In the Hospital

Dr. Pepper Blackberry is terrible, Budd sucks at pool, nurses be twerkin' where they shouldn't, & Tony has some little b*tch hands!

Ep. 121 - Dragon Ball Super Twerkin' Nurses

A B2B from AMF's favorite Night Shift RNs.

Mixed/Recorded live @ Piscespalooza 2025

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Host Tom Foley invites Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer at Collette Health, a leader in Virtual Nursing. Christine joins Tom to celebrate National Nurses Week and her journey from bedside nursing to nursing leadership as well as her role at Collette Health.

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The Virtual Shift: National Nurses Week with Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN

Host Matt Fisher talks to Dr. Theresa McDonnell, Senior VP and Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System about the role of nurses in healthcare and current state of nursing profession; evolution of nurse education and enhancing integration of disciplines; role of technology and how to effectively develop and implement. 

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Healthcare de Jure: Dr. Theresa McDonnell, SVP/Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System

This Nurses Week, United Nurses of Alberta pauses to say a heartfelt thank you to nurses everywhere for the difference you make every day. Your compassion, strength and skills are what makes health care better. Whether it's offering a moment of comfort or a life-saving decision, your impact is felt in every corner of our health care system.

Happy Nurses Week. Nurses truly make it better.


Happy Nurses Week. Nurses truly make it better.

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Beatrice speaks with Jane Thomason of National Nurses United (NNU) about the Trump administration’s disbanding of the CDC’s HICPAC committee, the body that oversees infection control practices across the healthcare industry — and a committee that Jane was briefly involved with as part of an advisory workgroup since last summer. We also discuss the Trump administration’s staggering cuts across NIOSH, a key agency for workplace health and safety protections, and their significance within the broader “MAHA” agenda.

Jane Thomason is NNU’s lead industrial hygienist. She was last on the show in March 2024 and August 2023 to speak about a campaign against proposed infection control cuts being considered by HICPAC, after which she was added to a HICPAC workgroup that May. Jane returns today now that, with HICPAC disbanded, she’s once again able to speak more openly about committee deliberations.

Find NNU's call to action letter about NIOSH here:
https://nnu.org/saveniosh

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Teaser - The Pro-Infection Presidency w/ Jane Thomason (06/02/25)

We start with some check-ins Starbucks' war on workers, the fight by workers at Butler Hospital, and the continuing cruel attacks on workers by the Trump Administration. We've also got headlines this week from Duke, Western Washington University, Sutphen Corp, Golden Gate Nursing Home, and UPMC. Canadian port workers in British Columbia are fighting attempts to replace their jobs with robots. Farm workers in New York are fighting the brazen refusal of farm owners to abide by their legal contract. A recent piece in Labor Notes reports on efforts by both the SEIU and the Machinists to return their union siblings home after being abducted by ICE. Finally, video game workers have been organizing in bigger numbers every year, and this week saw workers at Zenimax reach a new milestone with a first contract.

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Ep 261 - Mismanagement Disguised as Innovation

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Beatrice speaks with Jane Thomason of National Nurses United (NNU) about the Trump administration’s disbanding of the CDC’s HICPAC committee, the body that oversees infection control practices across the healthcare industry — and a committee that Jane was briefly involved with as part of an advisory workgroup since last summer. We also discuss the Trump administration’s staggering cuts across NIOSH, a key agency for workplace health and safety protections, and their significance within the broader “MAHA” agenda.

Find NNU's call to action letter about NIOSH here:
https://nnu.org/saveniosh

Jane Thomason is NNU’s lead industrial hygienist. She was last on the show in March 2024 and August 2023 to speak about a campaign against proposed infection control cuts being considered by HICPAC, after which she was added to a HICPAC workgroup that May. Jane returns today now that, with HICPAC disbanded, she’s once again able to speak more openly about committee deliberations.

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The Pro-Infection Presidency w/ Jane Thomason

The UAW Local 95, involving over 120 nursing staff at Meriter East in Janesville, have been on strike for over 5 weeks, while management says that the workers are "not worth the investment". Organizer Victoria Gutierrez, strike worker Enrique Casiano, and Madison labor activist Bryan Pfeifer talk about the issues leading to the strike, the negotiations (or lack of), and an upcoming rally and fundraiser for the striking workers, this coming Friday, August 15th, from 6-8PM at the Madison Labor Temple.

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Forever Yours is a song with deep roots. The lyrics began as a poem I wrote in 1991 to my wife while she was deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Desert Storm. In those words, I tried to capture the ache of distance, the weight of loneliness, and the unshakable bond of love between us.

Decades later, in 2025, I finally put those words to music. This country ballad carries the same heart it did back then—longing to comfort her, promising love through every fear, and holding on to the hope of being together again. It’s a tribute to the strength of love, the sacrifice of service, and the promise of “forever yours.”

Forever Its You

Morning,

The scenario we've landed on re our worldly concerns, a delicate situation on the best of days is what I see! I pray in my "own way" that we land in a place where we're getting on better as a "global community", it'd go a long towards helping us do better re our efforts to address our very serious climate change problems!

