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Nurse Coffee Talk

158 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratings

Honest conversation from real nurses about pressing issues in healthcare today. 

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Episodes

601: Happy New Year & Nursing Confessions

January 27, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

Jump into the New Year with Jamie and Sarah as they recount the holidays and divulge your deepest, darkest nursing confessions!! Let's make some action plans together for a successful new year!

510: Mental Health 2.0: Advice and Unofficial Therapy

December 03, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

Happy belated Turkey Day!  As we enter the holiday season (and finals weeks for anyone in school) Jamie and Sarah provide some possible ways to deal with stress and mental health issues.

509: Mental Health of Nurses

November 12, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Join Jamie and Sarah for a fireside chat about the mental health of nurses. This week's episode is considered part I of 2. Here, they discuss different ways nurses experience disruptions to their mental health. Next week, they will cover what things cause these feelings and emotions, and some different things nurses can do to improve their own mental health.

508: Haunted Halloween 2023

October 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53 MB

Grabs some tricks AND some treats with Jamie and Sarah as they welcome Guest Host,  Medium Melanie Smith, The Maumee Medium .  This year we discuss ghostly phenomenon, energy of spirit, and alllllll the spirits nurses bring home with them!  We even make time for a surprise visitor from beyond.

507: Poll Results and Time Clock Fraud

October 30, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

Helllllllloooooo Everybody! Settle in with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss a potpourri of topics including poll results, time clock fraud....annnnnnd...sneak peak at the HAUNTED HALLOWEEN EPISODE!! 

506: The Nursing Strikes

October 13, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

Join the NCT family as Jamie and Sarah discuss coffee creamer emergencies, updates on the breastfeeding episode, and talk about the national nursing strikes.

505: The Breast Pumping Conundrum

October 07, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MB

Fall into the change of seasons with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss the battle women have to fight to pump at work.  Oh yeah...They talk about non-nursing stuff a bit too!

504: We're Baaaaaaackkkkk

September 30, 2023 02:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Good Brunch Everyone!! Join Jamie and Sarah as they make their comeback!!! 

503: Happy Nurses' Week

May 13, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MB

Ride along with Jamie and Sarah as they (kind of) celebrate Nurses' Week!! We love and value each of you, and this week, no matter what your facility is doing for you, WE APPRECIATE YOU!! Much Love!!

502: Advice for the New Year

March 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

Good Brunch!! Jump on in for our "New Year's Eve" episode (better late than never???) where we discuss things every nurse should know....As well as our holiday plans... LOL! We've missed you ALL!

501: Service Leadership

February 18, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

Hellllooooooooo!!!! We are BACK!! Sooooo sorry for the Hiatus!  We missed you so much! Hope you enjoy the first episode of the new year!

432: Getting to Know Us...and How to Confront your Co-workers

November 26, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB

Happy Post Thanksgiving.  We hope you had an enjoyable and safe holiday with your families.  For those of you who spent your holiday at work, THANK YOU for all that you do for your communities!  Now, come have some fun with Jamie and Sarah as they do a little more personal "getting to know you."  Also, they discuss how to confront a coworker....

431: Ghost Stories 2022

November 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

Come to Spookie Town as Jamie and Sarah share YOUR ghost stories!! Happy Halloween!!

430: Listener Follow-Up

October 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Join in with Jamie and Sarah as they review YOUR follow-up! You all make this show amazing. Sarah will be posting some polls this week, so check 'em out!

429: A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way

October 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

Jump into the mix with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss how a little kindness goes a long way.   "Kindness can be as infectious as negativity. It just takes more energy to get the inertia going."                             - Jamie Baker

428: Forced Neglect

October 09, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

Jump into the conversation with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss dealing with the forced neglect that comes when a physician won't intervene...How do you handle it?

427: Nurse Liability Laws

October 01, 2022 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

Jump on the KNOWLEDGE TRAIN with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss a recent court ruling that has the power to change nurse liability.  Oh yeah...They also discuss other things, lol...

426: Callout Culture

September 12, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

Come "chill out" with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss what has been dubbed "Callout Culture." Just don't call off to listen!!

425: The Three C's

September 02, 2022 22:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

Get involved with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss the three C's.  What are the three C's you ask??? Listen to find out!

424: Setting the Culture for New Grads

August 28, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB

Come together with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss setting the culture for new graduate nurses.

423: Reinventing the Wheel That's Covered in Bed Bugs

August 12, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

Creep on in to Jamie and Sarah as they discuss...Bed BUGS...among other things...

422: Baseline and Atypical

August 08, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

Come explore with Jamie and Sarah as they dig into the nuances of "normal."

421: Nurses Divided

July 22, 2022 14:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

Ride along with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss the divided nature of nursing.  Happy Friday!!!

420: Petty Pet Peeves

July 08, 2022 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MB

Hold onto your britches as Jamie and Sarah talk about YOUR (and their) Pettiest Pet Peeves!

