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ENCORE EPISODE: Achieving Deeply Rooted Wellness
On this encore episode of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Ashley Durant, a board-certified holistic nurse and transformational wellness coach with specific expertise in guiding clients through the labyrinth of autoimmune illness. Ashley speaks from her own personal experience, and she offers tools and strategies for overcoming the challenges of autoimmune illness in a complex 21st-century world and medical-industrial complex.
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
ENCORE EPISODE: Healing Politics One Nurse at a Time
On this encore episode of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Kimberly Gordon, DNP, CRNA, an accountant turned nurse who is the co-founder of Healing Politics, a non-profit organization on a mission to inspire, motivate, recruit, and train nurses and midwives to run for elected office while building a culture of civic engagement within the professions.
Ms. Gordon earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from John Carroll University in Ohio. After working seven years in various cost accounting and managerial positions, she chose to pursue a career in nursing and then nurse anesthesia. Kimberly graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She completed her Doctor of Nursing practice at Yale University where she and a colleague developed the first-of-its-kind Campaign School for Nurses and Midwives.
As mentioned above, Kimberly is the co-founder of Healing Politics, a non-profit organization on a mission to inspire, motivate, recruit, and train nurses and midwives to run for elected office while building a culture of civic engagement within the professions.
She is an adjunct faculty member teaching health policy and leadership at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and Western Carolina University. She practices anesthesia per diem for Novant Health in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Kimberly has always been involved in the nursing profession. First, in the NC Nurses Association, then the NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and most recently as a board member of Healthcare Providers for Greater Access and the Government Relations Chair for the NC Organization of Nurse Leaders. She loves talking about nursing leadership, professionalism, and political involvement with anyone who will listen. Kimberly wishes that every nurse understood the powerful impact that they have on their communities, colleagues, and the healthcare system. She believes that nurses working together could, quite literally, change the world.
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
ENCORE EPISODE: Playing it Forward — From Master’s in Nursing to PhD in Psychology
On this encore episode of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Caroline Cárdenas, PhD, MSN, MA, RN, CBCN, an expert in the science of play. Caroline has completed and defended her doctoral dissertation, titled “The Significance of Play in Restoring Compassion”, and has a great deal to share about the journey.
Formerly a dedicated oncology nurse, Caroline's vision is to serve as a play researcher and advocate, educator, clinical psychologist, and public speaker, as well as produce body and movement play retreats to guide women, breast cancer survivors, healthcare professionals, educators, nursing and medical students, and mothers all over the world to discover, explore, practice, protect, and share their unique creative expression through the sacred practice of play, with the hope of reawakening and fostering purpose, meaning, and authentic connection through shared joy.
Caroline is featured in James Redford’s documentary film, “Playing for Keeps”, where she speaks about her own journey of what inspired her to become an oncology nurse, her personal experience with burnout and compassion fatigue, her discovery of play through hula hooping, and how teaching hula hooping inspires and cultivates joy.
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
ENCORE EPISODE: Trauma, Healing, Racism, and Justice on the Front Lines of Healthcare
On this encore episode of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews emergency physician and NY Times bestselling author Michele Harper regarding structural racism, social justice, personal trauma and healing, and the intrinsic vulnerabilities of the American healthcare system. Dr. Harper's memoir, The Beauty in Breaking, is a stunning personal account of life on the medical frontlines and a deeply spiritual life well-lived.
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Bridging the Gaps to Save Medically Complex Children
On episode 490 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Natalie McCawley, MSN, RN, CCRN and Tiffany Simon, MSN, RN, CCRN, co-founders of Project Austin at Children’s Nebraska.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss the genesis and mission of Project Austin, which seeks to "create awareness within the community regarding the needs of children living with medical complexity and establish an emergency system that is specific to each child, to ensure that every child receives the correct care they require, and that such care is easily accessible within their local community."
Tiffany Simon is the Project Austin Co-Founder at Children’s Nebraska. She has been a pediatric nurse for 22 years in Medical and Cardiac Intensive Care Units, Critical Care Transport, ECMO team, Trauma Outreach Coordinator, and currently the Project Austin Program Manager for Internal Affairs at Children’s Nebraska.
Tiffany’s personal and professional career drives her motivation to provide optimal care for children with complex medical needs across the continuum. Her “why” is simple, Tiffany’s medically complex son, Austin, suffered a lethal medical error during an emergency. Austin’s death affected numerous people including the first responders and emergency department healthcare professionals caring for him. Tiffany’s passion includes providing exceptional to children with medical complexity by increasing awareness and education to the healthcare professionals who are called to care for them in a time of emergency.
Natalie McCawley is the Project Austin Program Manager of External Affairs at Children’s Nebraska and one of the Program’s Co-Developers. Driven by a passion for medically complex children and the communities who are called upon to assist in an emergency, she has dedicated her life to improving outcomes and empowering EMS and Community Emergency Departments with the knowledge, preparation and resources needed to make a difference with this especially vulnerable patient population.
Natalie graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Nursing Program with her BSN in May of 2005 and accepted a position in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children’s Nebraska. In February of 2010 she joined the Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team and became trained as an ECMO Specialist as well as a member of the heart transplant team. With a passion for education, she transitioned to the Transport Outreach Coordinator position in November of 2014 and graduated with her MSN in December 2016. While in this role, she closely worked with the Trauma Outreach Coordinator, Tiffany Simon, to co-develop Project Austin.
Connect with Tiffany, Natalie, and Project Austin
Project Austin
Tiffany Simon on LinkedIn
Natalie McCawley on LinkedIn
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
Light Therapy, Franchises, and Career Opportunities
On episode 489 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Bevens Goodman, RN, MSN, FNP-C, the Chief Brand Officer of Array Skin Therapy. As a company founded by a nurse practitioner, Array is the only stand-alone purveyor of narrowband UVB light therapy, a highly effective treatment for psoriasis, vitiligo, eczema, and other challenging skin conditions.
Array offers visionary nurse practitioners (and ambitious RNs) the opportunity to purchase an Array Skin Therapy franchise and build a business with the support and expertise of the dynamic team based in Array's California corporate headquarters.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Bevens discuss the nature of franchises, the challenges of the mainstream nurse practitioner career path and lifestyle, and how curiosity and saying yes can lead to unforeseen treasures and success.
Bevens Goodman, MSN, FNP-C, has been a nurse practitioner at Array Skin Therapy since 2016, specializing in narrowband UVB light therapy for patients with chronic skin conditions like psoriasis, vitiligo, and eczema. Inspired by her work with Array's CEO, a pioneering NP, she developed a passion for branding, leading her to become the Chief Brand Officer. Bevens is on a mission to increase awareness of narrowband UVB light therapy as a drug-free solution for skin conditions, and make it more accessible through franchising.
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Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
Confronting Obesity as a Chronic Disease of Pandemic Proportions
On episode 488 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Thomas George, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, NASM-CPT, a family nurse practitioner specializing in the treatment of obesity. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. George discuss obesity as a chronic disease of pandemic proportions, current treatment strategies, the concept of "food noise", the latest scientific evidence, and much more.
Excellent resources shared by Dr. George include the Consensus Statement on Obesity as a Disease by the Stop Obesity Alliance; the consensus statement by the the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology; an informative article about "food noise"; the Obesity Action Coalition, and the Obesity Medicine Association.
Dr. Thomas George is a family nurse practitioner and assistant professor at Frontier Nursing University, and the Clinic Director and obesity specialist and business consultant for Wellspring Weight and Wellness, a new startup in rural SE Idaho.
Dr. George chairs the Obesity Medicine Association's CME Committee, and holds a certificate and advanced education in obesity medicine from the Obesity Medicine Association, and a certificate in primary care obesity management from the Obesity Society. He is a certified personal trainer and weight loss specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and he himself is a person living with obesity.
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Wellspring Weight and Wellness
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
Changemakers and the Revitalization of Healthcare
On episode 487 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Andrea Austin, a dedicated physician, podcaster, author, educator, and advocate. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Austin discuss her forthcoming book, "Revitalized: A Guidebook to Rediscovering your Heartline While Doctoring", the "Heartline: Changemaking in Healthcare" podcast, and her overarching mission of supporting and highlighting changemakers in the healthcare space.
Dr. Andrea Austin is a leading emergency physician, simulation educator, and advocate for physician well-being. Her forthcoming book transcends her personal burnout narrative, offering physicians insights into navigating the healthcare system, emphasizing the need for emotional intelligence and innovation as essential to thriving in healthcare.
