The Wisdom He Can Teach (with Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC)

The Wisdom He Can Teach (with Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC)

Hosts Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN and Rebecca Love, RN, MSN, FIEL kick off the first Nurse Spotlight episode of the Love n' Leary Nursing Podcast with someone who has quietly reshaped how nursing sees itself: Paul Coyne. Jump Ahead * 00:58 — Welcome and introducing Paul Coyne, Love n' Leary's first Nurse Spotlight guest * 01:55 — Paul's early years: heart disease, hospitalization, and paralysis at 15 * 03:00 — Suffering a stroke a week after college graduation * 04:31 — The moment at Goldman Sachs that changed everything * 05:50 — What his Wall Street colleagues said about him switching to nursing * 06:49 — The challenges of being one of the only men in the room * 08:27 — Six degrees in three and a half years * 10:00 — Why the pace was less about ambition and more about proving his brain was back * 12:18 — Choosing to pair the nursing degrees with an MBA and Master's in Finance * 13:00 — What "manifesting" looked like before he knew the word for it * 15:19 — Becoming one of the youngest chief nurse executives at HSS at 35 * 16:07 — Leading 2,000 people through the pandemic * 17:30 — The 30-minute-a-day leadership practice * 19:00 — Why nurses can spot fake care from a mile away * 21:25 — Starting Augie and the philosophy of augmenting instead of replacing * 25:00 — Random LinkedIn outreach and Rebecca's original 2017 message to Paul * 26:18 — The text message and the story of the mother whose son has leukemia * 29:25 — Why every nurse leader wants to help more people * 29:45 — Paul's two books of poetry and how it started with a dream * 32:00 — Writing 100 lessons for his son in case he wasn't there to teach them * 34:00 — How his poems have connected with readers across every experience * 36:23 — Final thoughts: possibility, framing your own story, and telling the world * 38:32 — Closing thanks Paul is a nurse, nurse practitioner, entrepreneur, healthcare executive, and poet. He was born with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, suffered a stroke at 22, moved to New York to work as an interest rate derivatives analyst at Goldman Sachs while relearning how to speak, and then walked away from Wall Street after seeing himself in scrubs during a corporate physical. What came next included six degrees in three and a half years, the co-founding of a computer vision company called Augie, and one of the youngest chief nurse executive appointments in U.S. hospital history at 35. In this episode, Paul shares the moments that shaped his path, why he thinks empathy is a strategic asset in healthcare, how he built a leadership practice around one 30-minute conversation a day, why he writes poetry, and the text message that arrived one hour after he told his psychologist how much he missed being a chief nurse. Marion and Rebecca dig into what nurses can learn from Paul's story about possibility, purpose, and the power of showing up as themselves. 🎙️ About The Love & Leary Podcast Thank you for tuning in to The Love n' Leary Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a colleague. 🌐 Connect With Us * Official Website: Visit nurse.org/lovenleary [https://nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast/] for episodes, articles, and exclusive nursing resources. * Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to  Love n' Leary Podcast YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b-ZIIYHag&list=PLgegOJGNp_ok5OrMAooRuPcuEqbp6Wd-C] to watch full video episodes and highlights. 👥 Follow the Hosts on LinkedIn Stay connected, network, and join the conversation with us professionally: * Connect with Rebecca: Rebecca Love on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing] * Connect with Marion: Marion Leary on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionleary] > About Nurse.org: Empowering, entertaining, and uniting nurses worldwide. Explore more career guides, news, and community stories at Nurse.org [https://nurse.org].

