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My name is Swardiq ‘Q’ Mayanja and on this podcast I bring to you news, current events & fun topics for nurses and healthcare providers everywhere! Once a week I interview an Everyday hero! Watch the entire show on YouTube @: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWtfO-Qcn03PiHNc8QrvEng
Follow me on Instagram: @QTheNurse

Q The Nurse Swardiq Mayanja

    • News
    • 4.8 • 17 Ratings

My name is Swardiq ‘Q’ Mayanja and on this podcast I bring to you news, current events & fun topics for nurses and healthcare providers everywhere! Once a week I interview an Everyday hero! Watch the entire show on YouTube @: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWtfO-Qcn03PiHNc8QrvEng
Follow me on Instagram: @QTheNurse

    Race in America 2022 | Everyday Hero

    Race in America 2022 | Everyday Hero

    Race in America 2022 | Everyday Hero 

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    On this episode of the Everyday Hero Show we bring back Peter Goddard, one of my favorite HS teachers. He teaches English, Leadership & Diversity, and the only Hip Hop class in the school!  We really try to break down what how the concept of Race is being dealt with in the US today. Critical Race Theory (CRT), Martin Luther King's legacy, Race relations online, Cancel Culture, and so much more.    

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    • 1 hr 41 min
    Nurses are Professional Parents | Johanna Everyday Hero

    Nurses are Professional Parents | Johanna Everyday Hero

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    00:00 Nursing New Year's Resolutions 

    03:07 Who is Johanna and Why Nursing 

    07:36 Why The Military 

    13:10 Corpsman vs Medic 

    17:04 Were you scared about enlisting and Who would be a good fit for the military 

    21:22 What did the military teach about being a leader? 

    24:11 All the possibilities in nursing; how Johanna is getting there  

    29:30 When did you know you were a good nurse 

    32:16 How did you end up being charge 

    36:03 Favorite thing about nursing 

    38:54 The Modern Family | Happy Family of 6 (2 dogs), yet  No wedding and No pregnancy  

    41:53 Foster vs Foster-Adopt vs Adopt 

    47:29 How much say do Foster/Adoptive parents have in what child they get? 

    51:11 Nursing is being a professional parent 

    57:09 Nurses are human too   

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Charge Nurse Nina | Everyday Hero #86

    Charge Nurse Nina | Everyday Hero #86

    Charge Nurse Nina | Everyday Hero #086 

    On this episode of the Everyday Hero Show we have on Nina. She is a Charge Nurse that works in an Austin Hospital where I have been doing a Travel assignment at. She is one of the kindest Charge Nurses I have dealt with and it hit me that I have had very few Charge Nurses on and Never had a full episode dedicated to them. You will learn what it is that Charge nurses do, and why they are so important to the Unit.   

    Time stamps 

    00:00 Dancing From The Countryside to The Big City | Nina Before Nursing 

    09:30 Nina The New Nurse 

    16:06 Nina The Charge Nurse 

    23:00 Dealing With Confrontation at The Nurses Station 

    27:00 Dealing With Confrontation in The Patient’s Room 

    30:00 Nursing Audits 

    35:40 Charge Nurse’s Relationship with Management 

    38:30 Why I Answer All The Questions 

    41:15 Nurses Are Human Too    

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    • 54 min
    Nurses For Bernie Sanders | Nursing News

    Nurses For Bernie Sanders | Nursing News

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    Watch my original convo with Jami, CONTROVERSIAL Nursing News | First Do No Harm @: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46F93... 

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    • 43 min
    Everyday Hero #082 | New Thing Emergency Nursing

    Everyday Hero #082 | New Thing Emergency Nursing

    Sarah K. Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL is a national speaker, educator, nurse blogger and owner of New Thing Nurse, a professional and academic coaching company for the nursing world.

    Sarah has spoken at the local, state and national levels at past emergency nursing and educational nursing conferences. Sarah works with nurses from around the United States through her company, New Thing Nurse, and has collaborated with ED nurses internationally in Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden through work with ExpeditionEd and ENA.

    Sarah also works in a community emergency department in Northern California and is the 2019 President of the East Bay Chapter of California ENA. Sarah received her MSN degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 2010 and is a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL). Sarah is passionate about pediatric care coordination, nurse wellness, global nursing and creating a more supportive nursing culture throughout healthcare.

    Follow Sarah, @NewThingNurse, @: https://www.instagram.com/newthingnurse/

    New Thing Nurse Website: https://www.newthingnurse.com/

    We chat about:

    01:53 From Highschool Student To Emergency Nurse | New Thing Nurse

    09:28 How To Care For The Person And Not The Disease

    16:29 Nurse's Experience With And Without Mandated Ratios | WE NEED NURSE STAFFING RATIOS

    26:25 Pediatrics Nursing | Love It But Afraid

    30:57 A Nurse That Advocates For Other Nurses | New Thing Nurse

    35:35 Nurse Culture And Nurse Mental Health

    57:33 Global Nursing | Everyday Hero

    1:02:08 Unbiased Nursing | All You Need Is That One Connection

    1:07:29 How To Prevent Nurse Burnout | Everyday Hero

    1:17:21 Nurses Are Human Too | Sarah Wells

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Nursing News | 13 Reasons Why Teen Suicide Is On The Rise

    Nursing News | 13 Reasons Why Teen Suicide Is On The Rise

    13 Reasons Why Teen Suicide Is On The Rise | Nursing News

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    This week’s Nursing News line up:

    01:11 First Q The Nurse Sponsor | NRSNG

    03:58 Elderly Women Hire Male Strippers

    06:16 DeAngelo Williams Sponsors 500 Mammograms

    09:08 13 Reasons Why Teen Suicide Is On The Rise

    16:59 Spike In STDs Linked To Online Dating

    23:04 Photo Of Exhausted Nurse Goes Viral | Nursing News

    27:53 School Resource Officer And A Nurse Saved A Student After His Heart Stopped

    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

mervé117 ,

Yes!!!!

Q is absolutely hilarious!!! I love this podcast, I found it through Q’s episode on Nursing Uncensored and everything about it is just perfect! I highly recommend it!

SparklyF4rts ,

Upbeat and fun!

Found Q from the Nursing Uncensored podcast and have found my next nursing podcast to binge! Q is fun and upbeat and totally passionate. Look forward to listening more!

Earth Whisperer ,

A Refreshing Take On The Nursing World

I thoroughly enjoy this show! As someone who knows very little about the medical world - this show has inspired me to acknowledge nurses and get to know them a little beyond concerns regarding my health. Q is a funny and personable host!

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