Good Nurse Bad Nurse

***Trigger warning*** While all of our episodes revolve around potentially disturbing subject matter, this week's episode may be particularly difficult to hear for some listeners. This week's story is about an OB/GYN who was accused of unthinkable crimes against women. Tina is joined by Chelsey with TribeRN. Together they tell the story of Graeme Stephen Reeves, an OB-GYN doctor from Australia. Th...

This week, Tina is joined by Erica Bailey, a nursing instructor from the University of Portland School of Nursing. Together, they tell the story of an imposter nurse who was able to earn over two-million dollars without a nursing degree. They close the show discussing the Nurses of Color Collective, Erica's project that gives BIPOC nurses a safe space to find community, support, and healing.   Ple...

This week, Kiki is finally back from studying for the PCCN! Together, she and Tina tell the story of Darlene Gentry. Darlene was a registered nurse in a small town who was married with children. When Darlene called 911 one early morning, police thought what she said to the dispatcher was suspicious. Did the police jump to conclusions and zero in on Darlene prematurely before considering other susp...

In only his second appearance on Good Nurse Bad Nurse, Tina's husband Mark joins her to tell the gruesome story of Doctor John Cavaness, a well-loved and well-respected country doctor who is a true-to-life Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Later, as she always does, Tina closes with the inspirational story of Myra Adele Logan, M.D., the first woman to perform open heart surgery and the first African Ame...

Special Halloween episode! On this week's episode, Q the Nurse is back to co-host our second annual Halloween special. Q and Tina tell the story of the real-life Dr. Frankenstein! You won't want to miss this episode full of spooky fun! They close the show with the story of Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Carson was the first to separate conjoined twins who were joined at the head.    Please support us by supp...

Tina is joined by Sara and Amie of Gritty Nurse podcast to tell about a self-made caregiver who looked after a WBA welterweight boxer after becoming paralyzed from a motorcycle accident. Thomas Dunkley took matters into his own hands after claiming he was bullied and verbally abused by Shaun Cummins, a local legend known as "The Governor". The show concludes with the story of Kofoworola Abeni Prat...

This week Tina is honored to be joined by talented poet and nurse Piers Harrison-Reid from the United Kingdom. Piers is an A&E nurse and has had his poetry featured by the BBC. Piers tackles difficult subjects in his poetry like racism and mental health issues. Piers helps Tina tell the gruesome and horrifying story of Thomas Dunkley, a caregiver in the UK who took care of former boxer Shaun Cummi...

This week Tina teams up again with Mike with Simple Nursing to tell the story of a corrupt medical examiner who was part of a grander scheme of corruption that led all the way to the governor's mansion to cover up what really happened to  "the boys on the tracks". Our good "doctor" story experimented on dogs to develop an open heart surgery to repair an otherwise fatal condition known as "Tetralog...

This week Tina is joined by Michael with the Real Talk School of Nursing podcast. Together they tell the story of the Heaven's Gate cult. This group was started by a nurse and her boyfriend in the 1970s. The group made headlines in the 1990s after they became convinced that an alien space ship was coming to Earth traveling behind the comet Hale-Bopp. The details of this story are so unbelievable i...

This week Mike with Simple Nursing is back to co-host with Tina. Together they tell the story of a chiropractor who did some very despicable things in order to get out of paying 4,000 a month for alimony. The chiropractor story gets them talking about a high profile story of a Snap Chat model who suffered a stroke after going to a chiropractor. They close the show with a wonderful story of two doc...

This week Mike with Simple Nursing is back to co-host another episode. Together he and Tina tell the story of a chiropractor from Florida who decided he didn’t like the 4,000 per month alimony he was ordered to pay after his divorce was final. As a side note, they discuss a high-profile case of a famous model who suffered a stroke after having a neck adjustment. Was her stroke caused by the adjust...

This week Tina is once again joined by fellow nursing podcaster Chelsea with Deuso Dishes Crime Podcast. Together they tell the incredibly tragic story of Selena, the singer from Texas who was the sweetheart of Tejano music. Selena was the victim of a crazed fan who managed to become president of Selena's fan club and even ran her boutique business. They close the show with the story of a sweet nu...

