Tina is joined by Sara and Amie of Gritty Nurse podcast to tell about a self-made caregiver who looked after a WBA welterweight boxer after becoming paralyzed from a motorcycle accident. Thomas Dunkley took matters into his own hands after claiming he was bullied and verbally abused by Shaun Cummins, a local legend known as "The Governor". The show concludes with the story of Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black National Health Service nurse who went against her family's wishes to pursue her ...
Oct 23, 2020•38 min•Ep. 107
This week Tina is honored to be joined by talented poet and nurse Piers Harrison-Reid from the United Kingdom. Piers is an A&E nurse and has had his poetry featured by the BBC. Piers tackles difficult subjects in his poetry like racism and mental health issues. Piers helps Tina tell the gruesome and horrifying story of Thomas Dunkley, a caregiver in the UK who took care of former boxer Shaun Cummins. Shaun was badly injured in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 106
This week Tina teams up again with Mike with Simple Nursing to tell the story of a corrupt medical examiner who was part of a grander scheme of corruption that led all the way to the governor's mansion to cover up what really happened to "the boys on the tracks". Our good "doctor" story experimented on dogs to develop an open heart surgery to repair an otherwise fatal condition known as "Tetralogy of Fallot". Good Nurse Bad Nurse is sponsored by Trusted Health. If you're even a little curious ab...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 105
This week Tina is joined by Michael with the Real Talk School of Nursing podcast. Together they tell the story of the Heaven's Gate cult. This group was started by a nurse and her boyfriend in the 1970s. The group made headlines in the 1990s after they became convinced that an alien space ship was coming to Earth traveling behind the comet Hale-Bopp. The details of this story are so unbelievable it seems like science fiction. They close the show with the inspirational story of the first male mil...
Oct 02, 2020•46 min•Ep. 104
This week Mike with Simple Nursing is back to co-host with Tina. Together they tell the story of a chiropractor who did some very despicable things in order to get out of paying 4,000 a month for alimony. The chiropractor story gets them talking about a high profile story of a Snap Chat model who suffered a stroke after going to a chiropractor. They close the show with a wonderful story of two doctors who wrote a children's book to help children understand COVID-19. Credits This week's episode i...
Sep 25, 2020•39 min•Ep. 103
This week Mike with Simple Nursing is back to co-host another episode. Together he and Tina tell the story of a chiropractor from Florida who decided he didn’t like the 4,000 per month alimony he was ordered to pay after his divorce was final. As a side note, they discuss a high-profile case of a famous model who suffered a stroke after having a neck adjustment. Was her stroke caused by the adjustment? They close the show with a heartwarming story of two doctors who wrote a children’s book to he...
Sep 18, 2020•41 min•Ep. 102
This week Tina is once again joined by fellow nursing podcaster Chelsea with Deuso Dishes Crime Podcast. Together they tell the incredibly tragic story of Selena, the singer from Texas who was the sweetheart of Tejano music. Selena was the victim of a crazed fan who managed to become president of Selena's fan club and even ran her boutique business. They close the show with the story of a sweet nurse from Connecticut who just happened to have the courage to become the first Black nurse in the ho...
Sep 10, 2020•28 min•Ep. 101
This week to celebrate the 100th episode of Good Nurse Bad Nurse Tina and Kiki will have a bonus discussion at the end of the episode about New Grads! But first, they discuss the absolutely horrifying story of a psych nurse who was suffering from mental illness himself and spent years tormenting his coworkers. Denis Czajkowski became so paranoid of his coworkers and his boss in particular that it eventually lead to him going back to the hospital where he was fired and holding two women hostage f...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 100
This week Q the Nurse is back to join Tina in telling the story of Dr. Charles Friedgood. Friedgood was a doctor who spent his whole life manipulating people to get what he wanted. Just when you think he couldn't get any more despicable, he does something else until he finally does something so egregious even he couldn't get away with it. They close the show with the story of Dr. James McCune Smith, who was the first Black man to hold a medical degree in America. This episode is sponsored by Tru...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 99
Kiki is back once again to co-host with Tina. Together they tell the incredibly disturbing story of Cathy Wood and Gwendolyn Graham. Cathy and Gwendolyn were two nurse techs who had some horrific games they liked to play together that involved the elderly patients they were supposed to be caring for at the the nursing home where they worked together. They close the show with a different kind of good nurse story. Our good nurse this week had the courage to stand up to a patient who requested to n...
