About the Episode

Looking for alternatives to the use of restraints for patients with cognitive impairment?  Also, are you ready to meet our three new co-hosts?  Join Laura, Maritess and our three new co-hosts Sam, Eric and Syndey as they share a wealth of perspectives, stories and strategies for patients with cognitive impairment.

New Co-Hosts

Samantha Bayne, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NPD-BC, is a nursing professional development practitioner in the inland northwest specializing in medical-surgical nursing. The first four years of her practice were spent bedside on a busy ortho/neuro unit where she found her passion for newly graduated RNs, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional governance. Sam is an unwavering advocate for medical-surgical nursing as a specialty and enjoys helping nurses prepare for specialty certification. 

Eric Torres, ADN, RN, CMSRN, is a California native that has always dreamed of seeing the World, and when that didn’t work out, he set his sights on nursing.  Eric is beyond excited to be joining the AMSN podcast and having a chance to share his stories and experiences of being a bedside medical-surgical nurse.

Sydney Wall, RN, BSN, CMSRN, has been a med surg nurse for 5 years. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2019, Sydney commissioned into the Navy and began her nursing career working on a cardiac/telemetry unit in Bethesda, Maryland. Currently she is stationed overseas, providing care for service members and their families.  During her free time, she enjoys martial arts and traveling.