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Welcome to Bedpan Banter | The Human Side of Healthcare -- the podcast that feels like sitting at the nurses’ station swapping stories with your favorite coworkers. Hosted by the one and only Nurse Mike, this show goes beyond the textbooks and into the real, raw, and hilarious moments that make up nurse life.Whether it’s unfiltered stories from the floor, emotional patient moments, or those laugh-until-you-cry shifts you’ll never forget... we’re talking about it all. Oh, and don’t worry, we’ll be sneaking in a few knowledge bombs you can actually use on the job.If you're a nursing student, new grad, or seasoned pro who just needs to feel seen (and maybe laugh a little), you’re in the right place.
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- 3 days ago37 min
You Can Rebuild Confidence After Failing The NCLEX with Murse Kash
Three failed NCLEX attempts can mess with your confidence, your timeline, and your identity. We’re joined by Nurse Kash, a New York City pediatric cardiology nurse and creator, to tell the real story of what it felt like to fail three times, lose momentum, and still find a way back to the career he knew he was meant for. If you’re searching for NCLEX help, an NCLEX retake plan, or simply proof you’re not alone, this conversation is for you. We get specific about the two things most people se...
- 2 weeks ago24 min
The Problem No One Teaches Nurses: Scheduling (ft. EightTenTwelve)
You can learn every drug and every protocol and still feel unprepared for the hardest part of nursing: being human under pressure. Nurse Mike sits down with Haley and Marcelle, two sisters whose childhoods were shaped by congenital heart disease, major surgeries, and the nurses who guided their family through the scariest moments. Now they’re on the other side of the bedside as pediatric perioperative nurses and founders, and they bring a rare perspective on what dignity, advocacy, and real s...
- May 4, 202612 min
Addison vs. Cushing: The One Lab That Changes Everything with Nurse Mike
A single lab value can flip your entire answer choice, especially when the adrenal glands are involved. We pick up with part two of our Addison’s disease and Cushing syndrome breakdown and focus on what actually helps under pressure: pattern recognition, memory tricks, and the nursing priorities that show up on NCLEX-style questions and real clinical scenarios. First, we walk through Addison’s disease (adrenal insufficiency) by tying low cortisol and low aldosterone to what you’ll see in fro...
- Apr 22, 20268 min
The Real Difference Between Addison's & Cushing's with Memory Tricks
Addison’s disease vs Cushing syndrome can feel like a maze of arrows, hormones, and “wait, which one is high?” moments. We cut through the noise by building the whole story from the ground up: what the adrenal glands do, which adrenal cortex hormones actually matter for exams and clinical reasoning, and how one simple feedback loop explains most of the lab patterns you’ll see. We walk through aldosterone (the salt hormone) and cortisol (the stress hormone) in plain language, then map the HPA...
- Apr 8, 202621 min
What Nursing School Doesn’t Prepare You For with Nurse Brenden
Nursing school can teach you the steps, but it can’t recreate the moment someone asks you to “boost the patient” and you realize you’ve never done it on a real person. We sit down with Brenden and talk about graduating in the COVID era of online nursing school, the confidence gap that shows up on day one, and how a solid preceptor can make the difference between drowning and growing. Then we get into med-surg nursing, the specialty people love to hate and secretly need. We unpack why med-sur...
- Apr 1, 20268 min
Nurse Mike from SimpleNursing Breaking Down the 2026 NCLEX Changes
Two NCLEX answers can look “right” on the surface, but only one protects the patient first. That’s the real skill behind prioritization, and it’s exactly what I’m breaking down here on Bedpan Banter with a clear, test-ready approach built around the updated Next Gen NCLEX mindset. FREE NCLEX Practice Test here: https://simplenursing.com/nclex-practice-questions-review/ We start with what changed and why the exam now rewards clinical judgment over memorization. I walk you through the NCLEX Cl...
- Mar 16, 202619 min
The Nurse that Spoke Up: A Path to Patient Advocacy
A nurse walks into a med room and hears laughter about a “placebo” given to a symptomatic patient. What happens next is a real-time test of ethics: speak up and risk backlash, or stay silent and let a lie stand between a patient and their care. We bring you the full story from a new grad, Nyanaguer, who chose the chain of command, stayed anonymous, and watched a unit obsess over “who told” instead of what was done to the patient. It’s a candid look at power dynamics, moral courage, and why pa...
- Mar 4, 202620 min
Beauty that Survives a Double Shift with Diaspi Beauty
What happens when a level-one trauma night shift meets a clean beauty lab? We sit down with clinical scientist and founder Diana Santiago to trace a remarkable path from calibrating analyzers to crafting high‑pigment, vegan, cruelty‑free lip color built for nurses, techs, and anyone chasing endurance over a double shift. This is a story about performance under pressure—on the unit and on your lips—and why affordable, ethical makeup can make a real difference in the chaos of care. Diana share...
About Bedpan Banter
Welcome to Bedpan Banter | The Human Side of Healthcare -- the podcast that feels like sitting at the nurses’ station swapping stories with your favorite coworkers. Hosted by the one and only Nurse Mike, this show goes beyond the textbooks and into the real, raw, and hilarious moments that make up nurse life.Whether it’s unfiltered stories from the floor, emotional patient moments, or those laugh-until-you-cry shifts you’ll never forget... we’re talking about it all. Oh, and don’t worry, we’ll be sneaking in a few knowledge bombs you can actually use on the job.If you're a nursing student, new grad, or seasoned pro who just needs to feel seen (and maybe laugh a little), you’re in the right place.
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