Best BCEN Podcasts (2024)

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Certified Leadership: One life influencing another (Janie Schumaker S5E23) 43:29

2d ago43:29

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In this 100th podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend and CEO, Janie Schumaker. Janie Schumaker is a dedicated healthcare professional whose journey began in a nursing home doing laundry. She furthered her education as a certified nursing assistant to LPN and finally obtaining her RN. Janie quickly recognized her passion for the…

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Mayor may not be outside the Scope of Nursing (Sean Elwell and Adam Oliver S5E22) 43:43

16d ago43:43

43:43

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friends, Sean Elwell and Adam Oliver. Sean Elwell is the Senior Director of Emergency Services, Critical Care Transport, and the Pediatric Trauma Center at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, where he has dedicated over 21 years of service. Starting his career as an EMT, …

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Simulation Education: Let the wild rumpus begin! (Crystal Bencken S5E21) 51:10

1M ago51:10

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Crystal Bencken. Crystal Bencken is a Simulation Education Manager at Atrium Health Carolinas Simulation Center, where she leverages 16 years of experience in emergency nursing and trauma to enhance simulation-based education. Her expertise lies in developing projects that emphasi…

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Serving up a hot cup of Coffee and Mentoring (Deb Spann S5E20) 35:25

1M ago35:25

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Deborah Spann. Deborah Spann is a dedicated Registered Nurse with extensive experience in network development aimed at improving trauma and time-sensitive illness responses across the healthcare system. Currently serving as the Education Coordinator for the Louisiana Emergency Res…

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Hero Dirt: Collaboration on Emerging Special Pathogens (Adam Sorenson S5E19) 31:01

2M ago31:01

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Adam Sorenson. Graduating in 2012 with his BSN, Adam Sorenson began his career as a pediatric nurse before transitioning to a role as a pediatric intensive care nurse. After a few years in the PICU, Adam shifted to working in an adult surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at a Level…

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More than My Hometown: Spotlight on the 2024 Distinguished CFRN Award Winner (Tyler Reeves S5E18) 33:30

2M ago33:30

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Tyler Reeves. Tyler Reeves started his career at Clara Barton Hospital in Great Bend, KS. He advanced from CNA to LPN and then RN, eventually spending a decade there with an initial start in med-surg then moving to the Emergency Department. While working in the ED, Tyler had the o…

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This is the Way Of Nursing (Lionel Lyde S5E17) 44:29

3M ago44:29

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Lionel Lyde. Lionel Lyde is a retired Military Nurse with 35 years of service in the armed forces. He holds his MHA MBA, and CEN. Lionel has taken on clinical, leadership and executive leadership positions during his 31-year nursing career, spending most of his clinical time as a …

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Take Care of You on the Go (Megan Wood S5E16) 30:05

3M ago30:05

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Megan Wood. Megan Wood is currently a critical care ground transport nurse with AHN LifeFlight and holds the CFRN and Pre-hospital Register Nurse certification. She also works as a nurse intensivist, critical care, and L& D nurse at a PA area hospital. Megan began her career as a …

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Where Comfort Zones End (Jaime Phillips S5E15) 25:46

4M ago25:46

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Jaime Phillips. Jaime Phillips is currently a special agent with the Army Criminal Investigation Division, a retired Staff Sergeant with the U.S. Army Reserves, a registered nurse, and certified tactical paramedic. Jaime has over ten years of experience in law enforcement and tact…

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Learning to Embrace the In-between (Taylor DuBose S5E14) 25:57

4M ago25:57

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Taylor DuBose. Taylor is an emergency nurse with 6 years of experience in various ED settings, including a level 2 trauma and rural. She holds the CEN and CPEN credentials and is currently working as the Department Chair of Nursing at a technical college. Taylor oversees the Assoc…

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Why I decided to Pause First (Kim Colegrove S5E13) 36:16

5M ago36:16

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Kim Colegrove. Kim Colegrove is an international speaker and the author of Mindfulness for Warriors, The Mindfulness for Warriors Handbook, and Wellness Warrior Style. She’s also the founder of Pause First Academy—an organization that provides online and in-person wellness and resi…

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Quality Trauma Care: From the City to the Burbs (Merideth Gradowski S5E12) 29:53

5M ago29:53

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Merideth Gradowski. Merideth Gradowski is the Trauma Program Manager at an ACS (American College of Surgeons) verified Level I trauma center in Phoenix, Arizona. She has been a nurse since 2009 with the majority of her experience in emergency and trauma nursing. Her prior roles inc…

