Nightintales

Jessica Spruit, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CPHON, BMTCN
Creator and host of Nightintales

Guest: Rebekah Wagenschutz, BSN, RN
Clinical Risk Consultant, Michigan Medicine

Guest: Rachel Orfei, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, SCRN, CMSRN, ONC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Michigan Medicine

Guest: Ellen Stewart, MSN, NP
Interventional Cardiology Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
Michigan Medicine

Guest: Keisha Cogdell, DNP, RN
Program manager for a managed care organization

Guest: Craig Banasiak, BSN, RN
Occupational Health RN Manager

Guest: Erin Jedrusik, RN
Aesthetic Injector & Nurse Entrepreneur
Revival RN

Guest: Biyyiah Lee, MSN, RN

Guest: Warly Remegio, DNP, RN
President, Philippine Nurses Association of New York
Vice President of Nursing Education & Professional Development, Hartford Health Care

Guest: John Melhado, BSN, RN
ICU Travel Nurse

Guest: Susan Draffen, RN
RN Case Manager
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Guest: Leah Amorose, DNP, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Taylor, MI

Alyssa Morse, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Travel Nurse — Pediatric Critical Care

Guest: Kevin Bonikowski, BSN, RN
Senior Executive, Surgical Device Sales
ConvaTec
Macomb, MI

Guest: Renee Dittmar
RN House Supervisor
Ascension St. Mary's Hospital
Saginaw, MI

Guest: Kate Zimnicki, DNP, RN
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Wayne State University College of Nursing
Detroit, MI

Guest: Maureen Giacomazza, MA, RN
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Guest: Alison Reardon, RN
Vice President
Premier Inc.
New Baltimore, Michigan

Guest: Dalia Khalil, PhD, RN
Nurse Researcher and Assistant Professor
Wayne State University College of Nursing
Detroit, MI

Guest: Amber Marroquin, MSN, RN, NNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Guest: Nancy George, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Nurse Advocate and Associate Professor (Clinical)
Wayne State University College of Nursing
Detroit, MI

Guest: Jonelle Lund, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
Lava Baby Lactation Consulting

Guest: Keith McArthur, BSN, RN, CCRN
Pediatric Critical Care Transport RN
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Guest: Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Texas Nurses Association
Austin, TX

Guest: Amy Surma, BSN, RN
Nurse Consultant
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Lansing, MI

Guest: Jim Wiandt, DNP, APRN, CNP/CRNA, CVNP-BC, CCRN
Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
KCH Department of Specialty Care-Cardiology
Mt. Vernon, OH

Guest: Tim Raderstorf, DNP, RN
Chief Innovation Officer
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Guest: Missy McClean, BSN, RN
Flight Nurse
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, Idaho

Guest: Lindsay Carter, MSN, CNL, RN
Clinical Team Lead
Duke University Health System
Durham, NC

Guest: Brad Phillips, PhD(c), BSN, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
West Virginia University School of Nursing

Guest: Amber Stritt, MSN, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
CS Mott Children’s Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI

Guest: Madelyn Torakis, MSN, RN
Director of Nursing Excellence
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Guest: Bridgette Hubbell, BSN, RN
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Lurie Children’s Hospital
Chicago, IL

Guest: Marvin Solberg, BSN, RN
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Guest:
Diana Anderson, MSN, RN
Quality Improvement and Risk Management
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Guest:
Eonet Brown, BSN, RN
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility RN
Wayne State University Physician Group
Detroit, Michigan

Guest:
Nikeyia Davis, BSN, RN
Dialysis RN
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

Guest:
Erin Cook, BSN, RN
Pre-op and Recovery Room RN
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton Twp, Michigan

Guest:
Margaret Campbell, PhD, RN, FPCN
College of Nursing
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Dr. Campbell has focused her research on assessing and treating dyspnea among patients nearing the end of life across clinical settings including the ICU, acute care settings, and home hospice. She developed the Respiratory Distress Observation Scale, the only known instrument to assess respiratory distress when the patient cannot self-report dyspnea. This clinical and research tool is in wide clinical use in more than 50 US sites and 11 countries and has been translated into Dutch, French, Chinese, Italian, Greek, and Tamil (India). Dr. Campbell is a recognized leader and scholar in care at the end of life and is widely published on the topics of dyspnea assessment and treatment.

Guest:
Stephanie Prosser, BSN, RN
Sparrow Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lansing, MI

Guest:
Ben Dempsey-Klott, MSN, CPNP-PC
School Based Health Center at Clintondale Middle/High School
Clinton Township, MI

Guest
Belinda Aberle, MSN, RN, APHN B-C
Instructor (Clinical),
Undergraduate Course Coordinator Community/Public Health Nursing
College of Nursing
Wayne State University

Belinda Aberle is an Advanced Public Health Nurse.

Guest
Shannon Mitchell, MSN, CRNA
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Shannon Mitchell went from deciding that she didn’t need to attend college to pursuing a career in nursing and becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Learn about Shannon’s path through the Army Reserves and how she translated the skills she learned there to her role as an advanced practice nurse. Shannon shares the nursing qualities that may suggest you will be a good fit for a CRNA, details regarding maintenance of her certification, and an explanation of the various roles a CRNA may fill across care environments. The enormous responsibilities associated with anesthesia as well as the exciting opportunities to provide this level of care are all considered in this interview with Shannon. You’ll love how thoughtfully Shannon prepared her final words of advice about receiving guidance, continuously learning, and recognizing that everyone has knowledge to contribute to our work.

