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Inside the halls of American hospitals, millions of people find comfort, healing, and support. But for many doctors and nurses, this couldn’t be further from the truth. This podcast will dive into the shadows of American healthcare to investigate and uncover the abuse, control, and political power plays that leave the very people responsible for our nation’s health, broken and battered. We’re sharing stories of professionals in medicine that have experienced horrendous treatment at the hands of a broken system that does nothing to stop the trauma. As the Association of American Medical Colleges states, “Long before the #MeToo movement, women in medicine have instinctively banded together to counter a culture that too often tolerated harassment.” From systemic trauma to abuse of power to the unspoken rules of cover-ups and corruption, Mandy Irby and HeHe will take you to the darkest corners of healthcare in America so you can have an inside look at bringing humanity back to medicine!
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Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Whoa, folks, this episode is a full on heated rant about some of the retention tactics Mandy has witnessed and experienced as a bedside nurse in 2020. Whew! Have you received a letter or email like one of these from your employer?
How did it make you feel?
We’d love to hear what your healthcare system is doing to retain high quality, incredibly valuable healthcare employees as the entire country is hemorrhaging nurses left and right. Let us know in a future episode!
Are you getting bonuses?
Appropriate PPE and staffing ratios?
Paid time off for COVID symptoms and/or testing?
What would it take for you to work at the bedside right now?
Articles mentioned in this episode: https://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Documents/Library/NSI_National_Health_Care_Retention_Report.pdf
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Vaccine mandates are rolling out all over the place. Listen in as Mandy and HeHe discuss vaccine mandates, testing for employees, and if it is fair to require the vaccine to keep employment status.
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Inside the halls of American hospitals, millions of people find comfort, healing, and support. But for many doctors and nurses, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
This podcast will dive into the shadows of American healthcare to investigate and uncover the abuse, control, and political power plays that leave the very people responsible for our nation's health, broken and battered.
We’re sharing stories of professionals in medicine that have experienced horrendous treatment at the hands of a broken system that does nothing to stop the trauma. As the Association of American Medical Colleges states, “Long before the #MeToo movement, women in medicine have instinctively banded together to counter a culture that too often tolerated harassment.”
From systemic trauma to abuse of power to the unspoken rules of cover-ups and corruption, Mandy Irby and HeHe will take you to the darkest corners of healthcare in America so you can have an inside look at bringing humanity back to medicine!
Sensitive Content Warning: This podcast will share details of triggering subjects such as sexual assault and workplace violence, so if you aren’t in a space to listen, respect your mental health and tune in again at another time.
Connect with us on Instagram: @pulsecheck.podcast
https://voice.ons.org/stories/is-sexual-harassment-of-nurses-prevalent-in-health-care
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Today we continue to review the White Paper written by National Nurses United: Deadly Shame: Redressing the devaluation of Registered Nurse Labor Through Pandemic Equity.
Maybe, like us, you’ve heard of PTSD and burnout, but have you heard of moral injury- what many healthcare professionals are experiencing in the pandemic, additional stressors piled on top of the usual job stresses.
First we’ll define moral distress, moral injury, and discuss who’s at risk and some examples. Maybe it’ll feel less lonely for you to learn that maybe what you’re experiencing has a name, it’s common, and it’s totally normal and understandable given the work situation you’re currently in.
Can you relate to these feelings or outward symptoms in your work? We’d love to hear your examples of knowing the right thing to do for patients but not being able to provide that safe or adequate care due to institutional constraints. Share with us on IG!
@pulsecheck.podcast
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
When should student training, experience, and education be prioritized over patient safety and our Do No Harm oath?
Nurse Flora is our guest today, and we discuss her story of a time where she had just seen enough dismissive patient care. Have you ever felt torn in a middle of what looks, feels, and sounds like coercive or dishonest patient education and care?
And if physician and nurse education (in this case, resident training) is priority over patient safety and honest, trauma-informed care, what are we teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals?
*Names and parts of some stories have been changed to protect anonymity of nurse and birthing people
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Inside the halls of American hospitals, millions of people find comfort, healing, and support. But for many doctors and nurses, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
This podcast will dive into the shadows of American healthcare to investigate and uncover the abuse, control, and political power plays that leave the very people responsible for our nation's health, broken and battered.
We’re sharing stories of professionals in medicine that have experienced horrendous treatment at the hands of a broken system that does nothing to stop the trauma. As the Association of American Medical Colleges states, “Long before the #MeToo movement, women in medicine have instinctively banded together to counter a culture that too often tolerated harassment.”
From systemic trauma to abuse of power to the unspoken rules of cover-ups and corruption, Mandy Irby and HeHe will take you to the darkest corners of healthcare in America so you can have an inside look at bringing humanity back to medicine!
Sensitive Content Warning: This podcast will share details of triggering subjects such as sexual assault and workplace violence, so if you aren’t in a space to listen, respect your mental health and tune in again at another time.
Connect with us on Instagram: @pulsecheck.podcast
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Let’s paint the picture of what a superhero actually is and why it’s dangerous and offensive to call healthcare workers “superheroes.”
Superheroes don’t ask to be superheroes.
Mandy tells a personal story of what an administrator said when she left the bedside and quit the hospital.
But we’re also told behind the doors of the hospital that we’re just part of staffing numbers, we’re a warm body, we’re disposable.
What would be your superpower in the healthcare system?
Sensitive Content Warning: This podcast will share details of triggering subjects such as sexual assault and workplace violence, so if you aren’t in a space to listen, respect your mental health and tune in again at another time.
Links:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10376178.2020.1827964
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.15305
https://www.instagram.com/thekatieduke/
Connect with us on Instagram: @pulsecheck.podcast
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Inside the halls of American hospitals, millions of people find comfort, healing, and support. But for many doctors and nurses, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
This podcast will dive into the shadows of American healthcare to investigate and uncover the abuse, control, and political power plays that leave the very people responsible for our nation's health, broken and battered.
We’re sharing stories of professionals in medicine that have experienced horrendous treatment at the hands of a broken system that does nothing to stop the trauma. As the Association of American Medical Colleges states, “Long before the #MeToo movement, women in medicine have instinctively banded together to counter a culture that too often tolerated harassment.”
From systemic trauma to abuse of power to the unspoken rules of cover-ups and corruption, Mandy Irby and HeHe will take you to the darkest corners of healthcare in America so you can have an inside look at bringing humanity back to medicine!
Sensitive Content Warning: This podcast will share details of triggering subjects such as sexual assault and workplace violence, so if you aren’t in a space to listen, respect your mental health and tune in again at another time.
Connect with us on Instagram: @pulsecheck.podcast
https://voice.ons.org/stories/is-sexual-harassment-of-nurses-prevalent-in-health-care