Fear God Not Man: Nurses Speak Out as Sen. Johnson Opens COVID Hospital Protocol Hearings

Fear God Not Man: Nurses Speak Out as Sen. Johnson Opens COVID Hospital Protocol Hearings

What happens when nurses are forced to choose between following orders and following their conscience? Jodi O'Malley, MSN RN sits down with nurse practitioner Amy Siple to talk about what really happened inside long-term care facilities during COVID — the isolation, the denied treatments, the patients who died alone — and the faith that kept them standing when the system tried to silence them. This episode hits different right now. Senator Ron Johnson, Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, is actively collecting testimonies from survivors and families of those killed by COVID hospital protocols. He needs 200+ statements to open a hearing on the floor of the United States Senate. Whether you lost someone, witnessed harm at the bedside, or walked away from healthcare because you refused to violate your ethics — your story belongs in the Congressional record. 📋 Ready to submit? Get the step-by-step guide — including a copy-paste AI prompt that will format your story into a 600-word PDF ready for Senator Johnson's office:👉 nursesoutloud.substack.com/p/how-to-submit-your-covid-hospital [https://nursesoutloud.substack.com/p/how-to-submit-your-covid-hospital] About the Guest:Amy Siple, APRN, FNP is a national speaker on older-adult care and clinician empowerment. A TEDx speaker, longtime LTC NP, and former president of the Kansas APRN Association, she helped secure Full Practice Authority in Kansas and received the AANP State Award for Excellence in 2023.📧 Amysiplenp@gmail.com [Amysiplenp@gmail.com]🌐 amysiple.com📖 Substack: amysiple.substack.com Your story. Your truth. History matters. Earn CNE for this episode through NursesOutLoud. New to nursing ethics? Start with The Code They Never Taught You at RighteousRN.com. [https://righteousrn.com/the-code-they-never-taught-you] What do you think — does silence inside the system always mean agreement, or does it sometimes reflect fear, pressure, and career dependency? ⁠Righteous RN, LLC ⁠ [https://www.righteousrn.com/]is an approved provider of nursing continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN Provider #LT0345-1225). KSBN is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC), making CE hours valid in most U.S. states and accepted by national certifying bodies. It is the responsibility of each nurse to verify specific state and employer CE requirements. 🤝 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 🌿 ⁠Righteous RN⁠ [https://www.righteousrn.com/] — CE courses in nursing ethics, advocacy & whistleblower courage. Restoring integrity, grit, and faith to healthcare.👉 — Use code NOL20 for 20% off! 💊 ⁠Cocoa Pharmac⁠ [https://www.cocoapharmacy.com/]y — Connect with a licensed provider to discuss your situation and access prescription medications, including Ivermectin and alternative cancer protocols. Speak to Nurse Donna for free! 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you. 🩺 ⁠Functional Nurse Academy ⁠ [https://www.functionalnurseacademy.com/]— Functional medicine training by nurses, for nurses. Advance your skills in holistic, evidence-based, root-cause healing. 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you for $100 off! 🛡️ ⁠Immune Mist ⁠ [https://www.immunemist.com/rnjodi]— The world's first comprehensive nasal and oral cleansing system with povidone-iodine. Help defend against viruses and germs.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🌱 ⁠Chemical Free Body ⁠ [https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/nol]— 100% truly natural superfood nutrition. Transform your health in minutes a day.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🧖 ⁠Relax Sauna⁠ [https://www.relaxsaunas.com/jodi] — A portable, high-tech dry sauna that delivers a safe, complete sauna experience.👉 — Use code JODI for $100 off!

The Moment We've Been Waiting For: Sen. Johnson Opens the Congressional Record | Leslie Batts

