In this episode, we meet with UCHealth Interim Chief Nursing Executive Tamera Dunseth Rosenbaum, DNP, RN, NE-BC, who shares her journey from a bedside nurse to her current role, discussing innovative strategies and opportunities along the way.

Workplace violence is exceedingly common in health care settings, and nurses are frequently at higher risk, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports. Renee Schoenbeck, UCHealth RN and workplace violence prevention clinical quality specialist, joins us in this episode. We discuss how to identify different types of workplace violence, as well as some first-hand experiences. We also talk about the training, education and threat assessments being used to support the safety of nurses as well as patients. Content warning: This episode discusses sensitive subjects related to violence, domestic violence and abuse.

Before she was awarded 2023 ANCC National Magnet Nurse of the Year in the empirical outcomes category, Gladiz Martinez leveraged opportunities as a UCHealth nurse to pursue her passions. In this episode, she shares how she became a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) reducing health care disparities through the UCH Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program. 

The Nurses Station podcast is proudly sponsored by the UCHealth Memorial Foundation. The generosity of the Foundation and its supporters enables us to amplify the voices of nurses and shed light on their invaluable contributions to health care. Together, we celebrate the indomitable spirit of nursing and the compassionate care it brings to our community. To learn more and get involved, please visit: uchealthmemorialcares.org

In 29 years of experience with UCHealth, Shannon Bortolotto brings many years of critical care experience to her current role as a manager of talent acquisition. In this episode, she talks strategies that led to a substantial reduction in turnover rates and UCHealth’s largest-ever cohort of new graduate nurses in 2023.

At the end of the year, UCHealth Chief Nursing Executive Katherine Howell, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, retires from her role leading over 9,300 nurses. Join us as she shares her thoughts on nursing innovations, family and what matters most to be a successful nurse. 

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we connect with Libby, an Oncology Nurse Navigator who shares her perspective on how this unique role within nursing can benefit patients during and after a cancer diagnosis.

The Nurses Station podcast is proudly sponsored by the UCHealth Memorial Foundation. The generosity of the Foundation and its supporters enables us to amplify the voices of nurses and shed light on their invaluable contributions to health care. Together, we celebrate the indomitable spirit of nursing and the compassionate care it brings to our community. To learn more and get involved, please visit: uchealthmemorialcares.org