Firmly believing in the power of a well-being-oriented workforce to deliver superior care, Dr. Austin's work focuses on autonomy, belonging, and competency for healthcare providers. Her pioneering efforts advocate for simulation as a pivotal tool in healthcare education.
Her career includes a deployment to Iraq, serving at the forefront of emergency medicine at the Navy Trauma Training Center (NTTC) at LA County + USC, and significantly impacting military medical personnel training.
Dr. Austin's narrative advocates for a supportive healthcare culture, emphasizing her commitment to physician well-being through serving as Chair-Elect of the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians and host of the Revitalizing Healthcare podcast.
Connect with Andrea Austin:
AndreaAustinMD.com
Heartline: Changemaking in Healthcare podcast
Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry
On episode 486 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Matt Hollingsworth, the co-founder of Carta Healthcare, a company dedicated to creating a healthier future by advancing the technology surrounding data practices in healthcare.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Matt discuss the rising importance of artificial intelligence in the healthcare space and how the strategic use of AI can benefit doctors, nurses, and patients in a variety of ways, including data abstraction for improving quality of care and patient outcomes. Matt also shares strategies for how nurses can position themselves for career growth and marketability when it comes to the intersection of AI, medicine, and nursing.
Matt's passion for improving patient care developed while helping his mother, a five-time cancer survivor, navigate the U.S. healthcare system and communicate her conditions to providers.
In 2017, Matt founded Carta Healthcare, which is a leader in delivering improved data gathering solutions to healthcare systems related to a patient's diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Carta Healthcare’s solutions have revolutionized the processes surrounding registry databases, resulting in markedly faster data collection, superior quality of data, and considerable cost savings for healthcare providers.
Matt holds an MBA from Stanford University, where he also worked in the Systems Utilization Research for Stanford Medicine (SURF Stanford Medicine) lab, researching methods for using information technology to reduce equipment waste and improve patient care. It was through his work at Stanford that he and colleagues founded Carta Healthcare. Before receiving his MBA and founding Carta Healthcare, he was a researcher at CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) and a member of the team that discovered the Higgs boson, an important discovery in particle physics. Matt received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Connect with Matt Hollingsworth and Carta Healthcare:
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Contact Nurse Keith about holistic career coaching to elevate your nursing and healthcare career at NurseKeith.com. Keith also offers services as a motivational and keynote speaker and freelance nurse writer. You can always find Keith on LinkedIn.
Are you looking for a novel way to empower your career and move forward in life? Keith's wife, Shada McKenzie, is a gifted astrologer and reader of the tarot who combines ancient and modern techniques to provide valuable insights into your motivations, aspirations, and life trajectory, and she offers listeners of The Nurse Keith Show a 10% discount on their first consultation. Contact Shada at TheCircelandtheDot.com or shada@thecircleandthedot.com.
Nurses, Medical Malpractice, and Protecting Your License
On episode 485 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Jennifer Flynn, CPHRM and Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM of Nurses Service Organization (NSO). In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss medical malpractice, liability, the differences between civil suits and board of nursing (BON) disciplinary investigations, how nurses can protect themselves against being sued, and what to do if a lawsuit or BON investigation is initiated. For any nurse with a license to protect, this episode is for you.
(Disclaimer: Keith has been a client of NSO for many years, although there is no financial relationship between The Nurse Keith Show and NSO.)
Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM is a Risk Analyst for Nurses Service Organization (NSO) in the Healthcare Division of Aon Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. She has worked in the healthcare insurance business for over seven years, educating healthcare providers on professional liability issues and risk management principles. She is also a published author on quality, safety, and risk management topics affecting healthcare.
In addition to earning her designation as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), she is also a licensed Property & Casualty insurance agent. She has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Policy and Administration from Penn State University, a certificate in Paralegal Studies from Villanova University, and a Master of Science degree from Drexel University in Quality, Safety, and Risk Management in Healthcare.
Jennifer Flynn, CPHRM is Vice President of Risk Management for Nurses Service Organization in the Healthcare Division of Aon’s Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. Specializing in risk management and having worked in the healthcare insurance business for over 23 years, Jennifer is dedicated to educating nurses and health care professionals on professional liability risks and offers strategies to mitigate those risks by supporting patient safety principles and developing quality management programs. In addition to being a frequent national speaker on healthcare risk and liability, Jennifer is also a published author on various risk management topics.
Jennifer is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management and is a licensed Property & Casualty agent. She earned a BA in Psychology from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. is Vice President of Risk Management for Nurses Service Organization in the Healthcare Division of Aon’s Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. Specializing in risk management and having worked in the healthcare insurance business for over 23 years, Jennifer is dedicated to educating nurses and health care professionals on professional liability risks and offers strategies to mitigate those risks by supporting patient safety principles and developing quality management programs. In addition to being a frequent national speaker on healthcare risk and liability, Jennifer is also a published author on various risk management topics. Jennifer is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management and is a licensed Property & Casualty agent. She earned a BA in Psychology from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
Connect with Jennifer Flynn, Georgia Reiner, and NSO :
Nurses Service Organization website
NSO on Facebook
NSO on Instagram
Georgia Reiner on LinkedIn
Jennifer Flynn on LinkedIn
A Think Tank to Address Healthcare Disparities
On episode 484 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Sonya Kulkarni and Stephanie Wang of The Health Disparities Think Tank (HDTT), an organization born of their mutual dedication to advocacy for policies that contribute to addressing and eradicating the health disparities that plague American society, the healthcare system, and the citizens we are all committed to serving.
Stephanie Wang is a student at Harvard College studying Molecular & Cellular Biology and Global Health & Health Policy. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Health Disparities Think Tank, a multidisciplinary research and policy advocacy group combating health disparities, engaging 40+ students and 20+ mentors in projects addressing maternal mortality, climate change, cancer disparities, etc.
Stephanie's research spans applications of stem cell biology in oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital and disparities in drug pricing and pharmaceutical innovation at Harvard Medical School, with 10 papers published or under review in scholarly journals. She previously served on the board of Harvard Consulting for Business and the Environment — the largest student-led nonprofit by revenue in the country — where she spearheaded life science initiatives for 200+ members and consulted for three pharmaceutical companies with $200B+ total market cap. On the weekends, she works as a nursing assistant at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and directs Harvard’s Alzheimer’s Buddies program.
Sonya Kulkarni is a student at Harvard College studying Molecular & Cellular Biology and Economics. She is an associate for Harvard Undergraduate Consulting on Business and the Environment and a writer for the Harvard Undergraduate Health Policy Review, and has conducted research in neurodevelopment in pediatric HIV and translational molecular diagnostics at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Sonya is also a National Ambassador for the American Cancer Society and leads policy initiatives for pediatric cancer patients in Congress. Her academic and extracurricular pursuits are fueled by a fervent interest in the intersection between health, policy, and business, particularly in effecting meaningful change in drug pricing and cancer care.
Connect with Stephanie Wang, Sonya Kulkarni, and the Health Disparities Think Tank:
Health Disparities Think Tank website
Health Disparities Think Tank on LinkedIn
Stephanie Wang on LinkedIn
Sonya Kulkarni on LinkedIn
Nurses, Human Caring, and Healing Haiku
On episode 483 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Janette Moreno, an author, coach, poet, and nurse leader whose first book, "Human Caring through Healing Haiku: Mindful Journaling for Healthcare Providers", was created out of her passion and commitment to the nursing profession.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Moreno discuss her journey with the poetic form of expression known as Haiku, her training as a Caritas Coach under the tutelage of Dr. Jean Watson, and her vision of how nurses can reclaim joy and wellness through thoughtful self-reflection.
Dr Janette Moreno completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership from the University of San Francisco, California in 2016. She was the Director of Nursing Education, Practice, and Professional Development at the Brawerman Nursing Institute, Cedars-Sinai from 2020 - 2024. She also served as the Director of Professional Development and Education at Stanford Children’s Hospital from 2017 – 2020. She worked at Stanford Healthcare from 2004-2017 with a clinical background as a critical care nurse focused on cardiovascular surgery prior to becoming a director, educator, clinical practice coordinator, and program manager.
With more than 20 years of clinical and leadership experience, she has extensive experience with clinical and academic teaching, mentoring, coaching, consulting, curriculum development, and professional development. Dr. Moreno has presented nationally and internationally and shared best practices of clinical excellence outcomes on professional/shared governance, professional practice, leadership development, mentoring and succession planning. She is well published in peer-reviewed journals on professional governance, Caring Science, professional practice excellence, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
She is faculty for the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) Foundations for Leadership Excellence and a Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) team lead appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She is a Caritas Coach and has integrated mindfulness and resilience as a transformational caring leader. She has led several organizations’ strategic integration of the Theory of Caring Science and Model of the Professional Role into practice environments that led to clinical excellence outcomes.