Aug 13, 2020•28 min•Ep. 98
Mike with Simple Nursing is back once again to co-host! Tina and Mike tell the story of Valerie McDaniel, a veterinarian from Houston, Texas, who got tangled up with the wrong guy, Leon Jacob. Jacob had graduated from medical school but wasn't able to complete his residency. This story is as tragic as it is inexplicable and you will not believe how many twists and turns it takes before ending in devastation. They close the show with the inspiring story of Frederick Douglass Patterson. Dr. Patter...
Aug 06, 2020•38 min•Ep. 97
This week Tina is joined by the one and only Levi (aka the print and design dept. of Good Nurse Bad Nurse and Tina's youngest child :)). Together they tell the story of an emergency room nurse who tried to hire a hit man to kill a woman. The details leading up to this story are just unbelievable...and yet it is very real. You will love the story of Marie Van Brittan Brown, a black woman who was a nurse and also an inventor. This week's episode is sponsored by Trusted Health, a different kind of ...
Jul 31, 2020•33 min•Ep. 96
This week Tina is happy to have Adrianne from Nursing Uncensored Podcast back to host another show. Together they tell the unbelievably disturbing story of Efren Saldivar, a respiratory therapist who was arrested after coworkers broke into his locker while playing a prank. They close the show with an inspiring story of Max Anderson, a respiratory therapist turned nurse turned councilman.
Jul 23, 2020•51 min•Ep. 95
This week Tina is joined once again by Mike with Simple Nursing. Together they tell the story of a forensic psychiatrist who testified in 167 trials, many of which resulted in the defendant getting the death penalty. Tina and Mike will tell the stories of two men who were wrongfully convicted due to this doctor's testimony. They close the show with the heartbreaking story of Breonna Taylor in the continued effort to lift Black voices and never stop saying her name until justice is served. This e...
Jul 15, 2020•57 min•Ep. 94
This week Tina is excited to have a pediatric oncology nurse, David Metzger with her to talk about all sorts of interesting things. They start off the show discussing David's book, Nurse Papa, that will be coming out in the next few months. Of course it wouldn't be Good Nurse Bad Nurse without a true crime story, so they discuss a story about an EMT who decided married life was just not enough of an adrenaline rush for him. However, rather than leave his wife, he had other plans that would take ...
Jul 09, 2020•54 min•Ep. 93
This week we travel across the pond to chat with Kirsty, an Emergency Department nurse...or as they say in the UK, Accident and Emergency Department nurse. Together, Tina and Kirsty tell the horrific story of the notorious doctor Harold Shipman. Shipman was a general practitioner who was adored by his patients until his patient's son made a disturbing discovery about his practice that went back decades. They close the show with a heart-warming tale of a beautiful Ethiopian Princess who gave up h...
Jul 01, 2020•52 min•Ep. 92
This week Tina is joined by blogger and Instagrammer PatMacRN! Together they tell the unbelievable story of Kimberly Saenz, a dialysis nurse who betrayed the trust her sweet patients had in her and did the unthinkable when she thought no one was looking.They close the show with the story of Estelle Osborne, the first Black woman to receive a Master's degree in nursing as part of the on-going effort to keep sharing the mic and stories of Black American medical professionals.
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 91
***Trigger Warning***This week Q is back to tell a horrific story of a male nurse in Florida who was accused of sexually assaulting multiple patients. This story brings up the discussion of patient dignity and whether or not a patient should have the right to have someone of the same sex be present during patient care that involves bodily exposure. They close the show discussing Harriet Tubman, who many (including Q), do not know she was a nurse! This is the first in our series of good nurses fe...
Jun 18, 2020•56 min•Ep. 90
This week Tina is joined by new grad and TSNA President, Nurse Sam. Sam and Tina tell a story of an oncologist that you just won't believe. This doctor took advantage of trusting individuals and ruined many people's lives in the process. They close out the show with a delightful story about a somewhat shy pediatric oncologist who forced herself to be in the limelight for one of her sweet patients.
Jun 11, 2020•46 min•Ep. 89
This is a very special episode. We are participating in the Instagram campaign called #sharethemic by turning over the podcast to a black woman and letting her voice be heard by our audience. Please take a half hour to listen to nursing student, Jehr, speak from her heart.
