Trauma Season with Seasoned Trauma ICU Nurse Susan Collins

On today's episode I catch up with my old nursing school friend, Susan Collins. She is a firefighter turned nurse and has over a decade of experience working at a Level One Trauma Center in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit. She now holds her Masters in Nursing and is the Magnet Program Coordinator.

On this episode, Susan talks about the importance of storytelling in nursing, what "Trauma Season" means and a hit parade of the top summer activities to avoid based on her experience. To be fair - I asked her to tell us....

This episode is full of dark humor - a coping mechanism for those of us that see the worst of the worst.

Susan eloquently talks about how we often have "ghosts" that linger with us and how to cope amidst the darkness.

This is a very special episode. I hope you enjoy it!

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!