Full Interview: Meet Amy Loughren, woman behind Netflix's 'The Good Nurse'

Here is the full interview with Amy Loughren, the woman who was the inspiration of Netflix's The Good Nurse.
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[@cathytauscher6760]

Disgusting that NO HOSPITAL was held accountable! I’m an RN and the overwhelming number of RNs give their heart and soul everyday. Mind blown literally that no action was never taken against the hospitals, BUT not shocked either…

[@evonneong9930]

We shouldnt give mercy to men

[@formerfundienowfree4235]

I agree. The corruption continues

[@westernartifact4163]

Loughren was no better than those hospitals until the very end. And to achieve that end, she needed to be begged by those poor police officers to consider helping them.

[@freedomforall236]

​@@westernartifact4163being a WHISTLEBLOWER comes with repercussions 😢

[@orianjuarez3074]

I was an emergency registered nurse x40 years. I reported half a dozen nurse colleagues during my career. They all had alcohol-substance issues. Is the general public aware that they can anonymously report medical staff to the State Board of Nursing? Start by reporting issues to the nurses employer. If the issues aren't resolved then report to the State.

[@jessicalan46]

The interview was great. Amy is so brave to tell her story and is very hard to imagine her experience on this. She did a great job to help the case that no one else can.

[@A777K]

Amy could have died (due to her heart condition), she could have lost her job, her kids' life was in danger by him. Despite that she was so brave, courageous and truthful to have done her duty. Her job not just as a nurse but the duty as a human being that we all have. So let's learn from Amy, a true hero. To be more kind, compassionate and be a human.

[@westernartifact4163]

She also could have lost her license for lying on behalf of Cullen when she KNEW he intentionally gave lidocaine to a patient that was actively coding. And this was after being informed of the FBI's theory on him, as well as them sharing with her the hundreds of cancelled Pixis entries. This woman (barely) did the right thing. If a 100 random nurses were in her place, Cullen couldn't have been more lucky to have her there feeling sorry for him after knowing he was killing her patients.

[@A777K]

@@westernartifact4163 yes, but she couldn't take any action right. The hospital too knew that Cullen was doing it. She had to just wait for the authorities to catch him and they wanted more solid proofs than the cancelled Pixies. It must have been scary and painful to see everything happen right in front of her and not do much. She even said, sometimes, she would go check during their shift for pricked bags and swap them. But she can't draw his attention, then the whole thing(catching him) would be a waste. He could have killed Amy and continued doing this, he would have continued to go to different hospitals. He got caught after 8 change of jobs. Think about that

[@marthawoodworth]

No wonder Jessica Chastain was chosen to play her. She's gorgeous, too! And she's a true hero. Imagine what she had to go through. Makes us love nurses all the more. Most nurses are truly caring and selfless. They are, in my opinion, as important for a patient's recovery as any physician. Part of Amy's "problem" was that she is a good person. Good people simply can't imagine that someone they know and like is actually killing people, because they themselves would never even consider murdering someone.

[@Artist835]

This beautiful Nurse is so brave, I’m glad she’s doing well. The story is unbelievable, the actors absolutely amazing! So sorry for those victims and their families. Inadmissible that the administration in those Hospitals didn’t anything to stop this psycho.

[@adelshawish9488]

I love this interview Amy lougran is an amazing person she saved so many peoples lives keep up the good work

[@gee3680]

She’s immensely strong.

[@sheachambers9217]

Brilliant interview! Well done!

[@littlecari1]

Courageous lady

[@jugy4656]

Anyone wondering why the hospital wouldn't hold him accountable? Because we live in a America where the healthcare system is FOR PROFIT unlike countries with universal healthcare. As a result, it is in their best interest not to blow the lid as it is would be a PR nightmare. Hospitals attract patients based on their well renowned doctors, fast service, good outcomes, to expose that they had a serial killer on payroll would leave their emergency departments empty, not to mention, the lawsuits they would open themselves up to from the patient's families that were killed. It is sad to find out that management would be promoted after saving the hospital from this scandal yet no one gave a fuck he would move on to the next hospital to do the same.

[@daisyapontehavenmemoriestr8552]

Really crazy. But. That’s exactly I thought. Everything it’s about money

[@neura3964]

and?

[@aeolianartists]

The elephant in the room is, after seeing this movie and seeing these interviews, will the families of the people killed by this serial killer sue the hospitals for covering this up and sending this serial killer to the next hospital without stopping him in his tracks? This reminds me of the Catholic church sending pedophile priests to another parish because the priest was a sexual predator, except this is worse, this person actually killed countless numbers of people. I am appalled at our system that someone was able to get away with this behavior and that it took one nurse to put herself in a terrifying situation to bring this situation to help the justice system get him convicted. I am not a lawyer though I am not sure if the statute of limitations has passed and it is too late for any of these families to sue the hospitals. Still, clearly, nobody was held accountable (nobody at the 5 hospitals where Cullen worked as a nurse) until nurse Loughren was able to get a confession out of this murderer by helping the police. This is very scary in that this is a true story and not fiction people.

