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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...