Welcome to Season 2 of Frontline Nursing! In this episode, Willa Fuller, BSN, RN, discusses her years of nursing experience and her current position as Executive Director of the Florida Nurses Association. The conversation dives into the endless possibilities of nursing and how nurses bring the act of caring to every position they hold, including Executive Director of the FNA.

Willa Fuller, BSN, RN is the Executive Director of the Florida Nurses Association and has been a nurse for over 30 years.  She worked as a medical-surgical nurse and clinical nurse educator before following her passion and joining FNA to advocate for nurses.  

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The Florida Center for Nursing is established to research and address issues of supply and demand for nursing, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse 

The vision of the Florida Center for Nursing is to ensure that the health care needs of the residents and visitors of Florida are met by a competent and sufficient nursing workforce.

Welcome to Frontline Nursing: The Long Haul. In this episode, we speak to Kerri, a nurse from Louisiana, with 27-years of experience, and learn how COVID impacted her career and her life.

In this episode of Frontline Nursing, Emily Bloom, BSN, RN discusses her experiences during the pandemic that resulted in her leaving the bedside. Emily calls for action and proposes solutions to improve working conditions for nurses, which will ultimately result in higher quality and safer patient care.

The Frontline Nursing podcast delivers episodes that provide nurses with the tools needed to navigate the challenges they face while working in the United States health care system. In this episode of Frontline Nursing, I’d like to provide you with another resource and opportunity to listen to more discussions with nurses and experts from across the world.

I’m really excited to tell you about a new nursing podcast titled Trailblazing Nursing. Trailblazing Nursing is a sister podcast of Frontline Nursing, sponsored by the University of South Florida College of Nursing and hosted by my Dean, Dr. Usha Menon. Each month, Usha will bring you a 15-minute discussion on current topics in nursing.

It's an honor to share the podcast space with strong, trailblazing, expert nurses, such as Dr. Usha Menon. 

This episode welcomes Dr. Wallena "Lena" Gould, EdD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN. Dr. Gould talks to us about the challenges in becoming a nurse and the work she does to increase the diversity of the nursing profession. 

This episode welcomes Daniela Diaz, a student nurse enrolled in the baccalaureate program at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Daniela tells us about her experience coming to nursing school during the global pandemic, facilitators and barriers to her academic success,  and why she choses to become a Registered Nurse.

In this episode, we present Excellence in Nursing During COVID-19 and Beyond, a program developed by the University of South Florida College of Nursing in collaboration with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System in Sarasota, Florida.  We recognize that organizations must provide nurses with an environment to thrive. The Excellence in Nursing During COVID-19 and Beyond program seeks to improve the working environment for nurses facing burnout and stress as the pandemic persists. For more information, please email healthWIRES@usf.edu. 

Our guest on this episode of Frontline Nursing is Amy Corcoran, an expert nurse with 16 years of hospital-based nursing experience. Amy is a nurse educator who was redeployed to the bedside to provide direct patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EPISODE SUMMARY

On this episode of Frontline Nursing, host Dr. Rayna Letourneau is joined by Paula Campbell, RN to discuss experiences throughout her 30 year nursing career.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Paula Campbell is a certified emergency nurse.  She has 30 years of nursing experience working in both academic medical centers and community hospitals throughout southern New England.  Paula has cared for pediatric and adult patients in many clinical areas throughout her career, including emergency departments, medical, surgical, and ICU units, Vascular interventional radiology, case management, and utilization review. She received her diploma from st. joseph hospital school of nursing in 1991 then continued her education and received a BS degree from Rhode Island College in 2005. 

In this episode, we welcome Ms. Nina Perez, MSN, RN. Nina has over 30 years of clinical, management, and consulting experiences with not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare systems in urban as well as rural settings in many states. As a nurse leader, she has been successful in guiding staff to provide exceptional, safe, quality care and ensuring patient satisfaction.

For this episode of Frontline Nursing, we invite Dr. Laura Drach to discuss her experiences in nursing and medicine, as well as a Pediatric Palliative Care Champions program which provides nurses with education and support at the bedside.

This episode we are joined by Frances Wright, BSN, RN, to discuss how to mentor and empower nurses in the workforce. 

For this episode of Frontline Nursing, we invite Tim Raderstorf, DNP, RN, to discuss ambition and innovation for frontline nurses.

This episode of Frontline Nursing invites an emergency department nurse to to share her realities of caring for COVID-19 patients.

This episode of Frontline Nursing focuses on the experiences of 3 different nurses in 3 different roles within one hospital setting during the pandemic. By providing safe patient care and supporting the nursing workforce during times of increased stress, each nursing role plays an integral part in the success of the organization.

EPISODE SUMMARY

On this first episode of Frontline Nursing host Dr. Rayna Letourneau is joined by Dr. Kimberly Hatchel to discuss her standpoint on leadership and resiliency during times of crisis, and the importance of self-care.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Dr. Kim Hatchel has over 30 years of nursing experience, including both patient care and executive leadership. She received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, her master's degree in nursing and health care administration from University of Phoenix, and her doctorate in nursing practice from Vanderbilt University. 

Dr. Hatchel is currently the Chief Nursing Officer at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida. She has previously served in leadership roles across the country in Kentucky, Texas, and Nevada. While in Nevada in 2017, Dr. Hatchelwas the chief nursing officer (CNO) for Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital, in Las Vegas during the largest mass casualty event in the United States.

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