The Gritty Nurse Podcast Amie Archibald-Varley & Sara Fung

In this episode, the Gritty Nurses discuss a viral Instagram reel in which a nurse describes what she believes to be the hardest specialty in nursing. We discuss the pros and cons! Which is the hardest or most stressful? There are so many, how do we decide? Does it mean the hardest is the best? You be the judge!
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In this episode, the Gritty Nurses get an update from the Chief Nursing Officer of Canada, Dr. Leigh Chapman! In the most recent update of the Nursing Retention Toolkit, on March 1st, 2024, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health and Dr. Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer for Canada, held a news conference to announce an initiative to improve the well-being and retention of nurses across Canada as well as the Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians Plan, which includes a government investment of over $200 Billion over 10 years. They discuss a comprehensive new resource, The Nursing Retention Toolkit, designed to actually KEEP nurses in nursing. 
This is a huge step in the right direction.

Now, which healthcare organizations are going to step up and put their staff first?
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Resources: 
Introduction: Nursing Retention Toolkit
Nursing retention toolkit: Improving the working lives of nurses in Canada  
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How can for 22 years in a row Nursing as a profession voted the most "trusted" profession but also the LEAST respected and LEAST valued?
Nursing has been cited to be the least respected and most stressed, according to experts and national data. In this episode, Amie and Sara discuss this conundrum of a situation. We also discussed how other professions rank with the trust of the public.
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Episode Resources: 
https://news.gallup.com/poll/608903/ethics-ratings-nearly-professions-down.aspx
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/most-trusted-least-valued-how-to-help-nurses.html
https://nurse.org/articles/nursing-ranked-most-honest-profession/
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/healthcares-most-stressful-jobs.html
 

Trigger warning: the case discussed in this episode may be triggering for some
In the true crime episode, the Gritty Nurses are back at it again with Bruce Sackman, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigations Division. 
They discuss the shocking case of serial killer Lucy Letby, a British former neonatal nurse who was convicted and murdered seven infants and attempted the murder of six others between June 2015 and June 2016. (This is all we know of so far!)
How did she get away with it for so long? Were there signs? How can this be prevented from happening again? Why did the media portray her as an "angel of death". 
They also discuss similar cases of serial killers in the healthcare system and what they have in common with other serial killers. 
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Episode Resources: 
https://people.com/crime/lucy-letby-trial-what-to-know/ 
https://people.com/lucy-letby-killer-nurse-claims-innocence-board-deems-unfit-8415316 
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/30/child-serial-killer-lucy-letby-loses-initial-attempt-challenge-convictions 
https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-trial-i-am-evil-i-did-this-read-the-confession-note-written-by-nurse-accused-of-murdering-seven-babies-12718882 
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/lucy-letby-parents-card-dead-baby/
https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/the-vault/double-o-swango-what-happened-to-dr-michael-swango-who-left-trail-of-dead-patients-in-midwest-elsewhere 
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Swango
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-chilling-details-serial-killer-kristen-gilbert 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristen_Gilbert
Bruce Sackman's book, Behind the Murder Curtain:
https://www.amazon.ca/Behind-Murder-Curtain-Special-Veterans/dp/1682617149
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In this episode, Amie and Sara discuss the Black Maternal Health Crisis in relation to the most concerning case/situation of Brittany Watts. We discuss the history of nurses who "police" their patients, obstetrical racism and the changes needed to prevent what happened to Brittany Watts from happening again.
We stand in Solidarity with Brittany Watts against racial injustice. 
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Episode Resources:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.html 
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/a-nurse-called-police-after-a-black-woman-miscarried-theres-a-history-to-that/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/11/ohio-woman-miscarriage-criminal-charge-declined/72196038007/
https://www.usatoday.com
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/why-black-women-are-apprehensive-about-pregnancy-and-why-this-matters/
https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/23/ebnurs-2023-103913
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brittany-watts-the-ohio-woman-charged-with-a-felony-after-a-miscarriage-talks-shock-of-her-arrest/
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This week on Quick and Gritty Takes, Amie & Sara discuss: 
Ontario: Parents who waited 11 hours in Ontario ER with a child suffering allergic reaction focus their anger - “Not at the nurses, not at the doctors, not at SickKids, just at our government,”
Canada: Justin Trudeau adviser defends use of crude language in online exchange with right-wing group.
International: Organs of dead Black incarcerated ppl in Alabama are being removed & used for med school anatomy courses w/o family consent. Grave robbing the bodies of Black people was a commonplace practice to provide cadavers for med schools dating back to the 1700s.
Patient Safety Tip: Take the pain meds. Fear of Addiction in Medicine.