Nurse Alice failed pathophysiology 3 times, but she didn't let that hold her back. Proof that even the most seasoned nurses have overcome stark challenges. From failing pathophysiology multiple times to juggling motherhood and marriage to taking the scenic route from CNA to LPN to RN to BSN to MSN to Clinical Nurse Specialist To Nurse Practitioner and Media Health Expert she overcame a lot. And, though growth was often uncomfortable, it was necessary to become the nurse she is today. In this epi...
May 03, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Nurse Alice tells her heartbreaking experience of working a COVID shift in a hard-hit community hospital. The experience still gives her chills to this day. Later, she interviews filmmaker and TedX Speaker Alec Fischer about his film project highlighting nurse's stories from the frontlines. Titled “Covid Confessions,” the series showcases raw personal stories from people in the most hard-hit professions, and the second episode focuses exclusively on nurses. Interviewees are notably emotional as ...
Apr 28, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 13
BALA Nurse Shoes were designed cooperatively with footwear professionals and tens of thousands of real nurses, combining the best of RN-favorite clogs and running shoes to create an optimal shoe just for the needs of nurses. The cooperation between real nurses and the company is important to Zach Smith, Bala’s primary marketer and Head of Community because he’s a nurse himself. He sat down to talk with Nurse Alice about the importance of advocating for nurses, the value RNs can bring to the tabl...
Apr 12, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Who is Nurse Alice? In this trailer, Alice gets real about her 23+ year nursing journey from CNA to CNS, Nurse Practitioner and Media Health Expert on TV. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it!
Apr 02, 2021•15 min
Stress is a main contributing factor driving nurses to leave the workforce. ANA/California member, Calah Hardin, BSN, PHN, RN, has found that RN delegation to Nursing Assistant Personnel (NAP) can greatly reduce nursing stress. This is why she has launched a pilot student to explore the underutilized resource. She is actively recruiting participants and has teamed up with the ANA/California to offer 1 free CEU. Delegation not only helps remedy stress, but leads to better patient outcomes and tea...
Mar 25, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
It’s a lot to enter the “real” world of nursing as a new RN, but Nurse Alice sat down with Tiffany Gibson, MSN, RN-BC, CPN, GDHL, clinical nurse educator, board-certified professional development specialist, healthcare diversity and inclusion specialist, CEO, and director of New Nurse Academy to chat about some of the challenges–and changes–new nurses can expect right now and in the future. From getting a job as a new grad to how to cope with all the challenges you'll face in the first year, the...
Mar 23, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Travel nurse, Noah Erb, was a contestant on Season 16 of the Bachelorette. Nurse Alice recently interviewed Noah on her podcast Ask Nurse Alice. Noah spills the tea on all the Bachelorette details from how he was selected for the show to the heated arguments and why everyone hated him to Tayshia.
Mar 21, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Nurse Alice interviewed two travel nurses who worked several travel contracts in the epicenters of COVID-19. Describing their unfiltered experiences and revealing the true heartbreak and triumph of the pandemic. Nurse Ivette: Nurse Alice turns a spotlight on Ivette, who happens to have a twin sister, who’s also a travel nurse, the duo teamed up early in the pandemic to take on COVID assignments. The 9-year ICU veteran noted that that time was “like nothing I’ve ever seen before.” After completin...
Mar 21, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Nurse Tabe Mase, FNP-C, MSN, MJ, CHC, COHN-S, sat down with Nurse Alice, to share her experience of vaccinating Joe Biden and her views on why nurses are so vital to leading and paving the way in the vaccination efforts against the novel coronavirus.
Mar 21, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Nurse Alice sat down with ANA’s President, Ernest Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN to discuss his own journey into the nursing field and how the organization can support nurses on the frontlines in very real ways. Dr. Grant explained that there is a myriad of ways that individual RNs can get involved through the ANA to make a difference and also find the vital support they need. For example, they can: Get involved in policy-making at a local and state level Run for office at the local, state, or national ...
Mar 21, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Nurses play a key role in identifying and helping human trafficking victims. Dr. Pamela Glenn, CNM, MS has dedicated her life to advocating for victims of modern-day slavery. Now, she teaches other nurses to do the same.
Mar 21, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
$10,000 per week, is a lot of money. And that's what travel nurses are making right now in the height of the pandemic. But, is the money worth the risk? Nurse Alice invited to travel nursing on this week's live stream of Nursing Now. She interviewed two experienced travel nurses about their experience working crisis contracts during the pandemic. And what to expect if you're considering jumping on board the travel nursing train to get paid what you're worth. Thanks to @thenursejulia and @the_par...
