This week I am chatting to Angie who is currently completing her Specialist Community Public Health Nursing post-graduate course, specifically in public health issues in school-age children. We talk all about her passion for working with children and young people, how the pandemic affected her role and how her past experiences have influenced her work as a School Nurse today.

Join Angie and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find Angie @nurseangiejay on Instagram.

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

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This week I am chatting to Leanne who is a Specialist Nurse in Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence. We talk all about her specialist nurse role, both academic and journalistic writing in nursing and gender neutrality within the nursing profession.

Join Leanne and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find Leanne @LeanneHPatrick on Twitter. You can also find some of the networks she has co-founded on Twitter @WeStudentNurse and @FeministRCN.

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

This podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

This week I am chatting to Sundas who is a Diabetic Community Team Midwife. We talk all about her role as a midwife, how it's normal to fail and what we can do as healthcare professionals to combat health inequality.

Join Sundas and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find Sundas @sundasthemidwife on Instagram. You can also find The Association of South Asian Midwives @asamidwifves and you can visit their website: www.asamidwives.co.uk

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

This podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

This week I am chatting to Leigh who is Matron at Intensive Care Unit in London. We talk all about why he became a nurse, the role he played in the development of his hospital's electronic patient record and jump from Senior Charge Nurse to Matron.

Join Leigh and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

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This week I am chatting to Lizzie who is a Senior Staff Nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Brighton. We talk all about her move from adult to neonates, the role of research in nursing and her experiences working through the pandemic.

Join Lizzie and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

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This week I am chatting to Jessica who is currently seconded to the Florence Nightingale Foundation as a Research and Policy Assistant. We talk all about her split job role in the Older Persons Mental Health Community Team and an as of the Education Team in her Trust. We also talk about her activism work within the Royal College of Nursing and the importance of social media for networking within the nursing profession. You can follow Jessica on Twitter @JessLSainsbury and on Instagram @nhsjess.

Join Jessica and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

Royal College of Nursing: https://www.rcn.org.uk/

Florence Nightingale Foundation: https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/

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This week I am chatting to Nicola who is a Sister in an Intensive Care Unit in London. She spends 50% of her time working clinically and then the other 50% as Senior Clinical Teacher in both undergraduate and postgraduate education. We talk all about her love of intensive care nursing, the education side of the role and her experiences working through the pandemic.

TW: We talk candidly about mental health during the episode. If you are effected by anything we talk about or struggling with your mental health, please know you are not alone. If you need someone to talk to you can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or Shout by texting SHOUT to 85258. You can also contact your GP but if you feel your life is in imminent danger please call 999.

Join Nicola and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

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Welcome to the first episode of Season Two. I hope you haven't missed us too much!

This week I am chatting to Zara who is a surgical nurse by background and a former Junior Sister in Acute and Chronic Pain. We talk all about her past job roles, being redeployed to her hospital's Intensive Care Unit twice and her aspirations for the future. Zara also has a successful Instagram account @nursezara_uk and a Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_l99_kG9edqqKCyNTjrtg where she documents her experience as a nurse.

Join Zara and I to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can find me on Twitter @nursehgray and on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast.

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Happy International Nurses' Day! I cannot think of a better day to announce the premier of season two. Join me on the 28th May to find out What Makes a Nurse?

You can follow the podcast on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast and you can find me on Twitter @nursehgray.

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This podcast was written and created by me, all views are my own.

This week I am joined by Dolma who is a Veterinary Nurse specialising in emergency and critical care. We chat about why she wanted to become a nurse, the training to be a veterinary nurse, and what her role entails. We also chat about some of the similarities between people and animal nursing.

Join me and Dolma to find out What Makes a Nurse?

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You can find me on Instagram @whatmakesanursepodcast and on Twitter @nursehgray.

This podcast can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

This podcast was written and created by me. All views expressed by myself are my own. All views expressed by my guests are their own.