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

They cover topics like:
How nurses can create safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people
Barriers to care in the LGBTQ+ experience
Developing trust with our patients
How we introduce ourselves and identify others
Opening the discussion with co-workers; public vs private conversations
Connecting statements as a path to education
Switching - how we can assess our own language and focus
Un-gendering Language
Mirroring Terms
The Savvy Ally: website, book, videos

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In this episode, Adrianne welcomes returning guest Jamie Fregeau, creator and host of the nursing podcast First Do No Harm. Jamie and Adrianne recorded this conversation on Election Day 2020, marking the day with an important, yet uncomfortable topic. They're going to talk about the work to be continuously better allies to the Black community and all communities of color through words and actions.

They discuss topics like:

-Calling out disparities/bias and why this matters
-Why we, as white women, need to share this info among fellow white women
-Performative activism versus moving the dialogue forward
-We may f*ck up, but we don't give up
-How to educate people who don't want to do any “work”
-Saviorship versus allyship
-How Jamie learns from TikTok
-Voting locally

Systemic racism is a complex beast. Adrianne and Jamie are not experts offering solutions. They are individuals trying to keep progressive conversation in front of the eyes of their own demographic communities, and to lead by example as they learn.

Below you'll find links discussed in the episode. The authors, creators, and organizations mentioned are not affiliated with Nursing Uncensored and this episode is not sponsored.

Mentioned in the show:
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack By Peggy McIntosh
https://nationalseedproject.org/Key-SEED-Texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack

44 Books by Black Authors
https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/g26187205/best-books-black-authors/

IG accounts Adrianne mentioned:
@privtoprog
@ihartericka
@ibramxk
@blacknurseskillingit
@sophia_roe

Connect with Jamie to see her content.
https://www.facebook.com/1stdonoharm.podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/first.do.no.harm.podcast/

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In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Dr. Judith Kimchi-Woods, the President of the Chamberlain College of Nursing Columbus campus and CEO of Nursing One, which will be the focus of today’s show. Judy talks about how she created the non-profit Nursing One from a desire to see a unified voice for all nurses to advance issues that affect nurses in all settings.

They discuss many things including
How AARP is a great model and how they find power in a collective voice
The Nurse’s Bill of Rights
Strategies for keeping nurses safe from violence in the workplace
When Healthcare Workers are Patients: A Qualitative Study
The emotional needs of nurses
And so much more about the functions and perks of Nursing One membership.
*This is an unsponsored show.

If you’d like to learn more about Nursing One, you can visit NursingOne.org

Connect on Instagram
@jkimchiwoods
@nursingoneorg

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In this episode, Adrianne chats with Vanessa Peck, a Pediatric Cannabis Nurse in Vermont. We’re here to talk about the promise and potential of treating life-altering and life-limiting childhood conditions with the very controversial, very versatile cannabis plant. Open your mind and desire to learn as you listen to this conversation about the world of Cannabis for Kids.
Vanessa and Adrianne discuss why one would give children cannabis, what that looks like in reality, and the remarkable improvements many of them have seen from treatment. They discuss how Vanessa made her way from ER nurse to cannabis nurse and business owner, as well as how other nurses interested in this growing part of healthcare can do the same.

Thank you to Vanessa for sharing her experiences and knowledge with us. If you’d like to learn more, you can find Vanessa at elevated-healing.com or on Insta @elevated___healing (that’s 3 underscores!)
Please also check out these great sources of information:
NORML.org
Training Academy of Medical Cannabis
Cannabis Nurses Network

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In this episode, Adrianne sits down with her first Canadian guest, former NICU nurse and certified wellness coach, Sandra Payne. Sandra comes to us from Prince George, British Columbia, and shares her journey through 14 years of nursing and what led her to create Sandra Payne Wellness.

Listen to Sandra share her wisdom on topics like:

-How overwhelm first appeared in her life and her initial response to it
-How she learned to handle overwhelm in the different areas of her life
-Forming good habits: decide, commit, show-up
-Kundalini yoga - what is it and how has it affected her well-being
-How children see and understand their parents’ self-care
-4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm
-The Science of Shaking (check out the video for a giggle!)

Thank you so much to Sandra for sharing her insights and strategies for wellness with all of us.

