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On the Pulse Podcast
On this podcast, we will take a deep dive into the experiences of frontline providers and researchers. We’ll explore their insights and invaluable stories of how health care works in today’s world – both locally and globally. Each month, we will host guests who are experts in topics from climate change to pregnancy to palliative care. And we’ll hear some of their personal stories too – why they got into health care and what drives them each day. Health care is complicated, and it’s always…
Episodes
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 37: Beyond Acknowledgment: Making Resilience a Priority in Nursing Education
In this episode of the Resilient Nurse Podcast, host Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Rita Ferrari D’Aoust, PhD, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN professor…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 56: Building a Future of Safety and Healing
What does it take to build a future rooted in safety and healing? In this episode of On the Pulse, Kamila Alexander, director of the BRAVE Nursing Center at…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 36: The Other Side of Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Tamar Rodney
What does it mean to truly care for patients and colleagues through a trauma-informed lens? Dr. Tamar Rodney, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, offers insight…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 35: From the Streets of New Orleans to State Leadership: The Power of Nursing
In this episode of the Resilient Nurse Podcast, Dr. Lou Bartolo explores the power of nursing and how it shaped his journey from working as an EMT in New…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 34: Creating a Futuristic World Without Nurses – An Audio Journey
This podcast episode takes the listener on a journey as Simon Adler joins Dr. Rushton to discuss a project exploring a potential future without nurses. Simon…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 33: Maryland Nursing Brief, Legislative Updates That Matter
Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy at the Maryland Hospital Association, Jane Krienke, joins Dr. Cynda Rushton in this episode to give a…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 32: Maryland's Path Forward
In this episode of the Resilient Nurse podcast, Dr. Sherry Perkins joins Dr. Rushton to examine the persistent challenges and opportunities facing nursing in…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 31: Nurses as Everyday Advocates
In this episode of The Resilient Nurse, Dr. Cynda Rushton speaks with Dr. Theresa Di Seta, Assistant Director of Student Placements at the University of…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 30: Slow Talk Pt. 2
Slow Talk is a place for front-line workers to engage with peers in candid real-time conversations about vital topics that need to be discussed openly &…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 55: A Growing Lifeline to Real-World Safety
The MyPlan app began as a randomized trial before smartphones even existed, and has evolved into a fully realized tech tool that reaches more than 12,000 users…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 29: Fostering Healthy Work Environments
In this episode of The Resilient Nurse, we are joined by Dr. Vicki Good, a nationally recognized nurse leader and expert in organizational culture and…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 54: Why One Graduate Chose Nursing Over Silicon Valley
Miguel Bustos Bismonte made a bold pivot —leaving a high-tech career at the center of innovation to pursue nursing. He wasn’t stepping away from progress; he…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 28: Changing the Narrative Around Nursing
This episode digs into the disconnect between the public’s perception of nursing and the reality of what nurses know, do, and shoulder every day. Guest Sarah…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 53: Improving Support for Breastfeeding
In this episode of On the Pulse, Dr. Rodney discusses with Dr. Cecília Tomori the intricate dynamics of breastfeeding within the context of societal norms and…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 27: Military Nurses
School of Nursing Associate Professor, Dr. Michelle Patch, and alumna, Dr. Alainna Crotty, have both served in the military as nurses. In this episode, they…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 52: Celebrating 25 Years of The Urban Health Institute
This year marks 25 years since the creation of the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI). To help recognize and celebrate this milestone, Dr. Lisa Cooper…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 26: Creating a Healthy Practice Environment
Dr. Sharon Pappas, Chief Nurse Executive at Emory Healthcare, returns to the podcast to discuss how creating a healthy practice environment fosters nurse…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 51: The Wrong Way to Confront Homelessness and What Works Instead
Criminalizing homelessness doesn’t solve it. In this episode, we talk with experts about why forced treatment and punishment fail—and what real solutions, like…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 25: Well-being Excellence
In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton sits down with Dr. Christine Pabico, Sr. Director of the Pathway to Excellence and Well-being Excellence Programs at the…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 50: Disability, Data, and Pride
During Disability Pride Month, Dr. Bonnie Swenor, founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center (DHRC) and inaugural Endowed…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 24: Cultivating Belonging
How can nurse leaders go beyond inclusion and build an environment where everyone feels like they belong? In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 49: The LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative
Evan LaChance and Emma McWaid, students in the MSN (Entry Into Nursing) program, are the president and vice president of the LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 23: Building your Brand as a Nurse
In this episode, Dr. Rushton talks with Dr. Rose O. Sherman about how nurses in the workforce can frame professionalism and professional identity through the…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 48: The Human Cost of Budget Cuts: A Conversation on SNAP, Medicaid, and Equity
Dr. Laura Samuel, Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and PhD student, Fernando Mena-Carrasco discuss the implications and impacts…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 22: Harnessing the Promise of Nursing
This episode features a conversation between Dr. Cynda Rushton, Lauren Geiling, BS, ADN, RN, and Rachel Robinson, BSN, RN, CCM, DNP-S, about the recently…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 47: Developing Nurse-Led Models to Treat TB in South Africa
Dr. Jason Farley and his team of researchers have spent years working to find solutions to treating tuberculosis (TB) among South African populations. In this…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 21: The Last Human Job
In this conversation, Dr. Cynda Rushton and Dr. Allison Pugh, Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, investigate key insights from Dr. Pugh's new…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 46: Advancing Technology to Diagnose Brain Injuries
Dr. Jessica Gill, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, discusses her groundbreaking research on traumatic brain injuries…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 20: It's All About Relationships
Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Joyce Batcheller, President of The Nurse Legacy Institute, to discuss how the relationships between nurses, supervisors, and…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 45: School Health Nursing: 1 Year In
Nurse Supervisor, Christal White, BSN, shares the challenges and highlights from the first year of the School Health Nursing program.