Inside the Largest Nurse Strike in Massachusetts History

Hosts Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN and Rebecca Love, RN, MSN, FIEL welcome Shannon Vieira, RN and Kara Wilson, OT of MGB Home Care for an urgent conversation about one of the largest healthcare strikes in Massachusetts history. On July 8th, home care nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dietitians, and speech-language pathologists will walk off the job for seven days. On the same day, inpatient nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital will also strike — and the hospital has announced it will lock them out for an additional four days. In this episode, Shannon and Kara walk through the changes to their working conditions that led up to the strike, the caseloads pushing home care clinicians past safe practice limits (up to 50 patients per clinician), the growing wage gap between frontline workers and executives at the seventh-wealthiest hospital system in the U.S., and what they're actually asking for. Marion and Rebecca connect the dots between staffing, cost of living, hospital economics, and the future of the healthcare workforce. Whether you work in home care, hospital nursing, or any patient-facing role, this conversation explains exactly why nurses and their colleagues across Massachusetts are drawing a line — and why the rest of the country is watching. Jump Ahead * 00:58 — Welcome and introducing Shannon Vieira and Kara Wilson * 02:10 — What led up to the strike: the point system, salaried pay, and lost overtime * 03:22 — A new CNO, efficiency mandates, and a 20-25% productivity jump * 04:13 — The UKG clock-in revelation * 05:21 — Is this the first home care strike of its kind? * 06:08 — The parallel Brigham and Women's inpatient nurse strike * 07:04 — Same-day strike, plus a four-day hospital lockout * 08:09 — Why the lockout feels like a strong-arm tactic * 09:30 — Why nurses across the country are watching this strike so closely * 10:29 — Caseload realities on the OT side: 34 patients in 32 hours * 11:49 — Why home care is more than face time with the patient * 13:39 — What Shannon and Kara are asking for * 14:18 — The safe caseload research: 25 max, 18 ideal * 15:59 — Sicker patients, faster discharges, and 30-day readmission risk * 17:19 — The executive pay disparity and MGB's $35.8B in assets * 18:10 — MGB reported $2 billion in net gains last year * 19:12 — Why Boston's 53% higher cost of living matters * 21:58 — Retention, hourly rate math, and clinician burnout * 23:30 — Who sits on the MGB board of directors * 26:07 — Shannon's final thought: the unionization wave was created by MGB * 26:35 — Kara's final thought: self-care as patient care * 27:55 — Marion's closing: "The people united will never be defeated" Listen now at nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast. 🎙️ About The Love & Leary Podcast Thank you for tuning in to The Love n' Leary Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a colleague. 🌐 Connect With Us * Official Website: Visit nurse.org/lovenleary [https://nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast/] for episodes, articles, and exclusive nursing resources. * Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to  Love n' Leary Podcast YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b-ZIIYHag&list=PLgegOJGNp_ok5OrMAooRuPcuEqbp6Wd-C] to watch full video episodes and highlights. 👥 Follow the Hosts on LinkedIn Stay connected, network, and join the conversation with us professionally: * Connect with Rebecca: Rebecca Love on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing] * Connect with Marion: Marion Leary on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionleary] > About Nurse.org: Empowering, entertaining, and uniting nurses worldwide. Explore more career guides, news, and community stories at Nurse.org [https://nurse.org].

What the Media Gets Wrong About Nursing — and Why It Matters (With Sandy Summers)

Hosts Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN and Rebecca Love, RN, MSN, FIEL welcome Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH, founder and executive director of The Truth About Nursing, for a powerful conversation about how the media shapes the way the public sees nurses — and why it matters far beyond entertainment. For 25 years, Sandy has been pushing back against the way nurses are portrayed on TV, in advertising, and in the news. From the early days of organizing nurses to challenge ER, to going after Hooters for a naughty nurse ad campaign, to today's fight with The Pit, Sandy walks through the stereotypes that won't go away and the real-world consequences of those portrayals on funding, policy, staffing, and the nursing shortage itself. In this episode, you'll hear how Sandy got the Washington Post to cover her first nursing media campaign in 2001, why she says the so-called nursing shortage was created by the hospital industry, how AI reimbursement codes are threatening to redefine nursing roles without nurses at the table, and what every nurse can do right now to join the fight. Whether you're a clinical nurse, a nurse leader, a nursing student, or a healthcare changemaker, this conversation is a call to use your voice. Jump Ahead:  * 00:58 — Welcome and introducing Sandy Summers * 01:32 — The Truth About Nursing's mission * 02:57 — Why nursing is the largest profession but still poorly defined in media * 03:34 — How it all started: the 2001 budget cuts and the ER campaign * 07:38 — Why The Pit is making the same mistakes ER did * 08:52 — 25 years of progress: ad campaigns, billboards, and global media wins * 11:09 — Why Sandy keeps going after 25 years * 13:20 — "I can't tolerate the disrespect" * 13:23 — How media portrayals affect policy, STEM designation, and funding * 14:54 — Nursing education gets 1/50th of physician education funding * 15:30 — Why the nursing shortage was created by the hospital industry * 16:29 — The CPT codes problem: 288 for AI, zero for nursing * 18:35 — How nurses can get involved with The Truth About Nursing * 20:00 — Linda Aiken's research: doubling a nurse's workload increases mortality by 31% * 23:28 — How to get more nurses fired up about this fight * 26:30 — Turning anger into action instead of burnout * 28:10 — Sandy's parting words to nurses * 28:44 — Closing thanks 🎙️ About The Love & Leary Podcast Thank you for tuning in to The Love n' Leary Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a colleague. 🌐 Connect With Us * Official Website: Visit nurse.org/lovenleary [https://nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast/] for episodes, articles, and exclusive nursing resources. * Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to  Love n' Leary Podcast YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b-ZIIYHag&list=PLgegOJGNp_ok5OrMAooRuPcuEqbp6Wd-C] to watch full video episodes and highlights. 👥 Follow the Hosts on LinkedIn Stay connected, network, and join the conversation with us professionally: * Connect with Rebecca: Rebecca Love on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing] * Connect with Marion: Marion Leary on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionleary] > About Nurse.org: Empowering, entertaining, and uniting nurses worldwide. Explore more career guides, news, and community stories at Nurse.org [https://nurse.org].

