Lighting Your Way
Latest Episodes
7.3 “The Navy Seals of Advocacy”
Guardian Nurses rookie Joe McLaughlin, RN, talks with Betty about his first memorable cases as a Nurse Advocate with the team.
7.2 In for the Long Haul
This week, Betty talks with Jeneane Fitzmaurice, RN, BSN, and Heidi J. Davis, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC, who help teamsters stay on the road by supporting their healthcare journeys.
7.1 Another Type of Advocate
In our Season 7 opener, were learning about how social workers and nurse advocates can work together to help patients. With Damali N. Stansbury, LSW, MSW.
6.12 A Very Bad Primary Care Provider
In our Season 6 finale, Bianca Pollart, RN, BSN, shares a doozy of a cautionary tale about how a primary care provider who doesnt listen to you can harm your health and well-being.
6.11 How to Appeal an Insurance Denial
Suzy Parker, RN, from Guardian Nurses, gives actionable advice on how to appeal when your health insurance company denies a claim.
6.10 A Profiled Patient
This week, we hear from Samantha Salerno, RN, BSN, who tells us all about a case in which a patients treatment for a painful condition was delayed because his doctors and nurses made assumptions ba
6.9 Substance Use and Mental Health
This week, Betty speaks with her colleague Samuel Hirst, RN, BSN, about working with patients who have substance use and mental health issues. He also offers powerful advice for families and friends w
6.8 A Catastrophic Discharge
After lengthy and complex hospital stays, follow-up care is exceedingly important. Unfortunately, its not uncommon for patients and their families to head home without a full understanding of what th
6.7 Hospice Care Improves Lives
Tonya Niverson, RN, BSN, shares a story about how choosing to enter hospice care can make a remarkably positive difference in how patients and their loved ones experience the progression of a terminal
6.6 Ask, Ask, Ask Again
Frightening respiratory symptoms sent a patient to the hospital several times, but no one could pinpoint their cause. It took months to find a doctor curious, patient, and good enough to figure out sh