16 Years in the ER: Bullying, Burnout, COVID, & Walking Souls Out the Door - Jenn Johnson - #145

Jenn is an ER nurse with 16 years of experience. She opens up about falling into nursing, surviving workplace bullying that nearly broke her, navigating COVID burnout & antidepressants, trusting her nursing intuition and more! “Nursing Intuition” + journals: https://www.amazon.com/Nursing-Intuition-Sanity-Survive-Career-ebook/dp/B0DB5VWFFY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C45X7XXQXBJR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-6AQSbIerra-rch2dIe8ApqPJ-WCbaU9zqhCxL2ZKtq8Fqx69mn_xIBVkVx7YMlXVpJgXl0nb1fkBjCblVS8O5Hfmm749g57yvLe80Ds_18xnmAgDl7vvT1vT6bYKj6ZqSbJ0hfv9c5b9NCueM7DUkCTttapo4uPJeWWUiqbGamSbXOxLA-9fQP4dDLcZpX1NbPatMFKG-QjDk1tEVJMRnDm0xYVmQ_UMlPqGAoq86A.wqHoWnr7Y8YsZGtSKfzcvOaraiEGoJlI2_VUniIgo44&dib_tag=se&keywords=nursing+intuition&qid=1770428499&sprefix=nursing+intui%2Caps%2C814&sr=8-1Follow Jenn: @ernursejenn (Instagram/TikTok)#ERNurse #NursingStories #Burnout #NursingIntuition #HealthcareHeroesKey Ideas:⭐️ Nursing Intuition & Trusting Your Gut- Jenn explores how ER nurses develop a powerful, research-supported intuition that often detects patient decline before objective data, sharing stories and its role in her upcoming book.⭐️ Workplace Trauma, Bullying & Burnout- She recounts surviving years of severe bullying, toxic scheduling, and COVID-era exhaustion that led to antidepressants and the importance of leaving harmful environments.⭐️ Death, Grief & the Emotional/Spiritual Side of ER Nursing- Jenn reflects on coping with frequent patient deaths through personal rituals, spiritual beliefs, and becoming somewhat numb while still finding meaning in turning critically ill patients around.Timestamps:0:00 – Intro1:00 – How Jenn became a nurse3:30 – First rural ER job6:00 – Why ER fits her9:00 – 5 years of bullying14:00 – Quitting and walking out18:00 – COVID burnout and recovery24:00 – True emergency misconceptions28:00 – Handling abusive patients32:00 – Nursing intuition explained38:00 – Body scans and journals43:00 – Grief and death rituals48:00 – Night shifts with kids52:00 – Vaccine experiences and feelings58:00 – Biggest regret and lessons1:02:00 – Book and socials plug1:05:00 – More intuition stories1:10:00 – Sepsis case intuition1:15:00 – Grief and becoming numb1:20:00 – Spiritual rituals and paganism1:25:00 – Full moons and energy1:30:00 – COVID division and mandates1:35:00 – COVID patient stories1:40:00 – Youth exploration regret1:45:00 – Parenting twins challenges1:50:00 – Birth and epidural stories1:55:00 – Travel and ancestry dreams2:00:00 – Final advice and close