There are many examples of managing crisis in an exemplary way with incredible teamwork & camaraderie by the healthcare (s)heroes of the coronavirus epidemic. GOOD leadership does NOT start when the crisis hits us in the face. It starts years ahead by building a 2-way culture of good relationships, honesty & trust between admin. & staff. Culture is shaped by the collective attitudes & behaviors of the people who work there. It does NOT change until people change. The ultimate leadership challenge is helping people make positive changes based on their OWN personal values. Leaders must design their Invisible Architecture™ of core values, corporate culture, & workplace attitude as they do the physical design of bricks & mortar. My guest, Joe Tye, has written a book on how to do this: The Florence Prescription, a fictional story of Florence Nightingale helping a modern-day hospital build a positive culture of ownership

In the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA there are two fights going on. One against a virulent and dangerous new coronavirus and the other on behalf of the safety and protection of “essential” workers across the country. The disease is doing an exceptional job at its mission: to infect and kill as many hosts as possible. The cities, states, hospital administrations and political leaders are, to a large extent, failing miserably at their mission: To protect each and every doctor, nurse, hospital employee, pharmacist & tech, military, emergency workers of all kinds, public employees, grocery & other clerks, gas station attendants and bus & truck drivers with the proper protective equipment to allow them to do their jobs in relative safety. My guests, Darlene Nelson RN and Dr. Juan Nieto of Texas wish to share of insights of healthcare workers.

Dr. Stacen Keating is a former guest from Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse. She is a Nursing Professor at NYU. She contacted me over the weekend with stories & messages from healthcare workers, mostly nurses, who desperately want to get their message out to the world. She and her colleague, Dr. Gary, Yu, Epidemiologist of NYU will join me on this episode to, FIRST and FOREMOST talk about the need to save lives, including frontline workers and SECONDLY why we should work collaboratively with China and the east to help do this. It is truly how the world has survived/recovered from War, Starvation and Pestilence since the beginning of time—Collaboration, WIN-WIN. Let’s bring it back out of mothballs and use it again. We need to be scientific and open to ALL solutions in order to end the pandemic in a way that takes in all available evidence and previous learning.

Earth is facing the greatest pandemic in an ever, undulating history of infection, disease, war, and famine interspersed with times of bounty, medical/economic advancement and relative peace. Today the world holds its collective breath over COVID-19. While most of the planet's population are being asked to step back, healthcare workers are stepping forward to be the MAIN line of defense between a virus and the human race. These world (S)Heros are showing us the way to change “poison” to “medicine” through passion of mission and desire to help. Maggie Brown, Certified Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach & Reiki Master at Inner light Recovery and Heidi Orstad, Consultant will join me to discuss the impact of opportunity through adversity, the Power of Self-Compassion during stressful times and how connection & compassionate listening can support those in times of GREAT need. We will discuss Nursing Salons and Compassion Listening Circles.

In 2012, Dr. Howard Robins and Dr. Robert Rowen traveled to Sierra Leone, West Africa, during the Ebola crises to demonstrate an IV Ozone Therapy to administer to patients stricken with Ebola. They showed that this simply, inexpensive, effective treatment can make a difference with many infectious diseases, for which we currently have no vaccines or treatments. These doctors will share with the Once a Nurse audience what such a tool could do in treating the COVID-19 pandemic facing us today. Some form of Ozone Treatment has been around since 1854. Why have we not heard of this treatment before? Could it be that this is a treatment that cannot be patented and therefore cannot earn exorbitant amounts for Pharma organizations? Dr. Robins and Rowen have a paper called, A Plausible “Penny” Costing Effective Treatment for Corona Virus - Ozone Therapy, is about to be published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Join us March 23, 2020 at 12 N, CDT.

I was first aware of this topic from seeing the documentary: Medicating Normal, about military veterans returning from war, receiving psychiatric care and polypharmacy. The unusual piece is that the number of suicides of such veterans AFTER this treatment is up significantly & far more than the general public. Angela Peacock is one of the vets, whose story is told in the video & Dr. Mary Vieten is a vet and founder of the Warfighter Advance program to help support these vets toward health WITHOUT medication. This story is not only important, but stunning. It speaks to me on many levels, but most immediately because of my growing discomfort with the treatment of mental health patients in America. Over-medication of individuals seems to be prevalent, lack of nature in unnatural environments. “Beautiful” locked wards, but a minimal amount of outlets for normalcy: music, human conversation, productive “work” to fill long days of monotony. What really heals humans after inhuman trauma?

The World Health Organization has designated 2020 as “The Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. We certainly have covered the nurses in depth, it is time we talk about the midwife. While often individuals become nurses prior to being midwives, this is not always the case in all countries. The sets of challenges and issues faced by midwives can be VERY different from those of most nurses. When I met Sally Pezaro, PhD MSc BA (Hons) RM, an Academic Midwife at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at Coventry University, Great Britain, I was greatly impressed with her qualifications and deep knowledge of this area of healthcare. She joins me today to discuss Midwives in Great Britain, the well-being of the midwife in their role, safety of maternity care, creating better understandings & care for the birthing transgender community, exploring problematic substance use among registered midwives, and the incidence of domestic violence. Please join us!

Women in Healthcare (a national nonprofit), is our newest partner on OAN. WIH was founded by Ashley Schmidt (one of today’s guests) and is among the most rapidly growing professional development groups for women, in healthcare today. Through healthcare education, professional development, mentorship, community & a focus on self, the organization empowers women with tools needed to advance their careers. They break down barriers within organizations & equip women to open a powerful force for gender parity. The healthcare workforce is 80% female, with nurses a massive majority of that percentage. But, less than 20% of leadership is female! Join womeninhealthcare.org, to help all women, of all ages, and all levels rise up! Use code: “Healthpros” to get $50 off the annual membership fee & get discounted pricing for events, free resources, webinars & a substantial discount on our annual LeadHERship summit, on October 22, 2020. Joyce Durham, RN and registered architect will also join us!

Nurses and all healthcare providers, experience sustained, often brutal stress nearly every day. They are challenged to leave it at work. That is not always possible. Stress Relief is needed in any given moment at work & home. Tanya & Ken Saunders, both anesthetists, have found immediate relief in what Tanya calls Pause Breathwork. That is a business she has founded out of her passion to offer stress relief for nurses around the world. Breathwork is NOT just about stress release. We will discuss the history of Breathwork and both Tanya and Ken will share their Breathwork stories and explain what is different about Pause Breathwork. It can be used for relaxation and self-healing as it translates to every aspect of a person’s life.

Nurses in 2020 are in trouble. It appears in the form of bullying, burnout, and leaving the profession. There is a saying that “Life is what happens while you are making other plans.” Since this is true for all of us, we need to learn how to be resilient through whatever comes our way. Some say you “have” it or you don’t. I believe we can learn new habits and tools to make us more resilient. My guests, Lyn McCright and Teresa Walding have created Advancing Holistic Health to prove that point. They developed a program called the Resilience Paradigm, the principles of human psychological functioning, and we will discuss the principles of health behind it. Through this groundbreaking advancement in the field of health care—a foundational model for living fully in the present—we can now teach, through logic, that which can only be realized through insight. Using it, you will see the innate resiliency of your clients, colleagues, and, most important, you will see it within yourself.

Welcome J.D. WildFlower to share how to “Reduce Stress, Become more Productive & Cultivate a Greater Sense of Peace, Flow & Ease,” while embarking on the journey of Holistic Success. This is not a destination, but a meaningful lifestyle based on cultivating a deep relationship with your authentic self. This fuels your passion for life so you can pursue your goals & still have room in your life for your well-being. Many have tried “Burnout Band-aid” techniques (as J.D. calls them) to try to reduce stress, curtail excessive busyness or get connected to your authentic self. The real question is: Do you have a proper framework in place to truly cultivate & maintain your well-being, while having high-powered careers? That's where J.D.’s “The WildFlower Method of Holistic Success” comes in. It’s a framework that guides you to kick burnout to the curb & reclaim your well-being. Today, J.D. will speak with us about how to take your power back so you can prevent or recuperate from burnout.

My Guest, Jane Wolf Frances t, is a psychotherapist, attorney, author, coach, trainer, speaker and blogger, who has written an extraordinary & greatly needed road map about how to prepare and how to manage when our parents need us to help by parenting them. This is an experience which will happen for most of us at some point. The book is very engaging and shares her story and that of her parents, but also brings us into view as she shares potential hazards, insights and tips about what we might expect as our parents morph from the people we have always known and probably depended on, into frail and dependent people, who are strangers to us. We will discuss Jane’s shock of first realizing that while she was living and growing her life and career, her parents had hit a roadblock of illness that threw them both into a hell of exhaustion, confusion and terror. They held the information from her because of fear. It is those fears and the realities they brought Jane that we will discuss.

