Balance Your Life

Episode #256: This week on Balance Your Life podcast I am joined by Dr. Julie Siemers. Julie DNP, MSN, RN, is a patient safety consultant, industry nurse leader, and educator. She is also the founder of Lifebeat Solutions and the author of the bestselling book ‘Surviving Your Hospital Stay: A NurseEducator's Guide to Staying Safe and Living to Tell About It.’ She spent 15 years in nursing education, serving in roles ranging from Professor to Dean, and as Executive Director at a large nursing university in California. She has a rich background in direct patient care, with experience in various roles on the medical/surgical care floor, in the Intensive Care Unit, the emergency department, and the trauma resuscitation department at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Additionally, she served as a flight nurse on a trauma helicopter for 10 years. Since 2009, Dr. Julies has been educating students, colleagues, and the broader medical community on the vital skills needed to recognize patient deterioration a