Nursing Uncensored

Are you a nurse who loves to write? This is your episode. Adrianne spends some time chatting with Janine Kelbach, nurse, author, coach, and creator of Write RN LLC and The Savvy Scribe. Janine and Adrianne cover the basics on Health Content Writing....what is it? who does it? where do we find their work? You may be surprised to hear her answers. Then you may be empowered to try it yourself. Please...

In this episode, Jillian is here again to talk about a topic she and Adrianne know all too well...feeling like nothing is going as planned. You’re derailed. The train is off the freaking rails! But don’t despair, there are things that can be done to make this period of time seem less daunting and insurmountable. Adrianne and Jillian examine what factors, intrinsic and extrinsic, make us feel like...

Adrianne welcomes nurse and professional mentor, Emily Mazurak to discuss how we can fill our own proverbial cups when the work we do has drained them empty. Emily is the founder of the Fill Up Your Cup Project which helps nurses to “reignite their purpose and power so they can energetically live a life they love on and off their shift.” She drops helpful suggestions to survive the dreaded Burnout...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes her partner, Doug for the real tea on what it’s like being a partner-in-crime with a nurse. Their 13-year relationship spans Adrianne’s journey from Nursing Assistant to Nursing Student to Registered Nurse to BSN student. They spend an hour in the Nursing Uncensored studio telling you all about their challenges, secrets to success, and future plans. Like this epi...

In this episode, Adrianne and Jillian throw down their best tips, tricks, and motivational advice for those of you venturing into online classes this semester. COVID-19 isn't fading away any time soon, so we might as well arm ourselves for success despite it. Adrianne and Jillian both have experience with online classes, and Jillian is walking the walk alongside you all this semester. Dive in to t...

Parts of Iowa were blown into ruin by a storm that created sustained winds of up to 100mph. This is a special episode, recorded by telephone while Adrianne and many fellow Iowans were without power and other critical needs. Two nurses join Adrianne by telephone from a literal disaster area - Jasmine and Amy spend some time sharing their experiences as residents of Cedar Rapids. They describe what...

Note from Adrianne: Nursing Uncensored is all about sharing experiences and learning from the collective knowledge of our fellow nurses. So today we're going to open the conversation on racism. This is a hard topic and I am learning. I want you to approach this with love and an open mind. In this episode, Adrianne welcomes fellow podcaster and nurse, Rosa Dominguez Horsley, a Puerto Rican nurse li...

In this episode, Adrianne has a lovely chat with author, public speaker, and founder of the not-for-profit I'm Here Movement, Marcus Engel. Marcus shares his own unique healthcare perspective and talks about how he harnessed his traumatic experiences to improve care for other patients. Marcus has written many books, including "The Other End of the Stethoscope: 33 Insights for Excellent Patient Car...

Being a nurse is emotionally hard and our self-care needs to be really special and individualized, and free. Operation Happy Nurse is here to help us through the rough spots and help us maintain our mental health on all the good days. Nurse Shannon McPeek is the heart and soul behind the non-profit that exists solely to support nurses like you. In this episode, Adrianne and Shannon talk about the...

Join former CNAs-turned-nurses Adrianne and Jillian as they reveal their favorite bedside hacks and skills. This talk includes things like the "Pillow Taco", "Continence Cones", double-pistoning, triple-gloving, and other time-saving, back-sparing, genius hacks! Please remember to know your institution's policies and procedures before you attempt any of these hacks. Safety is always number one, an...

Stop paying your federal student loans!! Did we get your attention? Great. Because we’ve got some necessary FREE financial advice for all you nurses with student loans. In this episode, Adrianne welcomes back Certified Financial Advisor Travis Hornsby of Student Loan Planner. They discuss the Cares Act, who should and should not be paying on their loans right now, and what to do with that money in...

In this episode, Adrianne dives into what it takes to be a CRNA with a nurse who's done it, Jenny Finnell. Jenny is also the owner and founder of CRNA School Prep Academy. This episode covers all the down and dirty of becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, you know, one of the angels who keep us asleep during surgery and other procedures. They cover all the places you might find a CRNA...

