http://nursetalksite.com/blog Laughter is the Best Medicine Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:04:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en COMING UP this week on Nurse Talk, Casey and Dan talk with two Florida-based RNs who share their experiences in a state where RNs have not had the "voice" or the collective power to fight for patients rights, better work conditions and better laws. Things are changing and RNs Gwen ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/coming-up-on-the-show-3-07-10/ Our friends at the California Nurses Association report... Seven of California’s biggest insurance companies rejected on average more than one-fourth of all payment claims in the second half of 2009, according to new data just released by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee and its national arm, ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/california-insurers-denied-over-26-of-all-claims-in-2009/ A very touching and insightful conversation with RN Tim Thomas, just returned from Haiti where he volunteered on the U.S.S. Comfort. Tim talks about his experience and how he would go back in a minute. He is full of gratitude for the extraordinary opportunity to serve such appreciative people. Tim ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/coming-up-on-the-show-2-28-2010/ 2 Weeks in Haiti on the USNS Comfort By Lauren Aichele February 2, 2010 was the beginning of what would be the most exciting and rewarding experience that I have ever been involved in. A little over 24hours prior, I had learned of my deployment to Haiti. I felt ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/a-nurse-travels-to-haiti-in-her-own-words-lauren-aichele/ Houston, we have a wonderful addition to Nurse Talk. As some of you may know our Maggie McDermott has limited her role with Nurse Talk but still remains a part of our show. We have been searching for months for a perfect fit to co-host the show with Casey and ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/coming-up-on-the-show-2-21-10/ The Nurses traveling to Haiti still need your help. Please donate today by going to www.sendanurse.org. Nurse Talk will be hosting Nurses returning from Haiti next week. Please support this cause..the nurses will be in Haiti long after the TV cameras are gone. Remember www.sendanurse.org. Coming Up This Week On ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/coming-up-on-the-show-2-14-10/ Send a Nurse To Haiti Benefit live stream on Nurse Talk's Web 2nite, Sat. 1/30 6-8pm PST. http://bit.ly/nurse_haiti Retweet to your peeps. # Nurse Talk Send A Nurse to Haiti Benefit Telethon WEBCAST http://bit.ly/nurse_haiti LIVE NOW. Call in at 888.573.8372 # Thank you to all who participated in our Send A ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/nurse-twitter-for-the-week-of-2010-01-31/ From our friends at National Nurses United: Join your fellow RNs, National Nurses United members, and the Registered Nurse Response Network on an emergency mission to help Haiti. "All of the hospitals are packed with people. It is a catastrophe," said, President René Préval of Haiti to the New ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/urgent-need-for-rn-volunteers-haiti-ravaged-by-earthquake/ JOIN NURSE TALK's Casey Hobbs and Peter B. Collins for National Nurses United / California Nurses Foundation *SEND A NURSE TO HAITI - BENEFIT TELETHON* January 30th, LIVE at www.nursetalksite.com 6-8 pm PST The Registered Nurse Response Network, a national network of direct-care RNs, coordinates sending volunteer RNs to disaster stricken areas. ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/send-a-nurse-to-haiti-benefit-fundraiser/ Michael Lighty, the Director of Public Policy for the California Nurses Association, joins Casey to speak about healthcare reform and advocating for single-payer bills state-by-state. If you think real healthcare reform is important, you won't want to miss his strategy. Click here to listen to the segment by going ... http://nursetalksite.com/blog/casey-interviews-michael-lighty-cna-director-of-public-policy/