Connect with Dr. Janette Moreno
JanetteMoreno.com
Human Caring Through Healing Haiku on Amazon
Finding Balance and Humor With Nurse Blake
On episode 482 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back Blake Lynch — aka: Nurse Blake — to discuss his positive vision for nurses and the nursing profession through the prism of his nationwide comedy tour, nurse cruises, and his work advocating for nurses' careers and well-being through his many initiatives and endeavors.
You can hear Blake's previous interview with Nurse Keith on episode 432 of The Nurse Keith Show.
Nurse Blake is a registered nurse, author, comedian and healthcare advocate. Blake’s career began in nursing at age 17 and he quickly became known for his relatable humor and heartfelt advocacy. With a decade of experience at Level 1 trauma centers across the country, he’s seen it all and found the humor in it. His nursing journey includes roles in Surgical ICU, Liver Transplant, Pulmonary Step Down, Care Coordination, and Injury Prevention.
Blake is also a touring comedian, having performed 200+ comedy shows for an audience of over 250,000 nurses worldwide. He is the largest nurse influencer, advocating for nurses and patients on social media where he reaches more than 3 million followers.
In an effort to continue to bring the nursing community together, Nurse Blake founded NurseCon at Sea. NurseCon at Sea blends education with entertainment to foster a supportive nursing community! In its first year, NurseCon at Sea sold out in minutes. Now, NurseCon at Sea is one of the largest nursing conferences in the country with more than 4,000 participants.
Blake received his BSN from the University of Central Florida.
Connect with Nurse Blake:
NurseBlake.com
NurseCon at Sea
Indeed Careers in Care Coalition
Taking Control of Our Personal Health Information
On episode 481 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Jean Ross, MHA, BSN, RN, the co-founder of Primary Record, a nurse-designed app that helps families organize and collaboratively share their family’s health information across multiple platforms and electronic medical record systems. It's a medical record jungle out there, and Primary Record is Ms. Ross's answer to the growing confusion.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Jean discuss the trends in healthcare that have led to us navigating the multitude of online patient portals and repositories of information that can make caring for ourselves and our loved ones a complicated and frustrating task. Ms. Ross also elucidates facts about the little-known 21st Century Cures Act, a law that stipulates that all healthcare consumers have a legal right to be able to view and download their online medical records. In fact, organizations that fail to provide such access can face enormous fines.
As a nurse, Jean Ross knows that providing better care starts with knowing the full story of patients. Her passion centers on supporting the family around complex patients who are instrumental in carrying out the plan of care in the home. She co-founded Primary Record after 12 years of critical care nursing and running a care coordination company, where she saw first hand the problems families and community businesses face when their health information does not follow them.
Jean serves as the chairwoman of Community Heath Network’s Indy Region Patient and Family Advisory Council, a volunteer on Indiana’s AARP legislative team, and a Dementia Champion with Dementia Friends Indiana. Jean is the eldest daughter of two aging parents, a mother of three sons, Jonas, Ian, and Otis, and the proud wife of Dr. Christian Ross.
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Let’s Lean Into Financial Wellness for Nurses
On episode 480 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Rachel Neill, MSN, BSN, a Senior Clinician Advocate at Vivian Health, regarding financial wellness and literacy for nurses and healthcare professionals.
Did you know that nearly 70% of nurses take out student loans? And did you also know that this financial strain drove 60% of healthcare professionals to leave and seek higher-paying roles in 2023, according to Vivian Health's 2024 Healthcare Workforce Report?
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Rachel discuss the concept of financial wellness, the burden of student loan debt, the Vivian Nurses Leadership Award, the tax implications of being a healthcare traveler, and much more. For a primer on financial wellness for nurses, this conversation is the place to be.
Rachel Neill is a Senior Clinician Advocate at Vivian Health, a leading healthcare jobs marketplace that connects professionals with optimal job opportunities through intelligent matching. With almost two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, she leverages her expertise in data-driven practices, clinical training, and innovation development to support and empower the health care workforce. Rachel’s latest endeavors include how to best leverage technology to create the most effective and efficient healthcare systems.
Rachel has a Master of Science in Nursing, a clinical background with over a decade in PICU and surgery, and additional experience in quality improvement, education and leadership. As a seasoned nurse leader, she is passionate about improving healthcare infrastructure and workforce development to help global communities thrive. She also partners with healthcare systems and startups as an owner of InnovatRN, a venture that provides professional development resources, content strategy, and early stage clinical product development. Rachel enjoys working with healthcare ecosystems that are committed to transformation through investment in the human side of healthcare.
Connect with Rachel Neill and Vivian Health:
Vivian Health
Vivian on Facebook
Vivian on Instagram
Vivian on TikTok
Vivian on LinkedIn
Rachel Neill on LinkedIn
Spearheading Innovation and Learning In Health Sciences Education
On episode 479 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Elisabeth McGee, PhD, DPT, MOT, MTC, CHSE, the Senior Director of Clinical Learning and Innovation at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Dr. McGee spearheads initiatives using advanced simulation technologies, telehealth, 3D printing, XR, and digital learning tools to enhance student learning outcomes.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. McGee discuss how strong beliefs in the power of innovation in the healthcare space are influencing the education and training of future healthcare professionals.
Dr. McGee is not just a faculty member at the University of St. Augustine; she’s a trailblazer in healthcare education, leveraging cutting-edge tech to train the next generation of clinicians. She began her career as a physical and occupational therapist specializing in orthopedics and upper extremity trauma, but her passion for educational technology led her to academia, where she’s now a leader in integrating advanced tech and innovation into healthcare education. Dr. McGee holds her PhD in Educational Technology.
Connect with Dr. Elisabeth McGee and the university:
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Dr. McGee on LinkedIn
Can Nurse Practitioners Gain Freedom From the Medical Rat Race?
On episode 478 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back Dr. Annie DePasquale of CollaboratingDocs.com. This time, Keith and Dr. Annie discuss the hottest trends in nurse practitioner career paths, especially for cash-based business endeavors like medical aesthetics, weight loss, IV hydration and vitamin infusions, telepsychiatry, and concierge medicine.
Many NPs are wanting more freedom from the healthcare system rat race, and cash-based private practices are one way to circumvent the slog that so many NPs are encountering when working in the mainstream medical system.
Dr. Annie DePasquale, MD is a Board-certified Family Medicine physician who first-hand saw an unmet need for her NP colleagues who need a supervising physician to practice independently.
Dr. DePasquale studied piano & French as an Undergrad at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and completing her Facility Medicine Residency program at Georgetown University in Washington DC. She taught for the Teach America program in Baltimore, MD and worked for Federally Qualified Health Centers in Washington, DC, Medford, OR & Lynchburg, VA.
In 2020, Dr. Annie DePasquale founded Collaborating Docs when she realized how hard it is for NPs to find a collaborating physician. The hoops that nurse practitioners have to jump through to start practicing are too exhausting for anyone to handle alone. Dr. DePasquale benefited greatly from the mentorship of NPs throughout her career, especially when she was a green new grad, so she is very committed to giving back to the community that helped her so much.
Along with her team, Dr. DePasquale's mission is to make it easy for NPs to help more patients by having the freedom of choice. Collaborating Docs has helped over 4000 NPs match with collaborating physicians.
Please check out Dr. Annie's previous interview on episode 453 of The Nurse Keith Show, "Where Do Nurse Practitioners Turn When They Need Collaborating Docs?"
Connect with Dr. Annie DePasquale:
Collaborating Docs
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Living a Wholehearted Life With Dr. Terry Chase
On episode 477 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews author, coach, and speaker Dr. Terry Chase, ND, MA, RN, CEIP-Ed regarding her remarkable story of recovery from a traumatic bicycle accident and spinal cord injury that left her confined to a wheelchair but not confined to a life of limitation.
In her inspiring book, Spoke by Spoke: How a Broken Back and a Broken Bike Led to a WholeHearted Life, Dr. Chase tells a moving story of grit and determination in the face of adversity, including choosing to become a nursing student despite the challenges of doing so in a wheelchair.
Dedicated to healthcare since 1990, Dr. Chase has a Master of Exercise Science (MA’90) from the University of Denver; a Doctorate of Nursing (ND‘96) from University of Colorado-School of Nursing, and a Masters in Spiritual Psychology: Consciousness, Health and Healing (MA’04) from the University of Santa Monica.