Dr Billy Rosa & Dr. Sheila Davis have had exciting careers in several areas of world health putting them in an influential position with health challenges the world over. They will discuss: Nursing & Sustainable Development Goals; universal palliative care access (based on WHO and Lancet recommendations); optimizing the nursing workforce to ensure its delivery; anti-genocide global efforts as part of the Genocide Intervention Network; global health partnerships in nursing; HIV/AIDS, the Ebola epidemic, & role of nursing in human rights. Each have received numerous awards and accolades based on their individual work and collaboration with other world health scientists. Dr. Rosa has written 3 books based on his work and is a prolific writer for numerous healthcare publications. Dr. Davis is a frequent national speaker on global health and clinical topics.

This Conference at the Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Conference, Minneapolis, January 9th & 10th, called “Building the Future of Women’s Health.” My Guests are Tanya Abreu, Conference Curator & Andrea Winter, Sr. Director, Women's & Children's Strategy. The exciting conference’s experts & hospitals peer into the future of the next frontier of healthcare excellence: Women’s Health. Speakers on the frontlines of these issues included, Dr. Saurin Patel, MD, MBA – Vital Links, discussion Population Health; Dr. Vicki Lucas, Ph.D – Women’s Health Business Expert; Wayne Yetman of Sina Companies; Dr. Alba Rodriguez, Ph.D – Somatic Functional Therapy; Dr. Veronica Scott, DNP – SSM Health; Tina Marcos of Siemens Healthineers; and Dr. Paulette Fauceglia, MD – Aurora Diagnostics.

Tammy J. Toney-Butler RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN is returning to Once a Nurse for the 2nd half of her conversation from 10/7/19. This session we will discuss: 1) ROOT CAUSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING and 2) LONG TERM, TRAUMA INFORMED-SURVIVOR CENTERED CARE. Tammy has decades of nursing experience spent as an ED/trauma nurse & a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Tammy is extraordinarily well-versed in the realities of Human Trafficking of children & adults. She interacts closely with Commercial Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and is herself a trauma survivor. We will talk about how nurses and other healthcare providers can pick up on the symptoms of abuse as patients come to us for health assistance/ surgery. Many times we are their 1st (and probably their ONLY) line of defense for these victims, who are closely guarded by their handlers. To contact Tammy: tammy@path2freedom.org. Join us for this eye-opening and terrifying discussion.

My guest, Brian Mohika is an RN & inventor, not to mention an entrepreneur! But first and foremost, he is a compassionate and caring human being. As he watched the stress, embarrassment & frustration of individuals, who must wear catheters of various kinds continuously, He designed CathWear underwear for men and women for Foleys, Suprapubic, Biliary, and Nephrostomy catheters. We will discuss the persistance and courage required to take an idea to reality to a business. In addition to this, Brian has a military background, has been a prolific student of various areas of healthcare and has used ALL of this history to become the humanitarian that he is today. Join us for a stimulating discussion!

Tina Marrelli, BSN, RN joins me Monday, December 23, 2019 on Once a Nurse to talk about Caregivers giving themselves the gift of self-care. She is a Best Selling Author of an interesting set of easy-to-use handbooks to help caregivers in the home deal with issues as they arise: Body systems understanding, what to do if something goes wrong, who to call, resources in general, tips and much more. She is a delightful advocate for Caregiving. She will focus on self-care and why it is SO critical before, during and after the Holidays; how to bring relatives who rarely visit into the assistance of their loved one; arranging time off for the usual caregiver; and recognizing the dangers of overwhelming the loved one with “surprises” and unusual commotion or parties. Join us! I know it will be worth your while!

Legal Nurse Consulting has been around for decades, but is not often mentioned as an exciting and viable career for Nurses looking for work away from the bedside! My guests, Pat Iyer and Barbara Levin, both experts in this field, will flesh out exactly what this career is all about and the types of nurses who do well in it. Many people have questions about what it takes to be designated as a Legal Nurse Consultant; what are the costs of setting up as an entrepreneur & what charges can such a nurse make to clients? Who is the client: The harmed patient, the accused facility or caregiver, the defense or prosecuting lawyer? What are the highlights of such work and what are the downsides? All this and more will be discussed as you join us on VoiceAmerica.com, Health & Wellness on Monday, at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET.

Miriam Chickering is my good friend as well as an exceptional nurse. She recently had to deal with the severe, emergency, health crisis of her father hundreds of miles away from her. For me, it brought up memories of many such situations. It occurred to me that this happens to EVERY nurse at some time in their career. However, I do not remember hearing it discussed in any detail. It is one thing when a patient presents at your work and the family looks to you to save their life. It is quite another thing when that family is yours and the life is someone you love. Join us December 9, 2019 as Miriam and I explore this shaky topic and the situations we have experienced. What memories does it evoke for you?

Shannon Whittington RN MSN PCC C-LGBT, was on Once a Nurse September 23, 2019 discussing Nursing Care for Transgender patients. I so enjoyed that conversation and received a lot of response to it, that I decided to bring her back on another topic. On November 4th, she joins me in her capacity as a Servant Based Leader Expert. I can’t wait! Join us on VoiceAmerica.com, Health & Wellness at 12 Noon CT for our dialogue on a new look at the subject with topics such as: Share your biscuit; Play nice; Nap time; Do not steal; Five fingers on our hip, one finger on our lip.

We all know Nursing is changing by the minute, but did you know Nursing is the first and only profession to offer professional board certification in coaching? My Guests today, Lyn McCright is among the pioneers in this emerging profession. Teresa Walding is a Director and Faculty for the program and Amy Hoeschler, is a student and my connection point to meeting the other two. Graduates of the 60-hour CE program can sit for National Board Certification through the American Holistic Nurses Certification Corporation. (AHNCC.org) (RN's must have a BSN or above and have 2 years of experience). The NIH has done a research survey of Certified Nurse Coaches (from all 5 Nurse Coach CE programs) stating that Nurse Practitioners may be ideally suited for the role.

I became aware of the Nexus Youth and Family Solutions. through Linda Barnhart, who worked at the same healthcare organization I did, but after I left. I've been wanting to address this topic and demonstrate the life-long damage that can be done to children and youth if trauma is NOT addressed and healed. Nexus CEO, Dr. Michelle K. Murray, was kind enough to to join us. When I was young, there was not much consideration of the traumas that young people experienced. I think the idea was that either the child would forget or their brain was so pliable that they would simply adjust and go on with their lives. Nothing could have been further than the truth. Parents feared the negative perception of the family, if the Dirty Laundry was aired. Even if a family was willing to take a child to a psychiatrist, there did not seem to be a lot that could be done. Perhaps talk therapy, later there were a few drugs available to elevate mood or have a calming effect. Join us!

Shannon Whittington RN MSN PCC C-LGBT, was on Once a Nurse September 23, 2019 discussing Nursing Care for Transgender patients. I so enjoyed that conversation and received a lot of response to it, that I decided to bring her back on another topic. On November 4th, she joins me in her capacity as a Servant Based Leader Expert. I can’t wait! Join us on VoiceAmerica.com, Health & Wellness at 12 Noon CT for our dialogue on a new look at the subject with topics such as: Share your biscuit; Play nice; Nap time; Do not steal; Five fingers on our hip, one finger on our lip.

I talk to SO many Nurses who want to venture out on their own with a great new idea/product they would like to promote. So many of those in their NEXT sentence say, But I could never do it! I need a steady paycheck. My husband would hit the roof! Does that sound like you? It sure sounds like me. In fact they only way I tiptoed into the fire, was after I was laid off, then was injured and could no longer work as a Nurse. My guest, Pat Iyer, calls herself a Serial Entrepreneur and has graciously agreed to share her knowledge on the subject with us. Join in with questions/comments/personal experience on Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse: Exploring the world of Nursing. https://legalnursebusiness.com/bio/?doing_wp_cron=1571672517.7327558994293212890625

The disparities in healthcare & related topic of nursing workforce representation of African Americans (AA) and other minority groups is a needed dialogue. If you are not involved, you may be unaware of the problem or how important it is we rectify it. Many have known the healthcare of AA is consistently not of the same quality as other patients, especially when compared to whites. Now there are numerous studies validating that truth. It is especially apparent in the Maternity & Newborn populations. My guest today, Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, is an expert in Maternity statistics & advocate for improvement of healthcare we deliver to this vulnerable population. It is vital for the success of our nation that mothers are safe throughout pregnancy & delivery & each child born is healthy & able to grow to adulthood in an environment of safety. It is equally vital that the nursing workforce is a true reflection of the diverse populations we serve, in order to effectively address the disparities!

