Nursings got 99 problems: Could Nurse Advocacy Be The Answer?

Nurses on trial for manslaughter for medication errors. Unsafe patient to nurse staffing ratios. Surveys prophesying over 90 % of nurses plan to leave the healthcare world. Nursings got 99 problems! Could better NURSE Advocacy be the answer?

Special guest Maggie Ortiz "Nurse Advocate Maggie" joins host Ersilia Pompilio to discuss the latest 'tea' in the nursing world including theories and conspiracies re: Radonda Vaught, nursing ratios, what it's like working with a serial killer in the hospital setting, Dr. Death and how Baylor Hospital kept him swept under the rug, Safe Harbor for nurses act, and the importance of NURSE ADVOCACY. Maggie and Ersilia share many comical stories. A super fun episode not to be missed.

Maggie Ortiz has been a critical care nurse for over 2 decades. Maggie has spent her career primarily in the hospital setting doing direct patient care all while being a single mom, getting her master’s degree and invoking her true calling – HELP NURSES – HELP PEOPLE and advocate for change. To contact Nurse Advocate Text: 512-766-8945 - INCLUDE your name with the text.

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