Bottom Line Nursing

SORRY FOR THE DELAY BUT, WE'RE BACK AT IT! 

On this episode, we finish our How to Become an Air Force Nurse series with Part 3, Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP).  We sit down with MSgt Mike McCabe and TSgt Shenique Deninger and discuss their backgrounds, what is NECP (past and present), getting through the process, and some inside tips from the board itself. 

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On this episode, we continue our How to Become an Air Force Nurse series with Part 2, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).  We sit down with 1st Lt Delora Prange and discuss her background that led to her desire to become an Air Force nurse, the requirements for entering ROTC, and the rigors of Cadet/Student life, all the way through the amazing opportunities afforded to those in ROTC (SPOILER: THEY'RE AWESOME! ) .  

On this episode, we begin our How to Become an Air Force Nurse series with Part 1, the Direct Accession.  We sit down with 1st Lt Danielle Ritzau and discuss her background that led to her join the Air Force as a nurse, the requirements to becoming a Direct Accession, and the process she went through from initial nurse schooling, all the way through attending Total Force Officer Training (TFOT) (a.k.a Officer Training School).  

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On this episode, we got the opportunity to sit down with Kevin "The Boot Nurse" Gibson.  We spend time covering a wide variety of subjects from his time as a corpsman, surgical-technician/instructor in the Navy, interning in a burn ICU, to his never ending pursuit to educate others on taking the NCLEX and improving the profession of nursing as a whole.  All leading him to become the YouTube and Instagram sensation that is...

On this episode, we sit down with Air Force Lt Col and Flight Nurse, Phi Tran, Co-Founder/President of Fostering Our Youth Inc. (FOY).  Phi has been a nurse in the Air Force for sixteen years, having a wide-variety of clinical experiences ranging from MSU, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, to now Flight Nursing.  Combining her passion for helping others and the desire to better the youth of the world, she co-founded FOY in 2020, with t...

On this episode, we have our very first Shift Talk.  These will be reoccurring periodic segments with myself and/or friends and collogues within the current shift-work nursing community.  We will discuss the good, the bad, the interesting, the saddening experiences that have occurred during some of our recent shifts.  Today, we will be having a brief discussion on self-care, what that entails, and some of seen/unseen effects of not...

On this episode, we discuss one of the oldest rivalries amongst the medical professions, the Nurse vs. the Paramedic! Jenny Michaud, RN, NRP, joins us with over eight years of emergency medicine experience; ranging from nursing, to Emergency Medical Services (EMS), to being an EMS educator. Currently working as a paramedic in rural, northern Wyoming, and always looking to educate the next generation of EMS professionals, she gives ...

On this episode, we take a look into the nurse-technician partnership from the eyes of Senior Airman Ryan Patterson. Currently an Air Force Medical Technician, he has spent the last 4 years working on one of the busiest Medical-Surgical Units. We’ll cover being a medical-technician, scope(s) of practice, the nurse-technician partnership, and even pet peeves. Most importantly, we will dive into how this partnership is important to b...

On this episode, we get an inside look on what it has been liking in the world of Nursing School during COIVD times from current nursing instructor, Beth Anne Hawkey, M.Ed., MSN, RN. With over two decades of educator experience and a wide-variety of career experiences within the profession of nursing, she offers us her and students’ year-long, ongoing battle of continuing to educate the nurses of the future. We cover current progra...

Welcome to Bottom Line Nursing. Your host, Nicholas “Nick P” Palczer, is a current Medical-Surgical Nurse, Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician, who will work tirelessly to bring the world of nursing and the tools available to the masses. This podcast will be the best resource for knowledge, career development, leadership, specialty opportunities, current clinical practice, guest interviews, and everything relating to the p...