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Engineering Excellence with Intentional Leadership (Jonathan Green S5E11) 32:26

6M ago32:26

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Jonathan Green. Jonathan Green is the Senior Director of Nursing at Montefiore Medical Center’s Einstein Campus, Bronx, NY, responsible for nursing practice and operations across multiple service lines. He has over 25 years of healthcare leadership experience with an emphasis on e…

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Another bend in the road from PCT to DNP (Becky Rich S5E10) 24:56

6M ago24:56

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Becky Rich. Becky Rich has been in the world of emergency medicine and nursing for the past 9 years, and recently obtained her Doctorate in Nursing Practice. She works full time in nursing education teaching didactic and practical skills and also works PRN as a float nurse across m…

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Starting with the End in Mind (Angela Atwood S5E9) 36:12

7M ago36:12

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Angela Atwood. Angela ‘Angie’ Atwood has over 25 years of experience caring for critical care patients in ground, air, and hospital environments. She has served in roles ranging from paramedic, firefighter, ER nurse, Flight RN, and direction of education. Angie has her MSN in Nursi…

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Setting up an LZ in Primary Care (Joe Hill S5E8) 36:02

7M ago36:02

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Joe Hill. Joe Hill started his career at a Level 1 adult/pediatric trauma center then moved into critical care ground transport. He decided to make the jump into flight medicine where he stayed for 19 years serving as a flight nurse and clinical directors. In 2021, Joe finished his…

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Creating Space for Pediatrics in Trauma Services (Mandy Felder S5E7) 38:19

8M ago38:19

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Mandy Felder. Mandy Felder is a leader in pediatric trauma care with over 20 years of pediatric nursing experience. She is currently the Pediatric Trauma Program Manager at an ACS Level II trauma center in South Carolina. Mandy serves on the South Carolina Emergency Medical Service…

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Emergency Nursing Til Dawn Edition (Tesla Teitge S5E6) 39:08

8M ago39:08

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Tesla Teitge. Tesla is an emergency nurse with over 10 years of clinical experience. She is also the owner and creator for the dynamic and “Paradise” inspired compressions socks from her company, Up at Dawn Compression Socks. In 2023, Tesla completed her Masters in Nursing Educatio…

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No Wasted Time (Lynn Miller Hayward S5E5) 33:28

8M ago33:28

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Lynn Miller Hayward. Lynn Miller Hayward was born in South Africa and started her nursing career by obtaining a Bachelor of Social Sciences as a Registered Nursing and Midwife in 1979. She moved to the US shortly after graduating and spent 3 years in US healthcare before returning …

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Establishing an Eminent Legacy (Shawntay Harris S5E4) 29:20

9M ago29:20

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Shawntay Harris. Shawntay Harris is the President and CEO of Eminent Healthcare Resources Consultants Inc, which offers education for nurses from bedside clinical training to leadership and administrative coursework. With over 23 years of nursing experience in emergency services, s…

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Reigniting Leadership in Nursing (Mary Whelan S5E3) 34:45

9M ago34:45

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Mary Whelan. Mary Whelan has held many different leadership positions over the past 24 years of her career as a director of emergency services from a level II Trauma Center to a community hospital ED, she proved time and again with every leadership role that she possesses the tools…

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Navigating and Challenging the Trauma Landscape (Joe Blansfield S5E2) 35:14

10M ago35:14

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Joe Blansfield. Joseph “Joe” Blansfield is a board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner with over 5 decades of experience in the emergency and trauma setting. The last 27 years of his career were spent in the role of the Trauma/Acute Care Surgery Program Manager at Boston Medical Cen…

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When a passion for burn care ignites your whole career (Anne O’Connor S5E1) 34:48

10M ago34:48

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Anne O’Connor. Annemarie O’Connor is an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner at the Burn and Complex Wound Center at the University of Chicago Medicine in Illinois. With over 35 years of nursing within burn care from the bedside to administration and advanced practice, Anne has tak…

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My Way to Becoming Nurse Alice (Alice Benjamin) 36:16

12M ago36:16

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Alice Benjamin. “Nurse Alice” Benjamin is a board-certified family nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, author, speaker, podcast host and a nurse pioneer on TV as a medical correspondent. Her experiences range from cardiovascular health, critical care, and emergency medic…

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Not all Heroes are in Comic Books: Spotlight on the 2023 Distinguished CTRN Award Winner (George Olschewski) 37:13

