Better Every Shift for Nurses
Better Every Shift for Nurses: Leadership, Retention & Culture for Healthcare Managers and Executives
Hosted by Healthcare Culture Consultants and Team Performance Experts Naomi & Tubi – this podcast provides you with actionable advice and actionable strategies drawn from various industries and fields of study.
Episodes
24 episodes
The Tyranny of Silence: Breaking the Superwoman Cycle in Healthcare Leadership
“When was the last time you told a peer the brutal truth about your workload?”In this episode of Better Every Shift, Naomi and Tubi pull back the curtain on the "tyranny of silence" that plagues healthcare management. We’...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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17:23
Beyond the Forgetting Curve: An approach to nursing development
"One week from today, you will have forgotten 90% of everything you learned in your last training session."In this episode of Better Every Shift, Naomi and Tubi tackle the "Ebbinghaus forgetting curve" and the massive amo...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:12
Stop Tattling, Start Talking: The Framework for Healthy Workforce Conversations
“This is a container ship. You are getting it to turn 180 degrees... that doesn't happen overnight; it’s little bits over time”.In Part B of our deep dive into civility with Renee Thompson, we move beyond identifying "ne...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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32:59
Near Enemies: Identifying and Managing "Squishier" Incivility
This episode of Better Every Shift for Nurses focuses on the "long game" of nursing culture, featuring an in-depth conversation with Renee Thompson, the founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute. We dive into the hidden layers of...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:16
The No.1 Leadership Trait for Nurse Managers Compassionate Email Culture
Stop the Reply All: Building a Compassionate Email Culture*"A 'Reply All' loop isn't just an annoyance—it's a symptom of a culture that lacks compassion."In this episode of Better Every Shift, we dive into the digit...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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31:15
Wellbeing and Saying "Yes" with Mark Carter - The ROI of Resilience
The ROI of resilience: Why Staff Burnout is a Hospital Safety RiskFrom Storm Chaser to Global Change Agent: Prioritising Nurse Wellbeing with Mark Carter“If you can’t look after yourself first, you’re absolutely useless....
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:39
Snake in the Corner - Anticipation and Anxiety in Healthcare
A childhood memory of a kidney dish and a "snake in the corner" reveals a profound truth about patient anxiety: taking one minute to build trust at the start can save thirty minutes of struggle at the end.Show Notes In...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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22:24
From a lack of Communication and Clarity to Regulation, Reflection and Debrief
"A timeout can look like a tick the box, or it can be a really valuable reset and circuit breaker for everybody."Have you ever walked away from a clinical procedure where the patient was technically "fine," but the room felt like ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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21:00
Compromised clinical Outcomes and "messy" crisis response
This episode of the Better Every Shift for Nurses dives deep into the high-stakes world of critical care, comparing two strikingly different intubation scenarios that occurred just one week apart. We explore how communication, clarity...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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30:41
Roster 2 Shift 1 From Little things big things grow Part B
What happens when we stop treating “data” like a spreadsheet… and start treating it like a story?In this conversation with Emily and Fiona from the Health Roundtable, we explore how data can become a steady compass for safe...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:37
From little things big things grow: Connection and Collaboration in Healthcare
In this episode of Better Every Shift for Nurses we speak with Fiona Fitzgerald and Emily Daley. From their small gesture of connecting two people a new friendship, collaboration and podcast has grown. Fiona and Emily celebra...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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30:54
Almost the next shift
This shift is a bit like that Early shift you arrive to only to find out you are actually rostered for the afternoon. Some technical difficulties has delayed production of the next episode. We had a lot of fun recording, this...
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Season 1
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3:42
Resource Waste and Delayed Career Redirection
This episode uncovers the real cost of avoiding feedback, how “being nice” can sabotage growth, and why clear conversations—however uncomfortable—are the greatest kindness. This episode dives into the messy, human side of feedback in healthcare...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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31:19
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Shift Ten - Nursing's Legacies
Some patients leave our shift; others stay in our bodies for years. In this episode of Better Every Shift, Naomi and Tubi explore the legacies that nursing leaves in us – the patients we still carry, the smells and soun...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:35
Interviews: Making Interviews meaningful
“Interviews, Mindset and Missed Opportunities: What Panels Really Look For”You’ve done the acting stints. You’ve put in the extra hours. You’ve sat through interview after interview… and still missed out. In this episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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27:37
The Novice to Expert Gap: Transitioning New Nurses into High Performing Clinicians
Ever felt technically confident, only to realize there’s a whole new level of understanding waiting for you? Wondered if excellence is a finish line or a journey? Or found yourself growing most in the messy, uncomfortable moments? This episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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30:16
Performance Feedback that Retains Staff: Building a Culture of Clinical Excellence
Curious how feedback could feel less like a dreaded performance review and more like a daily act of support? Wondering what ballet studios can teach healthcare teams about trust, growth, and radical candor? Ready to rethink how feedback shapes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:17
I Just Want to Go Home: Negative Patient Outcomes
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:59
Who's the Boss? If no-one follows you are not leading.
Navigating remote clinics with limited resources, learning the hard way that authority doesn’t guarantee followership, and discovering the power of curiosity—this episode explores what really happens when you step into a leadership role in heal...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:26
A PR Bleed, Low BP and Poor Communication
When it's not about you – the impact staff relationships have on care provided. A patient’s sudden drop in blood pressure, a missing note about medication, and a tense silence between colleagues—this episode dives into the re...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:10
A Family, a Wheelchair and a Suit: Good Intentions, lack of clarity
When Handover Neglects the Most Important Thing Three moments stand out: the heartbreak of a family left in the dark, the hidden gaps in handover that shape patient and family experience, and the quiet power of asking the rig...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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26:00
An Arrest, a Defib and Team: Stepping in to Lead
What happens when assumptions go unchecked, fear takes over, and no one’s quite sure who’s leading? In this shift, we unpack an ICU-to-ward cardiac arrest that taught us more about communication, leadership, and psychological safety than ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:37
