From Bedside to Broadband: Exploring Virtual Nursing SUMMARY: Virtual nursing is emerging as an important model for extending nursing expertise, supporting bedside clinicians, and improving care delivery across a variety of healthcare settings. In this podcast, Dr. Katie Boston-Leary discusses how virtual nursing differs from traditional telehealth, common applications of virtual nursing, and the relationship between virtual and bedside nurses. The discussion also addresses implementati...
Sep 21
51 min
She Was Told She Couldn't Be a Nurse Because She Uses a Wheelchair: Andrea Dalzell's Story SUMMARY: Meet Andrea Dalzell - a registered nurse and disability advocate who was once told she'd “never be a nurse” because of her disability. In this episode of the Elite Learning Podcast, Andrea shares her journey from patient to bedside ICU nurse during COVID-19, why nursing education still isn’t accessible for students with disabilities, and how her nonprofit The Seated Standard is building f...
Sep 15
41 min
From Practice to Publication: Writing for Publication for Nurses SUMMARY: Nurses have valuable clinical knowledge, practice improvements, and professional experiences that can benefit others, yet many are unsure how to turn those ideas into publishable work. This episode explores how nurses can identify a strong topic, select an appropriate journal, develop and organize a manuscript, avoid common publication mistakes, and respond to peer review. The discussion also addresses authorship,...
Sep 7
49 min
Beyond the Credential: How Nursing Certification Strengthens Practice and Professional Growth SUMMARY: Nursing certification is more than a professional credential. It reflects a nurse’s commitment to specialty knowledge, evidence-based practice, lifelong learning, and improved patient and organizational outcomes. In this episode, Dr. Margo Halm discusses the value of nursing certification through the lens of nursing science, professional development, and practice improvement. Listeners...
Aug 24
44 min
Stepping Into Nurse Leadership: What Every Bedside Nurse Needs to Know SUMMARY: This episode explores the critical transition from clinical nurse to nurse leader, examining the challenges of moving from peer to supervisor and the essential competencies needed to build high-performing teams. Participants will learn practical strategies for managing conflict, delivering difficult feedback, navigating staff scheduling dilemmas, and understanding the budget fundamentals that drive unit oper...
Aug 10
53 min
Beyond the Fear: Understanding AI in Healthcare and Nursing SUMMARY: Artificial intelligence is changing how nurses access information, document care, educate patients, and support clinical decisions. This episode explores practical uses of AI in healthcare, along with concerns related to accuracy, bias, privacy, overreliance, and loss of human connection. Listeners will learn how to use AI as a support tool while preserving professional judgment, critical thinking, and compassionate ca...
Jul 27
52 min
Supporting Neurodivergency in Healthcare Professionals SUMMARY: Neurodiversity is an important consideration in nursing education, clinical learning environments, and healthcare workforce development. This activity explores how neurodivergent learners and professionals experience traditional educational systems, including barriers related to disclosure, accommodations, assessment design, communication, executive functioning, and implicit bias. Participants will examine practical strateg...
Jul 13
51 min
Before You Post: Professional Standards and Social Media in Healthcare SUMMARY: Social media has become a powerful influence on how the public perceives healthcare and nursing practice. Viral videos often present brief, emotionally engaging snapshots of clinical situations, yet they frequently omit critical context related to patient safety, ethical decision making, and standards of care. This podcast explores how social media content can misrepresent real clinical practice, examines th...
Jun 29
58 min
Nursing Scandals Unmasked: What Social Media Isn’t Telling You SUMMARY: This episode examines the rise of healthcare content on social media platforms, analyzing viral nursing videos through the lens of professional standards, patient privacy regulations, legal consequences, and public perception. Participants will explore documented cases, regulatory responses, platform policies, and the gap between what's shown in viral content and the professional, legal, and ethical realities of hea...
Jun 15
55 min
A Nurse’s Guide to Hormones and Mental Health: Menstrual Tracking Insights SUMMARY: Hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle don't just affect physical health—they have measurable, clinically significant mental health implications that are still widely misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and often dismissed in practice. This episode breaks down the hormone-mood connection, explains the phases of the menstrual cycle and what's happening neurochemically in each, and explores how menstr...
Jun 1
1 hr 1 min
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