I almost titled this episode: The Secret Lives of Case Managers. I tried for a while to become one and it almost felt like a secret society! The right handshake, gets you in!! Seriously, Case Management is a Nursing field, which will ONLY become MORE needed as healthcare becomes less centralized in the hospitals and clinics, and more complicated. Patients and healthcare providers will need an accurate connection of the clear reality of the patient, families, needs, and providers. The patients will need a GPS locater Nurse to guide them through the maze of doctors, facilities, tests and more, while they simply focus on healing, rest and calmness. My Guest is Deanna Cooper Gillingham, a wonderful expert on all things Case Management. She will share her insights into the art and science as well as how to enter and advance in the field. One unique aspect Deanna manages is a Case Managers Cruise: March 28 - April 4, 2020. To learn all about that, go to CaseManagersCruise.com

How much do we as nurses & other healthcare providers personally know about human trafficking. Even the most basic statistics are devastating: 600,000 to 800,000 women, children & men bought & sold across international borders every year & exploited for forced labor or commercial sex. (U.S. Government) When internal trafficking victims are added to the estimates, the number of victims annually is 2-4 million. Do you know someone who has been trafficked? If you respond “No”, don’t be so sure. They are right here among us, especially if you work in ED, OB, Clinics or other healthcare entry points. What we need to do as providers is to be able to recognize & assist these people during that fragile few minutes, hours or days when they present to us. Today’s Show is with expert in this field, Tammy Toney-Butler. She is a nurse, ready & waiting to help us expand the reach of hope to these individuals.Here also, is a web site for children of trafficking: www.arkofhopeforchildren.org

The disparities in healthcare & related topic of nursing workforce representation of African Americans (AA) and other minority groups is a needed dialogue. If you are not involved, you may be unaware of the problem or how important it is we rectify it. Many have known the healthcare of AA is consistently not of the same quality as other patients, especially when compared to whites. Now there are numerous studies validating that truth. It is especially apparent in the Maternity & Newborn populations. My guest today, Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, is an expert in Maternity statistics & advocate for improvement of healthcare we deliver to this vulnerable population. It is vital for the success of our nation that mothers are safe throughout pregnancy & delivery & each child born is healthy & able to grow to adulthood in an environment of safety. It is equally vital that the nursing workforce is a true reflection of the diverse populations we serve, in order to effectively address the disparities!

The desire to have your body match the internal sense of yourself is NOT new. The number of people courageously & openly taking the steps surgically & pharmacologically to make that happen and the healthcare opportunities to succeed IS more new. To care for these amazing people, will require a new breed of nurse to assist these individuals through their ongoing process of claiming their true bodies. I remember in the 60's & 70's going through years of angst around, Who am I? Many, if not most of us, were thinking in a metaphorical manner. These individuals are dealing with who they know themselves to be internally, NOT matching who their Birth Certificate, mirror and everyone around them says they are. My guest today, Shannon Whittington, has molded her career toward helping these individuals by training nurses to care for them. Classes to train nurses for Transgender & Gender Non-Binary (TGNB) Clients are here and available in much of the USA. Join us!

It has long been known when we give a woman a hand up, she lifts an entire village along with her. The same is true about healthy women. For almost as long as there have been humans on earth and efforts to improve health have been a priority, women have NOT been the focus of that learning, research and education. This show is an introduction to the Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Conference in Minneapolis on October 10 and 11. It is a foundation to begin building a far greater focus on womens health. Three of the speakers will join me today to talk about the conference and some specifics about it. Tanya Abreu is the Conference Curator and will share how to capture the mind, market and hearts of people passionate about improving womens health. Dr. Alba Rodriguez will share her revolution in pain and stress management. Dr. Loretta Bruening will talk about positive results from positive moods. Join us for this unusual and stimulating conversation!

In 1619, the first 2 ships of captured Africans landed on American soil, which launched a culture in American colonies, built on an economy of slavery. Many people still believe that culture ended with the Civil War. Nothing could be further from the truth. Benjamin McHie Marie Manthey, join me to reveal the journey of one young woman, Francis McHie in 1929, who bravely fought the status quo of blatant discrimination toward black citizens in Minnesota in 1929, by applying to the School of Nursing at the U of MN. She broke the color barrier in nursing, not only Minnesota, but every state she stepped foot into over the course of her lifetime. Her nephew, Mr McHie, will share her story with us. Ms Manthey, pioneer of Primary Nursing will share a historical look at discrimination in U of MN. We will introduce a new U of MN Nursing Scholarship in honor of Francis for individuals of color. Join us for this dialogue https://makingagift.umn.edu/give/yourgift.html?&cart=22842#formstep-0

When I saw the website Women of Integrity, INC. I was stopped in my tracks. My thought was what specifically are we talking about when we say this? How are women of integrity different from men? Speaking with Shantay Carter, made me want her as a guest on the show. This is a dialogue worth having! In addition to being a busy BSN, RN at Northwell Health Systems, she noticed a huge need in her community. While MANY people, educators, researchers and social workers, acknowledge the great need of young women of color to have positive models and mentors, FEW people take that step into action for them on the ground. Shantay Carter is an exception to this truth. In 2010, she established Women of Integrity, Inc to stand beside high school youth in Long Island, New York. It's Mission statement says: To empower and educate women of all ages and ethnicities. As an OB Nurse, this has long been a desire of mine. Join us to navigate these topics!

I have done shows on Entrepreneuship and on Innovation, but have you ever heard of Intreprenership? The first time I heard it, I connected with it. So many people who stay at the bedside or join an organization as a nurse, think they have to leave their creativity behind. Nothing could be further from the truth. My Guests this week are setting up a dynamic dialogue on how all three of these concepts fit together and intertwine. Michelle Rhodes, MHS, RN, CCM, CMCN is a best-at-whatever-she-does kind of person and will bring her insights into improving any situation you find yourself in. Dr. Sandra Cleveland knows how to reduce stress and sick days for nurses, by supporting engaged and flexible employees. She blazes a trail for individuals to move from their current role to their dream role. We will ALL talk about invigorating the job you currently have. Join us Monday at 12 N CT on VoiceAmerica.com, Health and Wellness!

We have talked a lot in the past year about less than stellar conditions in Nurses places of work, including Bullying, Burnout, and lack of support for one another. What we have not addressed is Work Place Violence. It is hard for me to believe how widespread this reality is for a lot of reasons. This is one of those issues that if Nurses are given a voice in finding a solution (or many solutions), I believe that nurses can meet that challenge. The big question: Do we walk away or stay and change it ? My guests today have done a LOT of thinking on this issue. Donna Zankowski,has come to this issue through her role as Occupational Health nurse. Patt Moon-Updike, represented nurses in front of a Congressional Committee addressing her own experience of violence at work and the impact it has on her and other nurses. Listen to her Report on https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=413735352769290 or here on Monday at 12 N CT. Please call in thoughts, comments & experiences 866-472-5792

This show touches close to my passion for making Nursing the greatest profession of all. In every one of over 100 shows I have hoped to encourage, yet challenge each nurse to strive for their best. In my professional experience, it has only been the past 20 years that I have encountered day-to-day interactions with nurses of color, because each location was primarily white. As I have journeyed through life, read books illuminating the reality & learning from my friends of color, I have been forced to address my own white privilege. In doing that, realizing how different my perceptions of the world are from professionals of color, I believe it is my duty as a human being to rectify my ignorance by learning to interact with every person in a way that upholds their knowledge, passions & perceptions, as well as my own. Join me for a FASCINATING discussion with Benjamin Mchie & Dr. Tammy Sinkfield, August 5.

We live in a world of rhythm. In ancient times, humans moved to the rhythms of nature, they created art, dancing and music that mimicked the sounds of the body. As we have modernized those rhythms, we have gotten lost in the cacophony of our lives: city, traffic, building, plane noises. Yet, our bodies, especially in illness, CRAVE the sounds of nature and healing. When my chronic pain began to become overwhelming in the '80's, I would become so anxious I couldn't sleep. I couldn't even rest. One day I bought a 5 spot CD player and music that I thought might be soothing. It was. It allowed me to lay down and be absorbed into the gentle rhythms and beats of the heart. My guest discovered the music research of Niels Eje during a similar period in her life of discord around the mental health issues in her family. The music was called MusiCure. My guest is Anne Taylor, nurse, mother and conduit to this amazing healing music through her business: Scandic health.com. Join us!

My guest this week, Dr. Launette Woolforde, is well-known for her passion for nursing and, most importantly, education for nurses. She told me: While I am proud of my own personal awards and accomplishments, what brings me the greatest joy is seeing my work positively impact and have an empowering effect on other nurses. Seeing them realize just how important their work is and how the knowledge and passion they possess changes lives – is surely the greatest of my accomplishments. Professional development is the gift that keeps on giving! I was immediately hooked! I am SO happy to be able to share with you an extraordinary conversation with an extraordinary educator! Please join us and call in to share this dialogue. What does Professional Development mean for you?

My Guest today is an insightful and delightful woman, who grew her passion for psychology into a career of helping people connect to their soul. She is a NY Times Best Selling Author and, from my observation, a wonderful caring, upbeat and very present individual. We talked about many aspects of how our culture and society can suck our soul life right from our body. Returning to our true selves, takes conscious effort but does not have to take phenomenal amounts of time. I felt a true connection with Dr. Kelly and I feel certain that you will also. Join us Monday, July 15, on VoiceAmerica.com, Health and Wellness at 10 PT and 12 N CT

Fun, fascinating and very helpful conversation with Jolene Hill from Australia about talking to patients and family members about what they want for their death (beyond Advance Directives) and also getting fun conversations going about their life Story. Everyone has one, but how often do we lament at the funeral that no one ever captured our loved ones story in some permanent fashion? Jolene is an upbeat, thoughtful person, who learned from her husband's death that people truly need help with these sometimes difficult discussions. Most people are familiar and comfortable with a deck of cards. She developed two sets of cards with one question on each to help ask and learn these important wishes, facts and stories from our loved ones. One set, called Your Life Wishes: 50 Conversation Starters, helps approach those end-of-life questions. The other, Your Life Story: 50 Conversation Starters, makes talking about our history and that of friends, family and patients easy and fun! Join us!

