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The Gritty Nurse Podcast

Aug 25, 2022

In Canada, over six million people avoid seeking treatment from the dentist each year. It's not the "fear" of going to see the dentist, but the fear of going absolutely broke doing it. But missing dentist's appointments has costs- it degrades the quality of life, and can introduce severe health problems down the road....


Aug 18, 2022

As of August 15, 2022, There have been 27,889 deaths from gun violence by all causes. There have been 419 mass shootings and 19 mass murders. There have been 215 children between the ages of 0-11, as well as 852 teenagers that have been killed by gun violence. There have been 24,849 individuals injured by gun violence....


Aug 11, 2022

There is nothing, and we mean NOTHING, that Andrea Dalzell cannot do. In this episode, we talk to a registered nurse, healthcare advocate, disability rights influencer, speaker and survivor, Andrea Dalzell. She is known as The Seated Nurse and was the first nurse in a wheelchair in New York. We discuss her path into...


Aug 4, 2022

What more can we as nurses say? We have said it all 6 ways from Sunday. Nurses are working short. Nurses are tired. Nurses are underpaid. Nurses are understaffed. Nurses are taken for granted. Nurses are morally distressed. Nurses are not showing up. Nurses are sick. Nurses are crying out for patient safety. Nurses...