On the Pulse Podcast

About On the Pulse Podcast

On this podcast, we will take a deep dive into the experiences of frontline providers and researchers. We’ll explore their insights and invaluable stories of how health care works in today’s world – both locally and globally. Each month, we will host guests who are experts in topics from climate change to pregnancy to palliative care. And we’ll hear some of their personal stories too – why they got into health care and what drives them each day. Health care is complicated, and it’s always changing. But stories of resilience, helping people across the world, and developing ground breaking research is what nursing is all about. We can’t wait for you to join us!

Publisher

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2021

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

97 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Episode 56: Building a Future of Safety and Healing

   What does it take to build a future rooted in safety and healing? In this episode of On the Pulse, Kamila Alexander, director of the BRAVE Nursing Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, discusses how nursing can transform the prevention of and response to violence and trauma through research, education, practice, and policy. Learn how the BRAVE Nursing Center is preparing to advance a new approach to violence and trauma care centered on safety, healing, and health. The center officially launches October 21 at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   The Resilient Nurse Episode 36: The Other Side of Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Tamar Rodney

   What does it mean to truly care for patients and colleagues through a trauma-informed lens? Dr. Tamar Rodney, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, offers insight, practical guidance, and inspiring stories from her work in mental health. Dr. Rodney is a new and integral member of the R3 initiative, as well as an Associate Professor and DNP Advanced Practice Psych Mental Health Track Coordinator at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. In this episode, she reflects on her unexpected entry into the field, the importance of trust in healing, and how trauma-informed care can reshape the patient, colleague, and workplace experience. She also discusses healthy work environments, the balance between individual resilience and system-level change, and upcoming work she is developing for the R3 initiative. The conversation ends with a simple but meaningful message: the power of a pause. If you are new to trauma-informed care or are looking for skills and communication strategies to support your patients, colleagues, and create a healthier work environment, you don’t want to miss this episode!

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   The Resilient Nurse Episode 35: From the Streets of New Orleans to State Leadership: The Power of Nursing

   In this episode of the Resilient Nurse Podcast, Dr. Lou Bartolo explores the power of nursing and how it shaped his journey from working as an EMT in New Orleans to becoming a leader in Maryland’s nursing community. He reflects on nurses as natural problem solvers and explains why that skill set makes nurses well suited for public engagement and systems change. Dr. Bartolo also discusses his role as former president of the Maryland Nurses Association, what inspired him to run for statewide political office, and why he believes every nurse has a role to play. He closes by sharing what gives him hope for the future of nursing.

Who has been a guest on On the Pulse Podcast

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

• Evan LaChance
• Emma McWaid
• Dr Rushton
• Dr Laura Samuel
• Fernando Mena-Carrasco

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

906,564

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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

Quality

66

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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