It is hard to be alive in the USA today & not know someone in the grasp of Domestic Abuse, Mental Health Crises, and/or suicide attempts. Nursing Suicide has risen to terrifying levels. What do Nurses need to know to recognize the signs/symptoms to address these issues at their earliest point? My guests bring an interesting, complementary story & information regarding these issues. Sherry Genga is the author of The Shattered Oak, a true story of her mother's nightmare of abuse, suicide attempts and misdiagnosis of Mental Illness, along with her own growth & learning from the experience. Dr. Alisha Cornell is a woman, who has also experienced some of these issues & persevered to become a DNP in Executive Leadership. She provides insight from the exec. leadership perspective on listening with intent to the concerns of the nurse. Dr. Cornell is an advocate for self-care among nurses & improving community health education concerning mental health and social determinants. Join us!

Pain has always been an issue to humans. We have consistently worked to relieve it-originally with natural methods (herbs, oils, massage). Over time, many more intricate, imaginative, & scientific have arrived (acupuncture, medicines from herb compounds, & homeopathic methods). In the past 150 years, some have leaned heavily toward surgery & drugs. Money/greed have factored into our current situation with a crisis of people addicted to Opioids and other substances—originally to deal with pain & now to deal with addiction. My guests are two people who go beyond practitioners to a level of healers, using modalities they have learned for years, then practiced intently, now adding their own unique intuitions to make them work for each individual client. Full disclosure: both of these people have helped me as a client: Michael Wangsness, PT with HealthEast Optimum Rehab in St. Paul & Briah Anson, Rolfer, and most recently, Homeopathic medicine, with a private practice in St. Paul.

Today's show veers into my zone of fog--NUMBERS! When I tend to think that numbers are not a favorite of most nurses, I would be wrong! The vast majority of nurses love numbers, statistics, data, studies, policies with measurable outcomes, research on new diseases and their impacts and SO much more! In fact there is a whole new area of nursing known as Nursing Informatics. My guests today are passionate about numbers and helping improve patient outcomes by knowing and making use of them. Asha Gaines Immanuelle is a Population Health Nurse Analyst and Danielle Siarri is a Master of Informatics. Together they bring a whole new world of nursing to my attention! How about you? Join us for an exciting discussion.

This week we are talking all-things-newborn, With my guest Dr. Barbara Morrison, (a.k.a. Dr.Barb by her many fans). She has dedicated herself to Standing in awe of & revering the innate abilities of mother-infant dyads. Being a former OB and L&D Nurse, I can absolutely understand that! We will talk about Kangaroo Care, which some of you may be familiar with, but Dr.Barb takes it to a new level. (Note the Headshot of Dr.Barb and her baby pouch. I LOVE obstetrics and I know you will ALL love this conversation. Please join us and call in with your thoughts, experiences and questions!

My guest this week, Dr. John Silver is a fascinating, seemingly laid back, life-long philosopher at large, who is currently thinking deeply about our health crisis and sharing his take on how to solve it. He is concerned that we have lost the ability to talk together and live in a world of bumper stickers, sound bytes, and obscure academic articles. I AGREE! He welcomes many others, also concerned about healthcare's future, to brainstorm many more ideas in the hope of coming to best-for-each-world possibilities in the the future. Are you someone who is ALSO thinking deeply along these lines? Please join me as Dr. Silver and I take a stab at dialogue and enlivening this NEEDED conversation.Please Join Us!

The United States is in the middle of an epidemic, Every day, 46 people die from an overdose of prescription painkillers in the US. During the past several years, the professionals on our panel have been researching and reaching for answers to this problem and solutions to the crisis. They will discuss what they have learned, what they have implemented, and what they envision for the future. Dr. Mark Rosenberg and Dr. Alexis LaPietra from St. Joseph's Medical Center in Patterson, NJ the creators of Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Treatment will share their program. Dr. Patrick Kemper and Alicia House, from Northstar Behavioral Health, in St. Paul, MN, will share the work they are doing on Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT). Dr. John Nelson of Healthcare Environment in St. Paul, MN and Dr. Michael Graham, Associate Professor of Nursing, St. Catherine University, Twin Cities, MN will share their work.

My guest this week has the perfect name for the work he does. Martin Dearlove is a Social Worker in Australia, who works with children damaged by various kinds of trauma. He is currently preparing to launch a new business called, Childhood Essentials that is based on the concept of caring for children through the model of The 7 Hearts Assessment Framework: Learn, Love, Play, Family, Voice, Care and Safety and with the Motto: Putting Children at the Heart. Martin, himself has a riveting story of childhood trauma, which he will share. I found Martin, where I find a lot of guests, on LinkedIn. I have been touched and moved deeply by many of his posts which center around the concept of love and care for children and even the child in all of us, no matter the age. Please join us for this timely discussion. To join us, call 866-472-9752.

My Guest, Len Robinson, has been on the show 2 previous times in regard to the hotly debated topic of Bullying in Nursing. the first time July 30, 2018 and the second time November 12, 2018 with his wife, Patty, also a nurse, as they discussed how to reignite the love of nursing after burnout. Since then, Len has been diligently working on his new leadership education series, through Illume A Nation Inc. Join me to talk through how very simple leadership philosophies, skills, and strategies can change the interaction of teams.

This show started when I first encountered Ginny Rosen, who is selling toys to help people with dementia, called the Brainy Day Activity Program through HippocampusHQ.com. I was fascinated that activities and games were being developed to help improve the quality of life of Alzheimer's patients. From there I met Jeannie Flossie and Lyn Hilgenberg, who are my guests for this program talking all about dementia and how play increases the quality of life for Alzheimer's and Dementia patients--just like it does for all of us! What can you add to this discussion and what would you like to know? Join us by listening and calling in at 866-472-9752.

This show is actually a Part two of the discussion on March 4, 2019 with Dr. Schanfield. We had time to talk about Medicine as it is today and a bit about the incredible wisdom, humor, and pithy comments from patients over the 40+ years that he practiced as a caring and humble neurologist in St. Paul. His Book, The Migraine in Room 3, The Stroke in Room 4 is worth another look. This time we will discuss Dr. Schanfield's vision for what Medicine could and perhaps should be. Do you have ideas you would like to add? Where are we going in Medicine? Are you concerned? Please join us on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 12 N CDT as we chat about this and more!

I have SO enjoyed Hosting this show, talking to people I would never have met, about aspects of nurses and nursing careers that I could never have known. I am going to be the only guest sharing a few nuggets I have gained: positives and negatives in nursing, people & wisdom, and the unquenchable passions nurses carry to help others. Please CALL IN and share your thoughts about nursing, gems of wisdom you have gained from experiences with patients, co-workers, friends and family about what nursing is ALL about! April 15, 2019 866-472-5792.

As long as there have been nurses, there have been nurses who innovate! Often that entails work-arounds of systems and policies that hamstring the nurse and make giving good care to the patient more difficult. My guests this week are ALL about Innovation and how to get the nurse's voice represented in the many technical and communication great new ideas to ensure they work with and for the nurse in intuitive ways. Dr. Bonnie Clipper is the one-woman Innovation Department at the ANA and Rebecca Love has pioneer status in leading the way to innovation with nurses & entrepreneurial interests of nurses, which are blossoming in all directions. She was the first Director of Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the United States at Northeastern School of Nursing – the first initiative in the Country designed to empower nurses as innovators & entrepreneurs. What ways have you innovated in your work or created a whole new business growing from the education & training of being a Nurse?

A much overused word in our language is inspiring and Miriam Chickering is certainly that. I think she has made such a huge impact in my life, because she personifies the person I always dreamed of becoming--someone who makes a difference in the world in a head-spinning way. Miriam started Nurses International.org about 5 short years ago, with herself and a handful of volunteers, with the mission of educating people in low resource countries as nurses. Not just a handful, but a WHOLE lot of them--enough to staff a country! And not to her specifications alone, but in collaboration with each country--listening to what they saw as their needs and desires and matching with her volunteers to create the online reality! It was only November 19, 2018 that I first had her on the show and in such a few months she has continued to grow the volunteers, countries and potential nurses. Join me to hear what Miriam and 2 of her volunteers, Delaney La Rosa & Connie Jones have done for the world!

Dr. Paul Schanfield has been a Neurologist in St. Paul for over 40 yrs. He recently published a book, called A Migraine in Room 3 A Stroke in Room 4, which beautifully and succinctly describes the work of a dedicated, humble, & humane physician passing on the wisdom of his life's work to future generations of doctors. He clearly shares what his training was in the positives & negatives, along with great quotes of Hippocrates (which have given him direction along the way), as well as beautiful, funny & touching comments of his patients. He enjoyed & appreciated their words in the moment, consistently wrote down, brought them home & collected them. After Retirement in 2015, he decided it was time to bring them to life. The result is this delightful, enlightening & heartwarming book he now shares with all of us. Please join us for this conversation with a warm, wise & caring physician. Among the topics of discussion, how relationships are grown between ALL healthcare colleagues.

