EP 70: Nurse Brat | Heals, Hustle & Haters
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This episode, I invited someone that I have been following for a while because honestly, she inspires me. And honestly, she inspires so many other nursing people, black nurses.

black people, and just everybody. Because listen, okay? My content is all about nursing, being this all crazy shit that you are drowning, you are all of this. But also there is this side of nursing where it actually tells you that nursing isn't always hard. That nursing isn't always about suffering. That nursing can be a balance of suffering.

Your personal life, work life, social media life, and living your life to the fullest and how you want it to be. So I brought the most amazing Nurse Brat.

Thank you. Stop. It's such an honor to be here. Thank you so much for having me. I love you. I love your content. Been a fan. Been. So I just want you to know that. I also have been a fan of yours because honestly, listen, Nurse Brat, you just make nursing life so much more beautiful and that you can be who you want to be. You can enjoy life. You can spend the money that you work for. Yes.

Yes. In whatever the fuck you wanted to spend it for. Yes. Okay? Exactly. And that nursing, you can actually make money from nursing. People don't believe it. People don't believe it. And I know like my content looks like, you know, we don't make money in nursing and that nursing is just like scary and like you should step away from it. But Nurse Brat shows you in her social media how nursing actually can give you the life that you've been wanting and wanted for a long time.

And you can enjoy it luxuriously. Exactly. And people think that I do all this over time. I do my three shifts and I go home. I don't do more than that, y'all. I only do three shifts. I don't do overtime. I don't have a second job. I take one contract at a time. It is definitely possible. I just think you have to budget. A lot of people say like, oh, she uses influencer money. She uses TikTok money. She uses YouTube money.

No, I don't. I literally work my three twelves and that's where my main income is from. And people don't believe it, but it's possible. I'm doing it. She's doing it. She's proving us, you know, it is a possibility. People don't think it's possible and they say I use all these other avenues and

Of course, having multiple sources of income is great. I love having my businesses. I love selling digital products. I love having my hair business. I love all of those things, but that's not what pays my bills. My main income is from nursing. And she clocked it. And she clocked it right here. Thank you. Thank you. Well, listen, I think a lot of people want to get to know you more. So why don't we get to know Nurse Brat from Day Uno? Okay, so...

All right, so my social media name is Nurse Brat, but my name is Amira. So I am from Brooklyn, New York. I'm 26 years old. And from before nursing, I just would say I was always a hustler. I always had a job. I was just somebody who always did good in school. I always had a good head on my shoulders because I came from a good household. I'm the oldest child. I have two siblings. My parents have been married for over 30 years. So I came from a—yes.

Shout out to them. I feel like I came from a very good and structured household, which allowed me to have a really good upbringing. We weren't rich or nothing, but my mom is a nurse as well. She's a labor and delivery nurse. She is a nurse. Mama's a nurse. Over 20 years. Mama, thank you for your service. Yeah, she got to graduate with her NP. She does education. She does a lot. Yeah. Okay, so we know where it's coming from. Exactly. It comes from my mom. Shout out to my mom. Yeah.

Yeah, she had me really young. She got into nursing after she had me, and she was honestly the blueprint for me. I was always having a job. I felt like when I got to high school, she was very hard on me about college. I wanted to do social work or I wanted to be a lawyer, but she was like, no, because it takes a lot of time to make money in those specialties. Sometimes you need a master's or you need to do this and that. She was like,

nursing, at least you can do your four years. And there's so much you can do with nursing because I wanted to help the youth. I wanted to help younger people. That's always what I wanted to do, which is why I wanted to be in social work. And she was like, you can do that with nursing. I just didn't know how I was going to do it. So yeah, I just did it. They just didn't know that nursing, you can actually have 17 jobs. And

And you're not paid for them, but you're doing their job. Exactly. Just in case. Exactly. Because every day I go to work, I'm my patient's therapist. You're listening to everything. Thank you. You know, you're advocating for them as if you're a lawyer. So you're doing it all. Okay. Everything. Everything under the sun. And we're only getting one check, but thanks. That's a conversation for another day. Um,

So I went to high school. I went to Wingate, which is in Brooklyn. And then from there, my mom did not play. I wanted to take a year off. I wanted to decide what I wanted to do. But she was like, no, you're going straight into college. We're not wasting no time. And I am so grateful for that when I look back because I graduated when I was 21. I actually went to Delaware State University. And yeah, shout outs to them. And that program was hard.

It was the hardest thing. Competitive for sure. Oh, my gosh. It was like hundreds of us that got in. And it was only by the grace of God, of my Lord and Savior, that I even got in because you only were supposed to have one C. And I actually had two Cs. I had a C in anatomy and physiology, and I had a C in patho. So I'm like, I'm not getting in.

I'm not even going to apply. By the grace of God, I applied and I got in. I don't know how because the requirement was 1C and I was supposed to take another class, but I got in. And those last two years for my bachelor's was the hardest thing I ever did in my life. I didn't go nowhere. Nobody saw me. Nobody heard from me.

My teachers were out to get me. She disappeared for a while. And that's what happened in nursing school, though. Like, honestly, like when I was in nursing school, too, like I just disappeared. Yeah. You're like, you're not going to celebrate your birthday. I was like, no, there is no celebration. No.

I can celebrate that in what? In like four or five years after this whole thing. But right now, I got an exam to do. And that's what I tell new nurses too. It's like you got to have that sacrifice season where you're locked in. Because once you lock in and once you finish those two to four years, the fun that you can have after will always be there. So the FOMO, fear of missing out, is not even real. It's not real. It's not real. Yeah. Honestly, I think like...

Just to kind of just like recognize it is that you will miss out on things. Right. But honestly, those missing out of those things is worth it once you get into nursing and you are actually working and making money. Because in these days, in this economy, you need a paycheck. Yes. And you need security. And I love that with nursing. I could pick up

and go anywhere I want in the world and I'll have a job. Like, I have friends right now, they're still in school trying to figure out their life and there's nothing wrong with that. Everybody's path is 100% different, but I'm just glad that I graduated at 21. I get to enjoy my 20s. Now it's an option if I want to go back to school, which I probably won't, but...

It's an option. Literally, we can advance if we want to. Exactly. But it's a choice we make if we want to. Exactly. But we can be happy where we are right now kind of thing. I love my bachelor's and I'm holding on to it forever. That was the hardest thing I've ever done in my entire life. Graduating nursing school, I would wear it on my nose if I could. I don't care if people say it's your whole personality. It's everything.

