The College Handoff

Understanding Prehospital Perspectives

This episode features BYU nursing alumna Susie Kochevar, a registered nurse in Las Vegas who is experienced in trauma and emergency nursing; she also trains paramedics and firefighters for the community. Another guest is Calvin Reed, an EMT and second-semester nursing student.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is the eighty-first show in The College Handoff series and was recorded in November 2022.

Special: Meditation with Michael Thomas

In hopes of dealing with finals, the holidays, or just stress, we provide this guided Gratitude Meditation with Associate Teaching Professor Dr. Michael Thomas. 

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is a special episode of The College Handoff series and was recorded in November 2022.

Exploring Utah State Hospital

This episode explores the Utah State Hospital. Director of Nursing Jacklyn Valdez describes her role and why the organization is a great facility for a career in psychiatric nursing. Also featured is Assistant Director of Nursing Derek Killian, who shares how USH has changed over the years. Additionally, BYU nursing alumna Alisha Tanner offers insight into the work environment at USH.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is the seventy-ninth show in The College Handoff series and was recorded in November 2022.

NURSA: a Recruiting Service for Nurses

This episode features Curtis Anderson, the founder and CEO of NURSA, a recruiting platform for nurses, and Jane Jeppson, a BYU nursing alumna and clinical director for the organization. Together they explain how CNAs, LPNs, and RNs can find per diem work using NURSA resources to earn clinical experience in various fields.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is the seventy-eighth show in The College Handoff series and was recorded in November 2022.

Connecting with Friends of the College

This episode features three healthcare organizations as possible employers for nursing students: Ashley Jones from Generations Healthcare based in California; Joseph Kelley of Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Idaho; and Wendy Turcotte representing St. Luke's Health System in Idaho. All three share the benefits of working in their hospital system and provide tips for applications and interviews.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is the seventy-seventh show in The College Handoff series and was recorded in November 2022.

Addressing Needs in the Foster Care System

This episode features Dr. Christine Platt, who completed a Ph.D. and DNP simultaneously and shares her doctoral research on disabled children in the foster care system. She also offers her experiences as a mother to multiple foster children. Also featured are BYU nursing capstone students Gabrielle Warnick and Breanna Oliphant; perhaps the only undergraduate student presenters at this year’s American Psychiatric Nurses Association annual conference.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is the seventy-sixth show in The College Handoff series and was recorded in November 2022.

Being an Advocate Through Early Intervention

This episode features two BYU nursing alumni: Gretchen Fors and Robin Woodbury. With three children who have suffered hearing loss, Gretchen is passionate about raising awareness of the importance of universal newborn hearing screenings and early intervention for children with hearing loss. Robin shares this sentiment for early intervention health screenings by sharing her insights as an early intervention nurse.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. This is the seventy-fifth show in The College Handoff series and was recorded in October and November of 2022.

Supporting Breast Cancer Patients

This episode of The College Handoff features oncology nurse Heather Barney. As a nurse, she supports an oncologist and educates patients and their families regarding cancer treatments. Also featured is Yvonne Ellison, a nurse investigator that works for the Utah Office of Inspector General. She explains how she looks for fraud, waste, or abuse with Medicare billing.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. The seventy-fourth show in The College Handoff series was recorded in October 2022.

Why BYU’s NP Program Is for You

This episode of The College Handoff discusses BYU’s family nurse practitioner graduate program with faculty members Dr. Neil Peterson, the graduate program coordinator at BYU, and Dr. Craig Nuttall, an alumn and professor of the program. Also featured is Robert Kemsley, a second-year student who shares his experiences at BYU and why he chose to return for another degree.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. The seventy-third show in The College Handoff series was recorded in October 2022.

Imminent and Acute Care Nursing

This episode features two BYU nursing alumni: Megan Duricka currently works as an OR nurse in California and shares the benefits of working in a small surgery center. Anne Dansie is a rapid response nurse in a large hospital that utilizes specially trained nurses to stabilize critical patients in unusual situations within the facility.

The College of Nursing at Brigham Young University presents nursing careers and professional insight to undergraduate students. The seventy-second show in The College Handoff series was recorded in October 2022.