The Nurse Keith Show

The Nurse Keith Show

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 ambitious, thoughtful, and forward-thinking nurses.

Episodes

July 9, 2025 51 mins
On episode 520 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Leah Blackwell, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, the Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer for Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC). In the course of their conversation, Keith and Leah discuss the many proactive steps we can take in response to the profoundly disturbing fact that 73% of all reported workplace violence incidents o...
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On episode 519 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Georgianna Donadio, DC, MSc, PhD in a wide-ranging conversation that discusses, among other topics, how nurses can be powerful, purpose-driven advocates for patients who are navigating the confusing labyrinth of 21st-century healthcare. The work of Dr. Georgianna Donadio has touched the lives of millions. For over 40 years, she h...
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On episode 518 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith welcomes back Dr. Iman Abuzeid, the co-founder and CEO of Incredible Health, for yet another informative and fascinating interview with a frequent and dynamic guest with a great deal to share about the healthcare industry in general, and the nursing profession in particular. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Abuzeid discuss the...
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On episode 517 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Julianne Ewen and Dr. Julie Ossege, the authors of "Guide for the New Nurse Practitioner Transitioning Into Practice", a first-of-its-kind book published by Springer Publishing in early 2025. In the course of their conversation, Keith and his esteemed guests discuss the many challenges faced by new NPs transitioning into practi...
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On episode 516 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith delivers a short but sweet solo episode exploring the many reasons why numerous nurses appear to be leaving acute care nursing behind. Keith also explores the multitude of viable non-acute career options available to nurses who want to leave hospital nursing in the dust and do something different. After all, the hospital isn't the only place where "...
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On episode 515 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Lorre Laws, PhD, RN, NC regarding her significant contributions to the canon of literature related to nurses' experience of trauma. Specifically, Dr. Laws contends that it's not burnout and compassion fatigue that are the issues plaguing our profession — it's the silent epidemic of nurse-specific traumatization. Dr. Lorre Laws, aff...
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On episode 514 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Dina Hewett, Ph.D., RN, MSN, JM, a nurse, educator, leader, and the author of the 3rd edition of "Fast Facts for the Critical Care Nurse" which is scheduled to be published in May of 2025 by Springer Publishing.  In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Hewett delve into the specialty of critical care nursing, the many...
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On episode 513 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, in celebration of Nurses Week 2025, Keith interviews Jennifer Johnson, BScN RN, the author of Nursing Intuition: How to Trust Your Gut, Save Your Sanity, and Survive Your Nursing Career. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Jennifer discuss the role of nursing intuition, how to learn to trust your gut as a nurse, the science behind intuition, ...
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On episode 512 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews author, retired psychiatric nurse, educator, and leader Dr. Lisa Rosenberg. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Rosenberg discuss how we cope with life-altering events, and the universal experiences of loss, grief, and recovery. Also discussed is Dr. Rosenberg's memoir, Adventure on Joyland Road and Other Stories of Love ...
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April 9, 2025 58 mins
On episode 511 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Kevin Gibson, BSN, RN, aka: The Boot Nurse, an NCLEX success coach and mentor with a compelling story to tell and advice to share for those facing this high-stakes exam. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Kevin discuss top strategies and the essential mindset shift needed to pass the NCLEX. They also discuss their mutual exp...
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On 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 resources, including video on-demand products that speak to the needs of 21st-centur...
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On 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 even physician assistants. According to Dr. Chung, the sky's the limit for what nurse...
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On 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, Keith and his guest engage in a deep discussion of the meaning and origins of nurse bur...
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On 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 the growth of the CBRN credential, the anticipation that the CBRN certification will ...
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On 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, interests, and chosen lifestyle and workstyle. With a passion for entrepreneurship, ...
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On 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 communication, provider and nurse fatigue, and misguided and outmoded forms of nursing practic...
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On 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 leverage the power of your voice to get you where you want to go. Nursing, medicine, and ...
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On 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, Keith and Dr. Marshall discuss the broad implications of her excellent book, including t...
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On 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 professionals can leverage their expertise as consultants and inventors in the sphere o...
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On 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, cardiac care, emergency, gerontology, and academia. In the course of their conversa...
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