I worked hard for it. I don't care. Maybe it's not, it's not me. It's inside of me. Yeah. Period. And like, I keep telling people, I was like, listen, if, if it sounds like I am like just a nurse as my personality. Yes. You know why? Because those five fucking years, it's not easy. It's not like, it's not people don't understand. Like, I think I found it on, uh,

in Google or chat GPT of like how nursing is one of the hardest and longest course. I think it's rank number two or three. Yeah. Yeah. And like people don't get it how hard it is because it's such a difficult, first of all, to compete with a bunch of people just to get into a profession that is all about caring. Right. It's like we're not even competing once we start nursing. Yeah. But we have to literally fight for everything.

blood and sweat yeah to get in and to make it to the end exactly exactly and so it's hard so yes we will wear that diploma we will wear that yeah that bsnr and everything right here that's why when people say oh people get into it for the aesthetic like this whole thing on tiktok that whole mantra i don't even give it no energy at this point because if you knew what it took to get this degree you would never say it's for an aesthetic if you spent 12 hours in my shoes for a shift you

you would, like, I clear 15,000 steps easily at work. And that's on a slow day. On a slow day. So just understand it's not for the aesthetics. Like, I love my job. I love my profession. I love what I do. And I'm proud of it. I'm always going to be proud of it. Any woman who, anybody, period, who's out there getting their education, doing what they got to do, please, wear all your accolades right here. Nobody can say nothing to you. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you so much. Because it is true. And, like, again, like, I feel like

People just forget that nursing school isn't just... It's not to say that other profession out there is not hard, but this specific one, we are learning so much and we are taking in so much. And we don't even remember a lot of those things that we've learned in nursing school. And we learned them in the job itself. But to think about the things that we go through in one single shift...

is unexplainable. Like I can't tell you how much shit I went through and it might sound exaggerated to you. It might sound like too much or like you're just fooling yourself or you're just making it sound hard. You cannot tell me that until you wear the same shoes that I'm wearing in that workplace. 100%. The shoes that has C diff in it, the shoes that have pissed, spit, everything. Everything. Even at work yesterday, the day that I had

I remember one time I tried to make a TikTok about, because, you know, Nurse Morgan, that's my girl. I linked up with her in Atlanta, and there was something going on in a church that we went to. And somebody was, like, basically, like, getting...

I don't know. But I didn't pay it no mind because, you know, I'm in the ER. I'm always overstimulated. I don't pay nothing no mind. So she ended up making a video about like, oh, my gosh, ER nurses in New York, you guys are like a different breed. So I tried to make a video responding to that, trying to show people what I go through in a 12-hour shift. And I couldn't – the thing that I said was only 30 minutes worth. Like you can't even –

put a 12-hour shift into words. It's unexplainable. Baby, you need a series. Yeah. Docu-series. Yes. For one 12-hour shift. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a lot and people don't get it, but...

Honestly, I feel like nursing is so rewarding, but it is very draining. That's why on my platform, I'm so big on self-care. I'm so big on what you do for yourself outside of work because you can't pour from an empty cup. So for me, my self-care days, it don't always be like spa days and trips. Sometimes it's my phone is on do not disturb all day. I don't answer anybody. Sometimes it's me just saying no because no is a complete sentence. I have to put boundaries. I'm the oldest child, so...

I didn't know a lot about boundaries. And as a nurse too, boundaries are always crossed. Not just by patient, not just by coworkers, not just by family members, even by you. You cross some boundaries, even the things that you set for yourself, you sometimes cross it because you just have the heart for things. And it's just like, that's why I keep telling people, it's like, listen,

to be a nurse, you need something in your life that just makes you, like, heartless and, like, it's just, it has to come from somewhere. Like, you cannot just choose nursing because you're like, oh,

I just feel like I want to be a nurse. Because honestly, you need a heart. You need a compassion. You need to be empathetic. You need to be somewhat a caring person to even care for others. I 100% agree. And this is where I'm going to take accountability. Because I think in my beginning stages coming on social media, I think I was just so defensive when people would be like, oh, this is not your calling. You're not supposed to do it. I would be like, you don't need a calling for this. Anybody could be a nurse. But now...

Five years in, I can 100% admit that I was wrong. I do believe that you need a heart. You need to be compassionate. You need to be empathetic. You need to be able to put yourself in these people's shoes. You need to learn how to not take everything personal, how to advocate. Not everyone is meant to be a nurse, and that's okay. Exactly. So, yeah, I 100% agree, and I can admit when I'm wrong.

I was wrong on that. I love that. Accountability. Accountability. And that's you. And like, again, like, you know, as you grow older, you just become more mature in thinking. And like, there are things that you like to do before and now you don't do it. And that's totally fine. Yeah. Like, as long as like you said, like you can take accountability for the things that you don't believe before. But now that after you've grown as a person, as a professional, you've learned like, oh, actually those things,

thoughts and those ideas were wrong right they were right before because that's my stage of my head and my brain but now that i've grown as a person as a professional it's not anymore and that's okay yeah and that's i think one thing too that i need for people to understand is that i always tell people is that listen if you've lost friends all the way in life

And those people were lost because they're like, you've changed. You're a different person now. You're not this. You're not that. We've known like four or five years ago. Those people are stuck in the same exact mind, attitude, personality they are. And it's not your problem. It's their problem because you've outgrown this people. Yes, 100%.

I can't even tell you how many people I've had to distance myself from. And it's not like it's no beef. I don't have no problem with you, nothing like that. We're just outgrown. And there is nothing wrong with that. And hopefully one day we can rekindle because everybody's in different stages of their life. For sure. When I went through college, there were friends who didn't understand, like, I can't come out every weekend. I can't come back home to New York all the time. I'm going to have to miss your parties or your birthdays because right now I'm in a season of sacrifice.

Or there are friends where after you graduate, it's like certain things, certain places I can't be at no more. They don't get it. Oh, you're moving funny or you're this or you're that. No, I just have things to lose. When you have something to lose, you just move so different. And one thing my mom always told me, someone who has nothing to lose will help you lose everything.