[@luv.s0phie16]

as someone who gets admitted to the hospital a lot this is sooo fucking scary like 😭😭

[@deborahchapman222]

Great job Amy. I understand what you mean by you were the only one who could read the notes. When I had been a nurse for 10 years, I was called to be on a grand jury. We had a case in which 2 nurses accidentally over dosed a patient and killed him. They called a doctor to testify. She immediately said, “I have no idea why this happened.” I read the nurse’s notes and I knew exactly what happened. We nailed the nurse who did it and the charge nurse who covered it up. I bet that charge nurse was shocked! She thought she had covered her tracks. Not so much, if you carefully listen to the testimony and read the notes. Deborah, retired RN

[@A777K]

You're awesome! Must respect

[@deborahchapman222]

@@A777K Thank you so much. That is very kind of you to say. 😊

[@gia6978]

you seem like such a good person thank you so much for doing what you do! when i was in the hospital a kind nurse really made a scary situation and made it a little better she was so nice to me and made me feel safe :)

[@deborahchapman222]

@@gia6978 Thank you 😊 my patients always came first.

[@neura3964]

killer allert

[@cheri7054]

Charles telling Amt=y he was excited when he killed people wasn't shown in the movie. That's an important thing but she says the movie wasn't about the kills per say but about their relationship. Now there should be a movie about the murders and why the Hospital admins never were held responsible

[@A777K]

Best interview of Amy so far! Bravo

[@GianniStella]

Even now Amy cannot say the name of one of the hospital managers who have not been held accountable...! How much "protection" do these ghosts have..?

[@westernartifact4163]

Well, she's good covering for criminals, so that's not much of a surprise.

[@YsabelMusicCt]

a lot . hospitals make moneyyy

[@Randysgirl]

@@westernartifact4163 Without proof, they could sue her.

[@westernartifact4163]

@@Randysgirl believe me, it's already been made clear she's more concerned with herself than protecting her patients and future patients that would enter that system.

[@maricara3881]

We have a similar case now in Dallas Tx and he got caught. Gave me chills to watch this movie. It’s frightening yet also inspiring. A must watch!

[@Networkingqueens1]

Wow what hospital

[@harryisamuggle]

Are you serious? I live in Dallas, did he really get caught?

[@beatrizgomezart]

What hospital???

[@beatrizgomezart]

What are the name of the hospital that knew???

[@Sylvia-rp1xq]

Amazing interview!

[@cheri7054]

Great interview!!!!!

[@johnnycashsnightmare]

Thank you for telling the truth!

[@user-fs6qr1tm7e]

My mom was overdosed by an anesthesiologist and died and that same Dr. had previously overdosed another patient that died and lost his dr.'s license but the hospital hired him anyways. My experience with hospitals is that they are close to sinister.. truly.

[@annrodriguez2891]

The movie was wonderful and Amy is a true hero

[@neura3964]

omg. go clean a stove, plz. You dont get anything

[@annrodriguez2891]

@@neura3964 Quit being rude

[@mindtheprivacy]

incredible woman.

[@mickdonedee1]

Full marks to show host Araksya Karapetyan for a great interview. Her warmth put Amy Loughren at ease and her questions were on point. Very engrossing and compelling interview.

[@mindtheprivacy]

i liked the respectful interviews.

[@cassandrawade6237]

Great movie

[@michellereece1052]

I loved this movie!!!!!

[@KellerCRD]

Wow Jessica is absolutely beautiful

[@daisyapontehavenmemoriestr8552]

I saw it. and I love it

[@jjglj]

amy is such a beautiful human being, while all the hospitals were covering this up, this gal risked her life and her daughters' safety to put the killer behind bar. And yet she is still apologizing for not doing enough. 😢

[@patriciahappe852]

Well done ! Very smart & articulate interview Thanks 2 both of u👏🙏💋

[@stephmgreen]

Wait. 1,000? I thought he confessed to 29 and people claim it could be as many as 400? 1,000? Where did that come from?

[@ilisapecikaitavu1469]

Too much exaggeration

[@sideforum]

He worked in intensive care, where patient death is unfortunately often. They probably can not link all to him due to lack of data. It can be him cause the death statistics for those periods he worked in those hositals were above the average rates. But no direct evidence

[@stephmgreen]

@@sideforum well, I understand how accusations work but there’s still a general understanding of a number. No where else is the number “1000” thrown around.