Guest
Cindy Zarate, BSN, RN
Gift of Life Donation Coordinator

Cindy Zarate is in a unique nursing role as a Gift of Life Donation Coordinator. She shares her nursing journey from a critical care registered nurse in both small community hospitals and large academic centers to intraoperative management of donors for Gift of Life. Cindy provides a detailed explanation of the technical work that is required of a donation coordinator as well as strategies for self-care to balance the challenges that come with care of families who have lost a loved one. During our time together, Cindy explained that her critical work with each donor serves eight additional recipient patients and their families. Take a listen as Cindy shares her passion for helping others in a less traditional way and highlights one of the many paths that you can take when nursing is your chosen profession.

Guest
Elikem Amable, MSN, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

Work in women’s health was always a goal of Elikem Amable’s. Elikem earned her BSN from Michigan State University and after gaining valuable nursing experience, graduated from the Certified Nurse Midwifery program at the University of Michigan. She describes her passion for working in labor and delivery, and the path that took her to becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife at Henry Ford Hospital. Elikem shares the value of her initial medical-surgical nursing experience and the transition that she made exactly 365 days following that first day of her nursing career. Elikem challenges new nurses to recognize that it’s not that things are “too hard, it’s that you’re uncomfortable with it” and emphasizes that good nurses seek out opportunities to learn as much as possible.

Guest
Kyle Desrosiers, BSN, RN
Children’s Hospital of Michigan Hematology/Oncology Clinic
Detroit, MI

Kyle Desrosiers is a dedicated pediatric nurse who has spent his nursing career so far caring for children with cancer and blood diseases and their families. Kyle describes his entry into pediatric nursing and the care that is required of chronically and critically ill children. Following some time on the inpatient unit, Kyle transitioned into a role that we may not see as often, the role of a nurse in the specialty clinic. Learn about the day-to-day activities of a clinic nurse and consider the highs and lows of a role such as this. Kyle describes his strategies for maintaining his enthusiasm for this work despite the more challenging days that he inevitably encounters.

Guest
Christine Reppke, BSN, RN
Michigan Medicine Emergency Department, Ann Arbor, MI

Christine Reppke hasn’t always been a registered nurse in the emergency department, but it seems that she has found the right place for her to use her knowledge and skills to her highest potential! After graduating from Madonna University, Christine started her career in a combined pediatric and adult bone marrow transplant unit and recognized that although she always desired a pediatric nursing position, she actually really enjoyed working with adults. Once she had established some critical skills and expertise, Christine found herself looking for a different challenge with more day-to-day variety and identified an opportunity in an emergency department. Christine shares her experiences in the emergency department, from overcoming the initial feelings of intimidation to responding to the needs of a community during an unprecedented pandemic.

Guest
Kelly Berishaj, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, SANE-A
Forensic Nurse
Special Instructor 
Forensic Nursing Director
Oakland University

Dr. Kelly Berishaj started her career as a critical and acute care nurse prior to transitioning into practice as a Forensic Nurse and clinical nurse specialist for the past seven years. Dr. Berishaj earned her BSN from Madonna University, her MSN in Nursing Education and Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate from the University of Michigan, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Oakland University in 2013. She has been a faculty member at Oakland University since 2007, where she currently serves as the director of the Forensic Nursing program, which is the first of its kind in the state of Michigan. Dr. Berishaj describes her role and share her experiences during this interview, as well as offering insight into the value of caring for yourself when caring for so many others.

Patrick Crane, DNP, AGPCNP
Michigan State University College of Nursing, East Lansing, MI

It is very timely to have Dr. Patrick Crane as our guest this week, as we prepare for the annual celebration of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Learn about Dr. Crane’s unexpected journey to the profession of nursing and the “luck” (preparation and intentional pursuit of opportunities, really) that he believes he encountered as he entered his nursing career in an emergency department nurse residency.  He also describes his decision to pursue the Doctor of Nursing Practice clinical doctorate and the steps that led him to becoming an assistant professor, lead of the MSU nursing study abroad program in London, and a primary care practitioner.  Dr. Crane’s passion for this profession and intimate knowledge of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern-day nursing, is especially inspiring throughout this interview.

Guest
Kyla Bolden, BSN, RN
Henry Ford Hospital Labor & Delivery, Detroit, MI

Kyla Bolden knew that she was meant to be a labor and delivery nurse from the time she entered nursing school…and that’s exactly what she became. Despite being told many times that she would not be able to enter that specialty as a new graduate or being encouraged to gain medical-surgical experience prior to applying for labor and delivery jobs, she has been supporting families and welcoming new babies into this world since her first nursing job at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Learn about the strategies Kyla embraced to deviate from the traditional trajectories of nursing (medical surgical nursing for the first year) and consider the dedication that helped her land her dream job. The lessons that she learned are valuable for anyone considering a specialty that may be more challenging to enter and the resolve that she demonstrates is inspiring to us all!