So make sure you protect it. I need to talk to your mother. I need to sit down with her. She would love you. You would love her. Oh my God. That is so goddamn true. It's like if you have nothing to fear, you have so many things to lose. Absolutely. Because your fear actually grounds you and helps you see through things.

like authenticity and reality. Right. Because if you're just like, well, you know, it's fine. I'll find another job. Maybe you won't. Right. Like, and this is biblical because the Bible literally says fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So,

When you're fearful of something, I think that's where everything starts for you. And I don't want to lose my license. That was blood, sweat, and tears in that. So I'm not going to be at certain places where certain people who I know don't know how to act. I can't travel with certain people anymore. And it's not that I don't love them. Love has not changed. I just have to protect myself. I'm in a different season. Some people just don't get it. So I have family members that I haven't spoken to, friends that don't get it, but I'm

I know that I'm in a stage in my life where I just have to prioritize myself. Like I told you, I was the oldest child. I am the oldest child. So I'm so used to sacrificing so much that I'm just at a point where I'm not doing it no more. I'm not a people pleaser. I love that. I love that. I love that. And for me, you know, and sometimes it takes...

like a big event in your life for you to realize how much, how important it is for you to set boundaries, to focus on yourself and all this stuff. But like, again, like I think for me, cause I, I'm an immigrant. Like I was raised by a single mother and that single mother work her ass off 24 seven Monday to fucking Sunday. She has three jobs.

Three jobs. Shout out to mom. I know. And she is a person that I look up to in my life. And I'm like, listen, I see how she cares for people because she's a caregiver. I've seen how she cares for people, how these people love her so much for the things that she's done for others. Because she would always give herself to others. She would help her brothers, sister, our family, everyone. She put four of my cousins to school and got them all graduated.

No. One of them is an accountant. One of them is an engineer. Two of them are architects. Oh my, that is amazing. I know. And so for me, I've looked up to her so much that I told myself, listen, I could do so many other things in my life. I could have so much fun. But I think I got to follow what my mom did where I could also get myself out of this like...

I grew up poor. I used to eat like rice and coffee and we would mix that because it's the only food we got. And so for me, it's like I need to find a way to get myself out of this so I can give back to my mom. Right. And like I think like four weeks ago,

I remember she wanted to bring me to Disney when I was like 8, 9, 10. And we still live in the Philippines. She never had that chance to bring me to Disney because we don't have that money and capacity. Four weeks ago, I brought her to Disney for the very first time. I just got chills. And I was like...

I'm giving her the dream that she wished she could have given to me because now I have that capacity. Yeah. Because they've worked my ass off. Yeah. And I'm so glad that you're like that because that's a place I had to get to because I feel like before, sometimes you can get a little entitled as a kid. You're like, why didn't my mom wait until she was in a better place to have me? Or I was never set up for this and I was never set up for that. But I do think as I've grown and gotten older, I realized this is my mom's first time experiencing life too. Like girl.

That TikTok trend made me cry. This was her first time and it's like, I cannot hold it against her. Like she did the best she could with what she had, you know? And I just, I love that you're even giving back because there are some people who, you know, they call it like the black tax. Like once you get into a better place, it's like your family, everybody feels like they owe, you owe them and they just don't feel entitled. But it's like, I love giving back to my parents. I love giving back to my family, my friends. Like,

My brother and my sister, they asked me for $2,000 plus gifts as if I'm rich. Nurses ain't rich. We make money, but we ain't rich. But, you know, just being able to give back, I think that mindset is amazing because some people hold that resentment towards their parents, you know, when you grow up a certain way. So I love that. Exactly. And like, again, like it's too, and also just to recognize that we've,

all, you know, were raised differently and we've had traumas and events in our life that changes how we see things. But just remember like what you said, like our parents, that was their first time too. Right. That was their first time living their life too. And they had to live it in a way that's like,

It's not how we live it now. It's hard. And so realizing my mom was gone for most of her life so she can put me through school. So I've never really had a parent, like a figure. But I realized that if she didn't do that, I wouldn't be here sitting with you tonight. 100%. I was the same way growing up. I was with my grandmother. My mom worked six days a week, two jobs.

She only had one day off sometimes, maybe if that. So I was with my grandmother all of the time. And it was just like, sometimes you're like, oh my gosh, I miss my mom. You know, where is she? But if she didn't make those sacrifices, how was I going to get through college? I didn't have to work at all during college. That's a blessing. Wow. You know, I didn't have to work. I only worked when I came home when I was

you know, out of the semester or anything like that when I was on a break. But when I was in school, all I had to do was focus on my job. I mean, just working and passing my classes. I didn't have to have a job or clock in and out. That's a blessing. So it's like, yeah, I missed my mom, but that sacrifice was needed, you know? She needed to do what she had to do so you can be in a place of your life where you don't have to have the same suffering as she did. Exactly. Exactly.

And that's the, you know, it's so hard to see it that way now. But now that, like, I'm in this place in my life where, you know, I feel like I've done what I could to be successful. Mm-hmm.

I want to give back to her. Yeah. Because she's old now. She's old now, but at the same time, I'm just like, she lost, what, 30 years of her life sacrificing it for me. Wow. Because I'm 30. I'm old as hell. Hopefully. Hopefully. You're young. Life just starts at 30. Yeah, but like, yeah, like, I...

just love that being able to like give back to your parents oh my god you're well listen your hard work and your life story is so inspirational and I think like people have to get to get you know to understand that too that listen you can enjoy nursing yeah

And because, you know, you know what? Tell them about your social media. What do you do in social media? What is the focus on your social media for people who hasn't seen it? So when I started social media, I actually got into nursing 2020. That was around COVID time. Wait, me too. Yeah, in 2020. Stop. 2020. Stop. COVID. First day. Yes. January, January, January 4th. When they're like, it's a pandemic. Oh my God. I was like, oh, I was like, wow. Like,

Like, great anatomy kind of thing? Yeah. It was scary. It was very scary. Scary as hell. And I came in at the end of it, like, towards September, because I graduated in May of 2020, took my NCLEX in July. Me too! May 2020! Yes! That's when I graduated. What? So you started on 2018, 17? So, I went to college in 2016, but I started my program, I believe, in 2018. Yeah. Same. Yeah. Same. Same. I was doing prerequisite 2016, 17, so I can get 20... 18, yeah.

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Working Burger King, working Starbucks, working Walmart. I did all those jobs. I worked at Walmart. Yes. I kept the job. I would never play. Like I always was. My mom was very big on have your own. Always have your own. I always had my own money. I always had my own everything. So when I got into nursing, my first check, I think it was like for two weeks of orientation. It was like $2,400 for two weeks. And I'm like, oh, this is a lot of money. Me too. Yeah. I'm like.

oh my gosh, I'm rich. Hold on. I remember I gave my dad some money, my aunt some money, my mom, because they really helped me and supported me during college. And the rest, I just spent it how I wanted to. And then as I started to get bills, like I remember I got a car. I got a 2017 Q50 in Infinity. And I was like, okay, I got a car note. I got to pay car insurance. And then Sally Mae started calling, knocking at the door. You got to pay your loans. It's crazy.

