Good Nurse Bad Nurse

This week Tina and Mike with Simple Nursing go live on TikTok and Facebook to tell the story of Novus Hospice Services in Texas. From the non-medical accountant CEO to the doctors and nurses, they all colluded together to murder their innocent victims by luring them in under false pretenses. Tina and Mike wrap up by talking about their upcoming NurseCreatorCon in Austin, Texas where some of the most successful nurse creators come together to share their knowledge and have some laughs with fellow nurses.

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Sources:

https://whistleblowerjustice.net/when-greed-goes-too-far-as-hospice-fraud-skyrockets-death-toll-rises/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/two-novus-doctors-one-nurse-found-guilty-healthcare-fraud

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/13-novus-healthcare-fraud-defendants-sentenced-combined-84-years-prison

https://hospicenews.com/2021/12/06/novus-health-clinicians-sentenced-to-combined-23-years-in-prison-for-hospice-fraud/

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2018/06/15/ex-hospice-supervisor-pleads-guilty-in-60m-fraud-scheme/11959903007/

https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2022/09/thirteen-novus-fraud-defendants-sentenced-to-a-combined-84-years-in-federal-prison/

This week Tina is joined by nurse manager Allison again. After talking about a nurse who helped a homeless man who needed a heart transplant, they encourage everyone listening to take a selfie with their driver's license and post it on Instagram and/or Facebook with the hashtags #showmeyourheart and #goodnursebadnurse. The bad nurse story revolves around suicide so if that is a trigger for anyone, please consider sitting this one out. This story is so heartbreaking and unbelievable. It starts out in Canada with a young college student and ends up going all the way around the world. They end the story with a listener suggestion of a good nurse who does missionary work.

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

https://www.organdonor.gov/

***Trigger Warning*** This episode contains elements of domestic violence and abuse.

This week, Tina is joined by nurses Hanna and Kristen, the hosts of a new podcast called Nurses In The Know. Together, they tell you the incredibly sad and disturbing story of an army medic who decided to go to medical school and became a surgeon. In 2011, he met a wonderful young single mother, Jackie Wisniewski, who was working as a medical receptionist while going to nursing school. They moved in together and everything seemed to be picture-perfect on the outside. But things are rarely as good as they seem. It all started to unravel when Jackie tried to leave the relationship.

They close the show with another surprise nurse from the past. Sojourner Truth did many wonderful things in her life, not the least of which was working as a nurse.

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This episode discusses domestic violence and mental health. Here are some resources if you or someone you know needs them:

Domestic Violence Hotline- https://www.thehotline.org

Suicide Hotline- 1-800-273-8255

National Center for PTSD- https://ptsd.va.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- https://samhsa.gov 1-800-662-HELP

Associated Press. “Breakup Led Buffalo Doctor to Kill Lover, Self.” Nydailynews.com, 15 June 2012, www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/buffalo-surgeon-kills-receptionist-girlfriend-commits-suicide-article-1.1096388.

Caya, Chris. “Proposed GPS Stalking Law Named for ECMC Victim.” News.wbfo.org, 28 May 2013, news.wbfo.org/post/proposed-gps-stalking-law-named-ecmc-victim.

Crimesider Staff. “NY Surgeon Timothy Jorden’s Personality ‘Shifted’ prior to Ex-Girlfriend’s Alleged Shooting Death, Neighbors Say.” Www.cbsnews.com, 15 June 2012, www.cbsnews.com/news/ny-surgeon-timothy-jordens-personality-shifted-prior-to-ex-girlfriends-alleged-shooting-death-neighbors-say/. Accessed 14 Feb. 2021.

“NCADV | National Coalition against Domestic Violence.” Ncadv.org, 2010, ncadv.org/statistics.

News, A. B. C. “Buffalo Shooter Found Dead: Dr. Timothy Jorden Had Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound.” ABC News, 15 June 2012, abcnews.go.com/US/buffalo-shooter-manhunt-suspect-dr-timothy-jorden-found/story?id=16577317.

“StackPath.” Www.officer.com, 19 June 2012, www.officer.com/investigations/news/10731213/employer-police-heard-complaints-about-buffalo-new-york-doctor-before-slaying.

Warren, Lydia. “‘She Was Deathly Scared He Would Kill Her’: Friends Reveal Fears of Hospital Receptionist ‘Gunned down by Prominent Surgeon Lover Now on the Run.’” Mail Online, 14 June 2012, www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2159247/Timothy-Jorden-Jackie.