For five years, we have been told to be quiet. Quiet about the loved ones we dropped off at hospital doors and never saw again. Quiet about the husbands, wives, mothers, and fathers who walked in alive and never walked back out. Quiet about the nurses and doctors who tried to speak up and lost their careers for it. In this episode, Jodi O'Malley, MSN, RN sits down with Leslie Batts — the widow of Paul "Tink" Batts, a healthy 45-year-old husband, father, and cowboy who entered an Oklahoma hospital on October 9, 2021, and never came home. Through 3,000 pages of medical records, Leslie pieced together what really happened behind the locked doors of the COVID ICU. This is one family's story. It is also tens of thousands of stories. 🚨 THE MOMENT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR Senator Ron Johnson, Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, has agreed to open the Congressional record on COVID-19 hospital protocols. Every statement submitted will be entered into the official record of the United States Senate — whether or not you are selected to testify in person.But there is a threshold. He needs 200+ statements to proceed.Senator Johnson does not have the staff or resources to process hundreds of personal statements. Leslie Batts has agreed to collect them on behalf of all of us. Families helping families. This is grassroots, and it is the only path currently open to us. 📄 HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR STATEMENT Format: One-page PDFLength: 600 words maximum (this is firm — congressional opening statements have a 5-minute time limit)Email to: lesliethompson0831@gmail.comSubject line: "FOR THE RECORD ONLY" (entered into the record) OR "TESTIFY" (willing to travel to Washington at your own expense if selected) ✍️ WHAT TO INCLUDE Families: Brief background of yourself, brief background of your loved one, chronology of illness and treatment — known facts only.Nurses & doctors: Brief background of your role and setting, the patient population you worked with, and what you personally witnessed that violated the standard of care, ethics, or caused harm instead of helping. ✅ Your story only — no speculation, no statistics, no political commentary ✅ Facts you can support and speak to confidently ✅ Avoid defamation ✅ Do NOT send supporting documents yet ✅ Be prepared to answer questions if contacted 💔 TO THE FAMILIES who dropped their loved ones at the doors and never saw them again — who were locked out, told "no visitors," denied video calls, told their loved one was "doing fine" right up until the moment they weren't — your story belongs in this record. 🩺 TO THE NURSES AND DOCTORS who cared for COVID patients for 18 months without a vaccine — who had every right to make your own medical decision about an experimental product, whether you believed you didn't need it, had safety concerns, were standing on bodily autonomy, or all of the above — and who watched the standard of care be violated at the bedside — your testimony tells the bigger story. Need help shortening your story to 600 words? Comment on this episode or reach out — Jodi will personally help you.📲 FOLLOW NURSESOUTLOUD Substack [https://nursesoutloud.substack.com] for the submission framework, AI prompt template, and updates as we work toward this hearing. 🙏 Please share this episode. Tag a family who lost someone. Tag a nurse or doctor who walked away. Tag anyone who needs to know their voice is finally welcome.Your story. Your truth. History matters. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 💊 Cocoa Pharmacy — Connect with a licensed provider to discuss your situation and access prescription medications, including Ivermectin and alternative cancer protocols. Speak to Nurse Donna for free! Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you.👉 https://www.cocoapharmacy.com AFFILIATES 🩺 Functional Nurse Academy — Functional medicine training by nurses, for nurses. Advance your skills in holistic, evidence-based, root-cause healing. Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you for $100 off!👉 https://www.functionalnurseacademy.com

Supreme Court Protects Therapist Free Speech | The Truthful Therapist EXPOSES Why “Affirm Only” Is Not Therapy