And then that's when the money just drops. I had it was impossible to save. I said, no, I can't do this for too long. And I was still living with my mom at the time and I was still struggling. I was helping my mom out with bills. I was doing this. I was like, yeah, I can't do this. So I started a travel assignment. Thank God during that time it was like COVID. So they didn't need two plus years of experience. They wanted you to have one year and you were good. So I started travel. I don't recommend everybody do that, though.

I know. Don't do it. Yes, for the travel nurses out there, guys, minimum two years on the floor. Critical care. I agree. 100%. Not,

Not pediatric, not hospice, not medicine. Yeah. Critical care. 100%. Because these motherfuckers will put you in the most disgusting units that you've never been to and you've got to know what the fuck to do. Yeah. And you've got to protect your license. You have to. You don't want... Listen, they'll be quick to throw you somewhere and then when you can't handle the workload and something happens, the hospital will throw you under the bus. So,

I don't recommend anybody do that. I just felt like I was very confident. I'm a very fast learner. So it worked out for me. Like I always had amazing travel assignments. I never had a problem for the most part. And then after my first travel assignment, I remember I made my entire nursing year salary in like two months.

At the time, they were paying like $8,000 a week. Okay. I was like, I felt like I was bawling. No, honestly, the money was moneying. It was good. And I don't say, and I have to be very careful what I say because I remember last time I made a video about that, people took it as I was trying to say I want another pandemic and I want people to die to make money. And that's not the case. I just feel like it's sad that it took such time.

an excruciating type of pain that everybody experienced for us to finally get paid what we needed to get paid. Nurses, that should be base pay. That should be base pay. Yeah. Thank you. We should come in and have to make six figures. I don't know how in some states like down south they say that a person that works in Target. Oh my God, down south they're making 30. Yeah, an hour. 28. Listen. 28. And the conditions down south. Are even worse. Yes.

Police. Subway condition. Yes, it's horrible. New York City subway condition. Right in the heart of Manhattan. It's horrible. It's really bad. So I just want to make it very clear. I'm not asking for another pandemic or anything. I just feel like it's sad that it took all of that for nurses to finally get appreciated. We were getting lunch catered all the time. We were getting good pay. I was telling people, I was like, I've never eaten truffle pasta before.

On my lunch break. Never. We were getting free food. And then when you go to Google and all these other places, they have free coffee, free this, free that. And it's like we're healthcare workers and we get nothing. We literally get nothing. So once I took my first travel assignment and I made like half of my salary, I was like, you know what? I think one of my friends, her name is Sabrina. She was like, you need to get on TikTok. She was like, TikTok, they're loving healthcare workers right now. She's like, try. And I said, oh, I don't know. So I scrolled on it for a month or two and I was like,

Okay, I see what it's missing. Everybody is talking about how much they hate nursing in a pandemic. That's not my experience. That's what everybody was saying. And I was always posting in my close friends on Instagram how much I loved it. I was always posting in my scrubs. She was like, girl, you need to get on social media. Talk about your journey. So I finally got on social media. My name on Instagram used to be The Real Brat. So I'm like, how do I come up with a name? Like, I don't know.

I don't know. Yeah, how did Nurse Brat came to life? Because Amira, because your name is beautiful. Thank you. Thank you. Amira is so beautiful. Yeah, my brother's name is Amir. My name is Amira. It means princess. So I'm like, I used to just go by princess. Like, I just always wanted people to call me that. And then I'm like...

But my whole thing used to be the real brat because my family always said I was a brat. Now, I do not subscribe to that. I don't think I'm a brat. I'm a hardworking person. And my parents did spoil me. She's a hardworking brat. Yeah, exactly. Thank you. She is a brat because she put that to herself. Exactly. Because I worked for it. So I said, how do I do it? I'm like,

I don't want to do nurse Barb. I don't want to do nurse base. I said, you know what? I'm going to just do nurse brat and see how that, how that goes. So I made a TikTok. I put it as nurse brat. And then I was like, let me just show people what I'm doing. So at the time I was like 22 or 23, I was on my first assignment and I just started showing how did I become a travel nurse? How did I start? And I did local travel at the time still do. I just go around New York city. I go around everywhere and I just do local travel and I love it. Cause I make,

the same versus you go all the way somewhere else and you got to pay for housing, you got to pay for your bills here. It's like, I just started doing that and I just started showing people. Smart. Yeah. And I just started, I always was like very smart with my money because I don't want to try to make more and then spend more, you know? Thank you. So I started, I was like, you know what, let me show people what I do. Let me show people what my life is really like, what I'm doing. And I ended up gaining such an amazing, authentic following. And like, I love my supporters. I started, I

going on all the time. That is the cutest little community. Rap babes. Yes, I love them. I love. I love them. And I started just really showing nurses that you can be multifaceted in this space. You can, you know, you can show all parts of your journey. You don't always have to be like nursing, nursing, nursing. As much as I love nursing, yeah, but...

I started showing my off days, my lifestyle, traveling. And people really gravitated to that because they were so used to people just getting online and saying how much they hate their career and all of that. And I felt like I was just a breath of fresh air, you know? You are a breath of fresh air. Thank you. No, because really, though, like when I see your content, I was like, I do those things too. But I gravitate more towards...

You know, and just this to be completely transparent, like I gravitate more on showing the negative stuff of nursing, which is like a lot of the stuff that is hidden. Right. But I also live a luxurious life because the nursing paycheck pays. Right. It does pay. Exactly. And I can listen like when I used to make like five hundred dollar every two weeks in Burger King.

That wasn't enough for me. I used to take a bus from Montreal. Because I used to live in Montreal, which is like five hours away from here, drive. And I used to take a bus that takes like 300 people on that bus. And you pay $150. You get the bus, a hotel in New Jersey, like some hole in a wall. Because it's the only thing you can afford to even go and travel. But now that I became a nurse, like...

Went to fucking Italy, went to Brazil, went to all these places. Yes, my passport is heavily stamped. I love trips. If my passport, listen, my passport is like overloading with stamps. Yeah, yeah. And that's because of nursing. Nursing brought that to me. And I get to actually buy, I love branded stuff because branded stuff used to not be something I can afford. And I was like, now I was like, can I drop?

