Nurses Uncorked - A Nursing Podcast Delivering Nursing News

This is a nursing podcast that discusses all the current nursing news. Nurses Uncorked podcast is for nurses, nursing students, and healthcare workers who want to stay up to date and learn how to thrive in today’s ever changing world of nursing. Tune in weekly as Nurse Erica RN kicks back and relax with a beverage in hand and interview fellow nurses and nursing leaders in our industry. We are covering all the current nursing hot topics. Nothing is off the table! So grab yourself a drink, and your tissues, as we prepare to laugh, cry, learn, and share personal stories together on ”Nurses Uncorked”!

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About Nurses Uncorked

We believe that Nurses Uncorked has the potential to change nurses lives by providing them with valuable insights and information about our ever changing nursing world. Our goal is to help more people understand what the current topics are in nursing and discuss them with an informative yet comedic twist.

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About Nurse Jessica Sites

Nurse Jessica Sites, has over two decades worth of experience in the healthcare industry, as a labor and delivery registered nurse in Tampa area in Florida who knows all too well the emotional trauma, yet gratifying moments nurses go through on a daily basis. After 20 long years of 12 hour shifts, she finally took a leap of faith to become a full-time social media influencer who uses her platform, decades worth of healthcare experience, and comedic talent to be voice for workers in the healthcare industry while also being an outlet for other nurses and other healthcare professionals who are facing challenges in their career, and helps to bring awareness and educate them on their options as they navigate the many stresses, nationwide nurses shortage crisis, changes in the healthcare industry, and major societal challenges plaguing the healthcare industry. Now over 2 years later, Nurse Jessica Sites has become a trending social media sensation and is proud of how far she has come in such a short amount of time. She says that if she can give someone even a little chuckle in the midst of their crazy chaotic lives, then she believes she has accomplished her goal

Nurse Jessica Sites

About Nurse Erica

I have worked in nursing since I graduated high school, first as a CNA, then an MA, then a Registered Nurse, and eventually in nursing leadership. I discovered my love of pediatric nursing early on, having worked in pediatrics, PICU, pediatric oncology, and pediatric hospice. Throughout my career, I ventured into adult nursing for a few years, home health, and periodically worked in wound care (I love wounds!). More recently I have specialized in both pediatric and adult hospice (ask me about pediatric hospice, I could talk about it for hours!). But nothing has fulfilled me as much as advocating for my fellow nurses.

Advocating for nurses is something that has always come naturally to me. It was as a new grad nurse, that I first encountered the toxicity that runs rampant throughout the nursing profession. I will never forget the feeling of sitting in my manager's office, just weeks into my first RN job, being told I was a failure and threatened with termination because she hadn't received enough compliment cards about me (HCAHPS scores). I remember being so confused. I'd received nothing but positive feedback from patients and coworkers. How can they discipline me when I've never been in any trouble or even informed there was an issue? The manager had the identical conversation with my close friend, Marlene. Marlene and I went through nursing school together and started this job together. This incident started a downward spiral of depression for Marlene and she eventually took her own life. I knew even then that the nursing profession needed to change. I continued to be confronted with toxic harassment, bullying, vertical violence from management, unsafe working conditions, and gaslighting throughout my career. I am proud to say that I always spoke up against it! Always! Even as a single mom, with everything to lose, I continued to report wrongdoing and advocate for my patients and coworkers. I have paid the price for that advocacy at times and I would do it all again.

I never thought I would go into nursing leadership. Truth be told, I am the least likely nurse to go into leadership. I quickly discovered I could affect change much more in leadership, than I could as a staff nurse. And that's exactly what I did. Then one day, early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, I decided to post a video about being in nursing leadership to TikTok. The rest, as they say, is history. It wasn't long before I co-founded The Last Pizza Party, a grassroots nurse advocacy movement. This ultimately became a challenging journey to navigate and witness colleagues chose different paths. I soon expanded across other social media platforms and as an author. I found my niche in nationwide nurse advocacy and nurse led legislation, dividing my time between legislators, unions, and nurses in need.

