Beyond The Bedpan

In 12 years of being a Registered Nurse, Carly noticed a predictable pattern in family social behaviour: That prepared families cope better and experience less cute distress than unprepared families. Being prepared includes expectations of care, values and principles about acceptable quality of life, and direction of care for life support, end of life wishes, and organ donation wishes. Carlys goal in starting this business its to help families be better prepared for the unexpected.

Desiree tells her story on how she became a nurse at a mens maximum security prison in Ohio. She discusses what her job entails, the good, the bad, and the ugly. She also goes into detail about what she does to stay.

Emma Sheehan, a RN in Alberta, and I discuss the nursing crisis. Emma has just started in the Emergency Department and shares her experiences on social media. We discuss the importance of patients being independent, some of the abuse nurses face, and some of our own personal experiences as being a patient. We end our conversation talking about the evolution of nursing and where we should be heading as a profession.

Cheryl and I talk about trying to make safe nurse:patient ratios a legal requirement through the CNO, politics in nursing and how we want to change things at a political level

Tammy is the Chief Nurse Executive and Senior VP of Clinical Services at CHEO. We discuss the nursing shortage.

Jacqueline Moore is an Ontario RN who suffered PTSD after the first wave of the Covid 19 Pandemic. She tells her story including a suicide attempt at work and a psychiatric admission to the hospital. She gives a perspective as a nurse but also as a patient.

Alex Munter, CEO of CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) and I discuss hospital strategies to retain nurses during "the great resignation."

The Meg Foundation was founded by Dr. Jody Thomas. At Meg Foundation, they have created science- backed practice to manage needle anxiety and other practices to cope with pain in children when it comes to medical procedures. Jody and I discuss coping with painful procedures providing mental and physical tools. We discuss needle anxiety, how to talk to children and the transition when children change from a child to adult centred care. 

https://www.megfoundationforpain.org

Nurse Conner and I discuss the RaDonda Vaught trial and what this means for the future of nursing.

Dr. Flindall, an emergency room physician discusses the nurses role in the emergency department and the importance of keeping seasoned nurses in the profession.