Dr. Chase has worked for Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO (1996-2014) as Patient & Family Education Coordinator, Admission Liaison, and in various research programs. She is recently retired as Associate Professor, BSN Nursing-Mental Health, at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO. She is a professional speaker, author, and coach living fully with spinal cord injury for 32 years and is active in kayaking, cross-country skiing, hand-cycling, and whenever possible, riding horses.
Connect with Dr. Terry Chase:
DrTerryChase.com
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Let’s Ask Nurse Alice!
On episode 476 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Alice Benjamin, MSN, ACNS-BC, FNP-C, CCRN, CEN, CV-BC, also known as Nurse Alice. Their wide-ranging conversation about Alice's fascinating life and career is not to be missed.
“Nurse Alice” Benjamin, affectionately known as America's favorite nurse, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner; clinical nurse specialist; TV medical correspondent; nurse entrepreneur; host of The Ask Nurse Alice podcast; founder of AskNurseAlice.com, a trusted health, wellness, and medical outlet; and founder of MediaRX, a multimedia training and production company thriving at the intersection of healthcare and media.
Nurse Alice has extensive experience specializing in cardiovascular health, critical care, and emergency medicine and has worked at some of the most underserved community hospitals taking care of some of the sickest patients on the planet.
Nurse Alice is a medical correspondent for NBC4 Los Angeles and was the nation's most-watched nurse on TV who kept millions of viewers up to date with her meticulous and insightful daily reporting during the COVID crisis.
Spanning her career, Nurse Alice has appeared on numerous national shows, networks, and radio shows including GMA3, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, CNN, HLN, FOX News, News Nation, TVOne, BBC, KTLA Morning News, The D.L Hughley Show, and the Ricky Smiley Morning Radio Show. She also hosts the Ask Nurse Alice Podcast, a recent top 10 Apple Podcast in the medical category; this award-winning podcast combines no-nonsense advice with thought-provoking interviews featuring top health experts, celebrity guests, and frontline care workers.
Nurse Alice is on a mission to help people live life well. When she talks, people listen. Her no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is approach wrapped with a touch of TLC is why she's been coined "America's favorite nurse".
Connect with Nurse Alice:
AskNurseAlice.com
The Ask Nurse Alice Podcast
YouTube
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Why DNPs of Color Matter
On episode 475 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Danielle McCamey, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. McCamey discuss DNPs of Color (DOC), the non-profit organization of which she is the founder, president, and CEO.
With a mission to "serve DNPs of color through networking, mentorship and advocacy to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice, and leadership," DOC is a thriving community that is catalyzing more inclusive representation of doctorally-prepared individuals within the nursing profession.
Dr. Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP is a mentor, nurse motivator, and expert critical care advanced practice clinician. She has over 20 years of nursing experience and over a decade as an acute care nurse practitioner.
In her current role as Assistant Dean for Strategic Partnerships at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Dr. McCamey is at the forefront of driving meaningful collaborations and alliances. Her strategic acumen and visionary leadership have played a pivotal role in shaping the school's approach to fostering inclusivity and diversity.
Connect with Danielle McCamey and DNPs of Color:
DNPs of Color
Dr. Danielle McCamey on LinkedIn
DNPs of Color on LinkedIn
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Nurses’ Professional Responsibility to Get Published
On episode 474 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE, the editor of MEDSURG, a respected peer-reviewed nursing journal.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dottie discuss why she sees publishing in peer-reviewed journals as a professional responsibility borne by all nurses, as well as how and why being published is a savvy career-building strategy. From QI reports and case studies to full-blown research projects, many initiatives that nurses take part in every day can be fodder for publication.
Keith and Dottie also clarify the difference between the kind of writing that Keith does for various nursing websites and publications, and the world of peer-reviewed academic journals. Each form of writing contributes to the body of nursing literature, with each fulfilling a different, yet no less important, purpose.
Dottie Roberts has been editor of MEDSURG Nursing since 2002. The journal is recognized internationally in the medical-surgical community. Dottie is a career orthopaedic nurse and clinical nurse specialist who has written and spoken frequently on topics such as arthritis. She has also been a frequent presenter on the subject of writing for publication by authors with varying levels of experience. Dottie is a member of the online nursing faculty of Walden University's RN-BSN program and the MSN program at Southern New Hampshire University.
Connect with Dottie Roberts:
MEDSURG online
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Wiping A$$ in a Rolex: A Nurse’s Story of Career Transition and the Human Condition
On episode 473 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews nurse author Joe Downing, RN, BSN, MBA, a gifted storyteller whose deeply moving and extremely entertaining book, Wiping A$$ in a Rolex: Stories and Lessons from a Mid-Career Transition to Nursing, documents the author's reflections and experiences in transitioning from a decades-long career in the automobile industry to a new career in healthcare and nursing.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Joe dive deep into Joe's life, his personal philosophy, and patient anecdotes that illuminate many profound aspects of the human condition in the 21st century, including suffering, privilege, and death and dying.
Connect with Joe Downing:
Wiping A$$ in a Rolex on Amazon
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Confronting America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
On episode 472 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back filmmaker Carolyn Jones and documentary producer Lisa Frank to discuss their latest film, American Delivery, which is already winning awards on the 2024 film festival circuit, including the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film, the top honor at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss American Delivery, the maternal mortality crisis we currently face in the United States, and nurses' role in turning that statistic around.
Carolyn Jones is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker who specializes in telling stories that shed light on issues of global concern. From people “living positively” with AIDS to women artists supporting entire communities and nurses on the front lines of our healthcare system, Jones has devoted her career to celebrating invisible populations and breaking down barriers. Her most widely acclaimed book publications include Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS and The American Nurse, which led to a feature documentary. Her award-winning documentary Defining Hope, which was the culmination of a journey investigating how we can make better end-of-life choices, was broadcast over 1,000 times on PBS stations nationwide.
Carolyn’s documentary In Case of Emergency, focuses on our nation’s biggest public health challenges—from COVID-19 to a lack of health insurance to the devastating impact of the opioid crisis. Carolyn has just completed a new documentary film American Delivery that examines the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis, and the solutions that can move the needle on improving those outcomes.
As a documentary producer, Lisa Frank is dedicated to finding and developing great stories, guiding projects from inception through outreach and engagement. She has spent the last fifteen years in collaboration with Carolyn Jones to produce the book, film, and website that comprise The American Nurse Project, as well as the feature documentary Defining Hope, which was broadcast on PBS stations nationwide; In Case of Emergency, awarded the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the United Nations Association Film Festival, and most recently American Delivery.
As Director of Programs and Production for the 100 People Foundation, Lisa oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of groundbreaking creative projects and educational tools on global issues for students worldwide. Lisa is Baltimore-bred and Brooklyn-based, and she holds a B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University.
Connect with Carolyn Jones and Lisa Frank:
American Delivery film website
CarolynJones.com
Carolyn Jones on LinkedIn
Lisa Frank on LinkedIn
American Nurse Project on Facebook
American Nurse Project on Instagram
American Nurse Project on X
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Leaps of Faith, Servant Leadership, and the Marriage of Business and Healthcare
On episode 471 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Demetrius Kirk, a nurse leader and podcaster extraordinaire who brings a wealth of experience, enthusiasm, insight, and emotional and relational intelligence to his work as a nurse and servant leader in the healthcare space.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Demetrius discuss numerous aspects of nurse leadership, and how the intersection of business and healthcare is where nurses can truly lead the way.
Demetrius Kirk, DNPc, MBA, MSN, RN, LNHA, LSSGB, PAC-NE, QCP has over ten years of experience in healthcare operations and nursing management. As a strategic leader, he has a proven track record of helping organizations increase revenue, lower expenses, and improve efficiency by eliminating waste and reducing redundancy.
In addition to his healthcare background, Demetrius has also served as a professional coach and health care consultant, helping individuals and organizations achieve their full potential. His coaching experience has given him a deep understanding of the importance of effective communication, teamwork, and leadership in achieving success. His role as a podcast host is another avenue through which Demetrius seeks to inspire and uplift other nurses and healthcare professionals.
From his origins as a nursing assistant to earning master's degrees in both nursing and business, Mr. Kirk has seen firsthand the challenges and opportunities that healthcare professionals and organizations face in the 21st century.
Connect with Demetrius Kirk:
SMK Medical Consulting
TikTok
YouTube
Sound Leadership with DJ Podcast on Spotify
Sound Leadership with DJ Podcast on YouTube
Sound Leadership with DJ Podcast on Apple
Sound Leadership with DJ Podcast on Amazon Music
Sound Leadership with DJ on LinkedIn
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely wife, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Why is Health Coaching the Future of Medicine?
