As newly retired nurses, we continue our passion for helping the public understand the scope, challenges, and rewards of contemporary nursing practice, using the lived experiences of point of care nurses. In Season 1 we spoke with nurses making change with challenges of social concern, such as Indigenous health, the toxic drug poisoning crisis, planetary health, public health and the pandemic, and challenges in acute care.
In Season 2, we are speaking with nurses in positions of influence provincially, in B.C., nationally, in Canada, and internationally. Season 2 is available now!
Betty retired in 2013 after a career in nursing that spanned almost 50 years in multiple areas of practice. Her love through it all was engaging in mentorship relationships with the next generations of nurses. In her retirement she is engaged in volunteer work in her community all related to health, social justice and making change. When RaeAnn suggested doing a podcast she jumped at the chance to collaborate with her friends and former colleagues.
After working in the food industry for many years, Martha entered nursing school at the age of 45. It was just pure good fortune that the local community college had a forward-thinking curriculum (developed in part by podcast co-host Betty Tate). After working for a few years as a bedside nurse, Martha joined the faculty at the college with the hope of helping others enter this diverse and demanding profession. Now retired, she hopes to keep her love of nursing alive by providing a voice to the next generation of nurse leaders.
As a practicing RN across Western Canada for almost 40 years, RaeAnn is now settling into retirement, trying to finally make it stick. Nurses do a lot, see a lot, know a lot, and learn a certain way of being. RaeAnn knew a podcast was a perfect way to share the wisdom, innovation, and disruption the next generation of nurses brings to these challenging times in health care. She aspires to decrease how often she reminds her working friends she’s retired and spend more time writing. RaeAnn dabbles in creative non-fiction and is currently working on a novel.
Abby is the magic behind the scenes, with music composition, post-production editing, photography, audio file management, and general consultation as the resident millennial (you get it). In her life, Abby has a passion for working with the older adult population and has many hobbies including music, nature photography, baking, and eating cakes and pastries, especially for breakfast.