Radical Nurse Talk
Conversations That Matter
A podcast about nurses’ communication in serious situations and illness as a radical act of care.
Welcome to “Radical Nurse Talk“, a podcast where we reveal stories, expertise, challenges and possibilities for nurses communicating with patients and families in serious illness and situations. We challenge old nursing stereotypes and ideas that cloud the real knowledge and skill that lies beneath nurses’ talk in patients’ very tough times. We know that communication matters – even a small word or phrase uttered in a moment – and can be taken away for a lifetime. Nurse talk is challenging. It can change a life. In other words, it can be radical. In a series of wide-ranging conversations, we examine what’s needed to make that happen. We hope it will leave you inspired.
– Patricia H. Strachan RN, BScN, MSc., PhD
“Radical, because language is powerful: we know it can make a big difference for patients and their families who are coping with severe health issues. Even one word or nonverbal gesture can change a life, be carried forever in a memory about a life and/or death.“
rad·i·cal
/ˈradək(ə)l/
Oxford English Dictionary
- (especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
- advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.
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Supporting patients’ decisions in advanced illness: Heart valve disease – Radical Nurse Talk
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