Yeah, I can. Yeah. And I will. Can I spend $700 on a symphony perfume from Louis Vuitton? Yes. Yes. Exactly. And people need to realize, and for any nursing students listening right now, future nurses, new grads, it is possible to live a luxurious life and life that you want for yourself in nursing. Because I keep telling people, even though

Our healthcare system right now is crumbling and it's really hard to thrive in nursing just because of the conditions. And, like, again, like, we may be just lucky enough to be in, like, places where, you know, we can actually thrive. Right. And there are some places out there, like, in the South or in the Midwest that it's so hard because you feel stuck and, like, the pay is really bad. But,

It's not the end for you. All you got to do is take the step to want to take care of yourself and decide like it is time for a new season of my life. It is time for me to prioritize me because at the end of the day, when you're stuck in an island, you're

you're only going to be taking care of yourself. Exactly. It's just you. Yeah, that's why I tell people nursing is what you make it. Nursing is 100% what you make it. I will show something and people will be in the comments, oh, I'm telling you this is not nursing money. No, this is not nursing money for you. For me, it is because I knew that staff nursing wasn't my end-all be-all. I was never going to be loyal to a hospital or a facility that really make nurses the scapegoats for everything.

Thank you. There will be no loyalty for me to hospitals. Period. Never. They treat nurses like bottom of the barrel and we do everything. Every fucking thing. People don't get it. So I feel like when I got on social media, I really just wanted to show, not just show a positive side because that's what I wanted to do because that was my reality. I just wanted to show people you can love your job. Yes, it is draining. Yes, it is.

A lot because I'm five years in and my back is done for. Broken. Yeah. Broken and needs metallic fucking structure. I need a chiropractor. I need a spa day. I need a million things. Like my back is done. But I think it's so rewarding. Like the relationships that I have with my patients, with coworkers, even though, you know, it's the ER, you don't get them for too long.

I just feel like just being that first point of contact, I just love it. And seeing them walk out of the hospital. It's different. Yes. It's different. And that's why when people are like, well, John, you're like touring now. You're in social media. You're probably making so much money, which I told them no, because first of all, since I'm Canadian, they don't actually pay us. I don't make money from TikTok. Wow. I don't make money from Instagram. Stop. I only make money from Facebook and YouTube. What? No. My TikTok, zero monetize. Okay.

You did not know that? No. All those million views, like 70 million, 50 million views. Zero monetization.

So if you're thinking, like, I got money, zero money. What? I did not know that. No, they don't. That's actually insane. Because you have a huge following. Even, I was just showing my man yesterday. I'm like, oh my gosh, look at his page. I'm like, he has grown so much. You have almost 8 million on TikTok. Zero money. That is insane. Zero money. How do we reach out to TikTok about this?

I did. And it's not TikTok. It's Canada. And now I'm in the process of transferring my account to United States, but it takes a while. Oh, my God. And so from all those years, from the very beginning, day one of TikTok, I have never made money.

money the only way i've made money is when i make brand deal money but apart from that nothing all those videos zero that is actually insane i did not know that and i i know i know how much people make money from that oh yeah creator fun there is some good money in there they're funding the funds are funding okay i've seen some of my friends fund it yeah and i'm like yeah

that that's just 100k views yeah i'm like imagine what millions i was like the amount of shit i've put out there every goddamn day stick to the fucking routine yeah zero money wow that's i was like i literally tell her i was like can i collect my money from day one yeah because i was like back pay yeah i agree but you know what no i did not make any money from that but

Another thing, since we're talking about social media, I also want people to realize, they're like, oh, but you're in social media now. You're probably making so much money. And this is probably it. Are you still going to be a nurse? Yes. At the end of the day, when all of this are gone, because I do believe that there are things in your life that are temporary, I will go back to nursing because nursing is something that I am actually passionate about. Right.

It is something that makes my heart full. When I'm sitting down with my patient, when I cry with them, when I hold their hands, when I'm there in their, like when they're born or when in the end of their life, that makes me happy because to the core, that's how I grew up. I was raised by people who taught me empathy and that, you know, again, good things and what God does exists in everyday things that you do. Right.

Right. Exactly. And I 100% agree. Like, that's why a lot of people always ask me, will you...

um, quit your bedside job and will you just do content creation full time for me? Number one, I have consistent bills, so I need consistent income. That's number one. The way social media is, they love you one day, they hate you the next. I cannot just rely on social media alone to, you know, pay my bills. I will always do nursing because I feel like God showed me that was really my purpose in life to help heal the sick, be near to the brokenhearted, you know, closest, you know, I'm a Christian. So it was closer to what Jesus did when he was here on earth. And I do believe it's my passion. I do believe it's my purpose.

Even if I'm per diem, part-time, I think I will always have a hand in nursing in some way, shape, or form. Like, I just have to. It's,

it's really what keeps me going. You know, as like you said, the healthcare system is crumbling. It is horrible right now, the way it's set up. And I hope there are some changes to come, but for now I think that I'm just right where I need to be, you know? So I love it. I love nursing. Seasons of life. You always have a seasons of life where you're like, you know, maybe like a year from now you're like, you know what? Social media is doing so well and I need some time off from nursing. You can do that because like,

quitting your job as a nurse for now and like or you know let's say you've been working at center for 15 years and you decided like you want to be a florist yeah in this season of your life that doesn't make you less of a nurse because you've been in it you've been in the pit yep

And that's why that show, The Pit, I love it so much. I keep talking about this in the podcast because, again, like, I'm just so tired of, like, medical TV shows. It's just full of doctors in it. I was like, where are we? The nurses, yeah. And we're the backbone of health care. So I think we definitely need to be in it. I need to watch it. A lot of people say they love that show. They love that show. It's in the ER, right? ER, The Pit. But, like, six resident in one room? Never happened. Never. It's one. Or if they did...

Two minutes max. Yeah. You know who's those six? Two CNAs, three nurses, and one housekeeping. Yes. That's the pit. Maybe a doctor. Maybe a doctor. Yeah. If they answer the phone. Exactly. If they don't drop it. Exactly. And they don't tell like, is this urgent right now? Yeah. Like, what do you need? What do you want? Oh my God. I cannot. But I love doctors. There are some doctors that you just... Honestly, there are so many doctors out there that I just want to give props because... Yeah.

I've met so many doctors who are horrible, but I've also met so many doctors who are empathetic and who actually have the heart and actually sits down with patients, changes patients. I've only met like a handful, but to them, those are the type of doctors you will go all out for. You will do anything for. They don't even got to ask for nothing. Oh, baby. You need help? I'm there. There are some doctors who will chase you down to get a cup of water. I'm like, why can't you...

