Connecting CS Podcast - From a nurse perspective

In this episode, I sit down with Avneet to explore her unique nursing journey and her transition into nursing informatics—a field that isn’t often highlighted compared to traditional bedside roles like emergency or intensive care nursing. We talk about her experiences as a new graduate nurse, the reality of new grad anxiety that many face but few openly discuss, and how she navigated those early c...

 Welcome to the new year — and welcome back. It’s been a hectic month, and we’re starting this year with a story from the front lines. On this episode, I sit down with Danier — a nurse shaped by four years in the trenches of emergency, two years as a full-time travel nurse, and now working inside the high-stakes world of the cath lab. His journey didn’t start as an RN. Da...

From humble beginnings as a Licensed Practical Nurse in British Columbia, Gagan’s journey in health care has been defined by growth, purpose, and impact. After moving to Ontario and becoming a Registered Nurse, she steadily built her career, discovering a passion for creating change beyond direct patient care and into leading teams at the intersection of health care and technology. Gagan became in...

From cardiac cath lab nurse to becoming a medical device rep, a nurse instructor and currently a CPR instructor and nurse anesthesia assistant (CCAA) — Christian’s journey is all about growth and impact. In this episode, we dive into how he’s making a difference in the nursing community through teaching and mentorship. He shares the ups and downs of his career, how he navigated change in healthcar...

Ever wondered what it’s like to work side by side with an anesthesia doctor? If you’ve been curious about exploring a different path in nursing—learning IVs, intubation, ventilation, and assisting in the OR—this episode’s for you. My guest this week is a Nurse Anesthesia Assistant. We chat about his journey as a new grad, how mentorship and support helped shape his career, and what it really takes...

Travel nursing, anyone?  🌎💉 I’m excited to welcome a special guest, Natalie, who just wrapped up contracts in Arizona and Texas. She’s one of many Canadian nurses bringing her talents and skills across the border. In this episode, Natalie shares her journey as an ICU travel nurse in the U.S. — from the step-by-step process of getting started, to the financial side, and everything she’s lear...

In this episode, Nurse Marco shares his professional journey and the path that led him to become an aesthetic nurse and nurse injector. From his beginnings as a Registered Practical Nurse to advancing his education as a Registered Nurse, his career has taken him through diverse roles—including working on the nursing resource team as a float nurse, in the operating room, in the emergency department...

February 2025 already?! Here with Jessica Registered Nurse for eight years, shares her experience as a resource team/float nurse here in Toronto. She provides us with her experience as she worked through her masters degree to work now as a Professional Practice and Simulator Coordinator at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has a had a wide range of practice in acute care in the hospital and she...

Steph has been on the list of people I wanted to interview for quite some time. I finally got a chance to get her on the podcast. With 4 years of experience in the Neuro ICU, and 4 years as a nurse practitioner in Cardiac surgery, she has now transitioned into her role of a nurse manager. We discuss what inspired her to work as a healthcare worker and why she has moved forward through he...

This is part of 2 of 3 of the nurse practitioner series. I have a special guest with me, Dalena. A seasoned emergency nurse for a decade, she talks about her experience starting from a new grad, on to the different departments of emerge. She talks the different roles she had ranging from triage, and what its like being a charge nurse. We talk about her growth and transition and why she became a nu...

On this week's episode, I am sitting down with Nisa who, with 4 degrees, a business owner, and a nurse practitioner achieving it the highest level has gone through a roller coaster ride. She navigates us in her journey in nursing. We dive into her schooling and her experience in university and how family support is such a factor through out her life. She talks about the detours, life events that s...

It’s been a couple of years since we came out of the pandemic and a lot has changed. Life as we know it during COVID wasn’t anything like we’ve ever gone through. Being a nurse during that period was an experience none of us will ever forget. Ralph discusses life during COVID as a nurse and a photographer. This is Ralph’s story of how he got into photography and his influences in life becomin...

Part 2 of 2 of the new grad series, and on this episode I’m hanging out with Joseph. He walks through his experience as a new graduate nurse going into the ICU. Joseph gives his advice and what is helping him physically and mentally to get through his first few months as an ICU nurse. We dive deep into his family roots and the influences that he had growing up that led him to his nursing...

As much as we all like to admit, we were new at some point in our careers, feeling anxious and eager to start. Meet Daniel. Coming fresh from ICU training, we talk about his experience and journey from university to the workforce and into Level 2 ICU nursing. Graduating post covid era, Daniel dives into the choice of why he decided to become a nurse, and what it means to him. We talked about previ...

This episode will go down in the history books as I open up about my life story and nursing journey. I had the pleasure of having Mark, my first guest on my show to co-host this episode. We’re going into deep about my lowest points in life, challenges, and barriers, and the number of years it took to accomplish my goals. As many times I have failed or was not successful in my own eyes, I felt...

It's an enjoyable and wildly entertaining show on this week’s episode as I sit down with Gleezusfeedsus. We look at how he's living and his experience playing multiple sports (basketball, ultimate frisbee, and tennis). A food reviewer and a world traveller, Glenn talks about his journey and how he’s battled through injuries and shares how he's recovered from it. We discussed health and how he’s be...

Changes are inevitable in this line of work. We hear about nursing in the hospital, but it extends outside of it. For example, there's aesthetic nursing which on this episode, I got a chance to have a conversation with Nick an aesthetic nurse who along with his wife Nisa recently had the grand opening of their clinic called Aesthetic Room Toronto (ART). Nick opens up about his journey in life firs...

Ever wonder what it takes to be a cath lab nurse? On this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark as he speaks on his experiences and stories as a new grad entering into the workforce. Mark leads us on how he became a cardiac ICU nurse and his journey going into the cath lab. We reflect on past experiences on working together, challenges he faced during COVID, the importance of work l...

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