On the Pulse Podcast

Robert Atkins, Executive Vice Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, joins the show to discuss the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and what they mean for nursing in the 21st century. Podcast References & Resources: Diversity is a Living Thing—Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Robert Atkins, Executive Vice Dean at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

This special, limited-edition series of the On the Pulse podcast will feature Johns Hopkins School of Nursing students, faculty, and alumni who are making an impact in their local communities across the United States. In every town, across all 50 states, nurses are the innovative leaders who focus on communities, social determinants of health, and the local and national policies that impact the health of our nation. This episode features Mary McQuilkin, a primary care nurse practitioner and alumna of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Her current role is Itinerant Nurse Practitioner for the tribal health organizations of Alaska. To learn more, visit: https://unitedstatesofnursing.org/ 

This special, limited-edition series of the On the Pulse podcast will feature Johns Hopkins School of Nursing students, faculty, and alumni who are making an impact in their local communities across the United States. In every town, across all 50 states, nurses are the innovative leaders who focus on communities, social determinants of health, and the day-to-day experiences of people’s lives. The first episode features Sabianca Delva, an Assistant Professor at Boston College School of Nursing and a Johns Hopkins School of Nursing PhD Alumna of the class of 2020.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Our guest is Dr. Nancy Glass, an intimate partner violence researcher who serves as Independence Chair in Nursing Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Glass is developer of the myPlan app, a free app to help with safety decisions if you, or someone you care about, is experiencing abuse in their intimate relationships. It’s private, secure, personalized, and backed by research. Dr. Glass discusses the newest version of the app that can help link victims of domestic violence to resources, information, and personalized safety plans.  References and Resources: myPlan National Domestic Violence Hotline 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)—National Domestic Violence Hotline TTY 1.800.787.3224 Text “START” to 88788  

This episode features Mickey Dhir, an infectious disease practitioner at Chase Brexton Health Care and a PhD student at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Podcast References and Resources: What You Need to Know About Monkeypox Monkeypox (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ) Monkeypox (World Health Organization)

This episode features Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Dean Sarah Szanton and Humana Chief Nursing Officer Kathy Driscoll. The conversation covers the value of nursing and how nursing’s influence will reimagine the future of health. Podcast References and Resources: Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Humana Here is how we can reimagine nursing in Florida | Column

Children, adolescents, and their parents are all experiencing the stress, anxiety, and emotional toll of living through COVID-19, community violence, inequity, and more. This month’s guests discuss the current state of child and adolescent mental health and emerging solutions for improving child and adolescent mental health and supporting families in ways that are equitable, accessible, and tailored to the needs of children and families.  Guests Debbie Gross Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Endowed Professor in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Marcus Henderson PhD student at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and a Doctoral Fellow of the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association Podcast References and Resources Chicago Parent Program RESILIENCE RRTC at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association Protecting Youth Mental Health—The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory Fund for Educational Excellence Baltimore City Public Schools

With the rise of illicitly manufactured fentanyl, drug purchases through social media, and the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid deaths are now the leading cause of preventable death among people ages 18 to 45. Dr. Marianne Fingerhood joins the show to discuss. She is an expert in safe opioid prescribing, identification and treatment of opioid use disorder. Podcast References and Resources “Talk: They Hear You” Before It’s Too Late National Harm Reduction Coalition SAMHSA National Helpline 211md.org or call 211 For immediate help, call 1-800-662-HELP For immediate help, text your zip code to 435748 to access online treatment

There has been recent media coverage surrounding a nurse who was convicted of a criminally negligent homicide and impaired adult abuse after mistakenly administering the wrong medication that killed a patient in 2017. This is a rare conviction but one that calls for us to reconsider how we ensure accountability for everyone. Today’s show will focus on building just culture within health care and creating environments where we can reduce medical errors and improve systems for better outcomes, accountability, and quality of care. Guests include Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Assistant Professors Jennifer Milesky and Nicole Mollenkopf. Podcast References and Resources: What Is Just Culture? Changing the way we think about errors to improve patient safety and staff satisfaction Patient Safety and the Just Culture Just culture: It's more than policy ISMP Medication Safety Alert Newsletters American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Policy and Advocacy Society of Critical Care Medicine

Early in Carol Rosenberg’s career in pediatric oncology, she remembers when a mom, asking about her daughter, collapsed in her arms, and said: “What if I do something wrong taking care of her? What if I hurt my baby?” It was in this moment Carol knew that more needed to be done to help parents provide in-home care to their children who have acute, chronic, and complex conditions. Starting with her DNP project as a student at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Carol eventually turned her idea into her own company called Ready.Sim.Go. She shares her story on this episode of the podcast. Podcast References and Resources Carol Rosenberg Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Nurses Bring Added Value to the Innovation Space Nurse innovators shine