Mar 21, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Alice Benjamin, sat down with Dr. Anthony Fauci, in an exclusive interview to address some of the most urgent questions currently being asked by the nursing community. Some of the questions Dr. Fauci answered during the interview include, “How do we as nurses reconcile our own fears and concerns with that of the science being presented to us, and then turn around and present as a united force to healthcare consumers to encourage them to take the vaccine?” “Pregnant women and children were exclud...
Mar 21, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Nurses have a unique point of view in healthcare and invent creative solutions for numerous problems. That's exactly what Nurse Brian Mohika did for patients with uncomfortable catheters when he invented underwear for men, women, and children who wear leg bags.
Mar 21, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1
So what is Colon Cancer and what do we need to know about it? Joining me for an informative discussion on the matter is Dr. Lynn O'Connor, Colorectal Surgery Specialist. Many of us will miss the beloved actor Chadwick Boseman. He was a rising star, a kind human, and an inspiration to our community. Let us also not allow his work to be in vain and empower ourselves to better understand the disease.
Sep 08, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Food is an ultimate unifier and a necessity of life. However, when we indulge in some of our favorite foods, it can be problematic for our health. Chef Jernard Wells of Cleo TV's "New Soul Kitchen" and co-author of "Southern Modified" also known as the "Chef of Love" shares some of his easiest tips and food hacks to help us make healthier food choices without compromising taste or time in the kitchen.
Aug 25, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In his new book " Open Mic, " long time Sports journalist and Fox Soul talk show host of “The Mike & Donny Show”, Mike Hill has now added “author” to his long list of accomplishments. In his memoir book he discusses how suppressed mental trauma affected his personal and professional life and anyone else he was close to. In the book he’s transparent about his trials, tribulations and transformation to becoming whole and complete as a man. In the interview Mike also teases that he and his fian...
Aug 18, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8
We all know about protecting our immune system by washing our hands, wearing a mask and social distancing but what about boosting it to help resist and fight off bacteria and viruses? In this episode Dr. Samm gives us tips on things we can eat and do to naturally boost our immune system to help ward off Covid-19. Dr. Samm Pryce is a licensed Naturopathic Physician who bridges alternative and conventional medicine using the best of science and empirical evidence to transform illness into wellness...
Aug 11, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
America's relationship expert, Dr. Wendy Walsh helps us to break down "Entanglements" aka situationships, side pieces, being the other person and relationships that are complex. But maybe they're not that complex? She challenges us to remove our morality for a second and get to WHY people participate in these types of relationships and what types of people are attracted to them. To kick off the conversation we piggyback off of the love triangle of Will Smith, Jada Pinket and August Alsina; discu...
Aug 04, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Is it just me or is anyone else experiencing more acne and drier hands than usual? And let's not talk about stress and its impact on our skin and hair, or rather hair loss. Looks like stress not only affects acne and edges but it can also affect men's beards. So even if your beard is not connecting, don't worry because our special guest is. Dr. Candrice R. Heath is a highly respected triple board-certified dermatologist. She is also board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Dermatology and is ...
Jul 28, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Just when your schedule, money, and energy have been stretched to the ultimate max - you accept another meeting request thinking you can squeeze it in. Then five minutes later, reality sinks in and you're mad at yourself and maybe even the meeting requester all because YOU said yes. In this week's episode one of the nation’s most acclaimed ADHD experts, and double-board certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist, Dr. Dawn Kamilah Brown joins us to help us understand why. Dr. Dawn teaches...
Jul 21, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Covid-19 has been king not only in these hospital streets but also on these courts, cutting the NBA season short earlier this year. But here we are a few months later and the NBA has contrived a plan to bring basketball back. But at what cost? Let's discuss the risks vs. rewards. This week's guest joining the conversation is Dr. Brad Bellard, a double-boarded Sports Medicine physician, former assistant team doctor for NBA Dallas Mavericks, and regular guest on weekly Dallas ESPN show, Inside Spo...
Jul 14, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
It can be overwhelming trying to keep up with all the things Covid-19. There's so much information and conflicting information floating around about what to do, what not to do, why and what's happening next. Come get this tea with no co-pay as Nurse Alice cuts the confusion and gets straight to the point so you don't get the Rona. Listen in to the signs and symptoms, whose asymptomatic, how to protect yourself, do temperature checks really work, what's anosmia and so much more.
Jul 09, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Are you in a situation where you’re doing relationship things but without the official commitment? For some people that works but for others it’s far from relationship goals. But what’s probably worse than that is being ghosted. Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Margena Carter joins us to help us manage our physical and mental health while setting the record straight on how to handle situationships and the do’s and don’t’s about ghosting and being ghosted.
Apr 05, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
