Nurses Uncorked

In this episode of Nurses Uncorked, Nurse Jessica Sites and Nurse Erica interview Delanor Manson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kentucky Nurses Association. They discuss the passing of House Bill 159 in Kentucky, which decriminalizes unintentional medical errors, making it the first and only state to do so. The bill provides immunity from criminal liability for healthcare workers and encourages a just culture of quality improv...

This episode discusses alleged allegations that may not be confirmed at this time.

In this episode, Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica are joined by legal nurse consultant Matthew Garvey to discuss the recent cyber attack on Ascension Healthcare. The goal of this episode is to provide information and education for the frontline staff affected. They discuss the lack of preparedness by Ascension for such attacks and the potential liabilit...

Part 2

Dr. Debbie Hatmaker PHD, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Enterprise joins Nurses Uncorked for a no holds barred interview. In part two Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica continue asking the hard-hitting questions surrounding the major issues facing nurses. Nothing is off limits in this interview! Part two highlights include:  Magnet Hospital, Racial Reckoning Statement, American Hospital ...

PART 1

Dr. Debbie Hatmaker PHD, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Enterprise joins Nurses Uncorked for a no holds barred interview. In this episode Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica alternate asking many hard-hitting questions surrounding the major issues facing nurses. Nothing is off limits in this interview! Erica and Jessica tackle tough topics including Covid response, LPN/LVNs, staffing rati...

DISCLAIMER:  Portions of this episode discuss sexual assault, fetal demise and acts of violence. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica discuss recent updates on previous podcast episodes, including the Nurses March, the tragic death of home health nurse Joyce Grayson, serial killer NICU Nurse Lucy Letby, the return of social media influencer Jen Hamilton and more. They also share their thoug...

Part 2

In this follow up to last week's episode with Jen Hamilton, Nurse Jessica Sites and Nurse Erica discuss cancel culture and their personal experiences with it. They define cancel culture as a cultural phenomenon where individuals who are deemed to have acted or spoken in an unacceptable manner are ostracized, boycotted, or shunned. They share their own stories of being canceled, harassed, bullied and the negative impact it had on th...

With over 3.5 million followers, Jen Hamilton has become a beloved online personality and influencer. But even she is not immune from the pitfalls of social media. Jen Hamilton, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss her recent departure (temporary) from social media and the damaging effects of cancel culture. Nurse Erica and Nurse Jessica share their personal experiences as victims of cancel culture. 

We dive into the Hot Mess Express, ...

In this episode, Nurse Jessica and Nurse Erica address all your "problems of the week". By popular demand, we are tackling the problems you've submitted to Nurses Uncorked. We're talking virtual nursing, team nursing, long-term care nursing, nurses eating their young, LPN patient assignments and more! 

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On this week's episode we react to a viral video of a mother recounting when she punched her nurse while in labor after the nurse attempted to check the baby's heart rate. Nurse Erica and Nurse Jessica Sites share their gut reactions to the mother's story and justification for assaulting a nurse. Jessica breaks down the labor and delivery nursing perspective. 

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In this episode Kevin McFarlane RN, host of Art of Emergency Nursing Podcast, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss challenges facing emergency room nurses and new grad nurses. We dive into emergency room nursing tips for all nurses. We delve into such topics as violence against ER staff; is ER appropriate for new grad nurses; why nursing is not a billable service; patients being held in ER; and how to solve the pillow shortage in hospi...

New York Times best-selling author, Tom Mueller PhD, joins Nurses Uncorked for part two of the discussion on corruption in the Dialysis industry. His book is titled, How to Make a Killing:  Blood, Death, and Dollars in American Medicine. 

In the 1960s, dialysis in America was a miracle cure, on the cutting-edge of high-tech medicine. Dialysis represented the first time that doctors had replaced a vital organ with a machine. Dialysi...

PART 1

New York Times best-selling author, Tom Mueller PhD, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss his book about the corruption in the Dialysis industry. The book is titled, How to Make a Killing:  Blood, Death, and Dollars in American Medicine. 

In the 1960s, dialysis in America was a miracle cure, on the cutting-edge of high-tech medicine. Dialysis represented the first time that doctors had replaced a vital organ with a machine. Dial...