Jun 10, 2020•30 min•Ep. 88
This week Tina is joined by Kiera and Christina. Fair warning, Tina was Christina's preceptor and Christina was Kiera's preceptor, so we can't promise things won't get a little off track! But somehow they manage to tell the story of a doctor's wife who woke up in the middle of the night to find her husband dead in the TV room....or at least that's her side of the story. They close the show with all three telling stories of nurses who have inspired them. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and ...
Jun 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 87
This week Tina is joined once again by nurse educator David! Together they discuss a shocking story about a nursing student who blamed everyone but himself for his lack of success in nursing school. This story is very disturbing and involves gun violence. They also discuss an article about male nurses and the struggle male nurses go through that female nurses may not ever think about. They close the show with a wonderful story about a doctor who happened to be in the right place at the right tim...
May 27, 2020•36 min•Ep. 86
Nurse Mike with Simple Nursing is joining Tina this week to celebrate 500,000 downloads! A big thank you to all of our listeners for continuing to support our little podcast! In this week's episode Tina and Mike discuss the wildly bizarre story of a medical examiner from west Tennessee who was found in a stairwell bound and gagged with barbed wire. The story only gets stranger from there. They start off the show talking about nurses around the country who are being called off and either made to ...
May 20, 2020•57 min•Ep. 85
This week our listeners are getting a real treat when social media sensation Nurse Jessica Sites stops by to guest host an episode. Together Tina and Jessica tell the perplexing story of an ENT who was leading a fairytale life when he suddenly vanished. Could there be more to the story than his wife is telling? Or did he have secrets he didn't want anyone to know about? They open the show discussing a news story out of Washington about women stealing Amazon packages from front porches dressed as...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 84
***Trigger warning***This week psych nurse Renee is back to co-host another episode. Together she and Tina tell the sad and disturbing story of a pediatrician from Delaware, Earl Bradley, who was accused of sexually abusing his patients over a period of many years. They open the show with a story about a whistle blower nurse who spoke out against the nursing home where she worked for their practices regarding caring for COVID patients. They close the show with a doctor from Wuhan China who tried...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 83
This week Tina is joined by Chelsey, critical care nurse and founder of Tribe RN. Together they tell the unbelievably tragic story of surgical tech Kimberly Hricko. Kimberly and her husband went on a weekend getaway, which included a murder mystery theatre, as a last ditch effort at mending their troubled marriage. The weekend would end with one dead and the other under suspicion for murder. They open the show discussing the news story about the US looking into the possibility that the SARS-CoV-...
Apr 30, 2020•54 min•Ep. 82
This week Tina is joined by Kiera again as they tell the unbelievable story of an infectious disease doctor who got in over her head when dealing with her child's medical issues. How far should providers go when considering the opinions of family who are also health care providers? They open the show with more covid conversation and close with a good nurse story that is quite upsetting but important to tell nonetheless.
Apr 23, 2020•50 min•Ep. 81
The IV Guy is baaaack!!!Brian joins Tina once again! Together they discuss one crazy story of a phlebotomist from Massachusetts, whose on again off again boyfriend was found dead on the side of the road not far from her home. You won't believe what investigators found when they searched her home and the neighbor's tree house. They open the show with more talk of the corona virus of course! They close the show with a good phlebotomist story about a phlebotomist who was also a doctor, a pilot, and...
Apr 16, 2020•40 min•Ep. 80
This week's story is so disturbing. It's hard to imagine how anyone could do the things Linda LaRoche was accused of doing, but it's even harder to think of how a nurse could have been involved in such heinous and tortuous acts against such a vulnerable young girl. Tina has nursing student Sydney back from Instagram @nursingstudentsyd. Together they discuss how the corona virus is affecting nursing students as well as the bad nurse story. They close the show with an uplifting story that will hel...
Apr 09, 2020•35 min•Ep. 79
This week Tina is joined by Microbiologist and fellow podcaster Dr. Ozi. Together they discuss a story with so many different layers it is hard to believe it is just about just one person. Listen in as they discuss the bizarre case of Biologist Dr. Amy Bishop and all the things she did to lead up to the ultimate act of terror. They open the show talking about Covid-19 and close the show discussing a good Neuroscientist who was able to restore some function to a pig's brain after death. Don't for...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 78
