Head-to-Toe

Head-to-Toe

By Marie MacMillan
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Head-to-Toe episodes

  • Episode 7: “God is here, give him your chair” & other memories from retired nurse Beth Reid

    Beth Reid has more than 40 years of nursing history to speak from. Graduating from school in 1954 and retiring from the profession in 1995 - she gives us a glimpse into decades of change and personal memories from the frontline of modern healthcare. She reflects on what she would change and what is changing. "God is here; give him your chair" is only a taste! Listen to the whole episode for more.  


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    37 min
  • Episode 5: Alzheimer's = worse than Ebola. Fun at the OHCA Convention & Trade Show!
    Fun times at the OHCA Convention & Trade Show at the Portland Convention Center on Monday September 20th, 2016! I interviewed two willing individuals - Kurt, an enthusiastic attendee, and Christy Turner, an Alzheimer's expert - and spoke with Melodie King, the event coordinator, about OHCA's mission. 

    Visit ohca.org for more about the Oregon Healthcare Association. 
    Visit dementiasherpa.com for more of Christy Turner's work on dementia care.
    13 min
  • Episode 5: Alzheimer’s = worse than Ebola. Fun at the OHCA Convention & Trade Show!
    Fun times at the OHCA Convention & Trade Show at the Portland Convention Center on Monday September 20th, 2016! I interviewed two willing individuals - Kurt, an enthusiastic attendee, and Christy Turner, an Alzheimer's expert - and spoke with Melodie King, the event coordinator, about OHCA's mission. 



    Visit ohca.org for more about the Oregon Healthcare Association. 
    Visit dementiasherpa.com for more of Christy Turner's work on dementia care.  
    13 min
  • Episode 4: Hearing Myself Talk
    Guest-less, Marie divulges some of her own memorable workplace stories and discuss recent healthcare news in the fourth installment episode of "Head-to-Toe."  Check out Marie MacMillan on Facebook and mariemacmillan.com for more.
    17 min
  • Episode 2: "I think I'll always feel like a nurse" - Cathy Kuhl, RN
    Spoiler alert: I am NOT an expert audio technician. There's some bumps, but this episode is so worth listening to: “Nursing is such an all
    pervasive thing when you’re there, you’re just—you’re doing everything you can
    to take care of these people and it’s like being a waitress, and a mom, and a
    dad, and a technical person, and CNA, and all different things like that rolled
    into one.”

    Just under 40 years of healthcare experience, Cathy regales us with her experiences from vulnerable to profound to lighthearted. She also showed me her spectacular St. Helen's garden! 
    Always recruiting new guests! Email me [email protected]
    37 min
  • Episode 2: “I think I’ll always feel like a nurse” - Cathy Kuhl, RN
    Spoiler alert: I am NOT an expert audio technician. There's some bumps, but this episode is so worth listening to: “Nursing is such an all
    pervasive thing when you’re there, you’re just—you’re doing everything you can
    to take care of these people and it’s like being a waitress, and a mom, and a
    dad, and a technical person, and CNA, and all different things like that rolled
    into one.”

    Just under 40 years of healthcare experience, Cathy regales us with her experiences from vulnerable to profound to lighthearted. She also showed me her spectacular St. Helen's garden! 
    Always recruiting new guests! Email me [email protected]
    37 min
  • Episode 1 "Camp nursing is awesome" Marianne Rudd, RN

    Episode 1 – “Camp nursing is awesome” I interview Marianne Rudd,

    registered nurse with 36 years of experience. We discuss her broad experience in
    home health and camp nursing, changes in nursing practice over time, the difficulties
    of technology and patient documentation, and the greater rewards of working in healthcare.

    • ·       “I liked the community that I could see of
    nurses and physicians and people working together. That is still vital with
    healthcare, healthcare that’s working well.”
  • ·        
    • “I did wonder, do I have what it takes? The
    answer is, most of the time.”
  • ·        
    • “It has made me realize that I’ve been blessed
    to have learned from so many people.”
  • ·        
    • “It’s satisfying to be in peoples’ homes, be
    part of their lives.”
  • ·        
    • “I’ve seen the pioneers of the West Coast and Oregon
    change national trends.”

    Episode Glossary: 

    TPN = total parenteral nutrition,
    nutrition delivered intravenously; PICC
    = peripherally inserted central catheters, intravenous access devices used for
    long-term infusion use, Association of
    Camp Nurses www.acn.org

    35 min

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