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Welcome to Bedpan Banter | The Human Side of Healthcare -- the podcast that feels like sitting at the nurses’ station swapping stories with your favorite coworkers. Hosted by the one and only Nurse Mike, this show goes beyond the textbooks and into the real, raw, and hilarious moments that make up nurse life.
Whether it’s unfiltered stories from the floor, emotional patient moments, or those laugh-until-you-cry shifts you’ll never forget... we’re talking about it all. Oh, and don’t worry, we’ll be sneaking in a few knowledge bombs you can actually use on the job.
If you're a nursing student, new grad, or seasoned pro who just needs to feel seen (and maybe laugh a little), you’re in the right place.
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S1E25 You Can Rebuild Confidence After Failing The NCLEX with Murse Kash
Three failed NCLEX attempts can mess with your confidence, your timeline, and your identity. We’re joined by Nurse Kash, a New York City pediatric cardiology nurse and creator, to tell the real story…
S1E23 The Problem No One Teaches Nurses: Scheduling (ft. EightTenTwelve)
You can learn every drug and every protocol and still feel unprepared for the hardest part of nursing: being human under pressure. Nurse Mike sits down with Haley and Marcelle, two sisters whose…
S1E22 Addison vs. Cushing: The One Lab That Changes Everything with Nurse Mike
A single lab value can flip your entire answer choice, especially when the adrenal glands are involved. We pick up with part two of our Addison’s disease and Cushing syndrome breakdown and focus on…
S1E21 The Real Difference Between Addison's & Cushing's with Memory Tricks
Addison’s disease vs Cushing syndrome can feel like a maze of arrows, hormones, and “wait, which one is high?” moments. We cut through the noise by building the whole story from the ground up: what…
S1E20 What Nursing School Doesn’t Prepare You For with Nurse Brenden
Nursing school can teach you the steps, but it can’t recreate the moment someone asks you to “boost the patient” and you realize you’ve never done it on a real person. We sit down with Brenden and…
S1E19 Nurse Mike from SimpleNursing Breaking Down the 2026 NCLEX Changes
Two NCLEX answers can look “right” on the surface, but only one protects the patient first. That’s the real skill behind prioritization, and it’s exactly what I’m breaking down here on Bedpan Banter…
S1E18 The Nurse that Spoke Up: A Path to Patient Advocacy
A nurse walks into a med room and hears laughter about a “placebo” given to a symptomatic patient. What happens next is a real-time test of ethics: speak up and risk backlash, or stay silent and let…
S1E17 Beauty that Survives a Double Shift with Diaspi Beauty
What happens when a level-one trauma night shift meets a clean beauty lab? We sit down with clinical scientist and founder Diana Santiago to trace a remarkable path from calibrating analyzers to…
S1E16 Nurse’s Guide to Neuro & Stroke Patients with Dr. Uddin, Neurologist
You can feel the stakes the moment a patient starts to change. With inpatient neurologist Dr. Uddin at the table, we go straight to the front lines of neurocare—where strokes dominate, seizures…
S1E15 Built for Ports, PICCs, and People | The Port Studio
A cold infusion room, a tangled sleeve, a zipper that sets off a scanner—tiny moments can turn a hard day into a brutal one. Our guests, twin founders of Port Studio Brinlee & Mariela, set out to…
S1E14 Seeing Abilities Before Disabilities with Sarah & Emily
Start with a laugh, stay for the truth. We sit down with Sarah, a psych nurse, and her sister Emily to explore what real inclusion in healthcare looks like when you move past labels and meet the…
S1E13 NCLEX 101: Test-Taking Strategies That Actually Work
Your NCLEX doesn’t demand perfect memory. It asks one core question: can you keep patients safe when the stakes are high and the clock is running? We break test stress into simple moves that lower…
S1E12 How A Miami CVICU Nurse Builds Confidence & Preps For CRNA School with Sam Del Toro
Ever wonder what it feels like to hold a patient’s life in your hands while learning a new device, managing six drips, and calming a terrified family—in two languages? We invited Sam Del Toro, a…
S1E11 Turning Students Into Nurses: What Support Really Looks Like at West Coast University
Want a real look at how nurses are shaped—fast—and still come out safe, confident, and patient-centered? Nurse Mike sits down with Professor Katrina Lino from West Coast University to unpack the…
S1E10 Staying Grounded Between Bedside & Brand Deals with Natalie Rae
A brick wall, a Jeep duck, and an engagement ring sets the episode scene—but the real story is how a new grad who started on a Covid unit turned humor into healing and built a platform without…
S1E9 Surviving Nursing School Without Losing Your Social Life with Leanys Capote
Cardiac chaos, clinical goosebumps, and a calendar that plans even the commute—this conversation pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to thrive in nursing school. We sit down with a…
S1E8 Climbing the Nursing Ladder: CNA → LPN → RN with Kesheen Curtis
Scrubs, scope, and second chances—this conversation with Kesheen is a candid look at how a nursing career really takes shape. We start with a hard detour: walking away from a BSN program that drained…
S1E7 Part 2 with Hospice Nurse Julie: How Honest Conversations & Science Ease The Fear Of Death
What if the moments that scare us most at the bedside are simply the body doing what it’s designed to do? We sit down with Hospice Nurse Julie, a New York Times bestselling author, to unpack the…
S1E6 Part 1 with Hospice Nurse Julie: What Nurses And Families Should Know About A Good Death
What if the thing we fear most—dying—is often gentler than we think? We sit down with Hospice Nurse Julie to unpack the stark differences between ICU deaths shaped by machines and a natural decline…
S1E5 Cleaning Bedpans, Setting Boundaries & Melanie Gomez's Nursing Journey to FNP
PICU nurse and social media personality Melanie shares her journey from med-surg to pediatric critical care, exploring the challenges of transition and her pursuit of becoming a Family Nurse…
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