Not in the Textbooks

Danni & Audra break down the alphabet soup that is NURSING education from NA to DNP & everything in between. Join us!!

DANNI RN, BSN joins Audra this week & we go back to Not in the Textbooks roots to talk all things NURSING SCHOOL! Join us as we walk down memory lane & explain a BIT about our nursing school journeys!

This episode I talk with my Dad, Papa to my kiddos & we chat about his work life, near workaholic threat, his love of golf & how he fell into most of his best opportunities by hard work, a little dumb luck & just taking the risk.

TW: this week we discuss pregnancy loss, prison populations & abortion laws! Join Katherine & Audra this week as we chat about her unusual career path of prison weddings & her recent experience with an unexpected ectopic pregnancy and her experience dealing with the healthcare system in a post Roe/Dobb’s world.

This week Audra talks with the Declutter Queen Christina & how she used her ADD superpowers to develop a WHOLE program to HACK & Declutter your physical, mental & spiritual mindsets! Are you ready for BACK TO SCHOOL TIME? Do YOU want to meet someone who can HELP get You READY?! Check this week out & follow her on alllll the social media pages! FB, IG @declutterqueen, her website is: declutterqueen.mykajabi.com on that clock app: @DeclutterQueenOK You DO NOT want to MISS this one!!!

This week I have long time friend, storyteller, entertainer, entrepreneur & overall extraordinary human being Denise Schroder as a guest. She & I talk about breaking free & becoming who you’re meant to become. We talk about life & work & boundaries & dreams. It is an amazing discussion. Come give us a listen & enjoy!!

This week my new friend Sydney drops by to talk about life & being a hair stylist! Booth rentals Vs. Commissions & making choices about ENJOYING life. We also discuss how hair stylists are paid by appointments filled and people showing up! Why it’s important to be honest with your stylist & HOW important it is THEY are honest with YOU! We discuss going from one path in life to another & how it’s okay to change course to doing what makes you happy! We hope you enjoy!

This week I get to talk with my friend Mandy! She, too, is a fellow nurse & was diagnosed a year ago with MS which has been an absolute adjustment of her world. We talked about her diagnosis, learning how to take care of herself & kids while navigating a new reality. Also, this week I started the 14 days of Magic & started my park adventures. Thank you for your support!!

This week I talk with indie author, journal maker & all around AMAZINGLY COOL human @kittynpawell about her business, her book & how one becomes self published. Give us a listen and ENJOY!!!

This week Barry McClain Jr Returns to the pod to talk about his recent work, recent accolades, our kids, his message of hope & love included in all his work! His refusal to jump on the identity politics bandwagon. One of the most energetic & entertaining people I know! Enjoy!!

This week I continue Mental Health Awareness month with my brother, Ron! We talk about how fitness & food may just be the medicine your body & brain needs to have the best mental health possible.

This week I continue May’s mental health awareness focus with lifelong friend & an Oklahoma professional artist Mary James Ketch! Appreciating the beauty & joy around you in your everyday life helps us all to create more meaningful lives. Expressing or enjoying the creation of art in any form can help guide us on that path of discovery. I hope you enjoy the chapter!

This week I kick of Mental Health Month (May) talking to a Psychiatric Physician Assistant & long time framily, Julye! We discuss a new Oklahoma State Mandated Database that may make your personal protected health care information less protected & secure. We also discuss how the targeted laws against the Trans community has impacted their mental health. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do!

This week Audra’s guest is a returning friend Rachael Greif! We discuss the feedback from last weeks “End of Era”, Audra reads an apology from Tonja from last week’s discussion & anti-racism work & we discuss some news about MASSIVE sign on bonuses in California & travel nursing!

This week is Tonja’s last chapter for a while. We discuss life, weather, racism in Oklahoma & Jordan joins us for a moment. Give us a listen & wish Tonja well on her ventures & need to rest a bit!!

This week we continue to talk about our weeks & how things in this he self care realm are going. Thank you ALWAYS FOR listening & sharing the show with family & friends.

This week we talk good, bad & ugly & how we are taking care of ourselves. We talk about Hope & teachers a bit & touch on Justin J Pearson & Justin Jones & the Memphis 3! Give us a listen!!

This week we talk a lot about our good, bad & ugly. We chat with Jordan a little & we talk about how we’re taking care of ourselves & what we’re listening to!

This week we share so much about how our weeks have been! We also talk a little about another nurse going to jail for a mistake she owned up to & how systems aren’t being held accountable. We hope you enjoy the podcast & thank you ALL for the listens & for Sharing!!!

This week we revisit last weeks topic with Tonja elaborating on her perspective and giving less raw & more REAL insight as to how she feels. We also discussed having some of our own difficulties emotionally lately & Jordan let’s us in on how his Spring Break was! Give us a listen.

This week we talk about our good, bad & ugly. We chat about life, love & perspectives. We talk about what we’ve been listening to! Thanks for all your support over the years!!

After a week off we are back and in PERSON! We discuss our good, bad & ugly this week along with what we’ve been listening to!

Tonja & Audra speak briefly this Super Bowl Sunday! As always thank you for sharing, listening & reviewing! We appreciate you all!!