1y ago37:13

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend George Olschewski. George Olschewski started out in healthcare as an EMT in 1993 and finished an English degree with a minor in journalism before going back for his nursing degree. Since 1998 George worked in the hospital from the intermediate and step down units to the ED at the L…

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No Escaping this Distinguished Nurse: Spotlight on the 2023 Distinguished TCRN Award Winner (Jordan Tyczka) 33:16

1y ago33:16

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Jordan Tyczka. Jordan is currently the director of trauma services at Inova Loudoun Hospital, which is a Level III trauma center in Leesburg, VA. Since starting her nursing career in 2007, Jordan has worked in various Level I and Level II trauma centers along the east coast. She ha…

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Speak Now with the Birth Trauma Mama (Kayleigh Summers) 39:11

1y ago39:11

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Kayleigh Summers. Kayleigh Summers is a licensed clinical social worker and private practice owner in Downingtown, PA. Kayleigh uses her training as a licensed therapist and her own experience as an Amniotic Fluid Embolism survivor to treat and support families experiencing perinat…

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Walking the Line for quality pediatric prehospital care (Kris Ramos) 34:20

1y ago34:20

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Kris Ramos. Kris Ramos is a master’s prepared registered nurse and paramedic with a broad base of critical care experience including ground and air ambulance prehospital care, adult and pediatric emergency departments, pediatric cardiovascular intensive care, PICU, NICU, hemodialys…

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Inconceivable! From emergency medicine to podcast producer (Sean Fox) 40:06

1y ago40:06

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Sean Fox. Dr. Sean Fox is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Pediatrics as well as the Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency at Carolinas Medical Center. He works half his shifts in the Pediatric ED and the other half in the Adult ED. Since his time at the Univ…

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Next thing you know: ED nursing to hospital contracts and design (Carole Covey) 33:22

1y ago33:22

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Carole Covey. Carole Covey has worked in various roles within healthcare over the past 15 years, ranging from ED to ICU, trauma to flight nursing, pre-hospital to administration and lots of in between. She has a passion for education, leadership and serving those in vulnerable popu…

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Digging into Research: growing compassion satisfaction (Travis McCall) 36:09

1y ago36:09

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Travis McCall. Dr. Travis McCall obtained his MSN in 2013 from Vanderbilt University specializing in ED education and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in 2021 from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing with a graduate minor in Epidemiology in Public Health. His dissertation…

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Living with Purpose as a Child Life Specialist (Caitlin Parker) 49:53

1+ y ago49:53

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Caitlin Parker.. Caitlin Parker is a Certified Child Life Specialist at Atrium Health Levine Children's in Charlotte, NC. In her 13-year career at Levine's, she has worked in various roles across multiple service lines in pediatric and adult populations. She is driven by a passion …

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Where in the world is Jonah? (Jonah Pregulman) 25:27

1+ y ago25:27

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Jonah Pregulman. Jonah has been a nurse since 2016, having initially obtained his BSN from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He earned his MSN from Capella University with a specialization in Informatics in 2020. Jonah specializes in emergency, flight, and critical …

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Professionalism any way you slice it! (Jacob Miller) 48:57

1+ y ago48:57

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Jacob Miller. Jacob Miller is a Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Nationally Registered Paramedic with a background in flight, critical care transport, and emergency nursing, in addition to over 15 years of EMS practice. Jacob received his Master of Science in acut…

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Exponential Impact: From flight nursing to organ donation (Steven Malarchick) 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Steven Malarchick. Steven Malarchick began his career in prehospital care as an EMT-basic progressing to a Paramedic. His medic career included roles as the Regional EMS Coordinator for Colorado as well as offshore work on a deep-water drill ship and as public safety Director for t…

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Leveling Up with the New Thing Nurse (Sarah Wells) 47:59

1+ y ago47:59

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Sarah Wells Sarah Wells is a certified emergency nurse with her master’s in nursing. She is a national speaker, educator, and the founder of New Thing Nurse, an academic and professional coaching company for the nursing community. Sarah works with nurses and nursing students from a…

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In the room where it happens: from passion to practice change (Hannah Pye) 33:06

1+ y ago33:06

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Hannah Pye. Hannah Pye is a certified emergency nurse working as full-time nursing faculty while pursuing her DNP degree. Hannah is passionate about breastfeeding success and believes emergency department nurses can play a key role in breastfeeding support. Her other professional i…

