This week, Marcus interviews Jeff Solheim, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, TCRN, FAEN, FAAN.
Their discussion centers around different avenues of emergency nursing, healthcare missions to developing nations, solo foreign travel, nursing professionalism and a touching story of nursing in a pediatric facility that has lead to a world of good.
Trauma junkies and adventure lovers alike will love Jeff’s stories from around the world. If you’re a nursing student and want to hear some truly out of the box ways of practice, give this one a listen.
Key topics:
[1:15] Marcus asks Jeff to speak about an instance where he was there for someone else or someone was there for him
[9:24] How Jeff’s upbringing prepared him to become a nurse
[12:40] Jeff’s journey of stepping into his life’s mission
[16:22] The importance of professional involvement
[22:32] Emergency nursing on cruise ships, on international flights and throughout the developing world
[24:30] Domestic philanthropy in nursing
[27:48] How to practice self-care to stay resilient, especially during the pandemic
[34:38] What does Jeff do to find his “Zen” and to stay resilient?
[36:26] Knowing oneself
[41:38] If Jeff had the ear of the entire world, this is the message he’d like to send…
Resources for you:
Learn more about Jeff’s Medical Mission organization, Project Helping Hands: http://medicalmissions.org/organizations/project-helping-hands
Visit Solheim Enterprises, the comprehensive source to unite the healthcare community through knowledge, professionalism, and best practice: https://www.solheimenterprises.com/
Read more about Dr. Jim Withers’ work with the homeless community in Pittsburgh: https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/07/us/cnn-heroes-homeless-doctor-jim-withers/index.html
Join the Emergency Nurses Association: https://www.ena.org/
Join the Nursing Organizations Alliance: https://www.nursing-alliance.org/
Connect with Jeff Solheim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSolheim
Connect with Marcus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusEngel
Subscribe to the podcast through Apple: https://bit.ly/MarcusEngelPodcast
Learn more about Jeff Solheim, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, TCRN, FAEN, FAAN:
Jeff Solheim is a Registered Nurse from West Linn Oregon, a suburb of Portland Oregon. Jeff has worked as a Registered Nurse for over 30 years in clinical areas as varied as the intensive care unit, medical/surgical units and the emergency department as well as working as a flight nurse and cruise ship nurse. Jeff’s roles in nursing span from bedside nursing through nursing management and administration to trauma coordinator, nursing educator, nursing consultant and state surveyor.
In 2004, Jeff left the hospital and started his own speaking and consulting firm. Since then, he has spoken to tens of thousands of people in all 50 states as well as multiple countries around the world. He was awarded the Nursing Education Award by the Emergency Nurses Association for his education and publishing accomplishments. Aside from speaking, Jeff has authored more than 35 books and been editor or contributor to numerous others as well as being published in multiple journals and magazines.
Jeff is also the founder and emeritus executive director of Project Helping Hands, an organization which places short-term medical teams in countries around the globe providing medical and preventative care as well as education to those who lack access to basic services.
Jeff served as President of the Emergency Nurses Association in 2018 and as President of the Nursing Organizational Alliance in 2020 and 2021.
Date: 11/02/2021
Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare
Episode title and number: Episode 12 – Jeff Solheim on Emergency Nursing and Knowing Oneself