On the Pulse Podcast

Nurse Supervisor, Christal White, BSN, shares the challenges and highlights from the first year of the School Health Nursing program.

In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Deb Zimmermann, Chief Executive Officer at The DAISY Foundation, to discuss workplace violence's effects on our nursing workforce and what changes are being implemented to increase safety.

In this episode, Dr. Olga Yakusheva, an economist and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, helps us understand how current economic models view the value of nurses and how her work is shifting that view to center on nurses as the human capital of health care.

In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Olga Yakusheva, an economist and a Professor of Nursing at JHSON, to examine the economic value of nurses and the need for a shift in how we view nurses as part of the health care workforce.

In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton and guest, Dr. Sharon Pappas, Chief Nurse Executive, Emory Healthcare, discuss how nurse leaders can use the Magnet Model to enhance the care that nurses are providing and identify gaps in their respective systems. The Magnet Model is a list of standards that experts use to evaluate facilities where nurses work and determine whether they qualify for Magnet status...

In this episode, Dr. Allison Kelliher, the first and only physician trained as a Traditional Healer in a Tribal Health setting, discusses her research and what it is to be a traditional healer in and out of Indigenous communities. 

In this episode, we are joined by Katie Boston Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CCT, Director of Nursing Programs at the American Nurses Association, to reflect on key findings from the "Slow Talk" report. Drs. Rushton and Boston Leary touch on ways nursing professionals can unite and use their collective power to advocate for themselves and fellow nursing professionals.

Earlier this week, Bunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN, held the "Food as Medicine in the Black Community" summit at the Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. The summit convened over 150 thought leaders and changemakers to catalyze conversations around integrating the cultural diets of African diaspora foods and promoting Black-owned businesses within the growing “Food as...

In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton talks with Karen Doyle, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and Robin Price, MSN, RN, Manager of the New Nurse Residency Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center, about how nurses of different generations find balance working with one another...

Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Executive Director of The Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, details some of the findings, key points, and what nurses need to know from the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine "Ending Unequal Treatment Revisited: The Current State of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare" report. Access the full repo...

The Resilient Nurse Podcast returns with a conversation between host, Cynda Rushton, and Rosanne Raso, DNP, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAONL, on the role nurse leaders have in building and maintaining positive and meaningful relationships with the nurses under their management. This episode looks at key takeaways from the Slow Talk platform in which nurses are encouraged to speak freely about their f...

Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN discusses her new book, "Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare." It promotes moral resilience as a pathway to transform the effects of moral suffering among nurses. Order a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Resilience-Second-Transforming-Healthcare/dp/0197667147 The Rushton Moral Resilience Scale: https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-rese...

Dr. Angela Chang Chiu is an instructor and leads service-based learning trips with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Global Initiatives. These trips are designed to give students real-world experience and provide valuable lessons about what nursing looks like from a global perspective.

Adam Bocek, a Community Outreach Specialist with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation (CIDNI), shares his personal experiences providing testing for HIV and STDs in the Baltimore Community.

Listen in as Host Dr. Cynda Rushton and guests Charlaine Lass, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, and Brian Doerries, Artistic Director of "Theatre of War Productions," discuss the creation, implementation, and outcomes of "The Nurse Antigone." The Nurse Antigone presents dramatic readings of Sophocles’ Antigone, featuring professional actors and a chorus of frontline nurses to help frame powerful, guided discussi...

Drs. Laura Samuel and Lucine Francis explain the implications of the competing Farm Bills on the House floor on food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC and why nurses' voices are important in these discussions.

In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton and guest, Lucas Welch, discuss the Slow Talk platform. Slow Talk is a place for front-line workers to engage with peers in candid real-time conversations about vital topics that need to be discussed openly & safely.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Noelene K. Jeffers, Assistant Professor and Certified Nurse Midwife, to discuss her work addressing the Black Maternal Health Crisis. Dr. Jeffers examines the structural and social determinants of Black maternal and perinatal health and currently leads studies to integrate community-based doulas into the health care setting.

In recognition of Women's History Month, we’re discussing chronic pain and pain management in older women. Chronic pain is something that many older adults deal with, particularly women and people of color. Guest Janiece Taylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, dedicates her research to addressing the social determinants of health that lead to these dispar...

While nursing is one of the most rewarding professions, it is also one of the most challenging, which can lead nurses to feel underappreciated and resentful. Practicing meaningful recognition in the workplace creates a greater sense of fulfillment, retention, and resilience. Guest Dr. Cynthia Sweeney, Vice President Emeritus for Nursing at the DAISY Foundation, and Dr. Cynda Rushton talk about it...

Nurse practitioners are the fastest growing occupation in the U.S., and will be for the next decade.  They represent the highest median salary among the other top 10 fastest-growing professions, and are in such high demand in part because of the shortage of physicians and the aging baby boomer population. Nurse practitioners are able to fill many gaps in care, like mental health and primary care,...

Burnout is pervasive today, not just among nurses but among health care executives as well. Guest Liz Boehm, executive strategist at Stryker, and Dr. Cynda Rushton talk about it in the latest episode of the Resilient Nurse podcast. The Resilient Nurse is a special series within the On the Pulse podcast. This podcast discusses the complexities, misconceptions, and pathways toward keeping a resilien...

In today’s show, we’re talking about School Health Nursing, a new initiative that is bridging the gap in care for school-age children. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is collaborating with Coppin State University and Morgan State University Schools of Nursing to provide a partnership model that creates a system of care that works with the family and school communities to support health and opt...

Guest Michelle Reina, PhD, co-founder and chief trust building officer of Reina Trust Building and Dr. Cynda Rushton talk about how trust with nurses is built or broken. They make the unconscious elements of trust... conscious. The Resilient Nurse is a special series within the On the Pulse podcast. This podcast discusses the complexities, misconceptions, and pathways toward keeping a resilient wo...

It’s palliative care month, and in today’s show, we’re talking about death and dying with dignity with Dr. Rebecca Wright, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Dr. Danetta Sloan, an associate professor at the School of Public Health, and Dr. David Wu, an associate professor at the School of Medicine. Dr. Wu is also the director of the palliative care program at Johns Hopk...