This healthcare policy and ethics conversation explores how free speech, mental health practice, and state-level legislation are colliding in the fight over exploratory therapy. In this episode of NursesOutLoud, Jodi O’Malley is joined by Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, The Truthful Therapist [https://www.thetruthfultherapist.org/], for a bold conversation on the Supreme Court decision [https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-539.html] protecting therapists’ free speech, the misuse of the term conversion therapy, and the growing collision between mental health policy, ethical therapy, and ideological affirmation. Pamela shares why she believes therapy is being redefined, how fear-driven suicide narratives are used to pressure families and professionals, and why blue states are still advancing policies that could punish therapists for honest clinical exploration. Jodi and Pamela also react to the powerful testimony of detransitioner Johnny Skinner, who told California lawmakers about the irreversible harm he says followed blockers and hormones, and they discuss the viral moment involving California Senator Scott Wiener. The episode closes with Pamela’s message to parents and therapists: do not be intimidated, get to the root of the issue, and speak up while there are cracks in the system. Pamela also shares her children’s book, Froggy Girl [https://froggygirlbook.com/], and A Practical Response to Gender Distress: Tips and Tools for Families [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMRGMBV/?bestFormat=true&k=a%20practical%20response%20to%20gender%20distress&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k1_1_16_de&crid=3HYIE9T3T7B60&sprefix=practical%20respos] Earn CNE for this episode through NursesOutLoud. [https://www.nursesoutloud.com/] New to nursing ethics? Start with The Code They Never Taught You at RighteousRN.com. [https://righteousrn.com/the-code-they-never-taught-you] What do you think — does silence inside the system always mean agreement, or does it sometimes reflect fear, pressure, and career dependency? ⁠Righteous RN, LLC ⁠ [https://www.righteousrn.com/]is an approved provider of nursing continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN Provider #LT0345-1225). KSBN is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC), making CE hours valid in most U.S. states and accepted by national certifying bodies. It is the responsibility of each nurse to verify specific state and employer CE requirements. 🤝 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 🌿 ⁠Righteous RN⁠ [https://www.righteousrn.com/] — CE courses in nursing ethics, advocacy & whistleblower courage. Restoring integrity, grit, and faith to healthcare.👉 — Use code NOL20 for 20% off! 💊 ⁠Cocoa Pharmac⁠ [https://www.cocoapharmacy.com/]y — Connect with a licensed provider to discuss your situation and access prescription medications, including Ivermectin and alternative cancer protocols. Speak to Nurse Donna for free! 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you. 🩺 ⁠Functional Nurse Academy ⁠ [https://www.functionalnurseacademy.com/]— Functional medicine training by nurses, for nurses. Advance your skills in holistic, evidence-based, root-cause healing. 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you for $100 off! 🛡️ ⁠Immune Mist ⁠ [https://www.immunemist.com/rnjodi]— The world's first comprehensive nasal and oral cleansing system with povidone-iodine. Help defend against viruses and germs.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🌱 ⁠Chemical Free Body ⁠ [https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/nol]— 100% truly natural superfood nutrition. Transform your health in minutes a day.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🧖 ⁠Relax Sauna⁠ [https://www.relaxsaunas.com/jodi] — A portable, high-tech dry sauna that delivers a safe, complete sauna experience.👉 — Use code JODI for $100 off!

Health Policy: When Public Health Becomes Chain of Command

In this episode of NursesOutLoud, Jodi O’Malley, MSN, RN, explores a major health policy issue most people still are not talking about: the culture inside government health agencies and how hierarchy, career protection, protocol, and institutional loyalty can shape public health decisions. Drawing from her firsthand experience as a civilian nurse inside Indian Health Service, Jodi explains why silence inside the system does not always mean agreement — and why nurses must be grounded in the Code of Ethics, not just policy and protocol. She also reflects on Dr. Robert Malone’s comments to frame a larger conversation about public health, institutional pressure, and the cost of dissent. In this episode: * A deeper look at health policy and public health culture inside government agencies * Why silence inside the system does not always mean consensus * The role of USPHS Commissioned Corps officers in leadership and decision-making * How institutional pressure and career dependency affect dissent * Jodi’s firsthand experience inside Indian Health Service * The ivermectin case that exposed a deeper ethical dilemma * Why policy and protocol are not the highest standard in nursing * The risk of becoming institutionalized inside a powerful system * Why nurses need to know the Code of Ethics before the next crisis comes Earn CNE for this episode through NursesOutLoud. [https://www.nursesoutloud.com] Looking for a lower-entry first step into nursing ethics? Start with The Code They Never Taught You at RighteousRN.com — a practical introduction to the Code of Ethics for nurses navigating today’s public health and health policy landscape. Earn CNE for this episode through NursesOutLoud. New to nursing ethics? Start with The Code They Never Taught You at RighteousRN.com. [https://righteousrn.com/the-code-they-never-taught-you] What do you think — does silence inside the system always mean agreement, or does it sometimes reflect fear, pressure, and career dependency? ⁠Righteous RN, LLC ⁠ [https://www.RighteousRN.com]is an approved provider of nursing continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN Provider #LT0345-1225). KSBN is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC), making CE hours valid in most U.S. states and accepted by national certifying bodies. It is the responsibility of each nurse to verify specific state and employer CE requirements. 🤝 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 🌿 ⁠Righteous RN⁠ [https://www.RighteousRN.com] — CE courses in nursing ethics, advocacy & whistleblower courage. Restoring integrity, grit, and faith to healthcare.👉 — Use code NOL20 for 20% off! 💊 ⁠Cocoa Pharmac⁠ [https://www.cocoapharmacy.com]y — Connect with a licensed provider to discuss your situation and access prescription medications, including Ivermectin and alternative cancer protocols. Speak to Nurse Donna for free! 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you.🩺 ⁠Functional Nurse Academy ⁠ [ https://www.functionalnurseacademy.com]— Functional medicine training by nurses, for nurses. Advance your skills in holistic, evidence-based, root-cause healing. 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you for $100 off! 🛡️ ⁠Immune Mist ⁠ [https://www.immunemist.com/rnjodi ]— The world's first comprehensive nasal and oral cleansing system with povidone-iodine. Help defend against viruses and germs.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🌱 ⁠Chemical Free Body ⁠ [https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/nol ]— 100% truly natural superfood nutrition. Transform your health in minutes a day.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🧖 ⁠Relax Sauna⁠ [https://www.relaxsaunas.com/jodi] — A portable, high-tech dry sauna that delivers a safe, complete sauna experience.👉 — Use code JODI for $100 off!

