Better, RN

Alyssa Saklak, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Laurin Henderson, MSN, RN, CMSRN

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Booking Overview

Better, RN is a Northwestern Medicine nurse-focused show that lets real nurses explain their day-to-day work, career paths, and practice areas. For PR, it’s a strong platform to reach clinical audiences with credible, healthcare-native messaging—usually centered on nursing leadership and practice specialties.

Metrics

Episodes: 18

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Alyssa Saklak, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Listed as a host on Better, RN; credentials shown in the episode description.

Laurin Henderson, MSN, RN, CMSRN - Listed as a host on Better, RN; credentials shown in the episode description.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Licensed nursing professionals (e.g., BSN/MSN, RN), often with specialty credentials (e.g., NICU/RNC-NIC) and/or leadership roles (e.g., director, clinical coordinator) within healthcare systems—specifically Northwestern Medicine in the provided episodes.
Required Achievements:  
Clinical coordination or specialty practice leadership, Program or service direction in community health, Demonstrated experience supporting nursing transitions and patient populations

Recent Guest Discussions

Kelly Kunkel, MSN, RN, CMSRN - Returning To Work After Parenthood; Emotional/practical Challenges And Support; Transitioning Into Routine As A Nurse.

Moira Hoelting, BSN, RNC-NIC - Returning To Work After Leave; Pregnancy And Newborn Transitions; Building Routines/support Systems For Nurse-parents.

Karin Podolski, MSN, MPH, RN - How Community Health Needs Guide Nursing Practice; Serving Vulnerable And Diverse Communities.

Recent Topics

Nursing, Healthcare, Public Health, Community Health, Patient Care

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Better, RN
:

How To Stay Human When Tech Enters the Room

June 15, 2026

What if nurses could spend less time charting and more time connecting with patients? At Northwestern Medicine, nurse leaders Sarah Richmond, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, and Karen Mahnke, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, have been piloting ambient listening technology that generates documentation from natural conversations with patients at the bedside. In this episode, they share how nurses are helping to shape this technology and why the future of AI in healthcare may be more human than many expect. "The goal of techn...

What To Expect in Nursing When You're Expecting

May 11, 2026

For nurses, returning to work after having a baby requires balancing patient care with the realities of early parenthood. In this episode of Better, RN, hosts Alyssa Saklak, BSN, RN, CMSRN, and Laurin Henderson, MSN, RN, CMSRN, join Northwestern Medicine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses Moira Hoelting, BSN, RNC-NIC, and Kelly Kunkel, MSN, RN, to discuss the transition through pregnancy, the newborn stage and beyond.   They explore returning to work after leave, practicing routines l...

Conversational, RN

September 26, 2025

When our hosts sat down to talk to real nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, one major theme emerged: It's all about the people. The people they work with and the people they care for keep them going. Our hosts talk to new nurses and nurses with decades of experience, asking them questions about the nursing profession and sharing some laughs and advice along the way.

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