Melanie Roberts's guest appearances

Melanie Roberts

The Report Room - Nursing professionals, health care, medical profession

Cannabis And Combat

Discussions of Truth

San Diego Yacht Club Sailcast

Little Black Dress Podcast

Jeff Johnson

Rupa Wong

Dan Brown

Ashley Dawson

Sonia Chopra

Andy Roy

John Miller

Jim Tressel

Brian Thomas

Andrew Campbell

Mark Reynolds

Amy Perkins

Patrick Murray

Heidi Mount

Shakila Angadi

OwlTail

Meet the incredible Melanie Roberts! She's besties with our good friend Janam! She shares her journey of trying to figure life out! We're all just trying to figure life out aren't we? She lets us know where she's been and what she's doing now, and who knows what is next?! Ashley Joves - IG @ashleyjovesddsMelanie Roberts - IG @melanie.j.robertsLittle Black Dress - IG / Tik Tok/ Twitter/ Youtube -  LittleBlackDressPodPrivate FB Group - Little Black Dress email for inquiries - littleblackdresspod@gmail.comCocofloss Code - LBDPOD21 - for 20% off your first order!!!

Meet the incredible Melanie Roberts! She's besties with our good friend Janam! She shares her journey of trying to figure life out! We're all just trying to figure life out aren't we? She lets us know where she's been and what she's doing now, and who knows what is next?!  Ashley Joves - IG @ashleyjovesdds Melanie Roberts - IG @melanie.j.roberts Little Black Dress -  IG / Tik Tok/ Twitter/ Youtube -  LittleBlackDressPod Private FB Group - Little Black Dress  email for inquiries - littleblackdresspod@gmail.com Cocofloss Code - LBDPOD21 - for 20% off your first order!!!

Ep. 28 - Teen Mom, Fitness Instructor, and Being OK with Not Having It All Figured Out with Melanie Roberts

This week, Melanie Roberts, Race Official at the 2020 America’s Cup, joins us on the San Diego Yacht Club Sailcast to talk about her experiences with Sail GP and the 2020 America’s Cup in New Zealand.

#0056 - Melanie Roberts

The role of a nurse has changed dramatically over the years. From the first days of professional nursing care when nurses were nothing more than glorified assistants who did whatever physicians dictated - to the integral and important role nurses play today as partners in providing the best care to patients - nurses have come a long way. In this conversation, I’m talking with Dr. Melanie Roberts, a long-time nurse who has experienced many of those changes over the years and is excited about the trajectory of nursing and healthcare in general. I you will be encouraged by Dr. Roberts’ optimism and enthusiasm. A lot has changed from the days when nurses didn’t even wear gloves. Dr. Melanie Roberts remembers the days when she was just starting out as a nurse. No matter the situation, nurses in those days seldom wore gloves of any kind. There wasn’t the concern and attention to transmission of germs and disease through unsanitary conditions that there is today. On this episode, she and I walk through the annals of her memories, comparing the role of nurses today to the role they played in years past. It’s an interesting comparison that should give every nurse encouragement about how far we’ve come. Navigating the changes in a community hospital as it grows and becomes successful. As Dr. Melanie Roberts worked as part of the Poudre Valley Hospital in Colorado during her early days as a nurse she found the work stimulating and challenging. As the hospital grew and changes were needed in both processes and procedures she found that the desire to provide better care for patients and their families always served her well - giving her a good compass for determining how to navigate the changes as the hospital grew, established a second location, and eventually was merged with a larger healthcare system. Her insights and experience - which she shares in this conversation - will serve you well if you are involved in the administration or organization of a nursing or hospital staff that’s experiencing growing pains. I hope you take the time to learn from Dr. Roberts’ story. The way to better nursing care is to improve the systems used to provide it. When Dr. Melanie Roberts first began her career as a nurse the typical way of dealing with issues that arose was to cast blame on individuals for mistakes or oversights. That’s understandable since people are at the core of medical care but what she discovered over the course of her career is that since human beings are prone to mistakes it’s important to establish systems that negate human error as much as possible. The effort becomes a way to build teamwork and team spirit surrounding patient and family care rather than an opportunity to cast blame. What an experienced nurse would tell her 25-year-old self. If you had the opportunity to go back in time and tell your 25-year-old self a few things about the career you are in, what would you say? When I asked Dr. Melanie Roberts that question she said that she’d mainly tell herself the things that seem obvious but that she isn’t sure she recognized as she was starting out. Nursing is hard work, both physically and emotionally and it’s vital that she learn how to fill her life with things that refresh and nurture herself or else she won’t have the strength or capacity to truly benefit patients over the long haul. What would you tell your 25-year-old self given what you know today? Outline of This Episode  [0:27] My introduction of Poudre Valley Hospital and Dr. Melanie Roberts. [1:46] When Dr. Roberts first decided to become a nurse. [2:59] Melanie’s first nursing role and what it was like in those days. [7:48] The impact of a national news story on the small community hospital. [10:34] The differences in family support from then until now. [13:07] The first experiences with “magnet” designations. [16:07] The opening of a sister hospital in the same city. [20:40] Changes required in order to win the Malcolm Baldridge award in 2008. [23:50] Navigating the merger with a much larger healthcare system. [26:30] Noteable accomplishments Dr. Roberts is known for. [28:55] What Dr. Roberts would tell her 25 year old self if she could. [29:26] How would Dr. Roberts spend a million dollar donation in her healthcare system? [30:04] Advice for today’s new nurses.  Connect with Brian  Twitter @BrianWeirichRN BrianWeirichRN@gmail(dot)com 

