Episodes

This week, Betty speaks with Nursing Legend Kathy Bower, a celebrated nurse, author, speaker, consultant, and pioneering leader in the field of Care Coordination.

This week, Betty speaks with Nursing Legend Ginny Beeson, RN, MSN, Captain, USN (Ret) about leadership and her amazing career.

We continue our Nurses Month celebration by chatting with – and learning from — another living legend of nursing: Mary Rodgers Schubert.

This year, May’s Nurses Week has been extended to Nurses Month. To celebrate, we’re speaking with a few Legends of Nursing, starting with Marsha Davidson — the amazing woman who inspired Betty to become a nurse.

This week, Betty talks with a nurse and a social worker about finding extensive resources to help with aftercare and companionship for a patient healing up after an unexpected reaction to a medication.

Communication is the cornerstone of healthcare. This week, Betty speaks with her colleague, Charlotte Jaroma, RN, BSN, about what can be done when patients feel they aren’t being heard.

After her husband was in the hospital for three weeks with a complicated diagnosis, a woman knew that she still didn’t have the full picture of what was happening despite asking many questions. Nurse Jennifer Prater worked to arrange a family meeting with the team to get everyone up to speed and share the complete gameplan.

We are all getting inundated with images and reports of the conflict in Ukraine every day through the tv, smartphones, and computers. This week, we talk with two pediatric nurses about age-appropriate and healthy ways to talk to kids about war.

This week, hear about a few of our recent “4-alarm cases” from Guardian Nurses’ rock star Advocacy Services Team, who help lead patients through the healthcare system daily.

This week, Betty speaks with research expert Laura Buonomo about the reasons behind the impending (and terrifying) 1 million nurse deficit projected by 2030 and how hospitals and practices must transform if retention is to be improved.

This week, we learn about the power — and wisdom — of getting a second opinion from Kirsten Grueter, RN, MSN, NP, the Director of Operations at Best In Class MD.