Regards Dion,

Peace to you and all including all our future loved ones as yet to come 👉🌎✌️

The Path We're On Re Where We're Heading As A "Global Community" - I Recommend We Reassess The Lot

Alberta Needs Care - We care about our families

Alberta Needs Care - The solution isn't profit. It's capacity

Alberta Needs Care - They are slicing out health care system apart piece by piece

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Beatrice speaks with Andrea Ritchie about why it’s now more important than ever for healthcare workers to resist ICE and refuse to participate in all forms of criminalization of the people they care for. We talk through the Beyond Do No Harm Network’s 13 principles for care workers to interrupt criminalization and the many other resources the network has put together so far.

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Teaser - Beyond Do No Harm w/ Andrea Ritchie (09/15/25)

This upbeat song by Dr. Lach blends humor, heart, and real medical wisdom: when you hear hoofbeats, think horses first… but don’t forget the zebras. It honors the medics, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, and doctors who get sick like everyone else but never complain; who rely on evidence before panic; who know that most problems are common ones—until suddenly they’re not.

Underneath the Western beat is a tribute to the timeless partnership between human judgment and modern technology. The lyrics nod lovingly to AI as the “new kid in the room,” ready to help when cases get strange, labs don’t match the story, or the diagnosis doesn’t fit the hoofprints.

This is a song for every provider who has worked the midnight shift, made the tough call, trusted the science, and kept on riding.

A heroic, fun, fast-paced celebration of medicine, horses, zebras… and the people who keep us alive.

When We Hear Hoofbeats - and Heartbeats

In this episode of the Trad Nurse Podcast, Christine discusses the complex issue of familial gaslighting, particularly during the holiday season. Through the anonymized story of Sarah, a nurse who experiences betrayal trauma from her family, Christine explores the emotional turmoil that arises when family dynamics become toxic. The episode provides insights into setting boundaries, coping strategies, and the importance of creating new traditions to break the cycle of trauma. Christine emphasizes the need for self-protection and the significance of recognizing and addressing gaslighting behaviors within families.

Takeaways

Gaslighting can come from family members, especially during holidays.
Setting boundaries is crucial for mental health and well-being.
Betrayal trauma can be reactivated in family settings.
It's important to have scripts ready for difficult conversations.
Creating new traditions can help heal from past trauma.
Recognizing toxic family dynamics is essential for self-protection.
Nurses often advocate for others but may struggle to advocate for themselves.
The impact of addiction on family relationships is profound.
Self-care and mental health should be prioritized during family gatherings.
Breaking the generational curse of gaslighting is vital for future generations.

Surviving Familial Gaslighting During the Holidays

Representing more than 25,000 Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, and allied health professionals, UNA helps facilitate the change needed to ensure quality public healthcare for Albertans.

Most of my music centers on Jesus Christ and God’s amazing grace. I primarily write in the Country Christian style, but every now and then I like to branch out when the mood strikes. You might hear touches of alternative Christian rock (I did grow up in the ’60s and ’70s), contemporary gospel, or even a hint of bluegrass gospel along the way. From time to time, I also step outside faith-based music into modern bluegrass or country.

One of my current projects is an album inspired by poems I wrote to my wife while she was deployed during Desert Storm in 1991. After all these years, I’m finally adapting them into songs — a project that’s been close to my heart for decades.

I was fortunate to play bass and sometimes piano in my late teens and early twenties for a country gospel group known as The Gospel Crusaders. We performed primarily at churches across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Then life happened, and I stepped away from performing for almost 50 years. During this time, I started focusing more on writing lyrics and music. In 2017, I picked up my mandolin and joined God’s Country in Largo, Florida. The group disbanded in 2023 when several members moved out of state, but we’re planning a reunion performance in 2026.

Even when I venture beyond my main focus of sharing the gospel through song, I strive to keep my lyrics honest, heartfelt, and sometimes just plain fun. Believe it or not, I’m not in this to make money — I write as an outlet to share the stories and experiences of life over the past 70 years. I write the lyrics for most of my songs, though I’ve been blessed to collaborate with a few talented friends along the way.

I use Studio One to produce my music and have built a large library of loops over the years. Some vocals are mine; others are performed by friends. And yes, I also use AI-generated voices or enhancements to vocals when needed.  I am in my 7th decade on earth and my voice doesn’t have the range it once had, plus I don’t have immediate access to female vocalists.  There’s a lot of debate about AI in music, but for me, the goal has never changed — to spread God’s love and joy. Technology is simply a tool, much like the studio innovations that have shaped music for the past fifty years.

In today’s music, many well-known and touring artists now use pre-recorded tracks and digital stems during live concerts to fill out harmonies, recreate orchestral parts, or trigger sound effects — it’s all part of modern performance. Whether it’s a backing track on stage or an AI vocal line in the studio, the heart behind the music still matters most.

I don’t believe AI will ever replace real musicians, but those who learn to embrace it and use it to enhance their craft will continue to flourish in the music industry.

I play bass, trumpet, guitar, piano, mandolin, and I’m currently working to get up to speed on the fiddle. You may not agree with my take on AI, and that’s okay. My purpose isn’t profit — it’s to share the message of God’s love through whatever tools I have, whether that’s a guitar, a loop, or an algorithm that helps me clean up a mix.

As W. Edwards Deming once said,
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”

Technology will keep evolving, and so will we. My greatest hope is that one of these songs touches someone’s heart or makes a difference in their life. If God can use even one of them to do that, then I’ve accomplished what I set out to do.

God bless you all.

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