Season 2 • Episode 29

To Err is Nurse: It's Time To Get Honest About Nursing (With Jana Price and Sharon Hansen)

Mar 4, 2025

33:50

Episode Description

In this episode of Nurse Converse, Jana Price, MBA, BSN, BA, RN, CEN, TCRN and Sharon Hansen RN, MN, CCRN discuss the complexities and vulnerabilities of nursing. They explore the challenges faced by new nurses, the impact of medical errors, and the importance of mentorship and education in the nursing profession. Sharon shares her personal journey, including her experiences with burnout, the transition from bedside nursing to teaching, and the lessons learned from her own medical errors. The conversation emphasizes the need for vulnerability, humility, and open communication in nursing, as well as the sacred trust nurses hold with their patients.

>>To Err is Nurse: It's Time To Get Honest About Nursing

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[02:08] Vulnerability in nursing.
[06:18] First-year nursing challenges.
[10:38] Transitioning from bedside to teaching.
[15:43] Human mistakes in nursing.
[20:06] Pump safety improvements after tragedy.
[23:22] Vulnerability in nursing.
[26:30] Cardiac pathophysiology in nursing.
[30:03] Snap judgments and assumptions.

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