This week, Tina is joined by pediatric oncology nurse and author of the soon-to-be-published book, Nurse Papa, David Metzger. Together they tell the perplexing story of Dr. Linda Hazzard. Dr. Hazzard did not go to medical school, but, unfortunately for her patients, she was able to obtain a license to practice medicine in the state of Washington due to a loophole in the law at the time. Tina and David struggle to make sense of this bizarre story. They close the show with a delightful story about a family who decided to help local businesses while giving back to those working on the front lines of the COVID pandemic. 

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Credits

https://www.historylink.org/File/7955

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/er-doctor-helps-raise-thousands-for-seton-workers/269-13689360-143d-4326-968d-741273ccf14e

This week, Tina is joined once again by Brian, The IV Guy! Together they discuss the strange story of Dr. Schwartz. This is a unique bad doctor story because our bad doctor is also a victim in this story. You will see how people can start out going down one path in life, but then things can go very differently with one decision. They close the show discussing Dr. Kory, a pulmonary critical care doctor working the front lines who testified before congress about the use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

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https://covid19criticalcare.com/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-strange-life-of-dr-steven-schwartz/

**Trigger Warning** This week's episode involves a nurse who was accused of unbelievable crimes against the most vulnerable patient population...neonatal intensive care unit babies.

Mike with Simple Nursing joins Tina once again to tell the unimaginable story of Christopher Kaphaem, a NICU nurse who worked the night shift at a hospital in Wisconsin. They close the show with a story of a NICU nurse who decided to fight back when the father of a patient refused to have her care for his baby because of the color of her skin.

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Credits

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/22/hospital-settles-discrimination-suit/1940575/

https://www.wpr.org/nicu-nurse-charged-injuring-several-infants-madison-hospital

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6215683/Nurse-charged-injuring-newborns-Madison-hospital.html

***Trigger warning*** While all of our episodes revolve around potentially disturbing subject matter, this week's episode may be particularly difficult to hear for some listeners.

This week's story is about an OB/GYN who was accused of unthinkable crimes against women. Tina is joined by Chelsey with TribeRN. Together they tell the story of Graeme Stephen Reeves, an OB-GYN doctor from Australia. They close the show with a sad but inspirational story about a nurse specialist from the St. Louis area who was the first person in the county to die from COVID-19.

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Credits

https://www.medicalerroraustralia.com/medical-disasters/the-butcher-of-bega-scandal/

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-st-louis-county-first-death/63-bfa8f541-6baa-457a-9d16-34e95d067756

This week, Tina is joined by Erica Bailey, a nursing instructor from the University of Portland School of Nursing. Together, they tell the story of an imposter nurse who was able to earn over two-million dollars without a nursing degree. They close the show discussing the Nurses of Color Collective, Erica's project that gives BIPOC nurses a safe space to find community, support, and healing.

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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/imposter-nurse-sentenced-prison-fraud-and-tax-evasion

This week, Kiki is finally back from studying for the PCCN! Together, she and Tina tell the story of Darlene Gentry. Darlene was a registered nurse in a small town who was married with children. When Darlene called 911 one early morning, police thought what she said to the dispatcher was suspicious. Did the police jump to conclusions and zero in on Darlene prematurely before considering other suspects? 

They close the show by taking turns telling different stories that changed them as nurses and impacted how they care for their patients.

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And if you are thinking about going back to school to get your master's, go to nursing.up.edu and check out The University of Portland School of Nursing's hybrid BSN to DNP program today!

Credits

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/tenth-court-of-appeals/2008/8971.html

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1293456/plotsummary

In only his second appearance on Good Nurse Bad Nurse, Tina's husband Mark joins her to tell the gruesome story of Doctor John Cavaness, a well-loved and well-respected country doctor who is a true-to-life Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Later, as she always does, Tina closes with the inspirational story of Myra Adele Logan, M.D., the first woman to perform open heart surgery and the first African American woman elected a fellow to the American College of Surgeons.

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Special Halloween episode! On this week's episode, Q the Nurse is back to co-host our second annual Halloween special. Q and Tina tell the story of the real-life Dr. Frankenstein! You won't want to miss this episode full of spooky fun! They close the show with the story of Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Carson was the first to separate conjoined twins who were joined at the head. 

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This week's episode is sponsored by Trusted Health. If you're even a little curious about travel nursing, go to trustedhealth.com/goodnurse and fill out a profile today to start seeing what adventures are waiting for you!

And also by, The University of Portland School of Nursing. If you're thinking about going back to school for your DNP go to https://nursing.up.edu/  and check out their hybrid BSN to DNP program!

Credits

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-twitching-frog-legs-helped-inspire-frankenstein-180957457/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/frankenstein-real-science-history-mary-wollstonecraft-shelley-electrocution-executions-a8607501.html

https://www.biography.com/political-figure/ben-carson

https://www.whitehouse.gov/people/ben-carson/

Tina is joined by Sara and Amie of Gritty Nurse podcast to tell about a self-made caregiver who looked after a WBA welterweight boxer after becoming paralyzed from a motorcycle accident. Thomas Dunkley took matters into his own hands after claiming he was bullied and verbally abused by Shaun Cummins, a local legend known as "The Governor". The show concludes with the story of Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black National Health Service nurse who went against her family's wishes to pursue her love for nursing.

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This week Tina is honored to be joined by talented poet and nurse Piers Harrison-Reid from the United Kingdom. Piers is an A&E nurse and has had his poetry featured by the BBC. Piers tackles difficult subjects in his poetry like racism and mental health issues. Piers helps Tina tell the gruesome and horrifying story of Thomas Dunkley, a caregiver in the UK who took care of former boxer Shaun Cummins. Shaun was badly injured in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. They close the show with Piers performing one of his poems encouraging health care students. Listen all the way to the end to hear a second performance of one of Piers's poems that deals with mental health issues.

Good Nurse Bad Nurse is sponsored by Trusted Health. If you're even a little curious about travel nursing, go to trustedhealth.com/goodnurse and fill out a profile today!

Credits

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10693382/

https://piersthepoet.co.uk/love-is-for-the-brave-nhs70/

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-44698462