[@adkblacknight6022]

So he killed them without even touching them he was just injecting insulin that's it and not even directly into the patient and he had worked for 16 years ....so I think its pretty close to 1000

[@stephmgreen]

@@adkblacknight6022 well… I understand how it worked. I’m just saying the estimate has remained several hundred for years. There’s no other report of “1000” and there’s this thing.. in journalism.. it’s called research. And research is usually involved in reporting stories… if this other thing in journalism comes into play.. called integrity. And in order to be on a public platform such as a new station, you typically need both of those things. When it appears like neither were present that day.

[@YsabelMusicCt]

good interviewer

[@therealwilfreddierkes9980]

Great interview! This reporter asked excellent/original questions. Not the same ole, ‘What was it like having Jessica Chastian play you on screen?’ 🤮 *golf clap*

[@alexarodriguez8524]

THATS NOT OCD... Literally know what you're talking about. OCD involves guilt. Extreme guilt!

[@annabrown5376]

Omg my same exact thought. OCD is extreme guilt, shame and suffering. This is the polar opposite. Honest mistake on her part but still offensive for those who actually have OCD. This guy absolutely does not.

[@alinahernandez4862]

I have OCD take medication for it and the guilt of intrusive thoughts is extreme just thoughts

[@westernartifact4163]

Then she has OCD, because there's alot of guilt she should have... Like lying on behalf of Cullen when she had enough of an idea he a major murder suspect. Had it been a man, he would have been on trial as an accomplice.

[@Butterfly18981]

Thank you! There is so much shame and guilt with OCD. If he was doing this sort of compulsion to relieve anxiety from just OCD it doesn’t make sense for him to have expressed excitement when talking about it or his lack of remorse. He may of had some compulsive behaviours but there had to be more going on than that to make him think that way

[@orion8835]

Indeed it was a strong effective film. The story of course is pure evil. The disassociation that Cullen employed is often part of psychopathic/sociopathic homicidal personalities. The victims families must be utterly devastated and enraged that the hospitals were not accountable as frankly it was their venue that Cullen used. As far as this entire nurse/friendship perspective of Amy’s well that is typical of the deception she has been worked over by Cullen. It’s complicated for her and likely always will be. That said, the criminal evidence and facts tell a clearer story. The neglect angle on the hospital businesses is also a dereliction of duty and of course more evil. The interviewer did a good job trying to ride the line as she asked the questions. Not an easy situation. Amy is of course a heroine despite her being used on multiple levels she vanquished the evil.

[@christihendricks2584]

Sociopathy was removed from the DSM-V. They are all psychopaths now.

[@hollystiener16]

There were settlements with the hospital and the victims. The hospital did not face any legal ramifications though.

[@chiikun227]

So, what about charles's children?

[@THIZzSCO415]

This story is crazy

[@camilatobar1899]

But he is a serial killer though. As much compassion we can have, this was messed up!

[@ilisapecikaitavu1469]

Their paths were meant to cross.

[@allycattreasures853]

All she has to deal with is the after effects of his rampage. That omg I worked with a monster feeling.

[@warweaponx6629]

Amy is a beautiful woman. She looks kinda like Gwenth Paltrow

[@neura3964]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@neura3964]

well, so she ask him to get her out. humm what a hero

[@MermaidCore_]

Amazing AMAZING interviewer!!!

[@gumamell]

It is a Serial killer story about a Nurse.

[@TheWorstGamerr]

The real life nurse doesn't have Botox, great

[@sharondanya]

why didnt anyone from other hospitals call and warn the police anonymously

[@westernartifact4163]

Because hospitals operate as extremely efficient propaganda networks.

[@brattygardener8373]

There's just some things that don't add up to me. This woman went through a lot, don't get me wrong. But to say he was a brilliant nurse when he actually was killing so many people is WEIRD to me!

[@saltlifegull4091]

Maybe Charlie created some of the trauma bonding experiences to promote a more personal relationship with her

[@theexploringneuron]

Had she met the cullen even for once after he was put behind the bars?

[@saltlifegull4091]

Why would she call him a work husband-co worker is the most I would admit to, as it suggests they were romantically attached, not just professionally 😃

[@melodyp9079]

So, on the nextflix series, his victims number was 400. In this interview, it's a 1000.00? I'm so confused about how any he killed. All those families that trusted this monster.

[@penandpencilplow]

Sorry, he would have likely been viewed with more suspicion and promptly caught had he been a minority, especially a black. Probably was seen as “doctor” by many patients.

[@ms.ronaldmonroe8779]

My thing as a future Nurse is she took drugs to help herself with her diesese. I understand she was sick, but I would NEVER do that. It was a sign.

[@robh5789]

The movie said 400 not 1000

[@carrieanncancino5118]

It's only based on a true story not all information was put in the film.

