Experiences in Critical Care and Oncology with Sarah Grenon and Carrie Hill

In this episode, Marcus is joined by nurses and educators Sarah Grenon, DNP, RN and Carrie Hill, PhD, RN, CNE, CPN to discuss how they used one of Marcus' books to incorporate teaching, compassion, and kindness into students' education during the COVID-19 pandemic. They explain how the book humbled students and highlighted the most important aspects of healthcare.

Carrie and Sarah also share their personal experiences with end-of-life care, ways to handle compassion fatigue and burnout, and the importance of inviting family members to participate and provide their opinions on their loved one's care. They also discuss teaching students not to define patients by their illnesses, their experiences working in critical care and oncology, and Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey.

Key Moments:

• 00:00 – Introductions
• 00:31 – Carrie and Sarah introduce themselves and talk a little about their careers.
• 02:15 – Marcus asks about using his book, I’m Here, in their school syllabus and how effective it was in teaching compassion.
• 07:55 – Marcus asks about compassion fatigue and burnout. 
• 12:20 – Carrie and Sarah are asked about a time when they have witnessed compassion.
• 19:48 – Carrie talks about some of the things that her students took away from reading Marcus’ book. 
• 22:13 – Marcus’ asks about what Carrie and Sarah find exciting in the field of nursing.
• 28:25 – Rapid fire questions! Carrie would like to leave us with “Recognize that everyone is always going through something.” And Sarah would leave us with “Be kind. Acceptance.”
• 32:59 – Thank yous and goodbyes!

Resources for you: 
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More About Sarah Grenon and Carrie Hill:
Sarah Grenon, DNP, RN received her BSN from Winston Salem State University, MSN from East Carolina University, and her DNP-Advanced Public Health Nursing from Rush University. Her expertise includes community/public health and end of life care. Dr. Grenon's clinical experience includes hematology/oncology, school health, and end of life nursing. Her scholarly work is focused on the prevalence of mental illness in rural health due to lack of access to mental health care as a major contributor to underdiagnosis and undertreatment.

Dr. Carrie Hill is a nursing professional development specialist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center with over 18 years of experience as a nurse with a background in pediatrics and education. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a BSN degree from the University of Maryland, and a PhD in Nursing from UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Hill has experience teaching didactic and clinical content in baccalaureate programs and was chosen as the Society of Pediatric Nurses Excellence in Education Award winner in 2022 for her work as a faculty member at UNC Greensboro. Dr. Hill is passionate about patient and family-centered care and ensuring that current and future nurses deliver compassionate care.

Date: 3/11/2024 Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare Episode number and title: Episode 139 – Experiences in Critical Care with Sarah Grenon and Carrie Hill