Bedpan Banter
Welcome to Bedpan Banter | The Human Side of Healthcare -- the podcast that feels like sitting at the nurses’ station swapping stories with your favorite coworkers. Hosted by the one and only Nurse Mike, this show goes beyond the textbooks and into the real, raw, and hilarious moments that make up nurse life.
Whether it’s unfiltered stories from the floor, emotional patient moments, or those laugh-until-you-cry shifts you’ll never forget... we’re talking about it all. Oh, and don’t worry, we’ll be sneaking in a few knowledge bombs you can actually use on the job.
If you're a nursing student, new grad, or seasoned pro who just needs to feel seen (and maybe laugh a little), you’re in the right place.
Episodes
11 episodes
Turning Students Into Nurses: What Support Really Looks Like at West Coast University
Want a real look at how nurses are shaped—fast—and still come out safe, confident, and patient-centered? Nurse Mike sits down with Professor Katrina Lino from West Coast University to unpack the inner workings of an accelerated BSN: five-hour l...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:24
Staying Grounded Between Bedside & Brand Deals with Natalie Rae
A brick wall, a Jeep duck, and an engagement ring sets the episode scene—but the real story is how a new grad who started on a Covid unit turned humor into healing and built a platform without letting go of the bedside. We sit down with Natalie...
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Episode 10
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32:48
Surviving Nursing School Without Losing Your Social Life with Leanys Capote
Cardiac chaos, clinical goosebumps, and a calendar that plans even the commute—this conversation pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to thrive in nursing school. We sit down with a fourth-semester student who swapped a marketing majo...
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Episode 9
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35:56
Climbing the Nursing Ladder: CNA → LPN → RN with Kesheen Curtis
Scrubs, scope, and second chances—this conversation with Kesheen is a candid look at how a nursing career really takes shape. We start with a hard detour: walking away from a BSN program that drained his momentum, then rebuilding confidence thr...
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Episode 8
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27:19
Part 2 with Hospice Nurse Julie: How Honest Conversations & Science Ease The Fear Of Death
What if the moments that scare us most at the bedside are simply the body doing what it’s designed to do? We sit down with Hospice Nurse Julie, a New York Times bestselling author, to unpack the biology of dying in clear, compassionate terms an...
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Episode 7
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25:43
Part 1 with Hospice Nurse Julie: What Nurses And Families Should Know About A Good Death
What if the thing we fear most—dying—is often gentler than we think? We sit down with Hospice Nurse Julie to unpack the stark differences between ICU deaths shaped by machines and a natural decline supported by hospice, where bodies often lead ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:29
Cleaning Bedpans, Setting Boundaries & Melanie Gomez's Nursing Journey to FNP
PICU nurse and social media personality Melanie shares her journey from med-surg to pediatric critical care, exploring the challenges of transition and her pursuit of becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner.• Started as a med-surg nurse du...
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Episode 5
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29:12
ER Nightmares: When Objects Go Missing
Nurse Mike shares shocking and hilarious stories from the emergency room and from listener submissions. These unfiltered tales reveal the bizarre reality of healthcare that nursing school never prepares you for & finding things in places th...
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Episode 4
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13:20
What You Never Knew About Sonography with Natalie Avni
Natalie Avni shares her journey from failing anatomy class to becoming a department supervisor in sonography, revealing the diverse career paths and opportunities beyond just scanning babies.• Failed her first anatomy course but perseve...
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Episode 3
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36:46
Getting Better, Not Bitter: SimpleNursing's Reinvention Story
Nurse Mike reveals how Simple Nursing almost went bankrupt before finding its true purpose and transforming into an evidence-based nursing education platform. Through strategic partnerships, data-driven content creation, and patience the compan...
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Episode 2
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15:04
Bedpans to Business: The Story Behind SimpleNursing
Nurse Mike shares the origin story of SimpleNursing, from his beginnings as an EMT and paramedic to becoming a nursing educator with a massive online following. He details his unexpected journey into healthcare, nursing school struggles, and ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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22:50