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No FOMO here: we’re keeping you up to date on what’s been happening around the state! First, find out what you missed at District 4’s annual Mock Trial, and learn why you should make a plan to be there next year. We also celebrate Nurse Practitioner Week with Dr. Barbara Chapman, and finish off with an interview with a new nurse about how her family has guided her into a career in nursing. Put your headphones on and press play: welcome to the newest episode of Texas Nurses!

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Here comes election season! This episode, hear from newest and youngest member of the Texas State Senate, registered nurse Senator Molly Cook, about how showing up is the first step in getting involved in politics and policy.

Then, get an inside look at the experience of nursing students today, and hear from a new nurse about her journey so far. These stories and more, only on the Texas Nurses Podcast!

Welcome to a brand-new season of the Texas Nurses Podcast! We're bringing you new guests, new topics, and a new style, with the same great content! Subscribe to be the first to know when new episodes are dropped, and hear the latest in Texas nursing news, features on timely topics, and conversations with newsmakers and industry leaders.

In the first episode, hear a review of the NLAC Workplace Violence Prevention Summit, with soundbites from Representative Donna Howard and Travis County District Attorney José Garza.

Check out the ⁠joint statement here.⁠

Check out ⁠further coverage from CBS Austin here.⁠

You'll also hear a feature on nurse entrepreneurs highlighting Shawntay Harris and Jasmine Bhatti, and an interview with TNA President Amy McCarthy.

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Nurse and mental health advocate Jasmine Lott, MSN, RN talks with our host Laura Kincheloe about the importance of taking care of your mental health, asking for help, and how nurses can create safe spaces for themselves and their peers. How can moving away from stigma and silence open us up to a better future? Listen now!

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of death and harm in the outdoors.

In this episode, Laura talks all things wilderness nursing with Dr. Glenn A. Barnes DNP, RN, EMT-P, NHDP-BC, FAWM! Enjoy a look into nursing in unusual environments and the good that getting outside can do for nurses on and off the clock.

In this episode, Dr. Marlene Porter, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, CEN, NPD-BC, discusses the importance of preparing for a more diverse workforce ahead of her May Nurse Talks. How can nurses address bias, be more inclusive and aware in the workplace, and work towards becoming a better ally to their peers? Listen now, and join the discussion at our next Nurse Talks!

Welcome to a brand new season of the new Texas Nurses Podcast! In this episode, Laura sits down with Amber High, DNP, CRNA, NC-BC to discuss the positive power of peer support and why talking through it, and feeling supported and not alone, matters in the face of the second victim phenomenon.

Laura speaks with March of Dimes' Director of Maternal & Infant Health Initiatives in Northwest Texas at March of Dimes Lisa Dillard and TikTok nurse influencer and labor and delivery nurse Jen Hamilton about the cost of gaps in maternal health care, from maternity care deserts to misinformation and systemic inequities. How can nurses work to combat the life or death risks that this vulnerable patient population is faced with?

Resources:

The Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB) annual summit, Feb. 12.

https://tcmhcc.utsystem.edu/perinatal-psychiatry-access-network-peripan/

https://www.awhonn.org/nurse-resources/neonatal-and-newborn-care-resources/

https://www.acog.org/womens-health/pregnancy

Laura sits down with Amanda Maggio, an advocate for recognizing and celebrating nurses in Texas, to