Kathleen Bartholomew is a much sought-after speaker all around the country for decades on the topic of Nurses communication with each other and how it can make or break the quality of the workplace. She has had a TEDx talk on Lessons From Nursing to the World. She is joined by Laura Hanoski, who has spent her career contributing to the seamless and helpful interactions of nurses in their work roles. She also has led a project called, Heroes for Healthcare, helping veterans. They both join me today to talk about crucial conversations nurses must learn to OWN for patient issues to be clearly communicated and nursing interactions to be free of drama. Please welcome them with me!

When I began as a nurse there were just 2 generations in the workplace: the WWII (Greatest) Generation and the Boomers. I went to a conference on how to understand one another and learn to get along. I was ASTOUNDED by the number of differences in perspective and expectations each generation held about and toward the other. Now we have as many as 5 generations in the healthcare workplace! OH MY! Dr. Paul Clements is here to give us some perspective and tips on all living together in peace! How to Close Gaps to Enhance Professional Practice He is a wonderful guest and I am eager to dialogue with him on this HOT topic. Please join us!

I met Dee McCarthy on LinkedIn as I saw her compassionate, heartfelt, compassionate posts. The first one that caught me was as simple as it could be (this is not exact): I Love you! If so many people can hate without knowing the person, then I can Love without knowing them. I was hooked. When I found her, she turned out to be just as interesting as I suspected and has had a varied and interesting career. I asked her to talk about Long Term Care--the neglected cousin of the healthcare system. I also asked her to bring someone with quite a bit of nursing experience, Kim Taylor, and someone relatively new to being an RN, Jackie Moon. We will talk about advantages/disadvantages of working in LTC, how to recruit new and younger nurses, new career delivery models and the future of LTC along with anything else you would like to add, if you JOIN us on Monday at 12N CT on VoiceAmerica.com! 1-866-472-5792

Bruce Sackman is the Author of Behind the Murder Curtain along with 2 colleagues: Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmeterer. We think of healthcare as attracting Angels of Mercy, drawn to helping people at the MOST vulnerable times of their lives. Rarely do we consider the doctors and nurses also drawn to such vulnerable people, for the sole purpose of the pleasure of murdering them and watching them die. Our show today considers those people, the staff whistle blowers, the patients and families devastated by them & the incredible difficulty of putting such people in jail for as long as possible. Mr. Sackman lays out the army of people needed to make this happen, including some of the MOST crucial: the nurses who report these people, suffer being ignored, shamed, ostracized for doing so and the Forensic Nurses, whom make the healthcare maze visible to investigators. He calls these nurses Bruce's Angels. Join me for this startling, riveting and macabre story.

In a world in which humans have become more and more polarized in our views, communication and hearing, healthcare sits right on the middle of the conflicts. Not only do people in healthcare have extreme pressure and choices in their work, but the people in the world holding all of those polarized positions work there. My guest David Ball is a nurse with a LOT of varied experience in healthcare and has recently joined a group called, Better Angels. This group is traveling the country with a program that allows people with different political views to sit down next to one another and learn 4 skills: 1) Setting a constructive tone; 2) Listening; 3) Speaking; 4) Handling Difficult moments. David will talk about how these skills can be used in any conflict experience, but especially in healthcare. To create a world in which we all want to live and work peacefully, we MUST learn and practice these skills. What better a place to start than healthcare?

Ray Befus & I met on LinkedIn when he shared a post from Dee McCarthy: I love you. No…I might not know you. But if folks can hate for no good reason, I can love. It started a conversation on the impact of providers on patients health and outcomes. Ray said: When caretakers (doctors & nurses) are stressed, patients suffer. We work in an environment made stressful by the fact that lives hang in the balance based on the quality of our work. Isn't it normal to blow off steam by yelling at a coworker? Pointing out loudly the incompetence of others--for their own benefit--helps them. RIGHT? I have had several guests on the show this year discussing Burnout & Bullying. This show takes it a step further. What does the dysfunctional operation of healthcare organizations do to the patients, unfortunate enough to be subjected to it? Join us Monday on VoiceAmerica.com at 12 N CT. Share your thoughts or ask questions of Ray by calling 866-472-5792 or emailing me at leannevoiceamerica.com

We are approaching year-end. As with so many people, I am thinking about what has inspired me this year. How about you? I would like to share with you some of my inspirations and how you can call in and share yours: 1-866-472-5792.

I have become fascinated with the unending options available to nurses in careers and industries in (and especially out of) the traditional healthcare environment—not to mention entrepreneurial adventures. I met this week’s guest, Dr. Kathleen Ziegler Halverson, through a previous guest and friend, Cindy Bultena. We connected immediately as she began discussing the wide variety of careers she has held including the Army Nurse Corps, traditional nursing, Director-On-Site Medical Clinic for General Electric Company, Senior Specialty Representative for Pfizer Inc, Territory Manager for Herman Miller Healthcare, and Executive Leader to several value-driven entrepreneurial companies. Kathleen says “Nurses need to think differently, expand their viewpoints and horizons on the WHOLE care continuum, not just their area of expertise! They have the power to influence the future of healthcare, IF they embrace nursing differently!” Join us Monday at 12 N CT on VoiceAmerica.com

Dr. Paul T. Clements from Drexel University, has been known to say, “Always be mindful. You may not know who’s watching you or who you’re inspiring.” This is exactly what happened to me, while listening to a Webinar presented by Dr. Clements titled: “Workplace Bullying: Not acceptable / Not Tolerated” on October 31st. This is a topic near and dear to my heart in regard to Nurse Bullying. He said 1 in 3 nurses leave their job due to Bullying! This is a shocking and unacceptable truth in nursing. At a time when we need each and every nurse available and by 2030 will need 90 million more worldwide, we cannot afford to allow this menace to continue. How do we stop it? Tune in on November 26th at 12 Noon CT to join us in this conversation.

Have you ever dreamed of doing something REALLY big to help the World? My three guests, Miriam Chickering, Dr. Stacen Keating and Kathleen Capone are doing just that. Recognizing the incredible progress education (especially of girls) adds to a community anywhere in the world, Miriam Chickering founded the Nurses International organization, a 501c3 start-up organization, developing open access curricula for multiple levels of nursing education to cost effectively train Nurses in low resource nations. Dr. Keating and Kathleen Capone are working with her and VersityU to provide vital nursing curriculum and artificial intelligence tutoring in over 20 countries free of charge to nurses unable to afford the cost of books. A few of these countries are: Egypt, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, and Guatemala. Join us for what MUST be a fascinating discussion with these 3 fascinating women!

Len Robinson joined me on July 30th for the single most listened to session this year on Burnout for nurses. He and his wife, Patti, (also a nurse) met with me to take another look at Burnout--how to overcome it and reawaken to the passion with which we came into nursing. This is a melding of each of their experiences and mine in overcoming this deep-seated problem draining the ranks of excellent nurses today. Len also share his wisdom and research for his new book, Love It or Leave It: Sixty Days to Reignite a Love of Your Career, provides a strategy to an amazing career & extraordinary life. Patti shares some of her experiences with Burnout and what she did to reinvigorate her work and her life. Join us!

As a Labor and Delivery Nurse, I worked in a hospital that did not have Doulas. I guess you could say that we functioned in that capacity. Doulas (with or without the name) have been around as long as women have needed help delivering babies--which is to say, forever! Many people are aware that while Doulas (the name means, Mothering mother), have never really gone away, they have returned in force. As women want less medical intervention in their labor and delivery, they need more hands on knowledgeable assistance at every stage of labor to deal with the unique evolution of their own personal delivery. That is where professional Doulas come in. My guest Randy Patterson has not only been a successful Doula with her own business, she has now opened a business to help other people become just as successful in this intimate role. Please join to discuss your experiences with this birthing assist.

Triage has been a part of healthcare for nearly as long as there have been disasters: man-made, as in war or accidents, or natural disasters. At some point someone said, With all these people hurt, dying or dead, we have to focus our limited care providers on the people MOST likely to survive. (I have a feeling, whatever caveman/woman, who came up with the idea, did not use those exact words!) And Triage continues every day, in every hospital, every city and country in the world. Today a phenomenal amount of the triage is done on the telephone. What does it look like? How has it changed since it began and why? How will this type of nursing change the future of healthcare in the USA and the world? Do you have experience with Telephone Triage Nursing? Join me with my guests: Celeste Knoff, Margaree Jordan-Amberg and Renee Walsh, all from HealthPartners in Bloomington, MN.

