We Survived Nursing School & Skydiving- Season 2 Episode 17

What's harder — nursing school or jumping out of 44 airplanes? In this episode of Infectious Laughter Podcast, hosts Cindy & Nancy swap their scrubs for parachutes and share the wild, funny, and barely believable stories from both worlds. First up: nursing school. It's like boot camp — only longer. No Ds allowed, a grading scale that makes engineering look forgiving, and a flu season catastrophe that nearly ended in hospitalization (with a dead mouse subplot you won't want to miss). Plus, the Northridge earthquake hitting two days before the program started and why the attrition rate is so high. Then we pivot to the sky: 44 skydives, a parachute malfunction on jump #36 in the Mojave Desert, a tandem jump gone wrong, and the moment you realize you're floating — not falling — and might actually be dead. All told with the humor and candor that only nurses can bring. Infectious Laughter Podcast is hosted by nurses who share real, ridiculous, and relatable moments from working in healthcare. We respect HIPAA because it's real and we like our licenses. New episodes weekly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe on YouTube for video episodes. Disclaimer: Educational and health-related discussions are for general information and entertainment only and are not medical advice. Always consult your own healthcare provider.