For the Nurse Who Feels Alone: Nursing Ethics, Wholeness of Character, Advocacy, and Conscience in Practice

In this Nursing Ethics episode, Jodi O’Malley and Nurse Tori Jensen speak directly to the healthcare worker who feels alone — unpacking moral courage, religious liberty, wholeness of character, and the cost of advocacy in today’s healthcare system. This episode is available for CNE [https://www.nursesoutloud.com] What begins as an unplanned, candid exchange becomes a deeply personal conversation about the emotional toll of speaking out, the grief that often follows advocacy, and the challenge of staying faithful when the fruit is not always visible. Jodi and Tori reflect on the burden of whistleblowing, the loneliness many nurses feel in ethically tense environments, and the importance of remaining grounded in truth, faith, and integrity. This episode especially reflects themes connected to Provision 5 through wholeness of character and integrity, and Provision 9 through advocacy, activism, and public witness. It also highlights Tori’s reflections on the Religious Liberty Commission hearing and why healthcare workers need to understand their rights when facing conscience conflicts or pressure to violate sincerely held beliefs. This conversation is for the nurse who feels isolated, discouraged, or weary from carrying the weight of what they know is right. Your integrity matters. Your voice matters. And you are not alone. Resources mentioned in this episode: First Liberty Institute [https://firstliberty.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] DOJ: Sixth Hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission [https://www.justice.gov/opa/video/sixth-hearing-religious-liberty-commission?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Religious Liberty Protection Kit for Healthcare Professionals [https://firstliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Religious-Liberty-Protection-Kit-Healthcare-Professionals.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Righteous RN, LLC [https://www.RighteousRN.com]is an approved provider of nursing continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN Provider #LT0345-1225). KSBN is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC), making CE hours valid in most U.S. states and accepted by national certifying bodies. It is the responsibility of each nurse to verify specific state and employer CE requirements. 🤝 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 🌿 Righteous RN [https://www.RighteousRN.com] — CE courses in nursing ethics, advocacy & whistleblower courage. Restoring integrity, grit, and faith to healthcare.👉 — Use code NOL20 for 20% off! 💊 Cocoa Pharmac [https://www.cocoapharmacy.com]y — Connect with a licensed provider to discuss your situation and access prescription medications, including Ivermectin and alternative cancer protocols. Speak to Nurse Donna for free! 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you.🩺 Functional Nurse Academy [ https://www.functionalnurseacademy.com]— Functional medicine training by nurses, for nurses. Advance your skills in holistic, evidence-based, root-cause healing. 👉Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you for $100 off! 🛡️ Immune Mist [https://www.immunemist.com/rnjodi ]— The world's first comprehensive nasal and oral cleansing system with povidone-iodine. Help defend against viruses and germs.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🌱 Chemical Free Body [https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/nol ]— 100% truly natural superfood nutrition. Transform your health in minutes a day.👉 — Use code NOL for discount! 🧖 Relax Sauna [https://www.relaxsaunas.com/jodi] — A portable, high-tech dry sauna that delivers a safe, complete sauna experience.👉 — Use code JODI for $100 off!