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Might as well Jump! into Education and Knowledge (Bruce Hoffman) 48:28

1+ y ago48:28

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Bruce Hoffman. Bruce is a critical care registered nurse and paramedic whose clinical background includes the ICU, ER, trauma, cardiology and critical care transport/flight. He holds graduate degrees in education and advanced practice. Bruce has spoken at multiple conferences and h…

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Impacting Lives around the World through Military Transport (Tiffany Welsh) 36:54

1+ y ago36:54

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Major Tiffany Welsh. Tiffany Welsh is a registered nurse in the United States Air Force Nurse Corp. Her primary nursing practice has been in Emergency and Trauma nursing for 18 years, and she has been on active duty for 10 years. Since coming on active duty, Major Welsh has served as a traum…

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Gratitude: shifting from a job to a calling (Roger Casey) 30:52

1+ y ago30:52

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Roger Casey. Roger has over 30 years of emergency and critical care nursing experience. He uses his experience by volunteering on the BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse Exam Construction Review Committee to provide evidence-based items to the emergency nursing certification. He serves …

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Maternal Health and OB Transport: Oh baby! (Heather Scruton) 42:44

1+ y ago42:44

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Heather Scruton. Heather is a transport nurse who graduated from the University of Kansas with her nursing degree in 1997 and went back for her master’s degree in nursing and business administration from the University of Mary in 2014. She has over 25 years of experience with high-…

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Engineered for critical thinking and professional growth (Steve Cumming) 39:43

1+ y ago39:43

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Steve Cumming. Steve Cumming has been in healthcare for over 30 years. He started his career in the US Navy and following honorable discharge, he obtained his nursing degree. His early nursing career was in the emergency and ICU setting, however after 15 years, Steve found his true…

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Talking Toxicology: a recipe for disaster (Nancy Denke) 39:45

1+ y ago39:45

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend, Nancy Denke. Nancy is a Nurse Practitioner in Scottsdale, AZ. She has lived & worked all over the United States. She grew up in New York and went to Penn State as an undergrad. Years later, she would return to school at the U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and earn her MSN as a Clinical Nur…

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Building Blocks of a Nursing Career (Martha Roberts) 34:38

1+ y ago34:38

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Martha Roberts Martha Roberts is an Assistant Professor and lead of the Pediatrics department for Samuel Merritt School of Nursing in Sacramento, California. She is also an adult and pediatric nurse practitioner at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in the emergency …

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Flying the Flag for Autism Awareness (Brandon Joines) 35:40

2y ago35:40

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Brandon Joines. Brandon Joines is an emergency nurse with over 18 years of experience including pre-hospital, flight and transport care. Brandon started his career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-Basic) in early 2000’s and since then Brandon has obtained his Master’s in Nursing Educa…

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Transporting a Passion for Certification and Nursing (Austin Johnson) 36:55

2y ago36:55

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Austin Johnson. Austin is a registered nurse born, raised, and living in Florida. He is a Critical Care Transport Nurse with AdventHealth Central Florida, one of the largest hospital systems in the country with an equally large fleet of ground and flight transport units. Austin holds all 5 B…

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Blazing a Trail for Nurse Well-Being (Kristen Gilmore) 34:38

2y ago34:38

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Kristen Gilmore. Kristen obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2004 and in 2014 she graduated with her master’s degree in Nursing. Kristen’s career includes work as an ED nurse, clinical nurse manager, nursing supervisor, nurse manager, and clinical operations coordinator. Throughou…

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Defy Gravity: From Flight to Trauma Program Launch (Jamin Rankin) 21:40

2y ago21:40

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Jamin Rankin. Jamin Rankin obtained a bachelor's degree in biology prior to pursuing nursing school. He has been a nurse since 2013, having worked in the emergency department, air transport, and now as a trauma program manager. Jamin’s nursing interests involve all things emergency, trauma, …

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A Heart for Nursing (Barbara Weintraub) 34:19

2y ago34:19

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Barbara Weintraub. Barbara has been an ER nurse since 1985. After initially obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Northwestern in 1983, she completed her bachelor's degree in nursing in 1984. Barbara later obtained a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicag…

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The M.E. Behind the Microphone (Mark Eggers) 28:28

2y ago28:28

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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Mark Eggers. Mark Eggers is the Education and Technology Services Manager at BCEN. Mark started his formal career in I/T about 48 years ago working on IBM mainframes (no personal computers at that time) as a computer operator. As his career progressed, he went into various management roles i…

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