On episode 470 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Hally Brooke, NBCHWC, FMCHC, CPT, the Founder and CEO of Live Nourished Coaching. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Hally discuss why health coaching is the future of medicine, and the benefits of integrating health coaching into the medical model. Hally also shares the story of her own recovery from small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and explains the new popularity and recognition of Functional Medicine.
Hally is a Certified Functional Medicine Nutrition Counselor, Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Fox 21 Fitness & Nutrition Expert, and fierce industry advocate. She has become a sought after speaker, top level medical practice consultant, and has built a world-class health coaching agency. But what inspires her to do this work every day is getting to see her clients move from illness to health and then from health to wellness, thriving in their lives, and finding their own internal motivation to Live Nourished.
Connect with Hally Brooke:
Live Nourished Coaching
YouTube
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
How Can We Recover and Thrive After a Stroke?
On episode 469 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Bill Gasiamis, a stroke survivor, author, and podcaster who uses his platforms to educate and inspire those who have been impacted by the experience of stroke. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Bill discuss Bill's experiences of three brain hemorrhages and brain surgery, as well as his excellent book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened.
Connect with Bill Gasiamis:
RecoveryAfterStroke.com
The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened on Amazon
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
The Creative Career Potential of Nurse Content Creators
On episode 468 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Annie Fulton, BSN, RN, PCCN. Annie is a nurse and podcaster who is an avowed believer in the potential for nurses to use strategic content creation as an avenue for a bold new career direction or to create a robust and satisfying side hustle.
Annie has been a nurse since 2014 with experience in medical-oncology, emergency, and intermediate care units. She believes that if she still has questions nine years out into her career, other nurses do, too. She uses her podcast as a safe environment to address common nursing questions and pitfalls.
Annie is also a wife and proud mother of a wonderfully silly seven-year-old boy. In her free time she enjoys traveling, working out, reading, and cooking.
Connect with Annie Fulton:
Up My Nursing Game
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Let’s Change How We Think About Difficult Patients
On episode 467 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Joan Naidorf, an emergency physician, speaker, and author based in Alexandria, VA. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Naidorf discuss her 2022 book, Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients: A Guide for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals.
Dr. Naiforf's thesis is that we can all too easily fall into the habit of thinking negatively about our patients. She also contends that, when it comes to how we think about our most challenging patients, there are clear steps that we can take to change that calculus and stop allowing our relationships with patients to be poisoned by negativity, judgmental attitudes, and resentment.
Dr. Naidorf trained at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. She is board-certified in emergency medicine.
Connect with Joan Naidorf:
DrJoanNaidorf.com
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Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients: A Guide for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals on Amazon
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting.
Embracing the Wisdom of the Whole With Nurse Coaching for All
On episode 466 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Linda Bark, PhD, RN, MCC, NC-BC, NBC-HWC, the founder of the Wisdom of the Whole Coaching Academy and a pioneer in the world of holistic nursing and nurse entrepreneurship. Linda also happens to be Keith's original coaching mentor on his path to become a Board Certified Nurse Coach.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Linda discuss the meaning of the similarities and differences between the terms holistic and integral, and how Linda has brought an integral approach to teaching coaching to thousands of nurses. Along with her colleague Barbie Dossey (another Nurse Keith Show alumna) and other nurse luminaries, Linda was one of the groundbreaking nurses who shepherded the creation of the Board Certified Nurse Coach designation and its acceptance and validation as a true nursing specialty. Linda wants nurses to understand that it pays to be integral and holistic on both a personal and professional level.
Linda Bark has pioneered new professional health pathways by starting a nursing private practice in 1970 and by bringing holistic nursing to hospitals in the 80s. During the 90s she led medical tours to China, lived in China to discover how to help Westerners create a context for Eastern healing, and consulted to organizations nationwide to start healing centers.
Ms. Bark has two nursing degrees, a masters in life transition counseling, and a PhD in philosophy and religion. She combined her education and experience to create the Wisdom of the Whole Coaching Academy, a home for discovery and exploration of a new integral way of coaching that benefits the coach, the client, and the world. She has trained coaches internationally in such organizations as the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, as well as KPMG and Welji in India.
Linda has been involved in many professional areas. Dr. Bark received first place for professional development for her textbook The Wisdom of the Whole: Coaching for Joy, Health, and Success. She has been very instrumental in helping create national coach certification at AHNCC and NBHWC. Currently, she is an advisor to the Indian government to design a health coach certification there.
Peer-reviewed research shows the efficacy of Bark's coaching model. Her work is multifaceted and includes her coaching academy, her private individual clients, and her corporate clients. She hopes all arenas are helping to build a new world with more kindness and justice, increased healing for the planet, more wholeness, and a deeper knowledge that we are all connected.
Connect with Linda Bark and Wisdom of the Whole Coaching Academy:
The Wisdom of the Whole Coaching Academy
Free quiz: How Multidimensional is Your Coaching?
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Finding Healing Through Integrative Medicine
On episode 465 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Jocelyn Johnson, MSN, RN, the author of A Path Forward: My Journey to Find Healing Through Integrative Medicine. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Jocelyn discuss the book, which is part memoir and part guidebook on successfully healing cancer via a holistic approach, including a raw foods diet and spiritual practices geared towards transformational healing.
Jocelyn Johnson, MSN, RN, is a clinical nurse specialist in mental health with over twenty-five years of clinical experience. After a brief career in aerospace engineering, she pursued health and spirituality interests and moved into a nursing career. Her continued studies included functional medicine, Kundalini yoga and meditation, Buddhist perspectives in consciousness, and therapeutic nutrition. These viewpoints of mind, body, and spirit health grounded her unusual holistic cancer success story.
With retirement from clinical practice, Johnson's focus is on sharing the tools of her health recovery. She hopes to empower others to curate personal well-being and to foster change in how cancer is viewed and treated.
Connect with Jocelyn Johnson:
JocelynJohnsonAuthor.com
YouTube
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Empowered Nurses, Transformational Change, and a Seat at the Table
On episode 464 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews nurse and author Jennifer Thietz, MSN, RN regarding how nurses can be empowered to claim a seat at the table and bring about transformational change in healthcare. Ms. Thietz believes that nurses have the intelligence and insight to take part in meaningful conversations that could alter the course of 21st-century healthcare. After all, as the saying goes, if you don't have a seat at the table, you'll probably end up on the menu — and who would want that?
Jennifer Thietz (nee Marais) is a master-trained nurse and author. She immigrated to California in 2003, where she worked in acute care settings for eighteen years, most of those at the bedside. She has a wealth of experience regarding the changing face of healthcare in the USA and the current needs of nurses.
In 2016, Jennifer published a book for cancer patients under her maiden name, Jenny Marais, which won multiple awards. In 2023, her chapter "Tribe of Angels: Lessons Learned from Nurses on Resilience during the COVID Pandemic" was part of an anthology that achieved Amazon's International best-seller status. Jennifer is deeply concerned about the healthcare crisis, particularly the fate of nurses suffering from compassion fatigue and burnout. Jennifer's book focuses on self-care and a nurse's movement for transformational change.
Her new nurse model addresses nurses' working needs and empowers them to lead the conversation on transforming healthcare.
Connect with Jennifer Thietz
Nurses Matter
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
What Can Dating Apps Tell Us About the Nurse Hiring Process?
On episode 463 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Ryan Lee, the CEO and Co-Founder of HireMe Healthcare, and Denise Jones, the Director of Nurse Relations and also Co-Founder of HireMe Healthcare.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss how the matching technologies demonstrated by dating apps can be leveraged to find the perfect job match for nursing professionals and the organizations who employ them. Also discussed is the rebuilding of trust in healthcare hiring by promoting transparency, efficiency, and the empowerment of job-seeking nurses.
With a remarkable background in healthcare and a passion for revolutionizing the industry, Ryan Lee has extensive experience as a startup founder, investor, leader, and advisor that has equipped him to tackle the nursing staffing shortage crisis and enhance healthcare accessibility by addressing operational inefficiencies. He's led diverse endeavors, from designing a clean energy startup for refugees to his unwavering pursuit of healthcare as a fundamental human right.
