Banter At The Bedside
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Banter at the Bedside dives into the real stories of healthcare — the ones that happen behind the curtains, between shifts, and at the bedside. Hosted by frontline professionals, each episode brings together voices from across the healthcare spectrum to share their perspectives — from laughter in the breakroom to the moments that change everything. Whether you’re in scrubs or just curious about life inside the hospital, join us for honest, thoughtful, and sometimes hilarious conversations about what it really means to care for others.
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S1E29 Septic Shock 101: The History, Science, and Controversies of Sepsis Care
Send us Fan MailSepsis remains one of the most common and deadly conditions healthcare providers encounter, but do how much of the evidence do you know?In Part 1 of our sepsis series, critical care…
S1E28 The Patients We Never Forget: Healthcare Stories That Changed Us Forever
Send us Fan MailSome patients never leave you.Some coworkers, mentors, and moments quietly change the way you practice medicine forever.In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, the Shift Talkers…
S1E27 How to Advocate for Yourself in Healthcare - Not Feeling Heard
Send us Fan MailHave you ever left a doctor’s appointment or hospital stay feeling unheard, brushed off, or dismissed?In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby, Kaleigh, and Amanda have an…
S1E26 Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare: Burnout, Trauma & Losing Your Spark
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when caring for others starts to quietly wear you down?In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, the Shift Talkers sit down again with trauma and emergency medicine…
S1E25 Reel vs. Real Nursing: Reacting to Healthcare TikToks, ICU Humor & What Crosses the Line
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby, Kaleigh, and Amanda react to healthcare TikToks, nursing memes, and viral medical reels — and the conversation quickly turns into a…
S1E24 Building a Mobile Healthcare Practice in Rural North Carolina | Consult & Calling with Dr. Ivy DNP
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when healthcare stops waiting for patients to come to the clinic — and starts meeting them where they are?In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby (NP) and Kaleigh…
S1E23 PTO, Guilt, and Patient Care: The Truth About Missing Work in Healthcare
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when healthcare workers are sick—but still come to work anyway?In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby (NP), Kaleigh (RN), Cody (RN), and Dr. Jeff talk honestly…
S1E22 Cardiogenic Shock Part 2: When to Escalate Care, and Call the Shock Team
Send us Fan MailCardiogenic shock management doesn’t stop with recognizing preload, afterload, and contractility. The hardest decisions often come next: when to escalate care and when to activate…
S1E21 Cardiogenic Shock Explained: Preload, Afterload, Inotropes & Shock Teams at the Bedside Part 1
Send us Fan MailCardiogenic shock remains a high-mortality emergency in critical care—but survival is improving as clinicians better understand shock physiology and adopt cardiogenic shock team…
S1E20 The Pause: Why Healthcare Workers Need 45 Seconds After a Code
Send us Fan MailIn healthcare, when a code ends and time of death is called, the room usually moves on fast. But what if we didn’t?In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, we sit down with a…
S1E19 Off the Clock, Still On Call: When Everyone Asks You for Medical Questions
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, we dive into what it really means to be the “town healer” — the nurse, doctor, or healthcare worker everyone turns to for medical advice…
S1E18 You’re Not Difficult, You’re Advocating | How Patients Can Speak Up in Healthcare, Views from the Healthcare Team
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby and Kaleigh kick off a new mini-series on patient advocacy — inspired by a listener question.As healthcare professionals who have also…
S1E17 Trauma Bonded at Work: Friendships, Dating & Relationships in Healthcare
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, we dive into one of the most relatable topics in healthcare: relationships.Healthcare workers spend 12+ hours together in high-stress…
S1E16 More Than a Diagnosis: Humanizing Patients in Critical Care
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a patient becomes “the GI bleed in 12” instead of a person?In this deeply reflective episode of Banter at the Bedside, Abby and Kaleigh are joined by Dr. Armando…
S1E11 When Patients Refuse Care in the ICU: Ethics, Autonomy & Healthcare Reality
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, the team dives into one of the most frustrating - and ethically complex - realities in healthcare: when patients or families refuse care.From…
S1E5 Breath, Pressure & Purpose: A Pulmonary Critical Care Story
Send us Fan MailHow a passion for physiology shaped a career in the most unforgiving corners of medicine—that’s where this episode of Banter at the Bedside begins. Host Abby puts co-host Hass in the…
S1E2 Code Brown: A Survivor's Tale
Send us Fan MailIn this laugh-out-loud episode, the Shift Talkers dive into one of the most universal yet unspoken parts of healthcare — poop (or as we call it, “Code Brown”). From code brown…
S1E12 Code Blues Across the Hospital: ER vs ICU, First Codes, and the Ones That Stay With You
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, we’re talking about codes — the first ones, the chaotic ones, the ones that still stick with you years later.From ICU to ER to floors and…
S1E9 Mourn the Dead, Fight for the Living: Healthcare Workers Discuss Grief and Losing of Patients
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Banter at the Bedside, we talk about one of the most misunderstood parts of working in healthcare: how grief and dark humor often exist side by side.Healthcare…
S1E8 Healthcare Workers Debate on Hospital Superstitions: are they real or are they protective?
Send us Fan MailAre hospital superstitions real — or are they just how healthcare workers survive the chaos?In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, the team dives into hospital superstitions we all…
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Banter At The Bedside has published 29 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Comedy, Health & Fitness.
Banter At The Bedside is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 55m.
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