The Nurse’s Journal
The Nurse’s Journal
Melissa Cortez
Welcome to the Nurses Journal. This podcast is for Nurses, by Nurses. I am your host, Mel Cortez. A critical care nurse, entrepreneur, boy mom and cultivator of all things light and love. In true ICU style, this podcast will be raw, unfiltered and capture what nursing really is beyond the hero signs. Florence would be so proud. Join us every week for a nursing dose of truth, practical knowledge and ideas to create real change.
R U Well? We chat with founder and wellness coach, Fallon Lopez.
Join us as we talk about wellness, the path to resiliency and nursing as a whole. Fallon can be found on social media and at her website as mentioned in the podcast. Be sure to follow and connect with this inspiring coach, and nursing leader.
Mar 4, 2021
43 min
How can I become a FitNurse with Jordan Bethany founder of the FitNurse
Fit Nurse is a fitness program that starts with changing the mindset of a busy nurse. Jordan Bethany is an experienced psych nurse who decided to take her passion for transforming lives to form her business for nurses. We talk nursing, fitness and how to combine the two. 
Mar 4, 2021
37 min
The Wellness Mindset with Julie Preas- doTERRA Specialist
Let's talk the nursing school struggle, Nursing in the amazon, entrepreneurship and Plant medicine with Julie Preas. DoTerra guru and proud nurse advocate for wellness. 
Mar 4, 2021
1 hr 6 min
Page 7: If you have a heart you qualify! with guest CodePRep CPR Founder Susan Davis
Join me as I speak to the very dynamic NursePreneur, Susan Davis. She is the founder of CodePRep CPR a company designed to help reduce pre and in-hospital response times in codes by reinventing the wheel and making sure everyone is well prepared to save a life. She talks life, career advancement and Codes. 
Feb 11, 2021
50 min
Page 6: The Purpose Sherpa with the Primal Hippie
Join me as I introduce the world to the Primal Hippie, mindfulness and yoga instructor, life coach and all-around incredible human. He is dedicated to healing people because he walked that healing journey himself once! We talk cortex, mindfulness and finding your purpose!
Feb 11, 2021
39 min
Changing the Mindset is Everything! Buket's Journey to being an Empowered Nurse
Join me as I speak with Buket a wonderful Nurse, Mom, and spreader of positivity. We will discuss the best things and worse things about nursing, mindset and our goals for the future. Follow her on Instagram for positivity and nurse encouragement at Nurse_Buket. 
Jan 17, 2021
28 min
Page 4: I am A Recovering ICU Nurse With Ashley Coffey RN
Join Ashley and I as we discuss Covid, Pre Covid, Nursing and how we are both recovering ICU Nurses. Start Healing with us today. 
Dec 11, 2020
50 min
Page 3-A Nursing Dose with Kendra MSN, RN
Meet Kendra a Mastered prepared RN who is on her way to FNP school! We talk nursing in its current state, challenges, and triumphs. A nursing dose? What's that?  
Dec 5, 2020
28 min
Page 2: You Deserve to Be Heard with K. Vaughan RN, Life Coach, Hero
Meet Kristen Vaughan. My oldest Nursing friend and an awesome Life Coach. Join us as we discuss the joys of being a nurse in a pandemic, electronic charting, Cortex for Nurses but mostly, how you deserve to be heard. 
Dec 4, 2020
31 min
Page 1: Intro to Me
This week on the Nurses Journal we get to talk about my favorite thing, me. But for real, about my career and how I got the courage to start my own company. Really,  I think I was just mad enough about the state of healthcare that I decided I needed to help create real change. We will talk about Cortex, Critical Care nursing, and what it’s like to try and survive as a mom of three boys in a pandemic.
Dec 4, 2020
16 min