Bedpan Banter
Bedpan Banter
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What Nursing School Doesn’t Prepare You For with Nurse Brenden
21 minutes Posted Apr 8, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Welcome To Bedpan Banter
Nursing School During COVID
First Shift Shock And Basic Skills
Adapting Fast With Good Preceptors
Why Med-Surg Builds Foundations
Chaos On The Floor And Priorities
The Bite Story And Workplace Violence
Dark Humor As Nurse Survival
TikTok Characters And Creative Support
Insulin Drip Orders And Speaking Up
Advice For New Grad Nurses
Where To Find Brennan
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Nursing school can teach you the steps, but it can’t recreate the moment someone asks you to “boost the patient” and you realize you’ve never done it on a real person. We sit down with Brenden and talk about graduating in the COVID era of online nursing school, the confidence gap that shows up on day one, and how a solid preceptor can make the difference between drowning and growing. Then we get into med-surg nursing, the specialty people love to hate and secretly need. We unpack why med-sur...