This week Tonja & Audra discuss the first African American Nurse in America as our first chapter of this Black History Month. Please, share, rate & review! As always we thank you for your support & we appreciate you! Enjoy!

Tonja is out this week. Audra's friend, Rachael, joins the show to talk about crazy goings on in Florida with nurses. Have you heard this story? Thank you, Rachael, for coming in CLUTCH for me & helping us out this week! Thank you to everyone who listens & shares the show!!! Enjoy & let us know what you think!

Tonja & Audra talk about various illnesses & our week. Give us a listen & a share!! Thank you for ALL the support & love!

This 3rd Chapter of Season 3 we talk of strikes, Lisa Marie Presley’s death & Trauma. Give us a listen & a share. Thank you always for all your support.

This week Tonja & Audra discuss life, legal paperwork especially for medical emergencies & we talk a little about Damar Hamlin. Have a wonderful week & thank you always for listening.

Tonja & Audra discuss their past week, New Year’s resolution talk, things happening seasonally & some nurse news including NY nursing strikes & NHS nurses drinking tea & chatting it up whilst standing around.

Tonja & Audra Wrap up season 2 of the pod! We cannot thank you all enough! We appreciate you all so much for staying on this insane journey with us. This week we cover our good, bad & uglies as usual. We briefly discuss some weather related healthcare concerns & then delve into The New York Times article “How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis.” By Rebecca Robbins, Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg give us a listen & FIND that article to read!!

This week we discuss our good, bad & ugly. Then, will talk a bit about informed consent-history & unspoken truths! Listen this week to learn a few question to ask when you’re a patient!

This week we are joined by our beloved LuLu again & we talk about our weeks and life for LuLu since our last recording and her plans for an upcoming twitch event you won’t want to MISS! Give us a listen, share & thank you as ALWAYS!!

This week Tonja & Audra talk a little good, bad & ugly; news with Covid vaccination status & what we are listening to! We have a few laughs & hope you all can too! We also wish Tommy Lombardozzi a speedy recovery as he is under the weather these days!

This week we talk briefly about our good, bad & ugly. We discuss holidays & The Macy’s Day Parade. Give us a listen, share & thank you as always!

This week Tonja & Audra talk good, bad & ugly. We talk some thanksgiving chat. Jordan joins us for a second & we hope you have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving. Thank you ALWAYS for your love & support.

This week Tonja & Audra talk a bit about big, tough changes for Tonja. We talk about a few nursing related headlines & what we are “listening” to. Thank you as always!

This week we talk about life & health care life including “nurses aren’t educated”, violence as a first response, TRAPs & so much more!! Give us a listen.

TW: This episode contains discussion on sexual abuse & the shootings of healthcare workers. This episode we talk about a few subjects & topics in healthcare. Please, enjoy!

TW-we discuss the active shooter in Dallas 10/22/22 We talk GBU & life. We talk about how we are not okay these days & so if you want to hear how others aren’t okay todays chapter is FOR YOU!!

Audra slept through the recording time so it is Jordan and Audra this week! We give an update on the #14daysofMagic @magicmind challenge (TEXTBOOKS14) & what we’re been listening to. Please give us a listen & enjoy!!

Tonja and Audra discuss the #14daysofMagic challenge , Tonja's house/family being adopted and bullying in nursing. Give the episode a listen and don't forget to give your feedback, it's important to us. Order your Magic Mind & join us in the #14daysofmagic at magicmind.co/14daysofmagic & enter the code TEXTBOOKS14 for discounts!

We are joined by Tommy & cover Autism, Admin courses, his art you should buy & several other topics! Give us a listen & enjoy!!! Find Tommy on his social media pages: FB/IG @tommylombardozzi Twitter @T_Lomardozzi

Tonja apologizes for the delay in dropping this new episode, it was out of her hands due to technical difficulty. Tonja & Audra discuss our feelings about the violent arrest in the news & mention Rosh Hashanah. As always don't forget how important your feedback is to us!

Audra out camping... Tonja & Audra discuss Current events: the out pour of love and respect shown for Queen Elizabeth II on her journey to final resting place as well as a topic Jordan mentioned the Banned Book list for Oklahoma schools.  Will post Banned book list on our webpage.

We are back again. Audra & Jordan have essentially recovered from Covid. Tonja joins us from the road & we chat a bit about current events: changes in the monarchy, the 21st anniversary of 9/11 & bivalent vaccines approved.

We apologize everyone, this week is also short, Audra's down. Give us a listen for the "Good, Bad & Ugly and to briefly hear how Jordan won 1st place in an exhibit! 

This week we check in with Tonja after her surgery & after years of planning Audra got her eyebrows & eyeliner done so, we are a bit of a mess! It’s a short & sweet chapter. Jordan shares his good!

Today’s Chapter is filled with Mischief being himself & causing trouble at Audra’s House. Tonja’s kitchen catching on fire (literally) & her dog nearly drowning. We also discuss & debate some about the IRS provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Turn to discussing the prescription drug coverage portion, donut holes, bipartisanship & trying to learn to find common ground. It’s a chapter ABLAZE with all kinds of interesting topics. Come on in & join us. Everything’s fine & the firemen are cute!