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Real Nurse Stories

Real Nurse Stories

Eva Storey Nurse Coach

Real Nurse Stories emerged as a tribute to nurses during the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, honouring Florence Nightingale's 200th anniversary. Our mission was to empower nurses by providing a platform for them to share their journeys and find solidarity in their challenges. Going beyond recognition, we aimed to modernise the image of nursing careers, highlighting the diverse opportunities available today. This served two crucial goals: educating the public about the demanding training nurses undergo and offering new graduates valuable career insights.
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In this compelling episode, Dr. Lorre delves into the nursing burnout crisis. She challenges the traditional self-care narrative and explores why it is insufficient for addressing the root causes of nurse trauma. Here’s what we cover:

Key Discussion Points:

The Burnout Narrative & Its Flaws:

Dr Lorre Laws criticises the standard advice to "suck it up" and manage burnout through self-care alone. Instead, she highlights the need for community healing and systemic support.

The Importance of Trauma-Informed Care:

The current nursing education lacks a focus on trauma management from a trauma-informed perspective. Dr. Lorre shares insights from her book, Nursing Our Healer’s Heart, which is designed to be accessible for every nurse rather than an academic text.

Introducing Middle Range Theory for Nurse Trauma:

Dr. Karen Foley's middle range theory provides a groundbreaking framework for understanding and addressing psychological trauma in nurses, allowing for a practical application that can be presented to employers and leaders.

Rethinking Professional Well-being:

Dr. Lorre advocates for a shift from blaming individual nurses to recognizing systemic and avoidable workplace trauma as occupational hazards. She emphasises the need for organisations to take responsibility for creating safer working environments.

System-Induced Trauma and Workplace Violence:

The episode delves into the avoidable aspects of trauma exposure, including workplace violence, insufficient resources, and dangerous staffing ratios, which are driving nurses away from the profession in alarming numbers.

Spirituality in Nursing:

Dr. Lorre discusses the often-overlooked role of spirituality in nursing care. She believes that the focus on quantitative measures has eroded the holistic approach to patient care and diminished the spiritual component many nurses find integral to their practice.

The Existential Crisis of New Nurses:

New graduate nurses often experience disillusionment when the values they learned in training clash with the realities of the healthcare system. Dr. Lorre shares feedback from early career nurses who describe their "healer's heart" as being "run over by a steamroller."

The Call for Change:

With the nursing profession experiencing unprecedented levels of trauma exposure, Dr. Lorre stresses the need for systemic changes rather than superficial solutions. Her work aims to provide resources and frameworks to help nurses navigate these challenges effectively.

Takeaway Message: The episode underscores the urgent need to address the systemic issues contributing to nurse burnout. It’s not enough to push self-care; we must tackle the root causes of trauma exposure and support nurses in a holistic and trauma-informed way.

Resources Mentioned:

by Dr Lorre Laws

by Dr. Karen Foli

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Visit my Website ⁠Evastorey.com⁠

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In this episode, I interview a remarkable guest, Lorna, whose journey from an unexpected entry into nursing to becoming a successful entrepreneur is nothing short of inspiring. Despite initial reservations, Lorna's nursing career took her from a strict, militaristic hospital to the customer-focused world of private healthcare. Along the way, she made lifelong friends and faced personal challenges, including divorce and raising three children. But Lorna's determination led her to pursue a master's degree in advanced clinical nursing, setting the stage for her incredible entrepreneurial achievements. Stay tuned as we dive into Lorna's remarkable story of resilience, grit, determination true passion and business success. You can find out more about Lorna and View Health here
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In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Liam Caswell who is a nurse, a life coach and Director of Liam Caswell Coaching and Podcaster of High-Performance Nursing. Liam and I are kindred spirits and have many things in common when it comes to coaching and nurses. We share the same passion for making coaching accessible to nurses everywhere and share an ambition to make every nurse a coach. We talk about mindset and how it can hold you back and how to change your mindset, the importance of taking opportunities and trying out as many specialities as you can in your first three years of qualifying. This interview will also give you a great insight into how coaching works and how it can help you in your nursing career. Liam is an expert when it comes to helping newly qualified nurses apply successfully for their first job. If you are a newly qualified nurse this episode is a must listen for you! If you are a nurse and wondering how coaching can help you then this episode is also for you! It was a real privilege to interview Liam about his nursing career and journey into becoming a life coach. Liam can be contacted here You can also listen to Liam's Podcast here Are you interested in working with me as your coach? Find out more here
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Welcome to a new season of Real Nurse Stories. In this episode, I interview Teresa, a nurse and an entrepreneur from Kansas in the midwest of America. Teresa is a vocal major who never expected to become a nurse and have a 32-year-long career in nursing! Teresa shares her journey into nursing and becoming the CEO of her own hospice that started as a $6000 investment and grew to over $3 million. Teresa candidly shares her experience of major depression and what she learnt about herself and how to prioritise her self-care along the way. Teresa is the founder of the movement 'Nurses feed their young' which is a global movement designed to support early career nurses. You can find out more about the 'Nurses feed their young movement here
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It has been a tough two years for the nursing profession. Many nurses are considering leaving the profession and many are reporting symptoms of burnout and exhaustion. As a profession, we need to acknowledge these struggles, listen to nurses' experiences and importantly take urgent action to support nurses globally as we cannot afford to lose nurses. We all have a part to play in using our sphere of influence. This Podcast is my way of using my sphere of influence as both a registered practising nurse and a trained professional coach.

