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Reel vs. Real Nursing: Reacting to Healthcare TikToks, ICU Humor & Social Media in Medicine
Real vs reel

May 14, 2026

Reel vs. Real Nursing: Reacting to Healthcare TikToks, ICU Humor & Social Media in Medicine

In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby, Kaleigh, and Amanda react to viral medical reels, nurse humor, and the moments that make eve...

Building a Mobile Healthcare Practice in Rural North Carolina | Consult & Calling with Dr. Ivy DNP
Consults and callings

May 07, 2026

Building a Mobile Healthcare Practice in Rural North Carolina | Consult & Calling with Dr. Ivy DNP

What does healthcare look like when providers stop asking patients to overcome barriers — and instead bring care directly to them? In this e...

PTO, Guilt, and Patient Care: The Truth About Missing Work in Healthcare
Debrief

April 30, 2026

PTO, Guilt, and Patient Care: The Truth About Missing Work in Healthcare

Calling out sick in healthcare isn’t just about being sick—it’s about staffing, guilt, childcare, policies, teammates, and patients. In this...

Educational

April 23, 2026

Cardiogenic Shock Part 2: When to Escalate Care, and Call the Shock Team

Recognizing cardiogenic shock is only the first step. The real challenge is knowing when medical therapy isn’t enough—and what to do next. I...

Cardiogenic Shock Explained: Preload, Afterload, Inotropes & Shock Teams at the Bedside Part 1
Educational

April 16, 2026

Cardiogenic Shock Explained: Preload, Afterload, Inotropes & Shock Teams at the Bedside Part 1

Cardiogenic shock can feel overwhelming at the bedside—but understanding the physiology behind it makes management clearer and faster. In th...

The Pause: Why Healthcare Workers Need 45 Seconds After a Code
Educational

April 09, 2026

The Pause: Why Healthcare Workers Need 45 Seconds After a Code

What happens in the moments after a patient dies? In this episode, we talk with hospital chaplain Tracy about The Pause—a brief but powerful...

Off the Clock, Still On Call: When Everyone Asks You for Medical Questions
Debrief

April 03, 2026

Off the Clock, Still On Call: When Everyone Asks You for Medical Questions

If you work in healthcare, you’ve probably become the unofficial medical provider for your family, friends, and sometimes complete strangers...

You’re Not Difficult, You’re Advocating | How Patients Can Speak Up in Healthcare, Views from the Healthcare Team
Educational

March 26, 2026

You’re Not Difficult, You’re Advocating | How Patients Can Speak Up in Healthcare, Views from the Healthcare Team

Navigating the healthcare system can feel overwhelming, even for people who work inside it. In this episode, we kick off a new series focuse...

Trauma Bonded at Work: Friendships, Dating & Relationships in Healthcare
Debrief

March 19, 2026

Trauma Bonded at Work: Friendships, Dating & Relationships in Healthcare

Why are the people you meet in the hospital some of the closest relationships in your life… yet the hardest to see outside of work? This epi...

More Than a Diagnosis: Humanizing Patients in Critical Care
Debrief

March 05, 2026

More Than a Diagnosis: Humanizing Patients in Critical Care

In a system built on efficiency, it’s easy to start seeing patients as numbers, diagnoses, and tasks. This episode explores how we bring hum...

Down the Reddit Thread: Healthcare Team Reacts to Posts Bashing Advance Practice Providers
Real vs reel

February 26, 2026

Down the Reddit Thread: Healthcare Team Reacts to Posts Bashing Advance Practice Providers

Spend enough time online and you’ll find strong opinions about Advanced Practice Providers—but how much of it reflects reality at the bedsid...

Pharmacy TikTok: ICU Team (Pharmacist, RN, NP) Reacts to Healthcare Social Media
Real vs reel

February 19, 2026

Pharmacy TikTok: ICU Team (Pharmacist, RN, NP) Reacts to Healthcare Social Media

What does an ICU pharmacist actually do—and how much of what we see on healthcare TikTok is accurate? In this Reel vs Real episode, we sit d...

The Hospital Doesn't Close: A Nurse's Tale of Their First Blizzard in the Hospital
Debrief

February 12, 2026

The Hospital Doesn't Close: A Nurse's Tale of Their First Blizzard in the Hospital

What happens when a winter storm hits—but the hospital doesn’t close? In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to work through severe w...

Code Blues Across the Hospital: ER vs ICU, First Codes, and the Ones That Stay With You
Debrief

February 05, 2026

Code Blues Across the Hospital: ER vs ICU, First Codes, and the Ones That Stay With You

Your first code is something you never forget. In this episode, we share stories about what it’s like to respond to your first cardiac arres...

When Patients Refuse Care in the ICU: Ethics, Autonomy & Healthcare Reality
Debrief

January 29, 2026

When Patients Refuse Care in the ICU: Ethics, Autonomy & Healthcare Reality

What happens when a patient refuses the care we believe they need? In this episode, we explore the ethical, emotional, and clinical challeng...

Always the Strong One: Balancing Work at the Hospital and Motherhood
Consults and callings

January 22, 2026

Always the Strong One: Balancing Work at the Hospital and Motherhood

What does a 17-year career in cardiac ICU nursing really look like—and how do clinicians find their way into roles they never originally pla...

Mourn the Dead, Fight for the Living: Healthcare Workers Discuss Grief and Losing of Patients
Debrief

January 15, 2026

Mourn the Dead, Fight for the Living: Healthcare Workers Discuss Grief and Losing of Patients

Healthcare professionals meet people on some of the worst days of their lives—and yet laughter still shows up in those moments. In this epis...

Healthcare Workers Debate on Hospital Superstitions: are they real or are they protective?
Debrief

January 08, 2026

Healthcare Workers Debate on Hospital Superstitions: are they real or are they protective?

You can’t say the word quiet on shift. You don’t put that patient in the hunted room if you can avoid it. And everyone has that full moon st...

Then vs. Now in the ICU: Seasoned ICU Staff Share Insights into Changes Over the Decades
Debrief

December 13, 2025

Then vs. Now in the ICU: Seasoned ICU Staff Share Insights into Changes Over the Decades

What has really changed in the ICU over the last 20–40 years—and what hasn’t? In this episode, we sit down with two senior cardiac ICU clin...

Happy Holidays from the Hospital Halls and an ICU Team
Debrief

December 11, 2025

Happy Holidays from the Hospital Halls and an ICU Team

While most people think of holidays as time off, healthcare workers often think of them as just another shift—sometimes the hardest ones of ...

Breath, Pressure & Purpose: A Pulmonary Critical Care Story
Consults and callings

December 06, 2025

Breath, Pressure & Purpose: A Pulmonary Critical Care Story

In this first Consults and Callings episode, Abby puts Hass in the hot seat to talk about the winding road that led him into pulmonary and c...

Code Brown: A Survivor's Tale
Debrief

November 06, 2025

Code Brown: A Survivor's Tale

Everyone says they could “never be a nurse”… but it’s always because of one thing—poop. This episode dives into the side of healthcare no on...

Banter at the Bedside: Welcome to Embracing Disagreements
Debrief

October 30, 2025

Banter at the Bedside: Welcome to Embracing Disagreements

What happens when nurses, APPs, and physicians actually say what they’re thinking? This episode sets the foundation for Banter at the Bedsid...