This week to celebrate the 100th episode of Good Nurse Bad Nurse Tina and Kiki will have a bonus discussion at the end of the episode about New Grads! But first, they discuss the absolutely horrifying story of a psych nurse who was suffering from mental illness himself and spent years tormenting his coworkers. Denis Czajkowski became so paranoid of his coworkers and his boss in particular that it...

This week Q the Nurse is back to join Tina in telling the story of Dr. Charles Friedgood. Friedgood was a doctor who spent his whole life manipulating people to get what he wanted. Just when you think he couldn't get any more despicable, he does something else until he finally does something so egregious even he couldn't get away with it. They close the show with the story of Dr. James McCune Smit...

Kiki is back once again to co-host with Tina. Together they tell the incredibly disturbing story of Cathy Wood and Gwendolyn Graham. Cathy and Gwendolyn were two nurse techs who had some horrific games they liked to play together that involved the elderly patients they were supposed to be caring for at the the nursing home where they worked together. They close the show with a different kind of go...

Mike with Simple Nursing is back once again to co-host! Tina and Mike tell the story of Valerie McDaniel, a veterinarian from Houston, Texas, who got tangled up with the wrong guy, Leon Jacob. Jacob had graduated from medical school but wasn't able to complete his residency. This story is as tragic as it is inexplicable and you will not believe how many twists and turns it takes before ending in d...

This week Tina is joined by the one and only Levi (aka the print and design dept. of Good Nurse Bad Nurse and Tina's youngest child :)). Together they tell the story of an emergency room nurse who tried to hire a hit man to kill a woman. The details leading up to this story are just unbelievable...and yet it is very real. You will love the story of Marie Van Brittan Brown, a black woman who was a...

This week Tina is happy to have Adrianne from Nursing Uncensored Podcast back to host another show. Together they tell the unbelievably disturbing story of Efren Saldivar, a respiratory therapist who was arrested after coworkers broke into his locker while playing a prank. They close the show with an inspiring story of Max Anderson, a respiratory therapist turned nurse turned councilman. 

This week Tina is joined once again by Mike with Simple Nursing. Together they tell the story of a forensic psychiatrist who testified in 167 trials, many of which resulted in the defendant getting the death penalty. Tina and Mike will tell the stories of two men who were wrongfully convicted due to this doctor's testimony. They close the show with the heartbreaking story of Breonna Taylor in the...

This week Tina is excited to have a pediatric oncology nurse, David Metzger with her to talk about all sorts of interesting things. They start off the show discussing David's book, Nurse Papa, that will be coming out in the next few months. Of course it wouldn't be Good Nurse Bad Nurse without a true crime story, so they discuss a story about an EMT who decided married life was just not enough of...

This week we travel across the pond to chat with Kirsty, an Emergency Department nurse...or as they say in the UK, Accident and Emergency Department nurse. Together, Tina and Kirsty tell the horrific story of the notorious doctor Harold Shipman. Shipman was a general practitioner who was adored by his patients until his patient's son made a disturbing discovery about his practice that went back de...

This week Tina is joined by blogger and Instagrammer PatMacRN! Together they tell the unbelievable story of Kimberly Saenz, a dialysis nurse who betrayed the trust her sweet patients had in her and did the unthinkable when she thought no one was looking. They close the show with the story of Estelle Osborne, the first Black woman to receive a Master's degree in nursing as part  of the on-going eff...

***Trigger Warning***This week Q is back to tell a horrific story of a male nurse in Florida who was accused of sexually assaulting multiple patients. This story brings up the discussion of patient dignity and whether or not a patient should have the right to have someone of the same sex be present during patient care that involves bodily exposure. They close the show discussing Harriet Tubman, wh...

This week Tina is joined by new grad and TSNA President, Nurse Sam. Sam and Tina tell a story of an oncologist that you just won't believe. This doctor took advantage of trusting individuals and ruined many people's lives in the process. They close out the show with a delightful story about a somewhat shy pediatric oncologist who forced herself to be in the limelight for one of her sweet patients....

This is a very special episode. We are participating in the Instagram campaign called #sharethemic by turning over the podcast to a black woman and letting her voice be heard by our audience. Please take a half hour to listen to nursing student, Jehr, speak from her heart.