I am thrilled to have as my guest, Dr. Mary Tilak form Highland, Indiana. She is a healthcare provider who has embraced the concept of collaborative healthcare from way before it was the thing to do! With strong influence from her mother, also a doctor, she transferred her philosophy into reality in every area of her practice and career. I am eager to look deeper into what is the mindset of this type of practitioner and how to hire for a collaborating workplace. How do you demonstrate that belief in every encounter with staff, patients and colleagues? Does it transfer to home life? Maybe we can even discuss why so many people in our country and others see collaboration as a nasty word. Please call and join us Monday at 10 AM PDT, 12 N CDT! 866-472-5792

What is the Chinese curse? May you live in interesting times. I want to touch on one tiny part of the a recent uproar--Gender Equality. There is more to this subject than can be said in an hour. This volatile brew has been stewing for decades if not since the beginning of humans. it has occasionally in history broken through the surface angrily and rolled out like a wave of lava. Some progress seems to occur, then there is a settling and hardening and the process begins all over again. I first experienced the lava flow in the 60's and 70's then the 90's and now in the present. This gender inequality has always been very apparent in nursing, despite the fact that nurses are about 90% women. The lava flow now has to do with the debacle occurring in the international eye on the American Senate Judicial Committee stage during the nomination process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. I am not interested in the specifics of the case as much as the reactions of the genders of observers. Join me.

We always used to hear about building a better mouse trap, but as an OB and Nursery Nurse, I would say what is REALLY needed is a Baby Bottle that eliminates Colic in newborn and young babies. There is nothing that will drive a new parent more insane than the constant and pitiful screams of a baby suffering from gas pain. My guest, Priska Diaz, is not a nurse. What is she? A mother of a colicky baby with a Masters in Science and a determination to come up with something to help babies like hers plus babies, who (for whatever reasons) breast feeding is not an option. Many a mother on an endless night have thought about it and maybe even tried, but Priska was able to accomplish it. Please join us as we talk about the birth of this desperately needed product and call us to share your stories at 866-472-5792

For many nurses, our work IS our passion. But for some of us, there is that insistently whispering voice in the head to go do what our PASSION calls us to do. Fill in the blank with your own personal passion. But that is one of the VERY cool things about being a nurse. It does NOT have to be either/or. We can have both/and! My guest today is Melissa Mills, who is very much a nurse, but currently using her knowledge and experience to actually create her passion in writing! She has become an entrepreneur and combined her passion for writing and her love of nursing to stimulate other nurses into talking together about varied and amazing topics. We will chat on a whole host of her interests, from Generation Zee to Gossiping at the nurses' station. Grab a cup of tea/coffee and join us!

Nurses have been the go-to people to get things done with little or nothing in materials or money for centuries, but until recent history rarely the people consulted to determine the future and direction of healthcare in general. Who are the people making that happen and what does it take? Join me on Monday at 10 AM Pacific time to find out from my two guests, Nursing Leaders, both, one from Hawaii, Anne Foss-Durant, CNE, and one from MN, Karen MacDonald, who wears many hats in the world of top leadership in nursing.

This is an interesting discussion of all the things we wish we had known about prior to deciding on a career in Nursing. My guest, Nancy Congleton, has just launched her new book on Amazon: Autopsy of the NP: Dissecting the Nursing Profession, Piece by Piece. Nancy is a fun and engaging guest and has a direct/ humorous approach to sharing her experiences about very real issues in nursing education and the profession that she thinks future nurses need to know as they consider entering Nursing. I think you will enjoy her as much as I do. Please join us!

There are a million staffing companies in the world and many, if not most, are very good. Unfortunately, sometimes it can be a less than supportive experience on the part of the nurse. Today I am talking with Beth Fenske, from Care Partners Staffing in Minneapolis, who has just started a new staffing office, which puts the nurse specifically first in their transactions. We will talk about many aspects of nursing realities in the rapid-fire world of agency nurses. We are also joined by Lisa Smith, APRN, CNS from Minneapolis Heat Institute, where she has gleaned much experience with hands on critical care knowledge regarding heart transplants, patients and nurses. Please join us!

Nearly every nurse has experienced periods of Burnout. For some of us, it was mental or emotional. For others, it also includes physical and spiritual decline. But who is talking about this issue and what can be done about it? My guest today, Len Robinson, does more than just talk about it. He has written a Whitepaper on the subject and is actively working to teach healthcare leadership what’s involved in the development of disengagement and burnout and what it will take to change it. Please join us on Monday, July 30th at 10 AM PDT.

Lori La Bey is my amazing guest. She is a sought-after speaker, trainer and advocate for Alzheimer patients and their often, overwhelmed families. She learned all this the hard way: 32 years ago with her mother (who lived 30 years after diagnosis--AMAZING!) At the time there were few or no resources available, doctors and nurses were rarely confident about the issue and she saw the effects of their blunders played out on her mother. Lori has come to look at this issue, less from a medical point of view than the Relational point of view of the individual. She talks about how the words we use with and around people with Alzheimers, can actually influence behaviors. She shares tips & wisdom on positive, partnering interactions with loved ones. Out of her experience, she has created numerous joyous resources for people currently making their way through this unfamiliar journey. PLEASE do listen and rethink everything you thought you knew about Alzheimer's.

With stories in the news of Boomer nurses retiring in the thousands each week and seasoned nurses feeling burned out, the future of nurses may lie in the hands of our new Grad RN's. Today we will talk with two impressive new Grads. Elleanna Wiering is a brand new BSN along with several Minor degrees, who will soon take her NCLEX. Buffie Jones recently graduated with an MBA and MSN . We will be talking about the realities of Nursing schools today, the questions and realizations they have to share and the potential challenges they see in their future. Please join us on Monday at 10 AM Pacific time. If you are a new Grad, please call in with your thoughts at 866-472-5792.

Travel Nursing has long been thought of as a way to see the world, while making a lot of money and having great benefits. It is often referred to as a young nurse's game. Is that still true? How has the current nursing shortage impacted the Travel business? Join me with Advanced Travel Nursing Recruiter, Sean Silverstein and one of his satisfied travel nurses, Sarah Cook, to discuss the pros and cons of traveling as a nurse.

This episode is about one woman's story of living with Bulimia and a long challenging road to recovery. Andrea Parmar is a Psychiatric RN, living in Saskatchewan, who worked with clients suffering with the same disease with which she was afflicted. Every day she educated them and worked with them to get on the road to health, without being able to get there herself. With the help and support of her Husband, Mick, they worked with one another through the worst of this baffling and controlling disease. Together, over a period of years, they paired to put the story to paper and are now ready to launch the resulting eBook, Alone in a Crowd, and later the hard copy. Please join us to discuss this well known, yet still mystifying disease.

Relationship has always been my favorite word in nearly any situation, because nearly every involves People. To effectively interact with people we MUST have some sort of Relationship. My guests today, Rebecca Smith and Brett Long, represent Creative Health Care Management, a 40 year old business, founded by Marie Manthey, for the express purpose of putting relationship at the forefront of healthcare. This Episode puts focus on the most important aspects of relationship and will include: Why everything meaningful in health care starts with self; the Fractal Nature of Organizations…or Why Your Level of Self-Care Matters to Everything and Everybody; Organizations must support the idea that clinicians bringing their “best” selves to work means bringing their truest, most real selves to work; Why psychological safety is more dependent on authenticity than politeness. Please join us for this very meaningful show!

Jill Wall and her daughter Tana, have an amazing story to tell about their journey as an RN mother and child (now an adult) with Spina Bifida. It encompasses the beauty and challenges of living a life with a complex health issue, and needing in-home 24/7 nursing care for a lifetime. We will address the issues of dramatically increased technology and ICU-type care in the home, by specially trained nurses and the inequities in pay for hospital-based vs. home-based intensive care.

It has been nearly a year since I started the Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse: Exploring the World of Nursing Talk Show. From the beginning, it has been a whirlwind of amazing guests, shows, new experiences and new friends. Monday, I want to take a moment of reflection on what that has all been and what it has meant. Please join me and call into the show to share what it has meant to you! 866-247-5792.

Dr. Tiffany Kelley has had an interesting transition from bedside Pediatric nurse to Informatics to PhD and Entrepreneur. We will discuss the decisions made along the way to bind that Best career fit for her, the challenges of EHR and the App she designed called, Know My Patient which will help bedside nurses have an accurate up-to-date knowledge of their patient in real time.

In the last 10-15 years the dirty little secrets that sexually abused children held through their lifetimes, started to seep out. Boston Archdiocese was among the first to be brought into the light. From there it spread around the world. Finally these former victims are coming forward, freeing themselves from their self-imposed prison--after not sharing the secret with anyone for decades. Who are the people that help them find their way back to the light--to some internal peace and forgiveness? One of them is Charlene Niemi, who has followed a career path she could not have imagined when she became a nurse, but now seems the perfect path for her gifts. Join me Monday as I talk with Charlene. If you have experience with this subject, please call in and share at 866-472-5792.

Nurses are licensed in the State in which they live and practice. They can apply for licensure in other states, but it can be a cumbersome and sometimes frustrating process. Boards of Nursing across the country are in business to protect the public. Their interaction with nurses is entirely to that end. What I discovered is that they may not be as friendly or helpful to nurses as one might expect. The State of MN is currently working on a law called, the Nurse Licensure Compact, which would allow a nurse to obtain one multistate licensure to practice in any compact state. Jackie Russell is a nurse and lawyer for the MN Nurses' Association (MNA). She will be discussing what the Nurse Licensure Compact is and why MNA opposes it. Join us on Monday to listen and/ or call in!

