Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing Podcast

New nurse Troy McMullen joins Beth to talk about the challenges of becoming a new nurse right before the pandemic hit and the trials and tribulations of working as a travel nurse through the times of COVID.

Show Notes

In this week’s episode, Beth is joined by new nurse Troy McMullen, a nurse of three years who started just before the pandemic hit. Beth and Troy talk about his journey to become a nurse and what that meant when COVID took over the world. He talks about the various locations he worked as a travel nurse and how similar they all were in the frustrations he had with the system’s lack of proper care for the patients. Troy and Beth remind everyone that you have to know when to say no, even if that makes co-workers frustrated. It’s a journey you won’t soon forget.
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  • (00:00) - Welcome to Don't Eat Your Young •Troy McMullen
  • (01:19) - Troy's Background
  • (03:40) - The First Few Months of COVID
  • (05:45) - Deciding to Work
  • (07:43) - Shifting to Long Term Care Facility
  • (12:59) - Next Stops
  • (15:37) - Causes
  • (16:27) - Okay to Say No
  • (22:10) - Patient Mentality
  • (23:57) - Aides
  • (26:19) - CNAs and Techs
  • (27:57) - Troy's Current Work
  • (30:30) - Last Thoughts
  • (31:45) - Wrapping Up
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What is Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing Podcast?

Welcome to Don’t Eat Your Young — the podcast that brings you stories from the trenches of the incredible, wonderful, exhausting, terrifying, joyous world of nursing.

Host Beth Quaas been in the world of nursing for nearly decades and has worked in hospitals large and small. She's worn the hats of the floor nurse, ICU, ER, and anesthesia. She's been a manager, an educator, and a co-worker.

On Don't Eat Your Young, Beth highlights stories from nurses around the country that are doing amazing things for their nursing colleagues to support them and let them know that they are not alone. This is a show celebrating a positive culture of nursing and care, and we can be a part of this culture by sharing wins — and struggles — across the field.

We will also explore opportunities that are unique in nursing that may inspire you to go in new directions. These voices from the field are an inspiration to care for yourself, and those around you.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. For more information and to support this show, visit donteatyouryoung.com.

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