This week, Tina is joined by the always funny and entertaining Nurse Jessica Sites. Together they bring you the story of nurse, Rhonda Orr. Rhonda Orr met her husband Jimmy online in 1998. Jimmy’s parents paid for Rhonda to go to nursing school. By 2003, their marriage was falling apart, but they continued to live in the same house while Rhonda was finished school. One morning, Rhonda awoke and ran to the neighbor’s house screaming for help, saying her house was on fire and her husband was trapped inside. Jimmy used a wheelchair to get around due to a childhood illness that caused his legs to be extremely weak. What really happened that night?

For the good nurse, story they discuss the nurses at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital protesting for safe staffing and fair wages. You will definitely want to stick around for this heated conversation this week!

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Thank you to the American Nurses Credentialing Center for sponsoring our podcast. If you are thinking about getting certified in your nursing specialty, please go to https://pages.nursingworld.org/gnbn for more information!

Thank you to Trusted Health for sponsoring this episode. Please go to https://www.trustedhealth.com/gnbn and fill out a profile to help support our podcast and see what opportunities are out there for you!

Thank you to our new sponsor Samuel Merritt University. If you’re interested in getting more information on their MSN and DNP programs and scholarships visit them at https://smumsn.com and show them how much you appreciate them for sponsoring our podcast!

Thank you to CBD Stat for continuing to sponsor our podcast! If you’re interested in CBD, go to https://www.cbdstat.care/goodnursebadnurse and check them out!

And of course our latest sponsor, Eko! Please visit them at https://ekohealth.com and use promo code GNBN for $20 off your purchase of the new Littmann Cardiology IV stethoscope with Eko technology!

Sources:

Brown, J. (2021, July). Female murderers Rhonda Orr, Florence Ransom, and Patricia Hill investigated on Deadly Women. Monsters and Critics. https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/female-murderers-rhonda-orr-florence-ransom-and-patricia-hill-investigated-on-deadly-women/

Episode 13: Rhonda Orr. (2009, September 25). Oxygen Official Site; Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/photos/episode-13-rhonda-orr#53696

Fame & Infamy. (2019). [ Deadly Firestarter ] Rhonda Orr | True Crime Murder Documentaries Full Episodes 2019 [YouTube Video]. On YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVIFOJev7wY

Juan Ignacio Blanco. (2021). Rhonda Orr | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Murderpedia.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/orr-rhonda.htm

ORR v. The State of Texas FindLaw’s Court of Appeals of Texas case and opinions. (2010, February 18). Findlaw. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1508764.html

Vanapalli, V. (2021, July 1). Rhonda Orr Now: Where is James Orr’s Ex-Wife Today? Update. The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-rhonda-orr-now/

On this week's episode of Good Nurse Bad Nurse, Robert Malaer, legal nurse consultant, returns to the show! Robert provides his legal expertise to the case of a nursing student who fled the country after the murder of his girlfriend. Our Good Nurse segment highlights the quick thinking of a nurse who was in the right place at the right time to help a surfer who was attacked by a shark.

Please support our show by supporting our sponsors below!

Thank you to Trusted Health for sponsoring this episode. Please go to https://www.trustedhealth.com/gnbn and fill out a profile to help support our podcast and see what opportunities are out there for you!

Thank you to our sponsor Samuel Merritt University! If you’re interested in getting more information on their MSN and DNP programs and scholarships visit them at fnp.samuelmerritt.edu and show them how much you appreciate them for sponsoring our podcast!

Thank you to our sponsor CBD Stat! If you use CBD oils, please try CBD Stat and get 30% off high-quality CBD available at http://www.cbdstat.care/goodnursebadnurse

Thank you to our sponsor Eko! Please visit them at https://ekohealth.com and use promo code GNBN for $20 off your purchase of the new Littmann Cardiology IV stethoscope with Eko technology!

Sources for this week's episode:

Orlando Tercero Gets Maximum Sentence in Murder of Student (spectrumlocalnews.com)

Orlando Tercero Trial's Rare Place in the Legal World (spectrumlocalnews.com)

Murder of N.Y. nursing student Haley Anderson leads to an international manhunt for her killer - CBS News

Where is Orlando Tercero Now in 2020? Is Haley Anderson's Killer in Jail Today (thecinemaholic.com)