That time you took to walk and find me could have been the time you took that water and gave it to the patient. Exactly. I always tell, anyway, the trauma dumping is so real. But yeah, oh my God, your social media, again, it's so inspirational because I feel like, again, what I keep telling people too is social media has given us

the voice that we've needed for so damn fucking long. I agree. Because the boomers, the Gen Zs, the millennials, we never had this chance to even come out there and show people a day in the life as an ER nurse. What I do, post-shift, pre-shift, all of these things, I feel like it's given perspective to many people around the world of, oh my God,

So my nurse wasn't just sitting there the whole fucking time. Just on a computer or on a phone. Exactly. And guess what? If your nurse is sitting down, they're probably charting. Yeah. They're probably finding how to get you the fuck back home. Exactly. We're trying to contact social work. We're trying to get in touch with the doctor. We're probably looking at your medication because some of them were discontinued and they're still coming up in your files. Yeah.

Thank you. And please be nice to us. Because I've seen that. I've seen that there's a patient who made a tick tock. So when you guys want to clock nurses for being on tick tock, clock the patients still took a picture, took a picture of the nurse sitting down and she thought she ate.

By taking that picture, it's like, this is what my nurse is doing instead of answering my call bell. Everybody in the comments section, oh yeah, she's looking for your social worker. She's looking how to get your money back. She's looking at your house, everything. So if your nurse is sitting down, thank them. Yes. And sometimes we deserve a little, sometimes I'm so overstimulated, I need a five minute to, if all my patients are good, they're settled, they're on the monitor, like we're just waiting for results. Sometimes it's okay to...

have five minutes and just be like let me drink some water sometimes i go a whole ship and i'm like oh my god it's seven o'clock i didn't pee dude i didn't pee all day my fucking pee at the dark saturated blood orange literally i did not pee all day in my body i'm like so used to it now i don't even have the urge all day i just realized oh my gosh i need to go i swear god even farting is not an option in nursing like you far after your ship you're like

Wait, I had that the whole time? Everything. You know how many times I bring lunch and I bring the same lunch back home? I don't even get a break sometimes. Dude, that's why to me, I just Uber. Yeah. Because honestly, those prepared... I was like, healthy lunch, pasta dry as hell. Yeah. I don't even want to eat it at home because I'm like...

Yeah. Maybe this is not good. This is not good. Yes. That apple you bit in your car before you step out of your car. The only thing you had. That's it. That's it. So, yeah, it's very it's very taxing. It's very draining on your body. But I think it's just rewarding overall. So I'm just glad we get to show both sides. Like, I love your page because your page shows the things that a lot of people don't talk about, like sex.

A lot of the backlash that you may get from management, from coworkers, from patients, from just everything that we deal with. That's why I love it because nursing is not all glitz and glam. And you show that in your content. Exactly. But also nursing is not all that. It's also glitz and glam. Right. Because nursing is actually a job that can take you anywhere. And listen, just like how management will replace you the moment that they fire you or you get out of there. Yep.

you can also do that because those hospital actually needs you. Yeah. Yeah. They listen. Nurses, you'll always have a job. That's why my mom was so heavy on me becoming a nurse because she knew I would always have stability. I would always have a job. I would never be, you know, even though the job market is a little hard right now, you can still get a job. They'll always need a nurse no matter where you go. It's all about, you know, who, you know, it's all about putting in the word and putting the work in. You're going to get a job. Love, love, love, love, love.

Now, Nurse Brat, Amira, we got to talk about something that was out there in TikTok for the last, I think, a week now. And it's about, I think, an NP on TikTok who's talking about like,

nurses who are all caked up, full glam, nails, all this, are unprofessional. And I don't know if you've seen the comment section of that, but like, are you talking about our nurse brat? Why was my name in the search bar? I know.

Thank you. Because listen, you are the queen of luxurious nursing and life and good and like happy and positive nursing. And so you're in there and people are like, are you talking about her? Yeah. Yeah. Because like she's like, I've been working to all of this and she called it ghetto nursing, which is to me is fucking insane. Yeah. Because I was like, listen, I'd rather have a nurse who's

who makeup is fucking on, nails, everything. You know why? Because I know that fucking nurse takes care of herself so she can take care of me. Exactly. And what time did that nurse have to wake up to do her makeup to make sure she was put together? Because if I start at 7 a.m., I'm up by like 4.30 a.m.

Okay, because I need to make sure I'm together. So with her video, I think there were some things on it that I understood because I'm like, I could understand because she did say something about like cleavage showing and the tight scrubs. There were certain things about it. There are certain things that I do, like I agree. Like, you know, we don't got to wear everything. Like, you know, like you don't got to wear Aritzia or yoga pants. Exactly. Because again, the thing about healthcare is that the people

To be truthfully, like a lot of patients don't respect you. And a lot of this patient are men. Right. And men sexualize everything. Everything. Yeah. And when they're confused, when they're mentally ill, they always use mental illness. He's confused. He's in the hospital. He's sick. Right. As a reason to escape the actual, you know. Offense. Right. Offense. Yeah. Yeah. So I agreed with it. Yeah. I did think certain things. I'm like, okay. I.

I get it. But when it started to go to nails and you have nails on in your video, it started to go to this and makeup and all of that. And then you use the word ghetto was very obvious. You were speaking about a certain demographic of women. And that's something I've always prided my page on because I tell people go to work looking like something. We are black. And unfortunately, in this world.

the ads are against us and we have to go twice as hard to get half the recognition. So I don't get perceived the same way as a lot of my counterparts. Cause a lot of my coworkers, even now I work at a predominantly white hospital and a lot of them get to just show up. They get to come with, you know, wrinkles, scrum, this is no shade at all, but they get to just literally look like they rolled out of bed and they're still perceived the same way. They're not treated different, but I feel, I know I'm treated differently when I come to work and I look

a certain way. So I know I have to get up and I have to, you know, make sure I'm showered, make sure my skincare is done. I don't wear makeup to work, but there are women who do it and I love that for them. Whatever makes you feel good, I want you to do it. And that's why I love the Gen Z generation because they also show you that you can get ready for nurse, for your shift. Why not? You can put your braids on, you can put flowers in it, you can look good, you can wear scrubs that you want that makes you feel good. Absolutely. Because I think like,

For me, I do believe when I burnt out from nursing because of COVID, I realized how important it is that I prioritize myself, my happiness. Because if I don't have my cup full, overflowing with love and self-respect and boundaries and all these things, I could not give that to somebody else. Absolutely. Because if you come to that place...

that is, first of all, it's scary to be in a hospital. Okay? It's probably less scary for us nurses because we're numb to it. But it's to come there and be horribly physically, emotionally, and mentally, it would take you, like, it would take a toll on you. Yes. And that's what I, that's what I did when I was just, like, working. I was like, listen, like, I don't even have to change my scrubs from last shift because I'm going to come there. And I just, it,

It took me in such a dark place in my life as a nurse. And I think that's what causes my burnout too. It wasn't just the whole healthcare system. It's also the fact that I didn't take care of myself. Right. Because I was so damn used to just like, why do I have to take care of myself? I'm already taking care of too many fucking people. There's no time for me. But I realized that actually...

