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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.
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Nurses Who Have Been Killed: A History of Violence

Sep 11, 2020

This episode is dedicated to every nurse and healthcare worker who have lost their lives on the job, including over 600 nurses worldwide who have died from Covid19.

We talk about the murders of:

Sonia Varaschin- unsolved murder of nurse in Orangeville, Ontario

Lori Dupont- nurse murdered by a physician ex-boyfriend she worked with in Windsor, Ontario. Bill 168 was created as a result.

8 nurses in Chicago in the 1950s- murdered by Richard Speck.

Peter D. Wright- nurse in Georgia who was murdered by a family member of a previous patient.