Are you one of many nurses around the world, who feels they never received adequate training in IV catheter insertion? Me TOO! I was working for years before I really felt comfortable inserting an IV without signs of nervousness and shaking hands, MUCH LESS being able to reassure the patient while doing it! This show will be about Elizabeth M. Benson's great new idea! Wearable Training Technology! Brave New World, here we come!

I will interview two nurses in the flying business. No they are NOT circus performers, but I hear they sometimes have to pull a rabbit out of a hat in crucial situations. They are both Flying Nurses. Bob is the Managing Director with Flying Angels, in Philadelphia, for non-emergency medical patients who need assistance in getting their needs met. Tina is currently President of the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association as well as the Eastern Region Transport Provider Advanced Trauma Course Director (ASTNA). Both are interesting speakers, well-grounded in their field. I expect an interesting show about the ins and outs of air transport. I have goosebumps!

Nurses in general, tend to be pretty amazing in my eyes, but this guest is phenomenal and incredibly optimistic! Her name is Lyna Nyamwaya from Kenya. She came to the USA right out of High School to get an education. In what, she was not so sure. Fortunately for us, it ultimately turned out to be nursing! (She could have chosen anything!) She will be here to tell her story, discuss the creation of The African Nurses Network to give support, Comradery, networking, and connections to nurses coming to the US from Africa. She is a delightful person and an excellent guest! Please join us!

Have you ever had a call from a Recruiter--Travel or otherwise? It can be really exciting, scary, and intimidating. What do you need to know? How to present yourself in the best manner? How (and when) to ask about benefits? What are the up AND down sides of a new position? How to negotiate? We know that women are still being paid less in the workplace than men for the same work, because women don't negotiate. Is that still true in healthcare? I am welcoming 3 impressive guests from Monster.com to answer these and other questions. Call in with yours on Monday at 10 AM PDT!

Nurses, always indispensable, are becoming even more so by continuing on for advanced education and certificates in a wide variety of fields. They are able to extend the reach of doctors in all directions and often have the ability to function on behalf of patients based on their own knowledge and philosophy of care. One thing that makes Advanced Practice Nursing care different from doctors and surgeons is that often they have ongoing and continuing care for their patients, where (especially for surgeons), the doctors are involved in an episode of the patients' health, but may never see them again. Nurses work closely with the patients, insuring understanding of diagnosis, options for dealing with their condition, post-care instructions and continued follow-up for years. Join us for this discussion of pros and cons of advanced practice, reasons for pursuing this avenue of nursing and how to decide whether it is right for you.

This show is the thoughts of a dear friend and amazing Leader of HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, MN. She discusses the incredible outcomes of seemingly simple decisions in life and the Places you will go (Seuss). Cindy is a remarkable example of Servant Leadership and the impact that has on the patients and employees she serves. She continues to be in demand in a consultant role with healthcare organizations looking to plan excellent customer service.

Barbara Glickstein, RN MPH MS, will discuss the importance of nurses in the media. She believes journalism has an inherent role in promoting a healthy and just society. We will talk about health issues in America, such as Dying in America and how nurses can impact National health policy. There could not be a MORE appropriate time to have this dialogue. Please join us by calling in with your thoughts and experiences at 866-472-9752 on Monday, March 26th at 10 AM PDT or by email at: leannevoiceamerica@gmail.com

Robin and Catherine are rolling out an innovative way to teach nurses and lay people simple as well as more complex care of wounds using latest technology and newest products to bring the information to the bedside, rather than in a book, on a shelf, somewhere far away. This should be an interesting conversation on a subject that has become a specialty in Nursing and healthcare, due to the infinite complexity of dealing with skin problems. Robin is the specialist, with a 20 years of expertise and ingenuity. Catherine is helping him translate this information to healthcare organizations, pharmacies and hopefully individual nurses and family caregivers.

Nursing is a profession that can lead to service in MANY other industries. Recent studies of employers put the skills of nurses in the top ten favorites of all. So we should not be surprised to see how many nurses have gone on to lead a life of service in Politics. We will talk with two nurses who have spent their lives in public service. Barbara Johnson has served the Minneapolis City Council for a total of 32 years, most recently as its President for 12 years. My other guest has been deeply involved with the Minnesota Nurses Association for many years and is currently running for Governor of Minnesota in November 2018. This will truly be a dialogue about passion for service in healthcare and politics and how being a nurse adds phenomenally to that work, while providing a perspective that enhances their contribution.

Over the past 20 years many healthcare organizations across the country began to put primary focus on Customer Service and the proven behaviors that created the best outcomes for their patients. One of those groups was The Studer Group, founded by Quint Studer, based on his experiences of turning a hospital in Chicago from a very poorly rated organization to a stellar organization in a very short period of time. The Studer Group was acquired by Huron Consulting Group in 2015. Today's show is a dialogue with two of the people who helped spread the successes of Studer Group to healthcare organizations across the country. My guests today are Stephanie Brown, and Lavonne Dwinel, experts in supporting the staff of these participating organizations to produce wonderful outcomes through Customer Service strategies.

I welcome back Marie Manthey and Becky Lillihei to the second show on the subject of addiction in Nurses and how to support them back to the workforce in a better frame of mind than anytime previous in their career. In addition we are fortunate to have Dr. Deborah Mathias-Anderson. Her doctoral research was on the work re-entry processes of nurses who had completed substance use disorder treatment. The conversation will be a deeper dive into the issues and resolutions for nurses recovering from addiction. I am SO grateful to know that at least in this area nurses can go from a devastating disease to a life preserving growth and learning opportunity--with a little help from some friends!

Fascinating discussion with Katherine Todd, DNP and VP of Health and Wellbeing at the Waters Senior Living and 3 of her new DNP directors. The Waters is a bold new way of dealing with Senior Care and their philosophy is all about wellbeing--that of the residents at their 5-star-hotel-looking facilities to all of the staff from directors to the newest entry-level employees. This was a round table discussion with these bright new leaders in a bright new field of Senior Care. I came away from the session with a renewed sense of pride in Nursing! Please listen in, I think you will be impressed!

When talking about nurses, the doctors they work with cannot be far behind. This show is a doctor and nurse, who are also good friends after years of working together. More important, Dr. Penny Wheeler is now the President and CEO of the hospital they both worked for. Think of the advantage to nurses to have the top administrator of your organization intimately familiar with the work you do. Both of my guests have a PASSION for patients and the work that they both do for them.

Nursing Unions are a bit of a mystery to me and so perhaps to some of you also. I love history and thought this might be a great way to learn about them. Jean Ross, National Nurses United Co-President and passionate advocate for social justice along with Bernadine (Bunny) Engeldorf, a nurse at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN and MNA 1st Vice President. We will have a great dialogue about this important aspect of nursing in the 20th and 21st centuries. How did the unions get started, when and why? What were the issues in place when they were created? What is the impact they have had on Nursing and the Healthcare Industry? This is a big topic and may take more than one segment to learn it all.

We are all familiar with the PTSD effects that our Military experience after being in active war zones. How often do we consider the Nurses who are treating those military personnel? Mary-Ann Rich is both a nurse who served in Iraq and a nurse who has experienced many traumatic decisions in her everyday work. We will examine the effects of psychological trauma on nurses in BOTH arenas. What can help? Please listen and call in with your experiences and what helped you.

Theresa Nguyen is an inspiration to Nurses, women, and immigrant children the country over. She IS what America is all about. We will talk about her life as the first American born child of Vietnamese parents after arriving in America. Her growth and development under a phenomenally giving father, her decision to contribute to her new country through Nursing and ultimately through encouraging Nurses to stretch themselves to their best ability through starting her own business coaching others.

I am joined in this session with Dr. John Nelson of HC Environment. We discussed Research in Nursing, but specifically research around the trademark of Nurses: Caring. Who knew that could be quantified, but it can! What if the healing effects of individual nurses could be measured and financially compensated! Count me in! Very interesting episode in which Dr. Nelson takes complicated information and presents it in a very accessible and understandable way. Fascinating that he has tested Caring around the world and found similarities and differences in how different cultures value caring.

This episode addresses a problem in our society with addiction to drugs and alcohol and the reflection of that disease in healthcare personnel, including nurses. Although we have long recognized addiction to be a disease in society, it carries a huge negative stigma for nurses and other healthcare providers. Marie Manthey is a pioneer in relationship-based nursing care and has utilized this concept to support nurses in the clutches of their disease. Marie and Beckie Lillihei, RN are among many in Minneapolis, actively reaching out to nurses in addiction to support, teach and return them to their own humanity and self-confidence, so they can continue to contribute to their community in profound ways.