The role of a nurse has changed dramatically over the years. From the first days of professional nursing care when nurses were nothing more than glorified assistants who did whatever physicians dictated - to the integral and important role nurses play today as partners in providing the best care to patients - nurses have come a long way. In this conversation, I’m talking with Dr. Melanie Roberts, a long-time nurse who has experienced many of those changes over the years and is excited about the trajectory of nursing and healthcare in general. I you will be encouraged by Dr. Roberts’ optimism and enthusiasm. A lot has changed from the days when nurses didn’t even wear gloves. Dr. Melanie Roberts remembers the days when she was just starting out as a nurse. No matter the situation, nurses in those days seldom wore gloves of any kind. There wasn’t the concern and attention to transmission of germs and disease through unsanitary conditions that there is today. On this episode, she and I walk through the annals of her memories, comparing the role of nurses today to the role they played in years past. It’s an interesting comparison that should give every nurse encouragement about how far we’ve come. Navigating the changes in a community hospital as it grows and becomes successful. As Dr. Melanie Roberts worked as part of the Poudre Valley Hospital in Colorado during her early days as a nurse she found the work stimulating and challenging. As the hospital grew and changes were needed in both processes and procedures she found that the desire to provide better care for patients and their families always served her well - giving her a good compass for determining how to navigate the changes as the hospital grew, established a second location, and eventually was merged with a larger healthcare system. Her insights and experience - which she shares in this conversation - will serve you well if you are involved in the administration or organization of a nursing or hospital staff that’s experiencing growing pains. I hope you take the time to learn from Dr. Roberts’ story. The way to better nursing care is to improve the systems used to provide it. When Dr. Melanie Roberts first began her career as a nurse the typical way of dealing with issues that arose was to cast blame on individuals for mistakes or oversights. That’s understandable since people are at the core of medical care but what she discovered over the course of her career is that since human beings are prone to mistakes it’s important to establish systems that negate human error as much as possible. The effort becomes a way to build teamwork and team spirit surrounding patient and family care rather than an opportunity to cast blame. What an experienced nurse would tell her 25-year-old self. If you had the opportunity to go back in time and tell your 25-year-old self a few things about the career you are in, what would you say? When I asked Dr. Melanie Roberts that question she said that she’d mainly tell herself the things that seem obvious but that she isn’t sure she recognized as she was starting out. Nursing is hard work, both physically and emotionally and it’s vital that she learn how to fill her life with things that refresh and nurture herself or else she won’t have the strength or capacity to truly benefit patients over the long haul. What would you tell your 25-year-old self given what you know today? Outline of This Episode <ul> <li>[0:27] My introduction of Poudre Valley Hospital and Dr. Melanie Roberts.</li> <li>[1:46] When Dr. Roberts first decided to become a nurse.</li> <li>[2:59] Melanie’s first nursing role and what it was like in those days.</li> <li>[7:48] The impact of a national news story on the small community hospital.</li> <li>[10:34] The differences in family support from then until now.</li> <li>[13:07] The first experiences with “magnet” designations.</li> <li>[16:07] The opening of a sister hospital in the same city.</li> <li>[20:40] Changes required in order to win the Malcolm Baldridge award in 2008.</li> <li>[23:50] Navigating the merger with a much larger healthcare system.</li> <li>[26:30] Noteable accomplishments Dr. Roberts is known for.</li> <li>[28:55] What Dr. Roberts would tell her 25 year old self if she could.</li> <li>[29:26] How would Dr. Roberts spend a million dollar donation in her healthcare system?</li> <li>[30:04] Advice for today’s new nurses.</li> </ul> Connect with Brian <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/brianweirichrn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter @BrianWeirichRN</a></li> <li>BrianWeirichRN@gmail(dot)com</li> </ul>

The Role of a Nurse Then and Now featuring Dr. Melanie Roberts - Episode #10