Calling All Nurses

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!

Co-host

Martha Russell

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.