In this episode, I talk about why as nurses we struggle to ask for help and to think about how we respond to someone when a colleague asks for help.

I reference Brene Brown's New Book Atlas of The Heart and Beyond Burnout by Suzi McAlpine if you would like to know more you can click on the links for each book.

If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching Nurses you can find out more here

If you would like to contact me to find out how coaching can help you please email me at [email protected]

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In this episode, I interview Iris who is currently a Grad nurse on placement in Rural Western Australia. Iris never wanted to be a nurse and always thought that she would go into paramedicine but became hooked on Nursing We cover her journey into nursing and her experience working as a Graduate nurse in a remote and rural site in Western Australia. Iris's interview is energetic and her adventurous, bubbly and resilient personality shines through in this episode. She describes how she took a leap of faith, taking a graduate placement in a rural area and has developed her nursing and critical thinking skills in ways that she would never have thought possible. If you are a newly qualified nurse thinking about a rural placement take a listen, you will not be disappointed I promise! If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching Nurses or are interested in being coached by me you can find out more here
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Cynarra, always knew that she wanted to be a nurse, nursing runs in her blood. Her mum was a nurse and Cynarra grew up with an older sister with complex disability needs. These early influences led Cynarra to follow a career in disability nursing and more recently teaching nurses as a nurse lecturer about how to communicate and care for clients who are living with a disability. Helping them to see the person and learn how to communicate so that as nurses we can understand their needs and how best to support clients living in the community. We talk about the importance of preceptorship, clinical supervision and Cynarra shares her tips for leaving work at work and maintaining her self care away from work. Cynarra has such a lovely gentle personality that she uses to share her knowledge and experience gained in the 8 years that she has been a nurse. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I did interviewing Cynarra. If you have enjoyed listening to this episode please subscribe to my podcast to hear all the latest episodes. If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching nurses please visit my website https://www.evastorey.com/ If you would like to share your story please email me at [email protected]
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In this episode, I interview Emillee who is currently working as a Psychiatric Liason nurse in ED in regional Western Australia. Emillee always wanted to be a Doctor and entered into nursing thinking that she would become a Doctor at a later point. She wasn't able to get a grad position and was offered a post in a private mental health clinic as a newly qualified nurse. She came to love working as a mental health nurse and has experience working with patients in an inpatient, outpatient, mother and baby unit, community mental health, and in the emergency department in her current role. Emillee is a passionate advocate for patients who are struggling with their mental health. In this interview, we talk about the stigma of mental health both from a patient and a nursing perspective. Her interview is a testament to her willingness to take a leap of faith and learn about mental health nursing despite having had no exposure to the care of patients with a mental health condition during her training. We also covered the importance of mentorship, clinical supervision and debrief as mechanisms to help nurses deal with the stresses of working in the challenging environment of mental health. Emillee also shares her knowledge, experience, and wisdom in balancing life and work successfully. If you have enjoyed listening to this episode please subscribe to my podcast to hear all the latest episodes. If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching nurses or would like to share your story drop me an email at [email protected]
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In this episode, I interview Nurse Jacqui as she is affectionately known by the clients that she works with. Jacqui is a passionate nurse, a confidence coach, champion of carers and a BeYOUtiful Mentor. Jacqui shares her journey into why she became a nurse and her journey into entrepreneurship as the founder of Heartplace and BeYOUtiful mentor Jacqui candidly shares her experience whilst working as a nurse, of compassion fatigue and burnout as a result of a mindset of "work hard then rest". Jacqui recognised that she was not filling her self care compassion cup along the way until it was completely empty. Jacqui shares her insights into her own self-awareness and how her perfectionism, people-pleasing and overworking also didn't serve her self-compassion. Jacqui gives some great practical words of wisdom in her interview about how to find a little space for your self-compassion because nurses need nurturing too. Please subscribe to my Podcast to hear all the latest episodes If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching nurses or would like to share your story please drop me an email at [email protected].
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"Rethinking Nurse Burnout: Trauma, Healing, and Systemic Change with Dr. Lorre"