Denise Jones Nice is the Director of Nurse Relations and a Co-Founder at HireMe Healthcare, where she thrives on building relationships with the nurse community and helping them solve their biggest challenges. Denise has firsthand experience working as a CNA in a large hospital. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelors in Science, Denise wanted to be in a clinical role. However, after her experience as a CNA and working for the American Red Cross, Denise found passion within other avenues of health services, and directed this passion towards her MBA with a health admin and marketing focus. In her free time, Denise likes to focus on health and fitness and spending time with her dogs, family, and friends. Denise is passionate about helping people and making a difference.
Connect with Ryan Leee, Denise Jones Nice and HireMe Healthcare:
HireMe Healthcare
Ryan Lee on LinkedIn
Denise Jones on LinkedIn
YouTube
TikTok
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Confessions of a Hospice Nurse
On episode 462 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews James Dibben, RN, a dedicated hospice nurse, educator, and advocate who is passionate about supporting other nurses equally dedicated to hospice and end-of-life care. As the founder of The Hospice Nursing Podcast and The Hospice Nursing Community, James is on a mission to make sure that hospice nurses have the support and education to be successful and satisfied in their careers.
James began his hospice career in 2015 when he accepted a position as an RN Case Manager. He has also served as a hospice admissions nurse, patient care manager, clinical director, and administrator. He also experience as an LPN in long term care, critical care, private duty, and mental health.
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Confessions of a Hospice Nurse
The Hospice Nursing Podcast
The Hospice Nursing Community
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
How Can Virtual Nursing and Remote Patient Monitoring Impact Healthcare Delivery?
On episode 461 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Maggie Lajaunie, BSN, MBA, RNC-NIC and Blaire McElroy, BSN, RN of Veta Health, a healthcare technology company focused on virtual nursing, remote patient monitoring, and other cutting-edge approaches to care delivery.
In the course of their conversation, Keith, Maggie, and Blaire discuss how these care delivery models impact patients through empowerment and access. They also underscore the importance of including nurses in the early phases of developing new virtual programs, how nurses find themselves in unique and nontraditional roles in these technology-related spaces.
Blaire joined the Veta Health team in November 2020 with 10+ years of healthcare experience specializing in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and ICU. Blaire also worked in community health, assisted living/acute rehab, and palliative care. She has a passion for education and served as a preceptor for many students and nurses over the years.
Maggie joined the Veta Health team in January 2023 with 16 years of experience in telehealth strategy and implementation, rural outreach growth strategy, and hospital nursing operations with HCA Healthcare. While most of her career has been focused on high-risk maternal care and NICU service lines, Maggie has also supported projects in critical care, psychiatry, and pediatrics, and completed the Quality University program at HCA Healthcare. She’s led nursing teams of 100+ FTEs and brings experience in balancing clinical quality with operational efficiencies while creating positive and inclusive nursing cultures.
Connect with Maggie Lajaunie, Blaire McElroy, and Veta Health:
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Let’s Celebrate Ambulatory Care Nursing
On episode 460 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Andrea Petrovanie Greene, RN, MSN, AMB-BC, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Ambulatory Care Nurses (AAACN). With this episode being released during Ambulatory Care Nurses Week, it is an auspicious time to discuss the how a satisfying and successful career can be built on the foundation of the plethora of roles available to nurses in the non-acute care space. Since Keith's entire nursing career has been in the realm of ambulatory nursing, he is especially interested in promoting this frequently ignored area of nursing career opportunities.
Andrea began her Naval career as a Nurse Corps Officer at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) Bethesda where she served as a staff nurse and subsequent Charge Nurse, Medical-Surgical Ward and Division Officer, Orthopedics Clinic from 1993 to 1998. In 1998, she transferred to Naval Medical Clinic Annapolis where she served as Assistant Department Head, Pediatrics and Specialty Clinics. Following this assignment, she assumed the duties as Division Officer, Family Practice Clinic and Detainee Screening Nurse, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from 2001 to 2002.
Ms. Petrovanie Greene retired in May 2023 after serving 30 years of honorable and faithful service as a Nurse Corps Officer, United States Navy. Her last assignment she served as Special Assistant, Clinical Quality Management at the Naval Health Clinic Hawaii where she led the command to achieving an unprecedented “zero” clinical findings during the triennial Joint Commission survey. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, she enlisted in the Navy through the Bachelor Degree Completion Program in 1991. In 1993 she graduated from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy.
Andrea is a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, AMSUS The Society of Federal Health Professionals, American Academy of Healthcare Executives, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and the National Naval Officers Association Life member. Her personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), and other personal and service ribbons. Andrea is married to Darryl Green who is a Health Care Administrator and Captain in the US Navy.
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
The Growing Intersection of Nursing, Healthcare, and Artificial Intelligence
On episode 459 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back Dr. Bonnie Clipper, DNP, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, a well-known nurse futurist, healthcare influencer, virtual nursing expert, innovator, and best-selling author.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Clipper discuss the growing intersection of artificial intelligence, nursing, and healthcare. Important aspects of this crucial topic include how nurses can position themselves for a seat at the table of this burgeoning technology that's no longer the future of healthcare, but a present-day reality.
Dr. Clipper founded Innovation Advantage after more than 20 years as a Chief Nurse Executive when she had the opportunity to commit to innovation during her RWJF Executive Nurse Fellowship and then jumped at the chance to become an ASU/AONL Executive Fellow in Innovative Health Leadership. Her one-of-a-kind skill-set brings decades of operational experience, bundled with her expertise in nursing innovation and experience in academics.
A trailblazer as the first Vice President of Innovation at the American Nurses Association, Bonnie created an innovation strategy to bring over 4 million nurses into the innovation space. She enjoys pushing the limits and relentlessly questions paradigms, which is often on full display in her work as a top healthcare influencer.
As an internationally recognized nurse futurist, she was a co-author on the seminal work, The Innovation Roadmap: A Nurse Leader’s Guide and was the lead author of the International Best-Selling book, The Nurse’s Guide to Innovation. She publishes and blogs regularly on technologies impacting nursing. Dr. Clipper is the sole nurse member of the HIMSS Innovation Board of Advisors and is a start-up coach for MATTER international health tech accelerator. Her unique understanding of operations, strategy, workforce, and technology make her the perfect bridge-builder to create new workflows and processes to ensure that technology improves care and experiences for everyone.
Connect with Dr. Bonnie Clipper:
Innovation Advantage
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Can We Win the Battle Against Bullying and Incivility in Healthcare?
On episode 458 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back his colleague and dear friend. Dr. Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, FAAN, the CEO and Founder of The Healthy Workforce Institute and the foremost expert on bullying, incivility, and aberrant behavior in healthcare and nursing.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Thompson discuss the ongoing battle against bullying and incivility and the strategies that can transform toxic healthcare workplace cultures into healthy, functional, and successful environments for both staff and patients.
Connect with Dr. Renee Thompson and the Healthy Workforce Institute:
The Healthy Workforce Institute
YouTube
Dr. Thompson on LinkedIn
The Coffee Break Podcast
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Helping New Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to Thrive
On episode 457 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back psychiatric nurse practitioner Claire Ellerbrock, DNP, APRN, PMHNP. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Claire discuss the common challenges faced by new psych NPs, what Ms. Ellerbrock loves most about this particular role, what psych NP students fail to learn during their education, and how her services support these newly minted providers in thriving in life and professional practice.
Claire Ellerbrock is a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Columbus, Ohio. Claire found that while her graduate program provided her with a degree to practice, she could have benefited from more clinical guidance to confidently enter practice treating complex patients. This realization led her to create Stress Free Psych NP, an online educational platform that guides both new and experienced psychiatric and family nurse practitioners to more confidently and competently treat their patients with mental health needs.
Claire’s flagship course, the Mental Disorders Crash Course, helps providers to more effectively diagnose and treat the most important mental disorders commonly encountered in practice. Her vision is to help empower all nurse practitioners with the knowledge needed to not only excel in practice, but do so with less stress along the way.
Passionate about health equity and providing quality mental health care to marginalized and under-served populations, Claire received her DNP from Kent State University, MSN from Case Western Reserve University, and BA in Psychology from Washington University in St Louis.
Connect with Claire Ellerbrock:
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Finding Opportunities in the Life Science Industry
On episode 456 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews seasoned biopharmaceutical executive Janice Nissen, BSN, MBA, MS and William Soliman, PhD, BCMAS, the Founder and CEO of the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA).
In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss the plethora of career opportunities in the life science industry — including pharma and biotech — that ambitious and curious nurses can take advantage of when seeking new professional avenues of endeavour. Also discussed are the changes that the pharmaceutical industry has undergone in recent years, and how situations around the globe, such as the war in Ukraine, can directly impact the availability of many commonly used medications.
