Break past your limits – It’s liberating! Today we would like to welcome Andrea Dalzell, also known as theseatednurse. She studied biology and neuroscience in college while earning her bachelor’s degree in nursing. Andrea was diagnosed with transverse myelitis at the age of 5 and began using a wheelchair full-time at the age of 12. She is an advocate and inspiration to many nurses around the world. You can find her on Instagram at @theseatednurse.
Questions for Our Guest
Questions below are some we’d like to tackle. We always go off-topic, so we don’t expect to hit them all. If you have any ideas, please let us know. Looking forward to our conversation!
How was life growing up?
What made you get into nursing?
What unit do your work at? Have you been there for your whole career?
You are one of the most resilient people we have ever met. How do you overcome adversity? How do you get past the mental blocks?
What have you noticed about nursing and healthcare that you can say surprised you?
Ex. Working in the ICU, sometimes we take away the person or human aspect from the homo sapien lying on the bed. We tend to focus a lot on the disease process and numbers instead of looking at the whole person.
Ex. How expensive everything is and how insurance works.
How has fitness changed your life and break past your limits? On a mental and physical level?
What is something new you are working on? New hobbies? What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?
Do you want to know how to get past your limits? Watch the full video about it here 👇👇
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro 03:35 Andrea’s hardships 05:38 Clinicals 07:57 Tips for Nurses 10:29 How to Advocate for Future Nurses 13:29 Inspiration for mental toughness 15:44 Training for Mental Strength 17:40 Floor Nurse Routine 19:51 Compressions 21:39 Blue Botton 22:52 Public Speaking 23:51 Life Events 24:27 Tiredness 25:21 Rolling 26:33 Hobbies 29:59 Mental Stability 31:57 Negativity 34:09 Healthcare 35:46 Education 37:04 Burnout 39:53 Discrimination 42:44 Break the Ice 46:18 Outro
Going to a medical school in Europe is exciting. When someone says they’re studying in Europe, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps green and luscious backgrounds with old architecture buildings? Well, perhaps this is how Hollywood painted it but being a medical student studying in Europe is a different scene. But don’t get us wrong, Europe is home to the top 10 best medical schools where students can go and study. What makes Europe the best country to study medicine?
We know there are significant differences in medical schools between the EU and the US, but what do we know about them? What are the different practices done in Europe that are not in the United States? For this episode, we would like to welcome Lucas Zbroek, a Medical Student currently doing his internship in England (United Kingdom). He will give us an insight into what it’s like to be a medical student in Europe and share his experiences with healthcare in this country.
Questions for Our Guest
Questions below are some we’d like to tackle. We always go off-topic, so we don’t expect to hit them all. If you have any ideas, please let us know. Looking forward to our conversation!
How was medical school?
How is your internship going?
Why did you decide to go to medical school out of state?
How is healthcare different from the USA in the U.K.?
Learn more all about medical schools in Europe by watching this full episode
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro 00:30 Today’s Guest 01:00 About Luke 02:30 What made you decide to become a doctor? 03:30 From England to Poland 05:25 Common issues in England that you’ve seen in Poland? 07:09 Working with nurses in the US 09:15 The differences between schools in the US and UK 10:48 How’s the healthcare in Poland? 12:23 Blood tropes 13:52 The hurdles in working as a doctor in EU 15:05 Virus in Poland 18:13 How did you treat the virus in Poland? 19:33 How was the lockdown like? 21:45 Specialized field 24:03 What do you dislike about your profession? 25:50 Craziest stories 29:16 How do you de-stress? 30:34 Why are there fewer obesity and cardiac problems in Poland than in the US? 38:20 Next step for our vlog/podcast 40:10 Luke’s socials 45:42 End of show
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