I am my own most important patient of all. I love that. Yes, you are. Because if you don't take care of yourself, how are you taking care of others? I'm spending 12 hours being completely, 13 or 14 to be honest, but I'm being completely selfless the whole time. I'm making sure everybody else is cleaned up. I'm making sure everybody is taken care of. We're nursing them back to health. Why can't I come to work looking good? And honestly, I feel like if you can critique your nurse's appearance, you're not that sick.

You're not that sick. I remember a girl made a whole video about me and she said, oh, if I see Nurse Brat in the hospital, I'm just, I'm becoming holistic. I'm leaving the ER. I don't want my nurse to have giblets on her crocs. I don't want her to have this and that. Baby, my crocs is unicorns, fucking cereals. Same. Everything. My Filipino flag is right there. Everything. Everything. You know, I love, that's why like I started wearing my scrubs with unicorns and fucking Powerpuff Girls. You know why? Because I,

You need to see that. You know, I can be fun too. Yeah. This is my personality. If I was in the hospital, I would want a nurse who looks like they take care of themselves because I know I'm about to get the best care. Oh my God. Absolutely. Yeah. I want a nurse who takes care of herself and I do, you know, the nails don't got to be super, super, super long. That's why I said I agreed with certain parts of the video, but I think it was just stemming from the wrong place. It was the wrong verbiage being used and it just seemed like it was a personal attack on black women. Yeah. And it wasn't also a calm...

take on it. It sounds very aggressive, defensive. It's like you've had a bad experience from one nurse and now you're generalizing it to a group. It's like...

Not every single doctor is good. There's also not bad nurses and good nurses. I need patients to understand and people to understand that not because you had one bad experience from someone or something doesn't mean you're going to treat the others that way. Because we are all different. We all come in different shape, face, form, nationality, ethnicity, everything. But that doesn't matter. What matters, and again, for me,

I don't care if my nurse is black, white, brown, yellow.

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Pink. Pink, blue, anything. All I care about is that my nurse cares about me, my health, and themselves. Because if she's those two, I know that I'm going to get out there alive. Exactly. Alive. Yeah. But it goes back to people just... I don't know why we have a nurse hate train right now. We get no grace. There's no grace. There's no grace for nurses anymore. And I think it's because people feel like...

you know, we're showing our lifestyle and we're making money from it that it's just like, oh, we're not humans anymore. They just dehumanize us. Even as influencers, I'm sure you could relate that. It's like there's no grace for us. There is no grace period. It's just like,

That's why I'm just so big on my platform being for all women and all people who enjoy it, period, but especially for black women because we don't get the same grace in these places. Like, I remember I watched the video of a nurse saying, I hate my job. I hate my job. I've tried it for years and I don't like it. And the comment section was so...

and welcoming, but of course she was not a black woman. Or if there was another nurse who came out on social media to tell her story about, you know, she had an addiction and she overcame her addiction and her patients weren't getting payments at the time. It's different. Yes. The grace is so different. And while I'm proud of her for bringing out, you know, for talking about it, especially for other nurses, because we're still humans who have problems, you know, and we have our stuff going on. They,

They just get so much more grace. We don't get that. So it was at that video just rubbed me the wrong way just because it's like you're coming at a demographic of people who already...

are like undermined you know we're like the underdog so it's just like i felt like it was very personal it was very demeaning it was just not it at all i did not and you know what you clock it yeah with a video yeah let's watch nurse i love that video i was like yes ma'am show and that's what i love like when hate comes to my comes in my way in social media i was like listen

I don't got to make a response video. I don't got to prove anything. You know what's going to prove it? The people who have supported me from the very beginning and knows exactly who I am in and out of social media. And that's what exactly happens to me. Like when I when I got so much hate from a point in my career in social media, I didn't have to come out at there. Yeah.

You don't. People came out. The people who love me and support me, which I thank you guys so much. My besties out there. They did what they had to do. Yeah. And I wasn't silent. They were silenced. Okay.

Okay. Silenced. Okay. And I feel like when you know who you are, you don't have to prove nothing. That's why I'm so big on not addressing hate. First of all, your platform is so big that even if you do address it, you're bringing so much more attention to it. And I think that anyone who believes something negative about you just didn't like you in the first place. So why am I explaining myself to you? I have nothing to say to you, actually. Exactly.

I don't need validation from the internet. If the first... Listen, and that's what I tell people, friends and what. Listen, if something comes out of the internet or something about you that is bad, and those people that you call friends start hating on you, they never like you in the first fucking place. Period. They were never a supporter. Even if it's a supporter, a friend, a family member, whoever. People are so envious. They'll wait for that one thing. They think, oh my gosh, this...

he or she is so perfect. They're making all this money. Their lifestyle is this. And then somebody will come out and say something negative. And it'll be like, oh, so she's not perfect. Oh, so this is what's actually going on behind closed doors. Oh, da, da, da. And they just run and believe it. It's because you already didn't like me. You were already insecure. In the first place, you were a hater. Yeah. They won. Yeah. They freaking won. Exactly. And honestly, like what I realized too in life is that, you know, when you have friends or people that you call, I guess, friends,

And, you know, you are in a season of your life where, you know, everything is just falling apart. And they were there for you. And they're asking you questions like, oh, what happened? What's going on? Tell me all about it. But then in your season when you're like winning and things are going well and they're like, they're not checking up on you. Yeah. They were a hater. A hundred percent. I've seen that so many times in my life. I was like...

How now that I am getting all of these things in my life and not once you've congratulated me, not once you've... Never even liked the video, shared the video. Not even a single like in a video, but when you heard about what was happening, like, like, comment, repost...

