Nurse Essentials: A podcast focused on caring for you

About Nurse Essentials: A podcast focused on caring for you

Nurse Essentials is a podcast about all things nursing — from tips for making your next shift easier to advice on how to handle the big challenges you face. Whether you’re just starting your practice or have years of experience, we’ve got you covered.

Publisher

Cleveland Clinic

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Apr 2023

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

94 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Inspiring Nurses to Become Innovators

   Send us Fan Mail Innovations require two components: They need to be novel and have value, says Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Office of Nursing Research and Innovation. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, Dr. Albert discusses how nurses can develop novel, valuable innovations. “Every single nurse at Cleveland Clinic should and can be an innovator and every nurse around th...

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Spotlight on Critical Care Transport

   Send us Fan Mail Nurse Essentials is a podcast about all things nursing — from tips for making your next shift easier to advice on how to handle the big challenges you face. Whether you’re just starting your practice or have years of experience, we’ve got you covered. Nurse Essentials is hosted by Carol Pehotsky, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPAN, Executive Director and Associate Chief Nursing Officer of Surgical Services at Cleveland Clinic. In each episode, Carol and expert guests explore the nursing t...

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Leaning into Evidence-Based Practice

   Send us Fan Mail Evidence-based practice involves three factors: using high-quality research to guide nursing practice, relying on clinical expertise and involving patients in the evidence. Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Office of Nursing Research and Innovation, shares how nurses can lean into evidence-based practice. “Evidence is ever-changing,” she says. “What’s important toda...

Who has been a guest on Nurse Essentials: A podcast focused on caring for you

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Linda Gardner
• Maureen Schaupp
• Shannon Pengel

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

187,441,722

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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