[@daisyapontehavenmemoriestr8552]

Exactly

[@MJ-hm5ut]

Said 400 in the movie not 1000

[@The_Moving_finger_writes]

Honey it’s a movie when it says “based on true story” it supposed to hide some facts about the original story because sometimes the true incidents can be harmful for some viewers mind. And it’s very difficult to recreate the original story. It can destroy some peoples “fake image” too. like in this case many hospitals and many people knew, hospitals were involved and They had decided to let him go.They can sue the movie franchise for revealing such information. It’s all politics I hope you understand that at least.

[@takeachillpill606]

ONE THOUSAND?????!!!!!!!!!😳😳😤😤😡😡

[@daisyapontehavenmemoriestr8552]

Wow on Netflix said 400 patients he kill. It 1,000 wow

[@lumi3939]

So nothing happened to hospitals who contributed to the killing of inocent people, also just imagine now she gets a lot of profit from movie and from documentary, this life is not fair at all.

[@sherleyjules9542]

This irritates me to another level 😤

[@lumi3939]

@@sherleyjules9542 Yeap, Imagine how victims family will feel when they know she is getting profit from them.

[@lisanelson302]

@@lumi3939 I'm sorry but the way I see it she stood up and did something about ot when countless people didn't. She had nothing to gain and everything to lose personally from doing so. I seriously doubt it ever crossed her mind I might profit from this one day. I'm glad she's able to be rewarded (profit some) for doing the right thing.

[@harryisamuggle]

Why would you be angry from her profiting? She’s the sole reason he was caught!

[@TheAMW]

This Netflix film bored my until I realized this is a true story 😳…makes me want to stay away from hospitals

[@cameramanfrank]

1000 people ? Movie said 400 why would you guys say 1000

[@soneelita]

Not a good Nurse but a Dumb Nurse . How come she didn't know he was a psycho plus in the movie she never tells her Employer but starts checking the IV bags herself! Pretty dangerous to be checking the bags alone.

[@westernartifact4163]

Thank you for recognizing this. It blows my mind she's being hailed as a hero. She had more opportunities than anyone to turn this guy in and waited till the absolute last possible moment to to start working with the FBI. So late in fact, that she watched another patient code after she was informed of what he was capable of and she lied for Cullen while knowing he administered inappropriate lidocaine. There's something wrong with this woman, her empathy towards him is disturbing. It's like she's under some kind of a weird ass spell. Nurses should save that kind of empathy for their patients. He was not a victim.

[@Mamaginger]

Regarding Amy watching a patient of Charlie’s code, she had not yet connected the dots. The movie took creative direction portraying her as checking the saline bags for holes etc, however she didn’t suspect or know anything until the police had actually approached her at the hospital and the administrator left the room, allowing Amy to look at the medication irregularities-and finally acknowledging the red flags her ‘friend’ Charlie would have ignited. The book is a must read. I saw the movie a few weeks ago, and just finished the book. I will watch the movie a second time to compare it, but a more complete picture of what transpired-is to read the book and watch the movie.

[@westernartifact4163]

@@Mamaginger "she didn't connect the dots" She had already admitted she knew something was "not innocent" about the many Pixis voids which she reviewed under police presence of Cullen, and even in spite of that, she went on to lie for him during the code which could have gone as far as implicating herself in the whole thing and jeopardizing her career and lives of her children massively. Think about how bad that is for a minute, you're literally covering damages for a mass murder suspect! She didn't need to have every single dot connected to recognize she should NOT have been standing in the way of Cullen being exposed for yet another erroneous and highly suspicious decision that went against all medical rationales. No matter how you analyze it, she was either EXTREMELY stupid or worse, had a pathological degree of empathy for a potential mass murderer. I actually think the latter given the tone of the rest of her commentary. Today she is one of these "spiritual" medical practitioners so I wouldn't put it past her to have some degree of disassociated reality. The patients were not her #1 priority, and all things aside, that makes her a bad nurse.

[@benthread]

Great interviewer nice job

[@stoneschanify]

Shes gullible… in my opinion.

[@Retired2021]

She is not a hero. he was already being investigated.

[@cakt1991]

She was a key witness who helped get evidence and insider info when the hospital dragged their feet and stonewalled the authorities. The investigation would have gone nowhere without her help.

[@stephmgreen]

Why. Why did you feel compelled to say that.

[@Retired2021]

@@stephmgreen Because he was being investigated, why would you not do all that you can to help.

[@Retired2021]

@@cakt1991 by the time, he was arrested they suspected he had killed at least 400 people. he was a nurse for 16 years, so they all knew.

[@cakt1991]

@@Retired2021 but no one cooperated until she helped them? What’s not clicking? And she never claims full credit nor calls herself a hero. She credits the fact that she was asked to participate in the investigation. But without a collaborator on the *inside*, he wouldn’t have been brought to justice, since while people knew, the hospital administrators cared more about covering their own asses than doing the right thing.