Kelly and Sam are finally back after the holidays and they’re spilling ALL the tea on what “vacation” really means when you’re a nurse and a mom.

In this hilarious & honest return episode:

* 10 days in Mexico without kids = actual rest (and why 7 days would’ve been torture)

* Coming home to a surprise fourth cat (and teenage boy smell emergency)

* Why vacations with kids are just parenting in a new zip code

* The mental load of planning, packing, and coming home to laundry mountain

* Mom guilt when you’re finally alone vs. the freedom of child-free travel

* Jorge the hot-stone massage guy, fantasy football winnings, and why freckles are apparently all sun damage 😭

* Bonus: teeth roots dissolving, burning nursing textbooks, and why makeup = face paint

If you’ve ever come back from vacation more tired than when you left or cried because your kid texted “I’m crying right now” at midnight, this one’s for you.

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In this episode of At the Nurses’ Station, Kelly and Sam talk about personality types in nursing and what tools like the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, and Big Five can (and can’t) tell us about ourselves at work. From communication styles to conflict and burnout, they explore how personality shows up on the unit.

Personality tests are everywhere in nursing, from team-building exercises to leadership workshops, but do they actually help? In this episode, Kelly and Sam break down some of the most common personality frameworks nurses encounter and talk honestly about how useful they really are in healthcare settings.

They discuss:

* What the Enneagram focuses on versus Myers-Briggs and the Big Five

* Why nurses are often drawn to personality typing

* How personality differences affect teamwork, conflict, and communication

* Where these tools can help and where they fall short

* Why no test should be used to excuse behavior or box people in

This is a grounded conversation about self-awareness, curiosity, and using personality tools as a starting point — not an identity.

Whether you love personality tests or roll your eyes at them, this episode offers a thoughtful, nurse-centered take.

In this episode of At the Nurses’ Station, Kelly and Sam talk with nurse practitioner David Rosenbeck about leaving the bedside, nurse burnout, and how remote nursing jobs are changing what a nursing career can look like. From ICU and ER work to working remotely, David shares what life beyond the bedside actually looks like.

David Rosenbeck is a nurse practitioner with a background in ICU and ER nursing who decided traditional bedside care wasn’t the long-term answer for him. After working in oncology and experiencing firsthand how burnout shows up in healthcare, David began exploring non-bedside and remote nursing roles — something most nurses aren’t taught even exists.

In this conversation, we talk about:

* Why so many nurses are thinking about leaving the bedside

* What nurse practitioner careers can look like outside the hospital

* The reality of remote nursing jobs (pay, flexibility, and tradeoffs)

* How burnout, life priorities, and timing shape career decisions

* Why nurses don’t have to leave the profession to find something better

David also shares how Go Beyond the Bedside was created to help nurses find legitimate remote and non-bedside nursing jobs without sorting through thousands of misleading listings.

This episode is for any nurse who’s wondering if there’s another way — and wants an honest look at what’s possible.

Find David, legit job possibilities, and maybe your new future at Go Beyond the Bedside