Latest Nurse leader Podcast Episodes
Create space
A Nurse First - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFrom creating a groundbreaking peer mentoring program to navigating leadership roles with strategic focus, Benita Chatmon's story is a testament to the power of mentorship in achieving long-term goals. By prioritizing her time and commitments based on her professional goals and understanding the...
A hunch
A Nurse First - March 27, 2024 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJyu-Lin Chen began her nursing career with a passion for working with children, which led her to a pediatric ICU. Her curiosity and commitment to evidence-based practice shifted her focus to researching obesity trends among Chinese American immigrant children. Despite initial skepticism, she pur...
Footmark
A Nurse First - February 29, 2024 18:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOut of 800 applicants, Jitana Benton-Lee was one of 30 selected to participate in a digital innovation boot camp, a collaboration between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and Apple. The proposal? A visionary app to track nursing students' core competencies, moving away from archai...
The wind phone
A Nurse First - February 09, 2024 19:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAllison Young’s diverse background in East Asian studies, the role she played translating Japanese news bulletins after the 2011 tsunami, and her doctoral study in thanatology unexpectedly converged when she discovered an article online about a gardener in Otsuchi, Japan, and an old British phon...
10 years
A Nurse First - January 24, 2024 05:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHiginio Fernández-Sánchez's story begins in Tyler, Texas, where he migrated with his family from Mexico at a young age. Determined to pursue his dream of becoming a nurse despite being undocumented, Higinio made the difficult decision to return to Mexico, only to face a 10-year ban from re-enter...
BONUS EPISODE | A career grounded in service
A Nurse First - December 14, 2023 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this bonus episode of A Nurse First, Sigma president Sandra C. Garmon Bibb shares her incredible career journey and the many firsts she has experienced along the way. From making tremendous decisions to facing challenges head-on, Sandra's story is one of inspiration. Connect with Sigma: Twe...
Helper of mankind
A Nurse First - November 15, 2023 16:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSigma's new president Sandra C. Garmon Bibb always knew she wanted to be a nurse. Finding out at a young age that her name meant "helper of mankind" solidified the decision for her. Little did she know then though how full circle it would all come as she put pen to paper to develop Sigma’s 2023-...
Living your truth
A Nurse First - October 25, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsKatie Foster believes authenticity in healthcare goes beyond personal identity; it is about embodying professionalism, empathy, and dedication to patient well-being. When she reconnected with a patient who didn't recognize her after her transition, Katie was fervently hopeful that her belief wou...
Out of determination
A Nurse First - October 04, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFacing challenges and limited funding, Jerry John Nutor's determination and passion for improving healthcare led him to create the Africa Interdisciplinary Health Conference—a platform for healthcare professionals to come together, share ideas, and address the complex health problems facing his ...
The missing element
A Nurse First - September 13, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn nursing, it's not just about being clinically smart, but also emotionally intelligent. The COVID-19 pandemic robbed countless nursing students of their clinical experience—and as an NCLEX tutor, Laura Habighorst has seen the impact on her students’ test scores. With the human element being th...
Standing in the gap
A Nurse First - August 23, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTo address the mental health crisis head-on, Greg Jones opened the first mental health peer respite center in the Pacific Northwest. His theory is this: If as nurses we have the opportunity to make a difference, we are obliged to because nursing is not just a profession. It’s a calling to advoca...
Built from the ground up
A Nurse First - August 02, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAnthony Silva dropped out of high school to help his mother pay bills and worked various jobs, including being a medical assistant, before finding a mentor in Dr. Richard de Asla, a foot and ankle surgeon. He offered Anthony a full-time job—and changed his life. Driven by his mentor's encouragem...
Third season
A Nurse First - June 01, 2023 13:00 - 53 seconds ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCatch up on seasons 1 and 2 while we take a break to work on season 3. See you back here in August 2023! Connect with Sigma: Tweet us at @SigmaNursing Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Share your A Nurse First story
Symphony of self-care
A Nurse First - May 10, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDuring the pandemic, Terri Ann Parnell pivoted her career to launch TAP Wellness Coaching, a program designed to specifically address the unique challenges nurses face in taking care of themselves. With the goal of helping nurses create long-lasting healthy habits, Terri's program focuses not on...
The sendoff
A Nurse First - April 26, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAdmittedly, Imelda Reyes' path to nursing followed a non-traditional route, joining the Navy and starting in healthcare finance. Now a nurse practitioner and faculty member at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, it was also rather unconventional for her to volunteer as a graduation marshal just...