Dr. William Soliman is the Founder and CEO of the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA). He is considered by many to be a pharma industry futurist. With over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry working with several companies such as Merck, Abbvie, Gilead Sciences and Eisai and others, Dr. Soliman is passionate about transforming the industry through benchmarking and technology.
ACMA is most well-known for the Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS) program which is the first and only board certification for MSL and Medical Affairs Professionals in the world. The ACMA also works within the market access space offering the Prior Authorization Certification Specialist (PACS) program and the Biologics & Biosimilars area with the first Board Certification offered in this field.
Janice Nissen is a healthcare professional and a seasoned biopharmaceutical executive who has developed commercialization strategies at two multinational pharmaceutical companies, Merck, and Abbott Laboratories.
This work included numerous first-in-class products with market leadership and favorable outcomes for patients. She led an enterprise-wide, global strategy of incorporating patient input into the companies’ value chain, from discovery through patent expiry, resulting in products that were more relevant, valued, and accessible.
Jan is currently consulting with the NIH Foundation on patient engagement strategies to support their public-private partnerships, and building a first of its kind educational curriculum for nurses interested in a life science career with the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs. She is also serving as an advisor to Press Ganey on customer experience in clinical trials.
Connect with Dr. William Soliman and Janice Nissen:
ACMA
Dr. Soliman on TikTok
Dr. Soliman on LinkedIn
NursetoPharma.org
Janice Nissen on LinkedIn
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
What is Your Write Medicine?
On episode 455 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP, a well-known and highly successful medical writer, educator, and podcaster. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Alexandra discuss her transition from nurse clinician to academician and then to entrepreneur and freelancer, and how nursing can be a launching pad for career journeys far beyond the bedside, including writing CME and CE, her specific area of specialty
A former trauma operating room nurse, Alex was faculty at the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh in Scotland for a decade, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the sociology of the body, gender, and health. S
Alex left academia in 2004 and has subsequently built a thriving freelance medical writing business in the USA that specializes in creating content for continuing education in the health professions (also known as CME). She teaches and coaches new-to-the-field medical writers how to break into CME, find clients, and build a sustainable CME/CE writing niche.
Connect with Alexandra Howson:
AlexHowson.com
The Write Medicine Podcast
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
The Untold Story of the Courageous Black Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
On episode 454 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Maria Smilios, the author of The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Ms Smilios discuss how numerous Black nurses fled the Jim Crow south in search of opportunity in the non-segregated north, and how many ended up working at Sea View Hospital on Staten Island, a facility focused on the treatment — and to a large extent the warehousing — of thousands of TB patients.
Listeners may be shocked to learn that the American Nurses Association barred Black nurses from being members until they gave in to pressure in 1949, despite Black nurses' impressive contributions to the development of the profession.
A native of New York City, Ms. Smilios holds a Masters of Arts from Boston University in Religion & Literature where she was a Henry Luce Scholar and a Presidential Scholar. She also taught Essay and Research writing in the university’s writing program.
In 2007, she left Boston and moved back to New York City to teach at an all-girls high school. There she created and ran an intensive summer writing program for teens.
Maria formerly worked as a development editor in the Biomedical Sciences editing books in lung diseases, pediatric and breast cancer, neurology, and ocular diseases. It was during this time when she read a line in a book that led her to discover the story of the Black Angels.
Through writing the book, she has become in involved in advocating for affordable and accessible TB drugs in TB-heavy countries, working with and supporting organizations such as EndTB and Partners in Health.
In the past, Ms. Smilios has written for The Guardian, American Nurse, Narratively, The Rumpus, Dame Magazine, and The Forward among others.
The Black Angels is her first book.
Connect with Maria Smilios and The Black Angels:
MariaSmilios.com
Maria on LinkedIn
The Black Angels on LinkedIn
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Where Do Nurse Practitioners Turn When They Need Collaborating Docs?
On episode 453 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Annie DePasquale, MD, a physician who cares about nurse practitioners and helps them to find caring, compassionate, and interested physicians with whom they can collaborate, especially in states where such a relationship is legally required.
In 2020, Dr. DePasquale founded Collaborating Docs when she realized that the hoops that nurse practitioners have to jump through to start practicing are too exhausting for anyone to handle alone, especially in light of how challenging it is for NPs to find collaborating physicians.
Dr. DePasquale benefited greatly from the mentorship of NPs throughout her career, especially when she was a green new doctor, so she is very committed to giving back to the community that helped her so much. Her mission is to make it easy for NPs to help more patients by having freedom of choice. Collaborating Docs has helped over 2500 NPs match with collaborating physicians.
Originally studying piano & French as an undergrad at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. DePasquale subsequently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and completed her Facility Medicine Residency program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She has taught for the Teach America program in Baltimore, MD and worked for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Washington, D.C., Medford, Oregon, and Lynchburg, Virginia.
Connect with Dr. Annie DePasquale & Collaborating Docs:
CollaboratingDocs.com
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Perinatal Safety Nursing, Evidence-Based Practice, and Fostering a Culture of Safety
On episode 452 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Jeanette Zocco, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, a Perinatal Safety Nurse who is a champion of evidence-based practice and the fostering of cultures of safety in nursing and healthcare. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Jeanette discuss the role of the Perinatal Safety Nurse, the importance of quality and safety in improving patient outcomes and efficiency/workflow for frontline staff, and the recent publication of Jeanette's book, Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety (C-ONQS) Study Guide: A Practical Resource for Perinatal Nurses.
Jeanette Zocco is a leader in perinatal quality and safety, with 25 years of experience in obstetrics in the hospital setting. She has worked as a bedside nurse, a charge nurse, a clinical nurse leader, a perinatal safety nurse, and a quality improvement performance specialist. She is known for developing innovative perinatal quality and safety programs in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Her programs have demonstrated improved maternal and neonatal safety outcomes.
Her areas of expertise include: data analysis, quality improvement, patient safety, nursing education, clinical research, medical record chronology preparation, project management, multidisciplinary simulation, labor and delivery, team training, and fetal heart monitoring education. Some examples of quality improvement initiatives include the following programs: safe reduction in primary cesarean delivery, obstetric hemorrhage safety bundle, shoulder dystocia team response program, prevention of retained surgical items, multidisciplinary placenta accreta program, and a standardized approach to obstetric triage. Her experience includes both intrahospital and system level perinatal quality and safety work in a large multi-institutional health care delivery system.
Most recently, in alignment with her goal to help elevate nursing practice and educate on quality and safety, Jeanette authored a study guide for the Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety (C-ONQS) certification exam offered through the National Certification Corporation (NCC).
Jeanette holds NCC certifications in inpatient obstetrics, fetal heart monitoring, and obstetric and neonatal quality and safety. In addition, she is certified in simulation through Drexel University.
Connect with Jeanette Zocco
Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety (C-ONQS) Study Guide: A Practical Resource for Perinatal Nurses on Amazon
Jeanette on LinkedIn
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
How Charting Hacks Decrease NP Burnout and Increase Career Satisfaction
On episode 451 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Erica Dorn, APRN, a nurse practitioner, entrepreneur, and owner of The NP Charting School. Ms. Dorn teaches charting and time management hacks to help NPs avoid burnout and experience greater job satisfaction.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Erica discuss how the 15-minute visit and the demands of charting cause a lack of work-life balance and nurse practitioner burnout. Many APRNs stay late at work or bring charts home to catch up on documentation, and using smart phrases, practicing problem-focused chart notes, and other hacks can significantly reduce the charting burden.
Erica D the NP is a family nurse practitioner and nurse practitioner charting coach. After overcoming burnout herself, Erica created The Burned-out Nurse Practitioner to help overwhelmed NPs create a better work-life balance and overcome burnout. Through this work, Erica realized that charting was the #1 cause of nurse practitioner burnout. So Erica created The Nurse Practitioner Charting School to be the one stop for all documentation resources created specifically for nurse practitioners. She now helps nurse practitioners improve their charting so they can STOP charting at home, create a better work-life balance, and overcome burnout.
Connect with Erica Dorn:
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Exponentially Elevating and Improving the Patient Experience
On episode 450 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Kissinger Goldman, DP, MBA, a highly experienced emergency physician and sought-after patient experience consultant. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Goldman discuss the critical importance of communication and connection in order for the provider-patient relationship to lead to satisfying outcomes for all concerned. His new book, Dr. Goldman's Guide to Effective Patient Communication, is a powerful resource for healthcare providers and organizations seeking to exponentially improve the patient experience.
