Get Curious with "The Bossy Nurse" Marsha Battee

What can you do with a nursing license? According to Marsha Battee, just about anything.In this episode of Nurse Rosa's INsights, host Rosa Hart welcomes Marsha Battee, RN, host of The Bossy Nurse Podcast and a Nurse.org top content creator nominee. Through her platform, thebossynurse.com, Marsha empowers nurses to advance their careers, increase their income, and explore entrepreneurship.Marsha describes The Bossy Nurse Podcast as honest interviews with nurse creators, innovators, and risk-takers, including a standout episode with Dr. Dan Weberg on Nurse Capital and the basics of venture capital, a world most nurses never realize they can enter.Then she takes us through her remarkable 15-year nursing journey: from a burn trauma step-down unit to the ED, forensic nursing, nurse education, travel nursing during COVID, eating disorder treatment, prison nursing, and DOJ work, before making the leap into healthcare consulting. Her advice for nurses wondering what's next? Be curious, and try new roles.In her current Medicaid-focused consulting role, Marsha translates new laws and regulations into actionable workflows, conducts gap analyses, forms workgroups, and leads implementation to keep organizations compliant. It's proof that clinical experience translates into high-value expertise far beyond the bedside.And when Rosa asks how she'd spend a $1 billion healthcare grant, Marsha doesn't hesitate: she'd build a volunteer-based, free education infrastructure to expand the healthcare workforce and improve access to care for everyone.Timestamps:00:45 Bossy Nurse Website Mission02:13 Inside The Podcast03:41 Nurse Capital Explained06:44 Career Journey Highlights08:32 Forensic Nursing Deep Dive11:13 Be Curious And Try New Roles12:58 Remote Consulting Breakthrough16:50 Gap Analysis In Medicaid21:30 Billion Dollar Healthcare Idea25:21 Education Access And Capacity28:55 Wrap Up And Contact InfoConnect with Marsha Battee:Website: thebossynurse.comPodcast: The Bossy Nurse Podcast, available on all major platformsConnect with Nurse Rosa:Website, book, and speaking: link hub hereSpeak Up, Start Now is available now on Amazon Kindle and AudibleIf this conversation opened your eyes to what's possible in nursing, share it with a colleague and leave a rating and review to help more nurses find the show. Nurse Rosa's INsights is a nurse-led healthcare leadership and innovation podcast hosted by Rosa Hart, RN. We explore nursing leadership, healthcare policy, primary care challenges, AI in healthcare, clinical practice transformation, and bold solutions from clinicians, founders, and thought leaders. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring evidence-based insights, expert interviews, and actionable strategies designed for nurses, healthcare professionals, system leaders, and advocates. Topics include: • Primary care system reform • AI in nursing & health tech • Clinical innovation & patient outcomes • Workforce sustainability & nursing leadership • Healthcare communication & advocacy Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all major platforms.