In this compelling episode, Dr. Lorre delves deeply into the nursing profession's burnout crisis. She challenges the traditional self-care narrative and explores why it is insufficient for addressing the root causes of nurse trauma. Here’s what we cover:

1. The Burnout Narrative & Its Flaws:

Dr Lorre criticises the common advice to "suck it up" and manage burnout through self-care alone. Instead, she highlights the need for community healing and systemic support.

2. The Importance of Trauma-Informed Care:

The current education for nurses lacks a focus on managing trauma from a trauma-informed perspective. Dr. Lorre shares insights from her book, Nursing Our Healer’s Heart, designed to be accessible for every nurse rather than an academic text.

3. Introducing Middle Range Theory for Nurse Trauma:

Dr Karen Foley's middle range theory provides a groundbreaking framework for understanding and addressing psychological trauma in nurses, allowing for a practical application that can be presented to employers and leaders.

4. Rethinking Professional Well-being:

Dr Lorre advocates for a shift from blaming individual nurses to recognising systemic and avoidable workplace trauma as occupational hazards. She emphasises the need for organizations to take responsibility for creating safer working environments.

5. System-Induced Trauma and Workplace Violence:

The episode delves into the avoidable aspects of trauma exposure, including workplace violence, insufficient resources, and dangerous staffing ratios, which are driving nurses away from the profession in alarming numbers.

6. Spirituality in Nursing:

Dr Lorre discusses the often-overlooked role of spirituality in nursing care. She believes that the focus on quantitative measures has eroded the holistic approach to patient care and diminished the spiritual component many nurses find integral to their practice.

7. The Existential Crisis of New Nurses:

New graduate nurses often experience disillusionment when the values they learned in training clash with the realities of the healthcare system. Dr. Lorre shares feedback from early career nurses who describe their "healer's heart" as being "run over by a steamroller."

8. The Call for Change:

With the nursing profession experiencing unprecedented levels of trauma exposure, Dr. Lorre stresses the need for systemic changes rather than superficial solutions. Her work aims to provide resources and frameworks to help nurses navigate these challenges effectively.

The episode underscores the urgent need to address the systemic issues contributing to nurse burnout. It’s not enough to push self-care; we must tackle the root causes of trauma exposure and support nurses in a holistic and trauma-informed way.

Resources Mentioned:

Nursing Our Healer’s Heart by Dr. Lorre Laws

Middle Range Theory for Nurse Trauma by Dr Karen Foley

Dr Lorre Laws Website

Connect with Us:

Eva Storey Coaching

Follow us on Instagram for more insights and updates on upcoming episodes.

Join My Free Skool Community - Beyond the Scrubs

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How many episodes does Real Nurse Stories have?

Real Nurse Stories currently has 33 episodes available.

What topics does Real Nurse Stories cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Real Nurse Stories?

The episode title 'Lorna's Story - how to be successful as a nurse entrepreneur, co-founder, Chemo@home' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Real Nurse Stories?

The average episode length on Real Nurse Stories is 48 minutes.

How often are episodes of Real Nurse Stories released?

Episodes of Real Nurse Stories are typically released every 26 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Real Nurse Stories?

The first episode of Real Nurse Stories was released on Jan 10, 2020.

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