419: Nurse Musings

June 20, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

Come along with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss a bunch of random nursing stuff, lol. #EveryEpisode

418: Unwritten Policies

June 11, 2022 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB

Tune in and Jam out with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss unwritten policies...you know you have 'em!!

417: The Unteachable Nurse

June 03, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

Join Jamie and Sarah as they discuss nurses that know everything...are you one of them? Also, sorry for the background noise...We are working to solve tech problems!

416: How Our Practice Has Changed

May 13, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

Come wax philosophical with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss how their practice has changed over the years (with experience and maturity).  

415: Retaliation for Speaking Up

May 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Hop aboard the "whistleblower" train as Jamie and Sarah interview two nurses who were fired for speaking up and speaking out against unsafe healthcare practices.  What would YOU do?

414: Wasting Supplies and Stories and Reflections, Oh My!

May 02, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB

Come join the fun as Jamie and Sarah discuss the fun of creativity with hospital supplies, share listener stories and reflect on recent discussions.

413: Unstoppable Advocacy with Dr. Phyllis Whitehead, President NACNS

April 22, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

Join the party as Jamie and Sarah feature their FIRST guest speaker, Dr. Phyllis Whitehead, President of the NACNS, as they discuss unstoppable advocacy (among other things, as per usual....). Dr. Phyllis Whitehead Bio: Dr. Phyllis Whitehead is a clinical ethicist and clinical nurse specialist with the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH) Palliative Care Service and Associate Professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She initiated the Palliative Medicine and Moral Dis...

412: At Will Employment

April 17, 2022 20:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB

Celebrate your day with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss at-will employment, Vanderbilt nurses, and much, much more!

411: Entitled (and Sometimes Funny) Patients

April 08, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Hop on  board with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss some entitled (and sometimes funny) patients - You KNOW you've had some of these patients!!

410: Radonda Vaught Verdict: This Changes Nursing

April 02, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

Please join Jamie and Sarah as they commiserate over the Radonda Vaught verdict and how this affects the future of nursing and healthcare.

409: Punishment Culture and Bizarre Patient Requests

March 25, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Hang out with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss some follow-up on the Vanderbilt case, as well some fun combing through BIZARRE patient requests!

408: Patient Throughput and Change Management

March 11, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MB

Join the fun as Jamie and Sarah discuss patient throughput and change management (I know...compelling stuff...but it's important!!)

407: Corporate Healthcare

March 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

Sound the alarm!! Race around with Jamie and Sarah as they battle corporate healthcare...and also...we are SO SO SORRY for the intermittent smoke alarms!!  Please bear with us and "grant us grace."  We LOVE YOUUUUUU!!

406: Repercussions of Speaking Up

February 26, 2022 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

Come join the discussion with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss some concerning recent events about nursing being fired for speaking up about safety concerns.  What would you do? Check into the National Nurses March in DC on  May 12, 2022.

405: What You Wish You Had Known

February 18, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB

Come along with Jamie and Sarah as they share YOUR feedback about What you WISH you had know before going into nursing.

404: Eights vs Twelves: Physical and Emotional Fatigue

February 13, 2022 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

Dive in with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss the physical and emotional fatigue of twelves.  Should we switch to eights??? You be the judge!

403: New Nurses During COVID

January 28, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

Nestle in with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss the environment  of healthcare for new nurses entering the field.

402: Service Recovery

January 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

Come along with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss the maturity that is SERVICE RECOVERY!

401:Nursing Resolutions

January 07, 2022 20:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

Celebrate the new year with Jamie and Sarah as they discuss some practical resolutions for nurses.

344: Nursing Love Languages

December 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Ring in the New Year with Jamie and Sarah as they talk about the merits of the Love Languages for nursing.  Happy New Year!

343: When It's Time to Leave Nursing

December 18, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MB

Happy Holidays!  Let's get holly and jolly with Jamie and Sarah!  Oh yeah...and also...when it's time to leave nursing...if you're not so holly or jolly about it anymore....

342: Nursing Finances

December 04, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MB

Come join the discussion as Jamie and Sarah talk about nursing finances (and Mannnny other things)!

341: You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

November 27, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Happy Holidays, Friends!!! Come along with Jamie and Sarah as they tell all: YOUR  stories from nursing...We can't make this stuff up!

340: Travel Nursing Advice

November 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB

Jump on the bandwagon and check out Jamie and Sarah's advice for travel nursing (Everyone's doing it!!)

339: Follow-Ups and Burnout

November 12, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Hop on bard with Jamie and Sarah as they plow through feedback from YOU.  Also,  they address some more burning issues of #NurseBurnout.

338: Listener Feedback Med Errors

November 07, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MB

Come along with Jamie and Sarah as they review the listener responses to our most recent medication errors episode.  Make sure you send YOUR feedback to our Instagram @nursecoffeetalk or our email [email protected].