Friends and Enemas

TW: This episode contains mentions of miscarriages and pregnancy complications. On this episode of Friends & Enemas, we’re joined by Mama Tina, a labor and delivery nurse, for a candid and entertaining conversation about the realities of L&D nursing. We dive into new grad submission stories sent in by listeners, along with unforgettable tales sourced from a Reddit rabbit hole, sharing the highs, lows, and chaos that come with working in labor and delivery.Mama Tina breaks down what makes L&D its own unique world the gals a banter about how drastically different it of an experience it is from Lindsey's work in the ICU. From patient acuity and workflows to communication styles and emotional intensity, we explore why these specialties often feel like completely different planets within healthcare. Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube!Find us on social:The Guest: @mama_nurse_tinaThe Pod: @friends.and.enemasThe Host: @scrubhacks

Join us in Las Vegas for a mini episode where I catch up with remote RN Ava at the HEALTH Conference to discuss the future of healthcare. From new medical technology to the growing role of artificial intelligence, we dive into how healthcare is evolving and what it means for nurses and patients alike.Ava shares her firsthand experiences with virtual nursing, the opportunities and challenges of remote care, and the most exciting innovations she saw at the conference. We discuss how AI is shaping clinical practice, transforming patient experiences, and the skills nurses need to stay ahead in a rapidly changing but also consistently stubborn and stagnant healthcare world. Whether you’re a nurse or other type of healthcare professional, this episode is a quick chat between friends about digital healthcare, virtual nursing, and the technology driving change.📌 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Don’t forget to like and follow for more conversations on nursing, healthcare, and the human side of medicine!To learn more about Ava's company and to find her course, use this link: https://solo.to/remoternFollow us on socials: The Guest: @remotern1The Pod: @friends.and.enemasThe Host: @scrubhacks

TRIGGER WARNING: This is an episode about women's health and includes stories and descriptions of childbirth trauma, including references to mutilated and deceased infants. Please listen with care. This week on Friends & Enemas, we sit down with colorectal surgery RN Megan Vernon to explore her journey in nursing, her passion for women’s health, and her life-changing medical mission work. Megan shares how she discovered colorectal surgery as her specialty, what inspired her to become a nurse, and where her career has taken her today. She also takes us inside her recent mission trip in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing care for women facing serious health challenges and sharing the incredible resilience of those she helped.Megan discusses the procedures she supports, the recovery and follow-up care available, and how women are reintegrated into their communities with mental health support. She reflects on the challenges of delivering care in hospitals with limited resources, the emotional weight of the work, and her role as the first nurse to join Campaign 52. This episode is a powerful look at global health, colorectal nursing, and the intersection of compassion and medicine. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, with links to Megan’s socials and Campaign 52 in the show notes.Follow us on social: The Guest: @megaatronn__The Pod: @friends.and.enemasThe Host: @scrubhacksCheck out the links below to learn more about this program, campaign, and Meg's trip blog! Gynocare IG Gynocare websiteBeyond Fistula websiteCampaign Gofund mePersonal trip blogDisease of Colon and Rectum Article

In this episode, Lindsey and guest, Amanda (@clockedoutdinks), reunite to catch up and open up about their lives, their careers, their decision to remain childfree, and why that personal choice sparks so many unsolicited opinions!They dive into the realities of their nursing careers, emotional labor and relationships, and what it means to build a fulfilling life outside of parenthood. If you’ve ever questioned whether you “should” have kids or ask yourself why anyone wouldn't want to... then this candid conversation is for you.Follow us on social: The Guest: @clockedoutdinksThe Pod: @friends.and.enemasThe Host: @scrubhacks

In this powerful and NEEDED episode, Lindsey interviews Executive Vice President Peter Sidhu, RN, of UNAC/UHCP, one of the top nursing unions in California. Together they dive into the roots of a movement born from “a group of mad nurses” who refused to accept unsafe working conditions — and how that spark grew into one of the strongest healthcare labor organizations in the country.Peter breaks down the early days of UNAC/UHCP, the evolution of its historic labor partnership with Kaiser, and why that partnership looks very different today. We also dig into the upcoming strike by Sharp nurses in San Diego, the deep pay disparities between Northern and Southern California nurses, and the surge of anti-union rhetoric aimed at healthcare workers.Whether you’re union, non-union, or somewhere in between, this conversation shines a light on why organized nursing matters now more than ever — for patient safety, workplace standards, and the future of the profession.If you’ve ever wondered why unions exist, what they actually do, or how nurses can reclaim power in a broken healthcare system, this episode is a must-listen.Follow us on Social: The Guests: @unacuhcp The Pod: @friends.and.enemasThe Host: @scrubhacks