Come on. I remember one time I saw somebody who said that they were my family member repost somebody make a bad video about me. I said, oh. So that's not family. You're not family. You're not. I hate it. You are hated. That's why when it comes to social media, that's why I say they love you one day, they hate you the next. Exactly. I cannot use it as like my 100% sole base of income. I just...

I do what I got to do. I don't have nothing to prove. If you believe anything about me, go ahead, believe it, multiply it by a million because I really don't care. That's it. Because honestly, for me too, what I care about is the people who actually fucking loves me. Exactly. And knows me from the deep within. Yes, that's it.

And listen, if I can sleep at night knowing that I'm well, I've never stepped on someone else's foot, I'm good. And I'm big on that. I'm big on not repaying evil with evil. I'm big on not being an evil person, not being a malicious person because what you put out there will come back.

Oh, baby, I've seen them. That's why I'm like, baby, karma's your boyfriend. Karma's your boyfriend. Yeah, it's coming back. And one thing, God sees everything. He will make sure that you reap what you sow in this life. That's why you evil, you're trying to comfort me. You're trying to take down my name, baby. I'm not engaging in that. Nothing. Yeah. Because I am in a beach right now drinking mimosa. Exactly. I'm about to go to Cartier just for a date. Get me some love bracelet.

I'm good. I'm happy. Exactly. I love this so much. Exactly, yes. Oh my God, I love having a conversation with you because again, like you just, you know, you're this part of nursing that is just like, yes, nursing is also a dream. It's not just a nightmare. Right. And that, you know, you can...

thrive in nursing in a way that you don't have to feel like this is just taking a toll on you. That this profession is also something that you can glorify in a way that is like suited for your life and your personality. And that's completely fine. Yeah.

And that's it. And who cares what anybody has to say about it? Go to work. You don't have to look a certain way or be a certain way to be a good nurse. Like, just stand on, you know, your principles. Stand on, like, being empathetic, sympathetic, and advocating for your patients. Look how you want to look. And, I mean, everything else, especially social media, people just have too much time on their hands. People are chronically fucking online. Yeah, the parasocial relationships are scary. Too much. Yeah. Too much. And sometimes I'm just like...

Yeah. Yeah. That's why I've learned to be very private. I am so private now. It doesn't even make sense. So like for me, I have so many parts of my life that is public. Yeah.

In my family and my relationship is so private. As it should be. That people targets it because they want to take that away from you. And I keep telling them, I was like, you will never take that part away from me. Right. Because I'm already giving too much. Exactly. And I don't want to end up the same exact feeling that I've had when I burnt out from nursing. Exactly. Where I've given so much of me and nothing ever returns back from me. Exactly. And so I was like, you know what?

Yeah. That's my boundary. Yeah. And I was like, I will never give that to anyone. Even, even they fuck it. Even if they try to fucking bring me down. Don't. I'm like zero. And that's why I didn't even understand why that was a conversation like a while ago. Why are we worried about that? I don't know.

People are just so nosy. I think when you're a creator or an influencer, they feel like they are owed every single part of your life. They're entitled to your whole life. She's like, well, you're the one who decided to post this much. You're the one who decided to put your life out there. And we need to stop with that rhetoric. I hate when people be like, oh, when you post this, it's the internet's playground. It doesn't give you the right to be mean, to be nasty, to bring people down. Have some integrity. Have some morals. I think as creators, we don't have to tell...

We don't have to post everything because once you post it, unfortunately, everybody has an opinion about it. And what is sacred and what's important to you, I think needs to be kept close. A hundred percent. Thank you. Yeah. So keep it private. Oh my God. You are the best. And honestly, I could talk for you. I can talk with you forever. Honestly, we need to see...

I will come back in New York City and sit down with you again. I need to come meet up with you in LA. Please do. Come to LA. I will tour in LA. You can stay at my house. Whatever you want. Oh, I'm coming. Listen. I'm coming. Listen. But thank you so much for being here with us. And I beg your pardon podcast. And I know that...

That all of the nurses out there will be inspired because of you. And because I just feel this deep in my heart that you're such a genuinely good person. Thank you. And I think props to your mom and your pops and the people that you live with because they raised such an amazing person. Thank you. And in our social media. Thank you. And she's exactly the same person.

Out of social media. And that's a word of advice. And even fucking better. Let me tell you that. And you don't get to know some private parts. Yeah. Zero. No access. Yes. I get to know it. I'm lucky enough to know that part. Okay. Well, listen, Nurse Amira, what is the last piece of advice that you would give to anyone listening right now? I would tell you all to have a dream and go after it. Definitely.

There will be obstacles, but nothing good in life ever comes easy. I think making sure that, you know, you don't let...

Any like obstacles or anything in your way? Because when you have a vision, listen, the devil will try to get you off of it. But when you go after what it is, let me tell you, if I would have changed my major my sophomore year because I got that second C, if I would have allowed any obstacles in my way to turn me around, I wouldn't be where I am today. I wouldn't be able to, you know, motivate and inspire and make an impact on people like I am today. So if you have a dream, go after it. Stay consistent.

And you will soon reap the fruits of your benefit. Wait, is that how you say it? Fruits of your labor. Fruits of your... Yeah. Anyway, the fruit that you fucking work for. Exactly.

And where in social media can people follow you, support you, and all the stuff that you're doing? Where can they get it? You can find me on TikTok and YouTube at Nurse Brat and on Instagram at TheNurseBrat. All the links are there for you guys. I have digital products. I have all of this stuff for my businesses. What's your digital products? So I have a few. I have a documenting e-book because they don't teach us documentation in nurses school. Because documentation is the most important part of nursing. Exactly. What you don't document is not done and you will be...

on if it's not written it didn't happen exactly so I have a documentation ebook I have a I have a few more coming out but I have some with like my hair business stuff content creation I have my hair business and they can all find this on your links in your bio in my bio yup please deal on social media support Nurse Brat period

Again, if you guys are looking for the positivity in nursing, because we cannot all be talking about the crazy stuff, right? If you're looking at the positivity in nursing, how you can feel motivated in nursing, feels like you can live the life that you want, follow Nurse Brat because she will give you every single thing you ever need. You're so sweet. Thank you guys again. And thank you so much for being in the podcast. Thank you for having me. I love you so much. And we will...

Go to our show now. The show is tomorrow. Tomorrow. I'm losing it. I will be there. Yep. And thank you all so much for listening to this episode, this wonderful, motivational, educational, listen, even I feel confident episode of the podcast. I beg your pardon. Again, share this episode to all your friends. Follow us on Spotify and follow Nurse Brat and Instagram.

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