The Gritty Nurse Podcast

How do you provide home care for those who don't have a home? Discussions on Homelessness and Health Equity with Dr. Naheed Dosani!

Jul 29, 2021

In this fierce episode, Amie and Sara discuss poverty and homelessness with Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician who is passionate about health equity and social justice. Home care assumes you have a home, but what if you don't? We take a dive into palliative care for the homeless, the housing first approach,...

Blacklisted as a nurse during a pandemic: 101 stupid excuses to not hire a nurse during a nursing shortage

Jul 22, 2021

You are a new nursing grad, eager to get your first position at a hospital during a global pandemic. You apply to multiple jobs and get two interviews at the same hospital but on different units! You hit the jackpot! Umm...wait...what---the managers call you and tell you now you're BLACKLISTED! WTF? Amie & Sara sit down...

Name a Truly Famous Nurse- And no, you cannot say Flo!

Jul 15, 2021

Name a movie star that is a famous nurse! Name a nurse figure regularly seen in news media as medical correspondent! Name a nurse who has a TV show? Name a nurse who is known all over the world, who hasn't been dead for the past 100 years! Stumped? We are too. Where are all the famous nurses? In this episode, Amie...

The Pizza Just Won't Cut It: Hitting The Reset Button On How We Think About Nursing Retention

Jul 8, 2021

Nursing morale is at an all time low. How do we keep nurses and other frontline practitioners happy on their jobs? What does it take to keep nurses happy and retain them? Unfortunately, this year- the pizza is just not going to cut it. In this episode, Sara and Amie examine what it takes to really retain nurses. We...