Life as a CRNA with Becky Schmidt

On this episode of Found Down, I chat with Becky Schmidt, CRNA about her decision to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, her path for becoming this type of provider as well as thoughts on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting her rural Wisconsin hospital.

Becky reflects on what life is like as a CRNA and she describes it is as "99% boredom and 1.0% sh&t your pants." She shares a few stories that have stayed with her over the years and discusses what parts of her job bring her joy as well as what is challenging.

Becky, thank you so much for talking with me. I hope you get back to traveling as soon as we are able. I always love your ethos on living life.

Sending you so much love.

Nicole

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Found Down

This is a bimonthly show full of untold nursing stories, stories about nurses, topics relevant to healthcare and all things in between.

This is a bimonthly show full of untold nursing stories, stories about nurses, topics relevant to healthcare and all things in between. This show is hosted by Critical Care nurse, Nicole Johnson.

This show is meant to be geared for those in the medical field. It is rated E, so it is mature in content. Nurses do like to swear (not in front of their patients of course).

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Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson is a Seattle-based Critical Care Nurse with 16 years of clinical experience. She also is the founder of unwoundretreats.com - events, resources, and retreats for nurses by nurses. She believes in offering time and space for nurses to come together and practice restorative practices to help reduce stress and improve well-being.

Nicole started Found Down in 2020 to offer a place to have authentic, raw, and real conversations about issues related to nursing as well as stories from nurses and other healthcare professionals. She recorded many episodes about the reality of working through a pandemic as frontline staff and the impacts it had on people's mental health.

Nicole records, edits, and produces this show independently.

If you have any suggestions or ideas for Found Down, please reach out to founddownpodcast@gmail.com!