Imagine groups of nurses and other healthcare professionals from across the country coming together to brainstorm solutions to current problems in healthcare. This episode dives into this exciting event, the Virtual Nurse Hack 4 Health. Johnson & Johnson Nursing and SONSIEL, with others, co-sponsored this online event that brought more than 500 nurses, health professionals, and tech experts togeth...

In this episode, Q is back to talk with Adrianne about humor in nursing. They talk about how humor functions as a coping mechanism among nurses, the unspoken rules and boundaries, and research on how patients view humor in the medical setting. Adrianne and Q share personal experiences as well as some newspaper and journal articles which you can find below. Nurses Make Fun of Their Dying Patients....

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health, a career marketplace for connecting hospitals to nursing talent. They cover a variety of topics including the worsening nursing shortage in which we are expected to be 1 million nurses short by 2024, hiring demand and the problems with the antiquated system nurses use to apply to jobs, and how COVID-19 is...

In this episode, Adrianne welcomes Nurse Practitioner Dr. Loreen Curley. She comes with an important message about the effect COVID is having upon her community, the Navajo Nation. They discuss the location and history of the Nation, why the Dine people have been so disproportionately affected by this pandemic, and what can be done to help. Please see the links below for more information and ways...

Today Adrianne talks with Chelsea, a woman generous enough to talk openly and candidly about her experiences as a nurse living with bipolar disorder. They discuss what bipolar disorder is and how it can present differently in people. Chelsea talks about her nursing journey and gives her insights on challenges she’s faced and ways to maximize health with this diagnosis. They also offer up some onli...

In this episode, Adrianne talks to fellow nurse Desiree about a topic that impacts all nurses at some point in their career -  bullying and professional incivility. They break down what bullying is in the adult world, what it costs us as a society and a profession, and what we might be able to do about it. It’s a long episode, but they cover a lot and share personal experiences with bullies in the...

Adrianne flies solo for this episode since most of the world is on some form of self-isolation or mandated quarantine at the time of recording. But that's not what we're talking about today. Adrianne sends this episode out to all of the nursing students who are suddenly finding themselves thrust into online classes as a result of the global covid-19 pandemic. She runs through her top tips and rout...

Let’s welcome back Nurse Margo for another lively conversation. This time she and Adrianne talk about their new roles as clinical student nurse preceptors. This conversation covers what they’ve learned from their research and how they plan to guide their senior nursing students through their last clinical experience before graduation. Margo and Adrianne describe their own nursing school clinical e...

Meet Qian (pronounced Chen), a brave young woman who solo traveled from China to Texas to Iowa and became a nurse in the process. Join Qian and Adrianne as they discuss her journey -past, present, and future. In this episode, they cover topics like: -The “fine print” of nursing student Visas and why Qian is leaving the U.S. -Learning medical terminology in another language. -Struggling with cultur...

This emotionally charged episode was originally recorded in early 2017 regarding the death of a patient Adrianne had known for years. This is a monologue about coping with death as a nurse. It is emotional, so be warned that this will pull at your heartstrings. It is especially relevant for Adrianne to share because 2019 and early 2020 have had their fair share of losses. If you have experienced l...

Q the Nurse returns in this episode to update us on how his first months as a traveling nurse have gone. He describes some definitive ways to tell if traveling is not the gig for you., but mostly he just basks in how awesome a time he’s having and all the places he plans to go in the near future. Q and Adrianne spend the rest of their short time together talking about a hot topic this time of year...

This conversation was recorded as a video podcast that you can view in its entirety at https://youtu.be/9nY_SMwvvDA . For your listening convenience, the entire conversation has been ripped and cut into tidy little packages for your ears. This is part three of three. In this final installment of Adrianne’s marathon chat with flight nurse and author, Robert P Harris, they are on a roll. Despite hea...

It’s time for part 2 of Adrianne’s conversation with Robert Harris, flight nurse and author of the book, The Flight Nurse Bible: A Field Guide to Awesomeness. This conversation was recorded as a video podcast that you can view in its entirety at https://youtu.be/9nY_SMwvvDA . For your listening convenience, the entire conversation has been ripped and cut into tidy little packages for your ears. Th...