The value of taking the journey back through nursing history and exploring international health care allows us to take a step back and find hope in the present and reconnect with our passion for nursing. The current climate and conditions of our health care system can feel very bleak and hopeless, but we can continue to look for the light in all the small experiences that keep us coming back through those doors. Perspective is a valuable resource and Paula is here to give us a healthy dose to keep us fighting the good fight. 

Key Points 

Nursing 45 years ago 

How Bad Are Things Right Now? 

Finding light and hope 

True Value of Nursing

International Nursing 

About the Guest: 

Paula Leweke was born in Albuquerque New Mexico she and her family moved to McBride BC when she was 10 years old. She has been a registered nurse for 45 years working in the ICU right here in Prince George BC and also as a community health nurse up in Terrace BC. She has taught nursing in 3 different colleges and 2 universities and is currently residing and teaching in beautiful Victoria on Vancouver Island. She tells me she has loved 95% of her 1000’s of BSN students over her decades of teaching and just finished teaching a research course for the University of Brandon Manitoba and is leading a practicum group in acute care and community nursing. She also has a global health knowledge and experience having been to Namibia and the Philippines with students as well as up in the Yukon. Her passions also extend to her 12 horses, traveling and her 8 grandchildren. 

About the Host: 

Sandra Payne is an ex- Registered Nurse and Master Certified Holistic Trauma Informed Coach and the owner of Sandra Payne Wellness and founder of the exclusive Nurse Rx Coaching Program. After 13 years working within the traditional health care system and experiencing first hand the challenges that come with nursing, Sandra has a keen understanding of the heavy unrealistic expectations in nursing, the moral distress, and the stigma that keeps many nurse’s struggles with depression, anxiety, and trauma, hidden in silence.

Join the community of support - Facebook group Surviving Nursing https://www.facebook.com/groups/638818697054847

Connect with Sandra Payne and download a copy of the Surviving Nursing live workshop here https://www.sandrapaynecoach.com

Interested in becoming a Certified Holistic Wellness Coach check out the IAWP here https://iawp.ontraport.net/t?orid=91998&opid=28 And watch this recording of a live interview with Sandra Payne and the founder of the IAWP Suzanne Monroe 

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