How are YOU doing? Lifting the curtain on nurses’ grief
Throughout any given shift, regardless of the practice setting, nurses regularly provide care to individuals who are grieving or have experienced various forms of loss. But what about the nurses thems...
12 Feb 202550min
A conversation about inclusivity
Birgit Umaigba is a registered nurse and PhD student at Queen's University's School of Nursing. She is also a thought leader, speaker, health equity advocate, nurse educator, and consultant. At the he...
29 Jan 202544min
Advocacy at the End-of-Life: Nurses as “The Calm in the Storm”
In this heartfelt episode, Mahoganie Hines delves into the critical role of nurses in advocating for patient-centred care at the end of life. With passion and expertise, Mahoganie highlights how nurse...
15 Jan 202547min
From East Africa: Leading global change in palliative care
All over the world nurses work with seriously ill patients and their families, often in significantly under resourced conditions, difficult geographies, and within diverse cultural contexts. How can t...
1 Jan 202552min
Would you like your heart restarted if it stopped?
Have you ever asked a patient about their resuscitation preferences? Or what we refer to as code status—whether they would want their heart restarted if it stopped? Most nurses have asked this questio...
18 Des 202444min
Finding Poetry in Nursing Presence
In this episode, we explore the intersection of nursing and the arts—a rare but powerful combination in healthcare. In January 2024, The Telegraph, a renowned UK news outlet, featured an article title...
4 Des 202453min
From the streets to echelons of power: Advocating for work spaces that promote nurses' relational praxis
How can a Chief Nursing Officer influence conversations about serious illness? In this episode, Patricia Strachan explores this question with Dr. Leigh Chapman, a dedicated nurse and leader who is adv...
20 Nov 202445min
Supporting patients’ decisions in advanced illness: Heart valve disease
How can nurses be involved in decisions that patients make about innovative heart valve interventions for which they may be eligible? In this episode Dr. Sandra Lauck thoughtfully describes her work a...
3 Apr 202445min
