A Decision to be of Service
Dr. Grace Dammann’s life was forever altered when a driver crashed head-on into her car on the Golden Gate Bridge. Dr. Dammann once honored by the Dalai Lama for her extraordinary work with AIDS patients’ said, “It’s a real eye-opener to be on the other side […]
Nurse Talk heard on the Thom Hartmann Program | Nurses say Medicare for All, not about politics, its about patients
As nurses in our practice we see the lack of preventative healthcare and what that leads to for outcomes. This is an exciting light at the end of the tunnel so our patients will be cared for and our communities will be healthier. — RN […]
DANGER IN DISGUISE…why nurse licensure compact seems like a good idea BUT not so fast!
Ask yourself, who do you trust to make decisions about who should be allowed to practice nursing in your state? Do you trust your state’s nursing board, or would you trust an organization with little oversight and a comfy relationship with corporate sponsors such as […]
Thousands of people attended #MedicareForAll barnstorm events across the country!
Nurses across the country are off to a great start with a grassroots movement to demand Medicare for All. Thousands of people interested in supporting the movement attended over 150 barnstorms from Maine to California where they shared their healthcare stories and learned about the […]
Medicare for All: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) will be introducing a new and improved Medicare for All Act 2019 in a couple of weeks. National Nurses United is sponsoring a campaign to support the bill and have set up a phone line facilitate your ability to urge your […]
As California Celebrates 15 Years of Mandated RN-to-Patient Ratios: Everyone Wins — Watch for Federal Legislation This Year
Director of Nurse Practice Safety for California Nurses Association, National Nurses United Gerard Brogan joins us for this podcast. “Overwhelming evidence and academic research continues to demonstrate that staffing ratios save lives, prevents medication errors, reduces patient deterioration, and curbs nurse burn-out,” says Brogan. California’s […]
On Nurse Talk: Jennifer Nix “We need to stop letting these pharmaceutical companies and politicians abuse us.”
Jennifer Nix, writer, activist, filmmaker, publisher is on the show this week. Here’s a preview of what we’ll be talking about.
State of The Nurses Union
At a time when the Republican Party is set on the destruction of organized labor in this country National Nurses United (the largest Union of Registered Nurses with over 150,000 members) is gaining members and momentum both nationally and globally. “When fighting for our patients, […]
You’ve Earned It: The Truth About Social Security
No one sets the record straight on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid better than Alex Lawson. Alex is the Executive Director of Social Security Works. Republicans love to refer to these programs as entitlements rather than what they really are — earned benefits. Here’s an […]
