The Nurse Keith Show offers up-to-date career advice and knowledge for savvy 21st-century nurses. During each episode, Board-Certified holistic career coach Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC explores the multiplicity of potential career pathways in nursing through inspiring interviews with healthcare thought leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs. With the goal of helping you create the most satisfying nursing career and life possible, The Nurse Keith Show is an invaluable audio destination for ...
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Innovative Approaches to Nurse Practitioner Certification Success
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48:56On episode 510 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Karen Myrick, DNP, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN, a nurse practitioner, educator, researcher, author, and leader in nursing education. As Director of Nursing Education and Practice at Springer Publishing, Dr. Myrick focuses on developing innovative learning …
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The Sky's the Limit for Nurses in Business
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42:23On episode 509 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Jessica Chung, the founder of the International Business Association for Nurses (IBAN). In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Chung discuss the multitude of independent business opportunities available to nurse practitioners, nurses, and …
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Tackling Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing Head On
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58:33On episode 508 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews nurse educator Dr. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, the author of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing: Enhancing Professional Quality of Life, with the 3rd edition published by Springer Publishing in 2024. In the course of this inspiring conversation, Kei…
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A Deep Dive Into the Specialty of Burn Nursing
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53:08On episode 507 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Emily Werthman, PhD, RN, CBRN, a dedicated Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) and the Patient Care Manager and Burn Program Manager at the Johns Hopkins Burn Center in Baltimore. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Werthman discuss …
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How to Be a Happy and Successful Nurse Practitioner
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50:49On episode 506 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Sandra Pagenta, DNP, ANP-BC, the energetic and dynamic host of the Success NP Podcast. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Sandra discuss the many ways in which nurse practitioners can choose to create career paths that fit their skill set,…
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Reducing Medical Errors and Cultivating Patient Safety
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53:26On episode 505 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews patient safety consultant, author, nurse leader, and educator Dr. Julie Siemers, DNP, MSN, RN. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Siemers discuss the many ways in which patient safety and outcomes are compromised by breakdowns in communica…
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Your Voice as a Key to Success and Career Opportunity
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54:40On episode 504 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Marianne Hickman, an accomplished international public speaker, speaker trainer, and personal mentor. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Marianne discuss how you can use your voice for communicating clearly in any circumstance, and how to leve…
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Navigating Psychiatric Mental Health: Insights for Advanced Practice Nurses
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47:29On episode 503 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Brenda Marshall, a tenured professor, Fulbright scholar, psychiatric nurse practitioner, and the co-author of Psychiatric Mental Health Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nurses, published by Springer Publishing. In the course of their conversation, Kei…
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Would You Like to be a Medical Device Consultant or Inventor?
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51:44On episode 502 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Ron Richard, BBA, a medical device consultant, inventor, and author with a long track record of successfully developing and launching dozens of medical products. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Ron discuss how nurses and other healthcare pr…
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Combating Microaggressions and Implicit Bias in Nursing
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48:59On episode 501 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Christine Frazer, PhD, CNS, CNE, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Nurse Educator, and academic educator. Throughout her nursing journey, Dr. Frazer has worked in various fields including neonatal ICU, pediatrics, post-partum, adult critical care…
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Celebrating 500 Episodes of The Nurse Keith Show
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35:21On episode 500 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back Dan Kendall, the founder and CEO of The Health Podcast Network, to mark the occasion and celebrate the milestone of reaching the 500th episode of the show. In the course of this illuminating episode, Dan turns the tables and gives Keith the rare opport…
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Can You Create a Career With More Peace and Less Angst?
