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The Gritty Nurse


The Gritty Nurse is back, and NO TOPIC is off-limits! Launching in September 2025 with host Amie Archibald Varley, this podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of nurses and others who work in healthcare to explore the most pressing issues they face. Join Amie as she continues to take a deep dive into powerful and often uncomfortable topics. Though shared experriences, storytelling and the discussions surrounding the intersection of power, we will navigate the challenges facing healthcare nationally and internationally--as of course--challenge the status quo. The show's core belief remains unwavering: that compassion is the through understanding diverse narratives and perspectives is KEY. Amie will continue to explore hot-button issues like mental health, social justice, women's health, and the daily challenges within the nursing profession. The Gritty Nurse is more than just a podcast—it's a community where nurses and healthcare workers can feel heard, empowered, and recognized as the community leaders they truly are. Change is HERE.

Jul 30, 2020

Amie and Sara talk about how the world has changed and our personal stories since the pandemic started in March 2020. 

We discuss hotspots, our personal experience with schools and business shutting down, working from home, random supply shortages. We chat about anti-maskers and dealing with people whose comfort level is different than yours.

How has the pandemic affected children and how can schools safely reopen? If a vaccine is developed, who should get it first and why? What about growing evidence suggesting that Covid19 is airborne?

This episode was recorded on July 26, 2020. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect any employer, either past or present.

Articles for Reference 

Sick Kids Report https://www.sickkids.ca/PDFs/About-SickKids/81407-COVID19-Recommendations-for-School-Reopening-SickKids.pdf

Ontario Approach to Reopening Schools https://www.ontario.ca/page/approach-reopening-schools-2020-2021-school-year

WHO now says airborne transmission of Covid19 may be possible

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/10/who-now-says-airborne-transmission-of-covid-19-may-be-possible-in-some-settings-a-toronto-infectious-diseases-expert-explains-and-offers-advice.html

Covid19 Superspreader Events

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-superspreading-events-drive-most-covid-19-spread1/

Coronavirus Report: Canada Gets a B, US gets an F

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-report-card-experts-give-canada-a-b-u-s-an-f-1.5035917

When People think they know more than they do (Dunning Kruger Effect)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect