54. Nursing the Nation Hosts on Why Nurses Belong At The Centre Of Public Debate About Health, Policy and Human Dignity

“Nursing is the most humanistic of professions — it operationalises the philosophical groundings of humanism.” — Jamie Bourgeois

 “Nurses have 24/7 eyes on the human experience — we see how policy shows up in real people’s lives.” — Melissa Anne DuBois

Jamie Bourgeois and Melissa Anne DuBois are the co-hosts of Nursing the Nation — a podcast giving nurses a national voice in debates that shape health, policy, and our daily lives. Together they explore how an ethic of evidence and empathy can challenge wellness hype, inform better policy, and centre human dignity in every decision that touches a patient’s life.

In this episode Melissa & Jamie discuss the historical erasure of women healers to today’s media blind spots — and what happens when they’re finally heard. They reveal how nursing science quietly powers trauma-informed practice, safer hospitals, and better education. 

Join us to hear how nurses bridge the gap between policy and people and why the world’s most trusted profession must lead public conversations.

Connect with Jamie Bourgeois & Melissa Anne Dubois

• Blog – nursingthenation.substack.com
• Podcast Links – Nursing the Nation
• Instagram – @nursing.the.nation
• LinkedIn – Melissa Anne Dubois
  • Research – ORCID | ResearchGate
  • Writing – Writers Camp

Resources & further reading

• Witches, Midwives & Nurses: A History of Women Healers – Barbara Ehrenreich (1973)
• Ann Burgess – pioneer of forensic nursing, Wikipedia
• Clara Barton & the Geneva Convention – Library of Congress Blog
• Florence Nightingale and Data Visualisation – Scientific American

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