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 19: Ending Workplace Violence
In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Deb Zimmermann, Chief Executive Officer at The DAISY Foundation, to discuss workplace violence's effects on…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 44: A New Model for Nurse Valuation
In this episode, Dr. Olga Yakusheva, an economist and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, helps us understand how current economic models view…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 18: The Value of Nurses
In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Olga Yakusheva, an economist and a Professor of Nursing at JHSON, to examine the economic value of nurses…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 17: Utilizing the Magnet Model
In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton and guest, Dr. Sharon Pappas, Chief Nurse Executive, Emory Healthcare, discuss how nurse leaders can use the Magnet Model to…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 43: Health Care From an Indigenous Worldview
In this episode, Dr. Allison Kelliher, the first and only physician trained as a Traditional Healer in a Tribal Health setting, discusses her research and what…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 16: Leveraging Our Collective Power
In this episode, we are joined by Katie Boston Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CCT, Director of Nursing Programs at the American Nurses Association, to…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 42: Food as Medicine in the Black Community
Earlier this week, Bunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN, held the "Food as Medicine in the Black Community" summit at the Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 15: Bridging Generational Gaps
In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton talks with Karen Doyle, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 41: Insights on the Ending Unequal Treatment Report
Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Executive Director of The Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, details some of the findings, key…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse Episode 14: Relational Leadership
The Resilient Nurse Podcast returns with a conversation between host, Cynda Rushton, and Rosanne Raso, DNP, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAONL, on the role nurse…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 40: Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare
Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN discusses her new book, "Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare." It promotes moral resilience as a pathway…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 39: Service-Based Learning in Guatemala & Nepal
Dr. Angela Chang Chiu is an instructor and leads service-based learning trips with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Global Initiatives. These…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 38: Breaking Stigma and Testing with Empathy
Adam Bocek, a Community Outreach Specialist with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation (CIDNI), shares his…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 13: The Nurse Antigone
Listen in as Host Dr. Cynda Rushton and guests Charlaine Lass, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, and Brian Doerries, Artistic Director of "Theatre of War Productions," discuss…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 37: Making Sense of Potential Changes Coming for SNAP and WIC
Drs. Laura Samuel and Lucine Francis explain the implications of the competing Farm Bills on the House floor on food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC and…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 12: Slow Talk
In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton and guest, Lucas Welch, discuss the Slow Talk platform. Slow Talk is a place for front-line workers to engage with peers in…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 36: Improving Black Maternal Health Outcomes
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Noelene K. Jeffers, Assistant Professor and Certified Nurse Midwife, to discuss her work addressing the Black Maternal…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 35: Addressing Chronic Pain and Pain Management in Older Women
In recognition of Women's History Month, we’re discussing chronic pain and pain management in older women. Chronic pain is something that many older adults…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 11: Meaningful Recognition
While nursing is one of the most rewarding professions, it is also one of the most challenging, which can lead nurses to feel underappreciated and resentful…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 34: Nurse Practitioners for All
Nurse practitioners are the fastest growing occupation in the U.S., and will be for the next decade. They represent the highest median salary among the other…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 10: Burnout Among Nurses… and Health System Leaders
Burnout is pervasive today, not just among nurses but among health care executives as well. Guest Liz Boehm, executive strategist at Stryker, and Dr. Cynda…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 33: School Nurses
In today’s show, we’re talking about School Health Nursing, a new initiative that is bridging the gap in care for school-age children. The Johns Hopkins School…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 9: What Builds Trust? What Breaks It?
Guest Michelle Reina, PhD, co-founder and chief trust building officer of Reina Trust Building and Dr. Cynda Rushton talk about how trust with nurses is built…
On the Pulse PodcastHelpful, Powerful, Kind Palliative Care
It’s palliative care month, and in today’s show, we’re talking about death and dying with dignity with Dr. Rebecca Wright, an assistant professor at the Johns…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 8: How to Support Nurses in a Challenging Moment
Guest Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director of the AARP Public Policy Institute and Dr. Cynda Rushton talk about how we can…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 31: From Erasure to Empowerment
In today’s show, we’re talking about missing and murdered black women and girls with Dr. Kamila Alexander, associate professor at the Johns Hopkins School of…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 7: Nursing’s Opportunity Is Now
Guest Karen Doyle, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center, discusses a number of…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 30: Youth Suicide Prevention in the United States
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the World Health Organization, more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year. Many more…
On the Pulse PodcastThe Resilient Nurse, Episode 6: Nurse Residency Programs
Jennifer S. Zipp, executive director of the Maryland Nurse Residency Collaborative, and Sarah Steward, a nurse residency program coordinator, discuss nurse…
On the Pulse PodcastEpisode 29: HPV vaccine—who should get it and why?
In honor of National Immunization Awareness Month, vaccine researcher Dominique Guillaume discusses the HPV vaccine, who should get it, and cultural influences…