Dr. Kissinger Goldman is a board certified Emergency Room physician, Director of Patient Experience for the Memorial Healthcare System Emergency Departments, and Assistant Medical Director of Memorial Hospital West ED, with over a decade of experience in leadership and direct patient care.
Soon after completing his training, Dr Goldman was tapped to work with other physicians at his hospital to improve patient experience, and developed a training program that is now used throughout the EDs at his healthcare system, resulting in improved patient experience scores to top decile. He subsequently began working as a patient experience consultant. In this role, he has helped healthcare organizations develop patient-centered care plans, improve patient-provider communication, and implement strategies to improve patient satisfaction.
Dr. Goldman is committed to working with healthcare organizations to create positive change. He believes that by focusing on the needs of patients and healthcare providers we can improve outcomes and deliver better care to those in need.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Goldman serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at Florida Atlantic University Medical School, Florida International University department of Emergency Medicine and Critical care, and Founding Clinical Faculty Member at Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Primary Care Haiti, a non-profit dedicated to providing emergency response training to Haitian medical professionals.
Fluent in French and Haitian creole, conversational in Spanish, Dr. Goldman is currently learning Mandarin. Outside of medicine, he enjoys gardening, exploring the mountains, reading, exercising, and spending time with his family. He lives in Florida with his wife and three boys.
Connect with Dr. Kissinger Goldman:
KissingerGoldman.com
Dr. Goldman's Guide to Effective Patient Communication on Amazon
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Using Meditation to Rekindle the Joy of Nursing Practice
On episode 449 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Betsy Thompson, RN, MSN, CCRN, an Immersive Meditation Guide and Growth Coach dedicated to guiding her fellow nurses out of the pits of despair and back to a sense of relief and joy in their nursing practice through the power of meditation.
Betsy has been a practicing critical care nurse for over 15 years, working at the bedside, in leadership, and in education. She obtained a BSN from Ohio State University in 2007, an MSN in Nursing Leadership from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2016, and she is also CCRN certified.
With a passion for holistic nursing and all things spiritual, Betsy sought out simple and effective ways to combat nurse burnout and pursued training in guided meditation. Now, along with working directly with patients, she is an Immersive Meditation Guide & Growth Coach.
Connect with Betsy Thompson:
RoamingRoots.org
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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Normalized Deviance and Mitigating the Risk of Serious Medical Errors
On episode 448 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Rebecca Dodmead, MSN, Ed, a highly experienced critical care nurse and educator who experienced a life-changing and life-threatening injury during a routine surgery. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Becca dive deep into how normalized deviance and knowledge gaps put patients at great risk of otherwise wholly preventable errors and harm.
Rebecca Dodmead has an extensive background in critical care and the ED. As an educator, she has served as both an adjunct college nursing instructor and hospital educator. Rebecca sustained a preventable injury during what was hoped to be a routine laparoscopic hysterectomy. This unfortunate event — the result of normalized deviance, significant knowledge gaps, and delays in care — found Becca navigating life with a colostomy, a wound vac, pleural effusions, a subsequent divert ileostomy, and other life-changing obstacles.
In light of what happened to her, Becca wants to use this experience to educate nurses and prevent it from happening to anyone else. Becca has also founded Artisans for Good, a nonprofit that she hopes to use as a vehicle to help others navigating serious illness.
Becca is proud to be a student in the inaugural class of Doctorate of Nursing Education at Ohio State University, with the expectation of graduating in May of 2025.
Connect with Rebecca Dodmead:
Artisans for Good
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response
On episode 447 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Jeremy Norton, an author and firefighter who has served the diverse communities of Minneapolis since the year 2000. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Jeremy discuss his new book, Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response, which is a remarkable and brilliantly written memoir that examines the toll that the work of emergency response takes on those who embrace such a career.
In Trauma Sponges, Norton also decries the sexism, racism, homophobia, misogyny, and toxic masculinity of the "old guard" of the firefighting world. He also describes in excruciating detail the death, suffering, pain, and heartbreak that he and his colleagues witness on a daily basis as they respond to the homes and streets of Minneapolis when citizens who dial 911 are having what is often the worst days of their lives amidst what Norton calls the "twin malignancies" of denial and despair.
Norton also recounts his role in the attempt to resuscitate George Floyd following his brutal treatment by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. He shares his observations of the societal patterns that continue to haunt our country and the Black men who are all too often on the receiving end of egregious, and often deadly, treatment at the hands of the police.
A proud native of Washington, D.C., Jeremy Norton has lived in the Colorado mountains, the Tennessee mountains, and the Minnesota not-mountains. He taught middle- and high-school literature and has also taught at Minneapolis' Loft Literary Center. He has a strong stomach and a grim, capacious sense of humor.
Connect with Jeremy Norton:
JeremyNorton.info
"Trauma Sponges" on Amazon
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Cutting-Edge Strategies to Combat Burnout and Moral Distress in Healthcare Professionals
On episode 446 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Sandra Shallcross, PhD, LP regarding her use of evidence-based, cutting-edge strategies for to combat burnout and moral distress in healthcare professionals.
In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Shallcross discuss how commonly used, well-meaning, yet cookie-cutter wellness and self-care techniques cannot get to the core of the moral distress and burnout being experienced by healthcare professionals at this time in history. The solution to the many dangerously ubiquitous challenges to the health and well-being of thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide lies in addressing both systemic issues and individual narratives that stand in the way of healing. Dr. Shallcross's "Joy in Practice" online course offers a comprehensive yet efficient approach to achieving real change.
Sandra Shallcross, PhD, LP received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota and completed a fellowship in Trauma Psychology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. She has devoted much of her career to exploring the core dimensions of human resilience and purpose. In 2015, she embarked on a mission to change the landscape of healthcare practitioner training. She has carefully crafted resources across educational modalities, from one-on-one services, to dynamic presentations and transformative workshops.
In 2022, Dr. Shallcross expanded her services to create Restore Health Academy, an accessible, online resource grounded in cutting-edge clinician well-being approaches. She is committed to foregrounding gold-standard, evidence-based strategies in all her training, including cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based practices. Her teaching, informed by 25 years of personal practice in yoga and meditation, is rooted in compassion and an ethical dedication to supporting the well-being of clinicians and patients alike.
Connect with Dr. Sandra Shallcross:
The Restore Health Academy
Dr. Shallcross on LinkedIn
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
Reaching for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Nursing Education
On episode 445 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Assistant Dean of Nursing at Maryville University.
Can nurses make a difference to improve the health of patient from all DEI backgrounds? In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Elbe discuss how nursing education can improve in terms of preparing nurses to advocate for patients of diverse backgrounds, and the critical influence of concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to nursing education.
Dr. Mykale Elbe’s career is highlighted by her passion and advocacy for women, children, and minorities. A Maryville instructor since 2015, she guides the next generation of nurses and caregivers through diverse course offerings and hands-on learning.
Dr. Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, actively practices as a family nurse practitioner at Mercy Health and champions for promoting health literacy with her patients. She has performed vast research in her field, with a primary focus on breastfeeding support in an urban community.
Additionally, Dr. Elbe has led various presentations concentrated around community health, patient-centered care, student engagement, and interactive educational methods in online environments. An alumnus of Saint Louis University, Dr. Elbe earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Family Nurse Practice.
As a doctoral student, Dr. Elbe concentrated her capstone project in the importance of text message support for breastfeeding in an urban population.
Throughout her education, Dr. Elbe received honors from Alpha Epsilon Lambda-Graduate Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu-Jesuit Honor Society, and Sigma Theta Tau-Nursing Honor Society.
Connect with Dr. Mykale Elbe:
Dr. Elbe on LinkedIn
Maryville University School of Nursing
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Did you know that you can now earn CEUs from listening to podcasts? That’s right — over at RNegade.pro, they’re building a library of nursing podcasts offering continuing education credits, including episodes of The Nurse Keith Show! So just head over to RNegade.pro, log into the portal, select Nurse Keith (or any other Content Creator) from the Content Creator dropdown, and get CEs for any content on the platform!
Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur. Connect with Nurse Keith at NurseKeith.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Nurse Keith lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico with his lovely fiancée, Shada McKenzie, a highly gifted traditional astrologer and reader of the tarot. You can find Shada at The Circle and the Dot.
The Nurse Keith Show is a proud member of The Health Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing collections of authoritative, high-quality podcasts taking on the tough topics in health and care with empathy, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. The podcast is adroitly produced by Rob Johnston of 520R Podcasting, and Mark Capispisan is our stalwart social media ringmaster and newsletter wrangler.
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