What Nurses Don't Know About the Law Could Cost Them Everything w/ Dr. Cambria Nwsou DNP, RN, LNC
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This episode discusses the importance of legal rights for nurses and features Dr. Cambria Nwosu's journey from nursing to legal consulting.
Do you actually know your rights as a nurse? What does it take to go from the operating room to the courtroom — and why should every nurse care? In this episode of The Gritty Nurse Podcast, host Amie Archibald-Varley sits down with the remarkable Dr. Cambria Nwosu, RN — a nurse whose career has taken her from high-stakes surgical suites to the frontlines of legal nursing consulting and healthcare policy advocacy. Cambria's story is a masterclass in what's possible when nurses refuse to stay in their lane. Amie and Cambria dig into the real, often unspoken truth that nurses deserve to know: your legal rights matter, and understanding them can protect your license, your patients, and your career. They break down what a nurse legal consultant actually does, why it's a growing and essential field, and how policy decisions made far from the bedside are quietly reshaping the profession you work in every day. Drawing on her outspoken social media advocacy — where Cambria has built a community of nurses hungry for truth, transparency, and change — this conversation goes beyond the theory and gets gritty about the systemic issues nurses face and what they can actually do about it. In this…
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