Nurses Uncorked

DISCLAIMER:  Portions of this episode discuss sexual assault, fetal demise and acts of violence. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica discuss recent updates on previous podcast episodes, including the Nurses March, the tragic death of home health nurse Joyce Grayson, serial killer NICU Nurse Lucy Letby, the return of social media influencer Jen Hamilton and more. They also share their thoug...

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In this follow up to last week's episode with Jen Hamilton, Nurse Jessica Sites and Nurse Erica discuss cancel culture and their personal experiences with it. They define cancel culture as a cultural phenomenon where individuals who are deemed to have acted or spoken in an unacceptable manner are ostracized, boycotted, or shunned. They share their own stories of being canceled, harassed, bullied and the negative impact it had on th...

With over 3.5 million followers, Jen Hamilton has become a beloved online personality and influencer. But even she is not immune from the pitfalls of social media. Jen Hamilton, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss her recent departure (temporary) from social media and the damaging effects of cancel culture. Nurse Erica and Nurse Jessica share their personal experiences as victims of cancel culture. 

We dive into the Hot Mess Express, ...

In this episode, Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica address all your "problems of the week". By popular demand, we are tackling the problems you've submitted to Nurses Uncorked. We're talking virtual nursing, team nursing, long-term care nursing, nurses eating their young, LPN patient assignments and more! 

You can send in problems to nursesuncorked@nursesuncorked.com

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On this week's episode we react to a viral video of a mother recounting when she punched her nurse while in labor after the nurse attempted to check the baby's heart rate. Nurse Erica and Nurse Jessica Sites share their gut reactions to the mother's story and justification for assaulting a nurse. Jessica breaks down the labor and delivery nursing perspective. 

Nurses Uncorked does not condone any bullying, doxing, or harassment of ...

In this episode Kevin McFarlane RN, host of Art of Emergency Nursing Podcast, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss challenges facing emergency room nurses and new grad nurses. We dive into emergency room nursing tips for all nurses. We delve into such topics as violence against ER staff; is ER appropriate for new grad nurses; why nursing is not a billable service; patients being held in ER; and how to solve the pillow shortage in hospi...

New York Times best-selling author, Tom Mueller PhD, joins Nurses Uncorked for part two of the discussion on corruption in the Dialysis industry. His book is titled, How to Make a Killing:  Blood, Death, and Dollars in American Medicine. 

In the 1960s, dialysis in America was a miracle cure, on the cutting-edge of high-tech medicine. Dialysis represented the first time that doctors had replaced a vital organ with a machine. Dialysi...

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New York Times best-selling author, Tom Mueller PhD, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss his book about the corruption in the Dialysis industry. The book is titled, How to Make a Killing:  Blood, Death, and Dollars in American Medicine. 

In the 1960s, dialysis in America was a miracle cure, on the cutting-edge of high-tech medicine. Dialysis represented the first time that doctors had replaced a vital organ with a machine. Dial...

Travel RN Coach (@lindseys_leisures), Lindsey, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss her recent viral video in which a patient made alarming threats against their former ER nurse at Peace Health Southwest Medical Center. The repeated threats included very specific identifying details of the nurse's family, begging the question, how were they able to find this information?  

The answer lies in The 21st Century Cures Act, first passed in ...

DISCLAIMER:  This episode discusses graphic details of a case involving fetal death and decapitation during the labor process. Listener discretion is advised. 

This is a follow up to episode #6 (link below).

New information has recently been released in the case of the decapitated infant at Southern Regional Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, in July, 2023. Parents allege the OBGYN, Dr. Tracey St. Julian, applied excessive traction to th...

DISCLAIMER:  This episode discusses the in custody death of an inmate and the events leading up to it. Listener discretion is advised. 

In December, 2019 Forsyth County jail inmate, John Neville allegedly fell off his top bunk and exhibited seizure like symptoms. Five correctional officers and one correctional nurse, Michelle Heughins RN, a correctional nurse on duty, responded to his cell. He was held down prone by the officers. T...

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), Matthew Garvey, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss the current state of nursing and challenges facing the profession. He shares his own personal journey through nursing, including his friendship with RaDonda Vaught. Matthew lends his expertise and education, including as a current law student, to shed light on everything from physician - nurse violence, generational challenges, phenomenon of diminishing ...

DISCLAIMER:  This episode discusses the subject of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. 

We are having the crucial conversation about nursing burnout or what we like to refer to as moral injury. We discuss the well known and the not so well known signs and symptoms of burnout and how workplace violence plays a...

DISCLAIMER:  This episode discusses sexual assault, domestic violence, and human sex trafficking. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, please reach out to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. Or text INFO (all caps) to 2-3-3-7-3-3.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Leah Helmbrecht, BSN, RN (@offtheclocknurse), joins Nurses Uncorked to share her...

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It has been nearly two years since the National Nurses March in DC on May 12, 2022. We have stayed silent long enough.

Why was there two separate nurse marches the same day in Washington DC? Why did the march keep changing it's name? Were the accusations of racism true? Why didn't the march(s) accomplish anything? Why didn't any nursing associations support it? Has there ever been a successful nurses march in Washington DC? ...

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It has been nearly two years since the National Nurses March in DC on May 12, 2022. We have stayed silent long enough.

Why was there two separate nurse marches the same day in Washington DC? Why did the march keep changing it's name? Were the accusations of racism true? Why didn't the march(s) accomplish anything? Why didn't any nursing associations support it? Has there ever been a successful nurses march in Washington DC? ...

Fresh out of prison, Nurse Sybil Garbow and her husband, Michael, sit down for an exclusive interview with Nurses Uncorked. 

Sybil has worked as a dedicated nurse for over 40 years without incident. But that didn't stop a jury from finding the 72 year old nurse guilty of felony assault against another nurse, a coworker, and sentenced her to six months in prison, five years probation and $51,000 in restitution. 

The incident occurre...