The Story Behind the Schooling: Nursing, Journalism, and a Student’s Voice

Hosts Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN and Rebecca Love, RN, MSN, FIEL welcome Danae Petit, a rising senior nursing student at the University of Pittsburgh and senior columnist at The Pitt News, for a powerful conversation about nursing school, identity, and the power of telling your own story. Danae shares the rude awakening of her freshman year, the moment a small interaction at a campus food spot inspired her most-read column on what it means to be a Black nurse, and how falling in love with a labor and delivery clinical rotation helped her find her niche. Along the way, Marion and Rebecca dig into why nursing needs more storytellers, why representation in the profession matters, and why writing about real nursing experiences can shape the future of healthcare. Whether you're a nursing student, a nurse leader, or someone who has ever wondered whether your voice in this profession matters, Danae's story is a reminder that small moments and honest writing can ripple outward in ways you don't expect. Jump Ahead:  * 00:59 — Welcome and introducing Danae Petit * 01:47 — Why Danae chose nursing instead of medical school * 03:02 — Discovering writing as a creative outlet at The Pitt News * 04:48 — The "rude awakening" of freshman year * 05:32 — The shift from high school to college-level studying * 06:52 — Is nursing school harder, or is it the transition? * 08:26 — How readers responded to her first nursing column * 09:43 — The comfort of knowing you're not alone * 10:20 — Writing about what it means to be a Black nurse * 11:00 — The small moment at the food spot that became a column * 13:24 — Why diverse voices in nursing matter * 14:46 — "Whether I realize it or not, there are always people watching" * 17:13 — Representation in nursing: 11% of undergrad students are Black * 18:28 — Finding her niche in labor and delivery * 18:45 — Her first C-section and falling in love with L&D * 20:49 — A favorite professor and the joy of L&D * 21:31 — What senior year looks like * 22:18 — Will the writing continue after graduation? * 23:49 — Marion and Rebecca on why nursing needs more storytellers * 25:53 — Closing thanks 🎙️ About The Love & Leary Podcast Thank you for tuning in to The Love n' Leary Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a colleague. 🌐 Connect With Us * Official Website: Visit nurse.org/lovenleary [https://nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast/] for episodes, articles, and exclusive nursing resources. * Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to  Love n' Leary Podcast YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b-ZIIYHag&list=PLgegOJGNp_ok5OrMAooRuPcuEqbp6Wd-C] to watch full video episodes and highlights. 👥 Follow the Hosts on LinkedIn Stay connected, network, and join the conversation with us professionally: * Connect with Rebecca: Rebecca Love on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing] * Connect with Marion: Marion Leary on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionleary] > About Nurse.org: Empowering, entertaining, and uniting nurses worldwide. Explore more career guides, news, and community stories at Nurse.org [https://nurse.org].

Code Red for Future of Science in America (Opinion)

Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this episode belong solely to the hosts and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, beliefs, or position of Nurse.org. Hosts Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, and Rebecca Love, RN, MSN, FIEL, are joined by Dr. Lorena Grundy (AAUP Vice President and Practice Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn) and Dr. Logan Spector (pediatric cancer genomics specialist at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine) on the Love n' Leary Nursing Podcast. The panel discusses a 412-page proposed rule from the White House's Office of Management and Budget regarding federal science funding in the United States. If enacted, the proposal would alter the grant decision-making process by giving political appointees the authority to override peer-review selections and terminate active grants mid-study without an appeals process. In this episode, the guests break down the specific components of the document, examine its potential impact on nursing research and clinical trials, and explain how the public can participate in the ongoing public comment period. At the time of recording, approximately 6,500 comments had been filed toward a collective advocacy goal of one million. This conversation outlines the details of the proposed policy and provides instructions on how researchers, clinicians, nurse leaders, and community members can submit feedback. Jump Ahead:  * 01:11 — Welcome back and introducing the episode * 02:01 — Introducing Dr. Lorena Grundy * 02:53 — Introducing Dr. Logan Spector and why this conversation was hard to book * 06:06 — Dr. Grundy on what's actually in the 412-page proposed rule * 08:55 — How this affects every scientific field, from nursing to engineering * 11:05 — The risk to active clinical trials and the patients enrolled in them * 16:47 — How universities and individual scientists balance the risk of speaking out * 23:55 — Why you can comment anonymously and how to do it * 26:06 — Rebecca's call to action * 28:21 — Why anyone can comment, not just scientists * 31:11 — Final thoughts and a thank you to the guests * 32:01 — The current comment count and the goal of one million * 33:14 — Closing thanks Listen now at nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast. 🎙️ About The Love & Leary Podcast Thank you for tuning in to The Love n' Leary Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a colleague. 🌐 Connect With Us * Official Website: Visit nurse.org/lovenleary [https://nurse.org/news/love-n-leary-nursing-podcast/] for episodes, articles, and exclusive nursing resources. * Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to  Love n' Leary Podcast YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b-ZIIYHag&list=PLgegOJGNp_ok5OrMAooRuPcuEqbp6Wd-C] to watch full video episodes and highlights. 👥 Follow the Hosts on LinkedIn Stay connected, network, and join the conversation with us professionally: * Connect with Rebecca: Rebecca Love on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing] * Connect with Marion: Marion Leary on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionleary] > About Nurse.org: Empowering, entertaining, and uniting nurses worldwide. Explore more career guides, news, and community stories at Nurse.org [https://nurse.org].