For more content from Sandra, please find her on the web:

FB Page - https://www.facebook.com/sandrapaynewellness/

IG Page – http://www.instagram.com/sandra.payne.wellness/

Surviving Nursing FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/638818697054847

Website - https://wellness360coach.com/sandra-payne/
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In this episode, Adrianne tries to control her fangirling long enough to welcome nurse, educator,
and coach Jannel Gooden of Novice is the New Nurse. As the title gives away, Jannel is on a mission to help new nurses step into their power. Adrianne has been a long-time fan of the messages Jannel projects. Among the topics they cover are:

- Jannel’s journey from being a reactive, anxious new nurse to being a responsive, poised experienced nurse.
- Anxiety among new nurses and how the healthcare system responds (or doesn’t)
- How Jannel entered the social space and how Novice is the New Nurse was created
-Protecting Your Peace: what that means and what it looks like
- How to Treat Yourself
- Responding Versus Reacting
- How to be a leader with grace and respect
- Jannel’s current projects and forthcoming book, Lavender and Peppermint Tea
- How to best advocate for patients of color

Jannel brings such light to this episode and Adrianne is confident that you’ll feel the inspiration and calm.

If you’d like to hear more from Jannel you can find her at

Noviceisthenewnurse.com

@noviceisthenewnurse on Instagram

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In this episode, Adrianne welcomes returning guest, community mental health nurse Renee DuShane. You may remember her from the episode Fired From My First Nursing Job. Well, Renee is back to share more about how she bounces back - this time as a community-based health professional in the middle of a pandemic.

They discuss quite a bit about community mental health services as a broad system as well as how it works on an individual level. The cover lots of other things on Renee’ss mind like:

How the pandemic has affected her job and how she has adapted
The negative effects of social distancing and isolation on the community she serves.
Common misconceptions about the residential-based mental healthcare model.
How mental health issues affect how people perceive and cope with illness and restrictions.
The ways they are preparing for the coming cold weather and potential illness.
The ways the pandemic has improved our collective tech skills.

Thank you to Renee for giving us the inside scoop on the current state of community mental health care in her area of Massachusetts and being such a big supporter of Nursing Uncensored.

If you’d like to follow Renee you can find her on Instagram: @alittlepieceofinsane

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Many people say nursing is a calling. What if you’re no longer hearing that call? Adrianne welcomes former nurse Yolanda Russell to talk about her journey through nursing, her decision to leave the profession, and how she made the transition to entrepreneurship and her own business.

Yolanda and Adrianne weave a path through lots of topics including:
-Being burned out without realizing it
-An incident that made Yolanda consider her place in nursing
-How burnout manifests as bad coping and how to turn it around
-Freeing ourselves from what’s holding us back
-How things that make us good nurses make us good at other things, too
-The power of online mentorship
-Leaps vs micro-improvements
-How small habits can have big effects.

Yolanda has a lot of great energy and ideas that are likely to inspire, educate, and entertain you. Please check out more of Yolanda online:

IG: _yolandarussell
Bad Ass Bosses: A community for tips and information
Accelerate Your Brand & Breakthrough podcast

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Margo is back with Adrianne for part 2 of their discussion on precepting senior nursing students. In this episode recorded in May 2020, they talk about starting the new semester with new students when COVID hit the United States hard. They talk about their experiences and the effects of COVID-19 upon nursing programs and students, and how clinical sites and preceptors have adapted to the challenge.

Among the topics they cover are:
-How patient acuity and hospital policies have changed
-Safety implications and our responsibility to ourselves, students, and patients
-Early PPE restrictions
-How ICU cross-training has affected preceptorships
-Strategies for precepting: Per patient vs tasking
-Importance of experience vs the risk of exposure
-Perks and pitfalls of PPE
-And their plans and hopes as preceptors in future semesters

This conversation moves fast and you’ll glean a lot from their experiences.

If you haven’t heard the first part of this discussion from March 2020, please check it out here.

If you’re interested in the book Marg mentions it’s Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You!
A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You
By: Sonja Schwartzbach BSN RN CCRN
*not sponsored, but I listened to it on Audible and I loved it.

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Are you a nurse who loves to write? This is your episode. Adrianne spends some time chatting with Janine Kelbach, nurse, author, coach, and creator of Write RN LLC and The Savvy Scribe. Janine and Adrianne cover the basics on Health Content Writing....what is it? who does it? where do we find their work? You may be surprised to hear her answers. Then you may be empowered to try it yourself. Please enjoy this hour of exploring a promising side gig that could potentially change your career.

If you'd like to learn more about Janine and the work she does, you have some great choices. Visit her at WriteRN.net, on The Savvy Scribe podcast, or the Savvy Scribe Collective on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/savvyscribecollective