Real Nurse Stories

By Eva Storey Nurse CoachBusiness Careers

Real Nurse Stories episodes

July 09, 2020 Nurse Cannibals - Eating Their Young
In this episode, I interview Tracy Churchill and Emma Versluis who are senior nurses and the authors of a series of four articles that was published on Linkedin in June 2020. This episode explores how the authors became interested in the topic, along with the responses that they received as a result of publishing the articles. The articles and this podcast interview lift the lid on an important and taboo subject in the nursing profession and one that the authors agree is a shameful topic. Nurse stereotypes exist that portray a caring and nurturing profession, sadly not always towards each other. This year is the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and both Tracy and Emma hope that in raising this important topic they can help to move away from "nurses eating their young" to a new culture where "nurses feed their young" through positive leadership skills and management.
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode and feel that you would benefit from some coaching as a result please get in touch [email protected].
If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching nurses, leaders and executives or would like to tell your story please get in touch [email protected]
46 min
July 05, 2020 A Midwife's Story - from the UK to Australia, how trauma and burnout affect resilience
This is a midwife's story who is working in Australia. The midwife's anonymity has been preserved for the purposes of this interview, which has allowed a candour to this career story. The story documents this Midwife's journey from her midwifery training in London in the UK to her present role. working as a clinical midwife in Australia. The story is raw and powerful and covers topics that are not often discussed such as burnout, dealing with the death of a baby and the effects of working in a stressful environment with little formal support or debriefing. The interview is an honest account of the struggles of working as a midwife in a pressured environment brings. This interview highlights how 'burying" traumatic experiences over time can negatively impact on personal resilience. It also highlights a dedication to wanting the best possible birthing experience for a mother and her baby. This midwife is passionate about midwifery-led group practice as being the way forward.
To the listener please remember that this is one person's experience and it is their story. This story will be different for every midwife interviewed. What matters is that someone else who might be experiencing something similar is able to relate and not feel that they are the only ones going through a situation.
Listening to this story may bring up some personal issues for listeners who might be able to relate to the experiences described in this episode. If you would like some help with this please get in touch [email protected] or contact the 24/7 confidential national helpline for Nurse and Midwife support in Australia on 1800667877
54 min
June 08, 2020 Amanda's Story - Community Nursing with a passion in the UK
In this episode, I interview Amanda who is a community nurse team leader working in Tameside and Glossip in the North West of England.
When Amanda was 15 someone told her that she wasn't clever enough to become a nurse. Amanda's story illustrates how this comment made her even more determined to achieve her goal to become a nurse. Amanda's journey starts as an Assistant nurse and follows her story through to her current role as a community specialist nurse practitioner team leader. Her goal setting didn't stop at nurse training. Amanda then refined and developed more goals and achieved them all with grit and determination. Amanda is a truly passionate advocate for patient care and community nursing. Amanda talks about the impact of COVID-19 on working with patients in the community particularly the difficulties for patients who are receiving end of life care.
Her story is inspiring and contains so many takeaways for the listener. Amanda is also known by her own admission as the "singing nurse" and singing is one of her personal resilience strategies that she uses every day. Amanda describes how she overcame presentation anxiety challenges as a result of a debilitating nervous laugh.
Amanda talks about the importance of mentorship and is a mentor herself for others.
If you would like to know more about the coaching work that I do with nurses or would like to tell your story please get in touch [email protected].
52 min
June 01, 2020 Leonie's Story - a retired nurse who experienced a bygone era of nursing in Geraldton, WA
I had a lot of fun interviewing Leonie for this episode. Leonie has had an interesting nursing and midwifery career in Perth Western Australia. Her career began in Geraldton and finished in Bunbury Regional Hospital. Leonie is a great storyteller and has a great sense of humour, there was a point in this episode where the tables were turned and Leonie interviewed me! Leonie describes a bygone era of nursing that was very regimented and routinised care was the norm. She describes how she preferred Nursing administration to hands-on clinical care and talks about her experiences of midwifery along with her Director of Nursing role.
If you would like to know more about the coaching work that I do with nurses or would like to be interviewed for my podcast please get in touch [email protected]. You can learn more about me here
52 min
May 13, 2020 Trish's story - a retired community nurse who has championed ageism and person centred care.
In this episode, I interview Trish who has just retired from nursing after 43 years working as a nurse in Manchester in the UK. It seemed very appropriate that this interview took place on International Nurses day 2020 as Trish trained at the very first NHS hospital, Park hospital in Trafford in 1973. Trish has had a really interesting nursing career but her heart truly was in community nursing. Trish has advocated passionately for older people and her trainee assistant practitioner students will know and love her for this. Trish has championed ageism and passionately promoted person-centred care for older people. Trish highlights the importance of life-long learning and gives lots of examples of this in her interview. Trish talks about the importance of mentorship, role modelling, reflective practice and team resilience and much more!
If listening to this episode has raised some personal issues for you, please reach out and contact me to learn how I can help you through 1:1 coaching [email protected].
53 min
March 18, 2020 Hazel's Story - managing stressful situations as an emergency room nurse, debriefing and reflection
In this episode, I interview Hazel who is a registered nurse working In an Emergency Department in Perth Western Australia. Hazel has a very gentle, caring and empathetic nature and is passionate about being an ED nurse. She shares how she manages stressful situations with her team through debriefing and self-reflection as well as looking after her own self-care. She talks about death, grieving and caring for family members when a loved one has died.
If listening to this episode has raised some personal issues for you around burn out and stress management, please contact me to learn how I can help you through confidential 1:1 coaching [email protected].
You can find out more about me and the work that I do with Nurses and Midwives here
39 min
February 21, 2020 Rebecca's story - remote and rural nursing career,working with indigenous communities in Australian
Listen to Rebecca's nursing career journey, we start with her nurse training in Melbourne, cover working in rural and remote nursing and working with indigenous communities in Australia, midwifery and aged care and coaching to mention just a few!
Rebecca talks openly and honestly about how burnout affected her and shares some of the life lessons that she has learnt as a result of her experience.
Rebecca is a passionate advocate for aged care and has some great suggestions for how to attract nurses to work in the often misunderstood nursing speciality.
There are some great takeaways in this interview.
If listening to this episode has raised personal issues for you around burnout and stress management please contact me to learn how I can help you through confidential 1:1 coaching [email protected]
55 min
January 12, 2020 Jayne Nurse Manager Western Australia
Welcome to Real Nurse Stories celebrating 2020 the year of the Nurse and Midwife.
Real Nurse Stories Podcast provides an important platform for nurses to talk about their career, share some insights into their role and pass on some words of wisdom and importantly celebrate the diversity of nursing roles that have evolved in modern-day nursing.
Jayne shares her story with humour and passion about her nursing career, her reason for going into nursing, her struggles as a nursing student and how she coped with being bullied, along with her passion for working with indigenous cultures. This interview takes a journey from Cornwall to Australia and a few more places in between.
49 min
January 10, 2020 Real Nurse Stories (Trailer)
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About Real Nurse Stories

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Real Nurse Stories emerged as a tribute to nurses during the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, honouring Florence Nightingale's 200th anniversary. Our mission was to empower nurses by providing a platform for them to share their journeys and find solidarity in their challenges.