~Nurse Erica

Nurse Erica

Episodes

Tuesday Jul 18, 2023

EP 2: Pennsylvania Nursing Drama Involving Nurse Erica

Tuesday Jul 18, 2023

In June, 2023 the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB106 The Patient Safety Act which would mandate minimum nurse-patient staffing ratios. A letter sent to PA legislators from over 400 PA nurse leaders opposing HB106 and staffing ratios was made public on the PA Hospital Association website. When Nurse Erica shared the list of over 400 names, there was a concerted damage control campaign among PA hospitals, including allegedly telling employees that Erica fabricated the 23 page letter.
New episodes every Tuesday. ❤️ please give our episodes a download, follow us, like the episodes and if you really love us… a 5 ⭐️ star rating !
Help Us Keep This Podcast going and become an official Patron of Nurses Uncorked! Gain early access to episodes, patron only bonus episodes and earn the title of becoming either a wine cork, wine bottle or Grand Preserve for exclusive benefits! https://patron.podbean.com/nursesuncorkedpodcast

Interested in Sponsoring the Show?  Email with the subject NURSES UNCORKED SPONSOR to nursesuncorked@nursesuncorked.com

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DISCLAIMER:
This Podcast and all related content [published or distributed by or on behalf of Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites or Nurses Uncorked Podcast is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions expressed or contained herein are not intended to serve as or replace medical advice, nor to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease, condition, illness or injury, and you should consult the health care professional of your choice regarding all matters concerning your health, including before beginning any exercise, weight loss, or health care program. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.
Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Nurses Uncorked Podcast are their own; not those of Nurse Jessica Sites, Nurse Erica or Nurses Uncorked Company. Accordingly, Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions.
All content is the sole property of Nurses Uncorked, LLC. All copyrights are reserved and the exclusive property of Nurses Uncorked, LLC.

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023

EP 1: Current Nursing Strikes In The United States

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023

In this first podcast for Nurses Uncorked. Nurse Erica and Nurse Jessica Sites discuss all the current nursing strikes that are occurring in the US. We discuss how strikes work and how the nursing unions help negotiate changes for the nurses on staff.
New episodes every Tuesday. ❤️ please give our episodes a download, follow us, like the episodes and if you really love us… a 5 ⭐️ star rating !
Help Us Keep This Podcast going and become an official Patron of Nurses Uncorked! Gain early access to episodes, patron only bonus episodes, giveaways and earn the title of becoming either a wine cork, wine bottle or Grand Preserve for exclusive benefits! https://patron.podbean.com/nursesuncorkedpodcast

Interested in Sponsoring the Show?  Email with the subject NURSES UNCORKED SPONSOR to nursesuncorked@nursesuncorked.com

Please follow Nurses Uncorked at!
https://www.tiktok.com/@nurses.uncorked?_t=8drcDCUWGcN&_r=1
https://instagram.com/nursesuncorked?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
https://youtube.com/@NursesUncorkedL
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094678265742&mibextid=LQQJ4d
You can hear our podcast at:
https://feed.podbean.com/thenurseericarn/feed.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nurses-uncorked/id1698205714
https://spotify.link/8hkSKlKUaDb
https://nursesuncorked.com
DISCLAIMER:
This Podcast and all related content [published or distributed by or on behalf of Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites or Nurses Uncorked Podcast is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions expressed or contained herein are not intended to serve as legal advice or replace medical advice, nor to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease, condition, illness or injury, and you should consult the health care professional of your choice regarding all matters concerning your health, including before beginning any exercise, weight loss, or health care program. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.
Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Nurses Uncorked Podcast are their own; not those of Nurse Jessica Sites, Nurse Erica or Nurses Uncorked Company. Accordingly, Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions.
All content is the sole property of Nurses Uncorked, LLC. All copyrights are reserved and the exclusive property of Nurses Uncorked, LLC.