Nurses are used to serving. It IS what we do. No one does it better than Nurses! Most of us work hard, continue our education credits, maintain busy lives outside of work and are very aware of the gratitude we owe the people who have helped and guided us in our career. This would seem to be the perfect time to thank those supervisors, managers, mentors and role models, by sharing how we have Paid it Forward to others. I really want to encourage all of you out there listening, to call in and share: 1) Who was that special person for you; 2) What did they do that has stayed with you forever; and 3) What did you do to Pay it Forward to someone else. Please call on Monday, December 18th at 12 noon CT and show your GRATITUDE! Thank you for listening! The number is 866-472-5792.

I am happy to welcome Patricia Westergren, BSN, RN to the show to share her passion for Spiritual and Medical Mission work. She has already had a dynamic and impressive career in research involving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and much more. After retiring, she is actually Refiring in using her knowledge and skills to assist people in need both on the front-line, in Africa, and behind-the-scenes, in the USA. Today we will discuss her work in four Counties in Africa, including Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa. Patricia is very knowledgeable of all aspects of this work and is eager to share her experiences with all of us!

This Episode is a discussion with Nancy Sawyer and myself about how to deal with Crisis in a hospital as they form. (Spoiler Alert: Resolution doesn't start when you are in the middle of the Crisis.) Join us by calling in to share some of your Crisis Rescues in your Nursing experience. What were lessons that you learned that you could apply to other areas of your life. What life lessons came in handy when dealing with the inevitable challenges and obstacles in the course of being a nurse! 1-866-472-5792. Or contact me on leannevoiceamerica@gmail.com

In Nursing, as in life, how we perceive a situation is how we react to it. How we react, creates another reaction from those around us. I have touched on this topic in the past, but I would like to bring it more specifically to life in the Nursing profession, with examples and experiences. I invite you to join this discussion with your examples and experiences of how you were looking at a situation skewed it to the positive or negative, just based on your outlook. It could be with a co-worker, patient, doctor, during a crisis or just during a normal day. Let's look at perception together to see the outcomes!

When we think of Nurses, the first thought is probably of a woman. In reality, men have been in the role of nurse for most of Human History. There are records of the first nursing school in 250 B.C. in India, which admitted only men. We know that they functioned in Europe during plagues and certainly in most wars. It has really only been in the 19th-20th centuries when women became the predominant or ONLY people accepted to nursing schools in the USA. Until the about the 70's. Since then the % of men in nursing has tripled from 2.7% to 9.6%. This show is a conversation with 3 extraordinary men who all started as RN's working in hospitals and then developed their careers to a great degree. They will share what it is like to be a male nurse--the positives and drawbacks along with what men can bring to the role of nursing and so much more!

As nurses, most of us are just full of GREAT ideas to improve the equipment and tools that we use every day. Few of us follow through with those flashes of brilliance. My guests, Jennifer Krispi and Patty Long are the exceptions. Each of them took those great ideas and launched them into a marketable reality. Let's find out how they did it!

The way we look at and deal with Conflict is a direct result of where we have come from with dealing with conflicts and the success (or lack thereof) we have experienced. We have been influenced by the ancestors we have, the lessons we have learned from the generations of family with whom we immediately relate. Then there are total strangers, friends, teachers, ,mentors, etc. Join me today to discuss some of these thoughts related to changing our experience with conflict! Let me know your thoughts and experiences by calling in or e-mail me at leannevoiceamerica@gmail.com.

Lenore Rockler, was my Guest on the 2nd Episode of Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse, which has continued to be the #1 most listened to show. She is a dedicated career consultant who is knowledgeable, loves nurses, is a great source of wisdom, encouragement and ideas on Career Fine Tuning. In addition , she is fun! In this episode, Lenore and I will talk about the world of Nursing from a career aspect and answering Listener questions. Please feel free to call with questions for Lenore!

Lenore Rockler, was my career consultant after a large layoff at my organization and then a severe car accident, which left me in extreme pain. She was a great source of wisdom, encouragement and ideas on what to do going forward. In this episode, Lenore and I will talk about the world of Nursing from a career aspect and inviting new people into the world of nursing, encouraging people in nursing to reconsider their goals and see where their knowledge and experience might take them, as well as letting nurses long out of nursing that now might be the time to return! This will be a Pre-recorded segment.

This episode is a dialogue with two amazing Nursing Leaders. Betsy Stites, BSN, RN, was on the first Episode we had. She is returning on this one as an expert of creating a culture of caring during 20 years of extreme obstacles in a Forming (melding) large organization. Dr. Katherine Todd, DNP, MBA, RN, PHN, is a young leader, just hitting her stride, with strong concepts (and the credentials to match) of what a healthcare environment needs to be for the health of not only the patients, but the people who serve and care there.

Ellie Peterson and Natalie Lu are friends who found their individual wisdom works beautifully together to show nurses how to provide the vital Self-care that we so often deny ourselves. Western medicine has made amazing technological advances in providing drugs, treatments, transplants and more. While these solutions offer relief from an immediate health threat, it is NOT alleviating the root causes of disease. Prior to modern medical advances, folk medicines and understanding the innate powers of the human body, were the healing prescriptions of the time. It seems we are at an opportune crossroad to integrate the wisdom of the past healers with modern sciences. Nurses' vision for the value we add needs to be clear in clarifying what we uniquely bring that optimizes patient outcome. Join us for a fascinating discussion on this and more.

This episode is 3 knowledgeable Nursing Educators from 2 twin cities colleges and 1 rural collage, who are all working together to provide seamless continuing education for nurses from CNA, LPN, ASN, BSN and more. They discuss the patterns of nursing in the past to the challenges of today, which creates the excellence of the future, even amid many current uncertainties in regard to healthcare.

This show will be the start of an ongoing periodic look at how personal understanding can make us a better nurse. I want to spend a bit of time on Personality assessments in general and Myers-Briggs more specifically. This is a fun topic, but actually taking an assessment and getting personal feedback is an easy way of starting to understand and appreciate ourselves. This, ironically, leads to understanding and appreciating others. This can lead to some personal wisdom about how to interact with others in a positive and respectful way. For a Nurse, what could be better than to understand why a patient, family member, doctor, coworker, etc. might talk and interact with us in a way that is unfamiliar, uncomfortable and conflict laden. More important, how to stop the negative flow of the interaction and move it toward a positive outcome.

The first Segment will be talking with Tim Thorpe, Executive Director of Pathways Health Crisis Resource Center in Minneapolis, and Mary Johnson,PhD, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, who has 28 years intimately connected to making Pathways work. The second 2/3 of the show will support a dialogue with Mary and Nancy Sawyer on their incredible journeys in nursing and Finding Mission nursing after 65. Callers are welcomed and encouraged to add to this important discussion.

This show is all about what makes the difficult, heavy, draining, emotional, demanding career as a nurse something (s)he will LOVE!! It is ALL about the Stories. I will share some of the stories that have kept me in nursing, things that I learned from patients and other nurses. I want nurses to call 866-472-5792 in to share one of your stories. Because being a nurse involves confidentiality SO deeply, please remember no names of patients, locations, etc. For the sake of time and getting more people on, PLEASE remember to be succinct: Situation, your Action and Result.

This show is 3 of my students from the RN Refresher course which I teach. They are from 3 different classes and backgrounds. They have not yet met each other. We will have a conversation about what attracted them to Nursing and what brought them back.

Donna Cardillo is the Inspiration Nurse, an RN who has made an indelible name for herself around the world through speaking, books, training, personal interactions and much more. We will discuss the concept of The Power of Nurses, utilizing her latest book, Falling Together: How to Find Balance, Joy, and Meaningful Change When Your Life Seems to be Falling Apart. Donna will share her wisdom, humor, experiences and nursing knowledge to inspire nurses of every age and background to treasure themselves and the very important work they do.

We all know that we want to be heard and we want to be respected, We may even be pretty conscious of wanting to respect other people. Still it is not unusual for everyone to accidentally step on someone's toes and not even realize it due to differences in individuals, communities and cultures. We may even know that trivial slights have started wars--just mixed up communication. This episode will talk about ways to be respectful, what to say to help others know it is our intent to be respectful and how to encourage respect to you from others around you.

Lenore Rockler, was my career consultant after a large layoff at my organization and then a severe car accident, which left me in extreme pain. She was a great source of wisdom, encouragement and ideas on what to do going forward. In this episode, Lenore and I will talk about the world of Nursing from a career aspect and inviting new people into the world of nursing, encouraging people in nursing to reconsider their goals and see where their knowledge and experience might take them, as well as letting nurses long out of nursing that now might be the time to return! This will be a Pre-recorded segment.

I am an educator, who loves to support nurses in finding their own greatness. Currently I am teaching an RN Refresher Course through a Community College in Minnesota. My students have been encouraging me to get this material out to a wider audience. I want to peruse the world of nursing with other nurses world-wide. This is the first step in that journey. I could think of no one better for the job of helping me launch this program than having a conversation with my treasured friend, mentor and role model, Betsy Stites. Betsy and I will discuss the journey we have had as a way of introducing me to this new audience. We met when she was the Obstetric Nursing instructor for the unit where I worked. Over the years, we created a safe and respectful closure of 2 hospitals in St. Paul, MN. She later was my director in an Organizational Development Department. We remained friends even after she Refired in her new adventure as founder of Consult Imago, a life coaching practice.