Reports amongst nurses and other healthcare providers is an essential part of maintaining continuity of care for our patients. Desi and Sarah talk about SBAR, a nurse-to-nurse report. While we all have our preferences, there are some dos and do

Petite Sirah Episode: 44

Nov 20th, 2020 15m 38s

A lil extra!

Episode 57: Intuition and Superstition-Nursing superpowers?

Nov 13th, 2020 40m 47s

Is nursing intuition valuable or are we just being worrywarts? It's been studied and *spoiler alert*, intuition is an important and useful part of a nurse's decision making. Sarah and Desi discuss this as well as nursing superstitions.

Petite Sirah Episode: 43

Nov 6th, 2020 22m 20s

Episode 56: Evacuation Preparation

Oct 30th, 2020 58m 31s

It's fire season in wine country and that means evacuations. Desi and Sarah share their recent experiences and consider the factors that made the recent evacuation of their hospital go smoothly. Also the harrowing true story about a hospital ev

Petite Sirah Episode: 42

Oct 23rd, 2020 7m 38s

Episode 55: Back to the Grind in COVID Times

Oct 16th, 2020 52m 7s

Jen and Sarah catch up on work-life, Sarah’s many jobs, and our fantasy healthcare careers.

Petite Sirah Episode 41

Oct 13th, 2020 14m 10s

Episode 54: Finishing School in a Pandemic

Oct 2nd, 2020 47m 49s

Special guest Emily just graduated with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She tells Sarah about wrapping up her program during COVID times and how her work will change during the pandemic.

Petite Sirah Episode 40

Sep 25th, 2020 21m 14s

Episode 53: ICU and Feeling Blue

Sep 18th, 2020 1h

Desi shares her experiences thus far in transitioning from a telemetry unit to the ICU. Sarah finally releases some of her anger.

Petite Sirah Episode 39

Sep 11th, 2020 14m 20s

Episode 52: Office Nursing during COVID Time

Sep 6th, 2020 46m 39s

Kat and Sarah on what the office setting looks like these days. Also the small disappointments that come with being pregnant during COVID times.

Episode 51: COVID-19 Check in part 1

Apr 13th, 2020 44m 16s

The nurses return after a long break to discuss what nursing looks like for each of them in the midst of a pandemic. Join Sarah and Jen in this episode to talk about sheltering in place, grocery shopping, and what they're doing while they await