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1:02:11On episode 499 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Karen Steinbock, MBA, BSN, RN, ACC, a nurse who is also a leadership, career, and professional development coach. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Karen discuss many aspects of career development, including making the choice to step into lea…
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Inspiring Light, Hope, and Resilience After Pregnancy Loss
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55:43On episode 498 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Rachell Dumas, RN, a nurse, entrepreneur, and maternal health advocate based in Atlanta, Georgia. Rachell is the founder of A Light After Nine, a non-profit organization founded to support, educate, and advocate for individuals and families navigating inf…
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Optimize Your Mindset and Transform Your Life
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49:35On episode 497 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Eric Recker, a dentist who is also an author, motivational speaker, Elite Success Coach, mountain climber, and recovering triathlete. In the course of their lively and inspiring conversation, Keith and Eric discuss his book, "That Dam Analogy", which …
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How to Create a Non-Traditional Nursing Career You Can Love
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54:53On episode 496 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back to the podcast Janelle McSwiggin, MSN, RN, a nurse, podcaster, and medical writer whose experience creating a non-traditional career trajectory can serve as inspiration for nurses who would like to follow in her highly successful entrepreneurial footst…
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Maximizing the Impact of Emergency Nursing
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1:00:20On episode 495 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Michael Dexter, MSN, RN, EMT, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, CCRN, CNL, the Director of Professional Development at the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN). In the course of their conversation, Keith and Michael discuss how emergency nurses …
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Resolving the Great Nurse W2 vs 1099 Debate
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51:37On episode 494 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Jeannine Raymond, RN, MS, the Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President of Client Success at Nursa.com, regarding the significant differences between nurses being W2 employees vs 1099 contractors. From financial and tax implications to the freedom o…
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The Transformational Potential of Holistic Nursing
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58:51On episode 493 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Sarah Weaver, MSN, FNP-C, IFMCP, HN-BC, a Holistic Nurse and Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner. Sarah is also the Coordinator and Instructor at the Holistic Nursing Certification Prep Course where she combines her profound expertise in integrative an…
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Saying Yes to Curiosity, Novel Solutions, and Career Opportunity
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53:48On episode 492 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Rosa Hart, BSN, RN, SCRN, a Stroke Certified Registered Nurse, leader, speaker, consultant, and award-winning podcaster who seeks to inspire others to be curious, open to opportunity and serendipity, and willing to embrace novel solutions whenever and how…
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Home Care as an Entrepeneurial Path to Professional Freedom
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1:00:35On episode 491 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Sue Denis, RN and Enock Denis, the co-founders of Home Care Bosses United, a company that supports nurses in launching their own independent home health agencies. In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss their inspiring origin sto…
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ENCORE EPISODE: A Black Nurse Breaks Down Boxes, Combats "Truth Decay", and Embodies Dr. King's Dream
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1:05:45On this encore episode of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. G. Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN, a noted presenter, provocateur, consultant, professor of nursing, and the American Nurses Association’s current Scholar-In-Residence. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Alexander converse on a…
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ENCORE EPISODE: Achieving Deeply Rooted Wellness
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58:15On 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 st…
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ENCORE EPISODE: Healing Politics One Nurse at a Time
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54:24On 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 cultur…
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ENCORE EPISODE: Playing it Forward — From Master’s in Nursing to PhD in Psychology
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1:08:42On 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 jour…
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ENCORE EPISODE: Trauma, Healing, Racism, and Justice on the Front Lines of Healthcare
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57:11On 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 Br…
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Bridging the Gaps to Save Medically Complex Children
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51:15On 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 awa…
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Light Therapy, Franchises, and Career Opportunities
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48:00On 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, ecze…
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Confronting Obesity as a Chronic Disease of Pandemic Proportions
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57:24On 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 stra…
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Changemakers and the Revitalization of Healthcare
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57:17On 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 "H…
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The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry
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1:01:08On 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 importa…
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Nurses, Medical Malpractice, and Protecting Your License
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59:30On 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) disc…
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A Think Tank to Address Healthcare Disparities
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59:06On 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 …
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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 the…
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Finding Balance and Humor With Nurse Blake
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50:16On 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 initiative…
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Taking Control of Our Personal Health Information
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56:07On 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…
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Let's Lean Into Financial Wellness for Nurses
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54:45On 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 financi…
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Spearheading Innovation and Learning In Health Sciences Education
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1:00:56On 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…
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Can Nurse Practitioners Gain Freedom From the Medical Rat Race?
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58:27On 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 inf…
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Living a Wholehearted Life With Dr. Terry Chase
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51:40On 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 ins…
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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…
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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 n…
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Nurses' Professional Responsibility to Get Published
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54:03On 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 res…
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Wiping A$$ in a Rolex: A Nurse's Story of Career Transition and the Human Condition
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51:40On episode 473 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews nurse author Joe Downing, RN, BSN, MBA, a gifted storyteller whose deeply moving and extremely entertaining book, Wiping A$$ in a Rolex: Stories and Lessons from a Mid-Career Transition to Nursing, documents the author's reflections and experiences in tra…
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Confronting America's Maternal Mortality Crisis
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50:41On 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 to…
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Leaps of Faith, Servant Leadership, and the Marriage of Business and Healthcare
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59:28On 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 convers…
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Why is Health Coaching the Future of Medicine?
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1:05:28On 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 …
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How Can We Recover and Thrive After a Stroke?
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1:01:18On 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 h…
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The Creative Career Potential of Nurse Content Creators
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54:19On 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 to manifest a bold new career direction, create a robust and satisfying side hustle, or empowe…
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Let's Change How We Think About Difficult Patients
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1:07:36On 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 …
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Embracing the Wisdom of the Whole With Nurse Coaching for All
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59:45On 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 …
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