Cannabis care
A Nurse First - April 12, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLinda Casale spent 25+ years as a psychiatric mental health nurse serving the Veteran's Association. She witnessed the struggles veterans faced, especially once the VA recognized the additive effects of opioids and benzodiazepines and aggressively worked to reduce their use. Despite her understa...
Undergraduate, no more
A Nurse First - March 29, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThroughout her life, Mar'yana Fisher has turned to poetry to express her feelings creatively and fearlessly. Before leaving Ukraine and immigrating to Canada, she even published a short collection. Her muse struck again when she started graduate school in Canada after immigrating from Ukraine. P...
Dream with the stars
A Nurse First - March 15, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDaniel Suárez-Baquero is the person he is today because of his abuela. She inspired his dream to work in women's health, and modeling her courage, he became the first male nurse in birth and labor rooms in Colombia. Now his research focuses on reproductive justice in order to pay tribute and giv...
Small keys
A Nurse First - February 28, 2023 19:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCora O'Leary's research study on the challenges faced by nurses caring solo for children with complex healthcare needs led to recommendations for improvements in support and governance. With her study's findings in hand and national policy changes on the horizon, she crafted a new nursing role f...
Grow roots
A Nurse First - February 15, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThough still very much a new member of Gamma Tau at-Large Chapter, Trish Eusala went all in, volunteering to lead as the chapter's Community Outreach Chair. The outcome? New connections, invaluable experiences, and unshakeable friendships across the nursing continuum. Connect with Sigma: Tweet...
Own it
A Nurse First - February 01, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen Aron King shares that he is an assistant nurse manager, he knows questions are coming. Only 7% of nurses are Black and male so he gets, "How did you get into nursing?" a lot. Most don't mean it to be a microaggression, but regardless, it is. Through his research and community involvement, h...
Second season
A Nurse First - November 30, 2022 05:00 - 57 seconds ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe hope you've enjoyed the past 10 episodes! We'll be back with more in February 2023. Connect with Sigma: Tweet us at @SigmaNursing Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Share your A Nurse First story
At a crossroads
A Nurse First - November 16, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMelissa Sherman knew that helping her best friend with her end-of-life care would change her. She expected grief, in all its forms, but what she didn't see coming was an opportunity to change life and death for others. Connect with Sigma: Tweet us at @SigmaNursing Follow us on Facebook, Ins...
Community kindness
A Nurse First - November 02, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFacing down a certification exam day, Shanan Thode wrestled with self-doubt, fear, and dread. Needing some words of encouragement, she posted on The Circle, Sigma’s professional networking platform. Her anxiety told her no one would respond, but Sigma members showed up to prove her thoughts wron...
Finding home
A Nurse First - October 19, 2022 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLosing both her parents at age 7 left Kathleen Eviza facing an uncertain future with her five siblings. Knowing her strong will and determination would take her to the places she dreamed of, she prioritized her education and career as a means to support her family, but as an adventurer at heart,...
A founding friend
A Nurse First - October 04, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOn this special Founders Day episode, a chance encounter at a biennial convention leads to an unexpectedly deep friendship between Nancy Thompson and one of the women who gave life to Sigma 100 years ago. Connect with Sigma: Tweet us at @SigmaNursing Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Li...
Mile Marker 87
A Nurse First - September 21, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt should have been a normal trip home up the 15 from the veteran hospital in Las Vegas. Maria VanHart was in vacation mode, excited to road trip to Indiana to see family. But a nurse is never really "off duty," and the scene along the highway brought the emergency room to her. Connect with Si...
Only one
A Nurse First - September 07, 2022 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFirst nursing class: only four Black students. Entire nursing school: only one Black professor. Jamil Norman had big dreams, but they started to feel out of reach without someone who looked like her to model the way. Now an educator herself, she's determined to move past diversity, equity, and i...
Opened doors
A Nurse First - August 24, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGrowing up in the Philippines, Paul Biluan’s family was tight, religious, and in Paul’s words, dysfunctional. Despite wishing otherwise, his parents decided nursing school was his ticket to the United States, and he couldn’t argue with this plan to escape the abuse, live freely as a gay man, and...
Flood gates
A Nurse First - August 10, 2022 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAriella Teater thought she’d buried herself far enough under her grief until a phone call with her dad opened the door to the painful memories of patients she had loved and lost. Connect with Sigma: Tweet us at @SigmaNursing Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Share your A Nur...
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