Episodes

  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 24: Cultivating Belonging

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 24: Cultivating Belonging
    Jul 10 2025
    How can nurse leaders go beyond inclusion and build an environment where everyone feels like they belong? In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Deborah Stamps, a former CNO herself, to talk about how belonging boosts retention and resilience. Dr. Stamps also shares insights on a new toolkit developed by AARP, which offers resources and strategies for nurse recruitment and retention, along with ways to foster a sense of belonging among nurse teams and address gaps in current approaches to diversity and inclusion. Check out the toolkit here: campaignforaction.org/resource/recruitment-and-retention-toolkit/
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    27 mins
  • Episode 49: The LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative

    Episode 49: The LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative
    Jun 26 2025
    Evan LaChance and Emma McWaid, students in the MSN (Entry Into Nursing) program, are the president and vice president of the LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative student group at the School of Nursing. In this episode, they share the origins of the group, the importance of LGBTQ+ education in healthcare, and what they hope to achieve as leaders of this initiative.
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    18 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 23: Building your Brand as a Nurse

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 23: Building your Brand as a Nurse
    Jun 16 2025
    In this episode, Dr. Rushton talks with Dr. Rose O. Sherman about how nurses in the workforce can frame professionalism and professional identity through the lens of professional branding. https://emergingrnleader.com/framing-professionalism-and-professional-identity-through-the-lens-of-professional-branding/
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    35 mins
  • Episode 48: The Human Cost of Budget Cuts: A Conversation on SNAP, Medicaid, and Equity

    Episode 48: The Human Cost of Budget Cuts: A Conversation on SNAP, Medicaid, and Equity
    May 22 2025
    Dr. Laura Samuel, Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and PhD student, Fernando Mena-Carrasco discuss the implications and impacts surrounding budget cuts to programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and more. Editor's Note: Mena-Carrasco states that Medicaid covers 60-70% of births by Latina Women. This figure is actually for Black mothers. For Latina mothers, it is 59%.
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    30 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 22: Harnessing the Promise of Nursing

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 22: Harnessing the Promise of Nursing
    May 8 2025
    This episode features a conversation between Dr. Cynda Rushton, Lauren Geiling, BS, ADN, RN, and Rachel Robinson, BSN, RN, CCM, DNP-S, about the recently released film project, "Harnessing the Promise of Nursing." Both Lauren and Rachel participated in the film and shared their takeaways from the experience and what they hope nurses and health care workers take away from it. "Harnessing the Promise of Nursing" is a short film that promotes a new narrative about nursing, builds community and support networks, and invites nurses to rekindle a sense of joy and fulfillment that is an integral part of their irreplaceable work, created by Dr. Cynda Rushton and the R3: Resilient Nurses Initiative team, in conjunction with the iDeas Lab at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Watch the full film here: https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/research/centers/r3/harnessing-the-promise-of-nursing-film/
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    33 mins
  • Episode 47: Developing Nurse-Led Models to Treat TB in South Africa

    Episode 47: Developing Nurse-Led Models to Treat TB in South Africa
    Apr 24 2025
    Dr. Jason Farley and his team of researchers have spent years working to find solutions to treating tuberculosis (TB) among South African populations. In this episode, Dr. Farley explains how he and his team have developed nurse-led models of care to make treatment for TB accessible and affordable throughout South Africa.
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    25 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 21: The Last Human Job

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 21: The Last Human Job
    Apr 3 2025
    In this conversation, Dr. Cynda Rushton and Dr. Allison Pugh, Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, investigate key insights from Dr. Pugh's new book, "The Last Human Job." The discussion centers on how new technology is integrated into the nursing field and what this means for the future of healthcare.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 46: Advancing Technology to Diagnose Brain Injuries

    Episode 46: Advancing Technology to Diagnose Brain Injuries
    Mar 20 2025
    Dr. Jessica Gill, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, discusses her groundbreaking research on traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). She explores the advances in technology revolutionizing TBI detection and treatment and the unique challenges of treating brain injuries in military personnel and communities.
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    23 mins