News Flash: US healthcare ‘to blame’ for poor life expectancy rates
According the the BBC, “The US healthcare system is to blame for declines in the country’s life expectancy ranking, a study suggests.The Columbia University report rejects claims that factors such as obesity have shortened life-spans for Americans relative to other wealthy nations.The study blames reliance […]
Evolution? and CNA’s Donna Smith | Show 305
Eisenhower, Nixon, Ferraro, Clinton, Palin, Angle, O’Donnell……we’ll hear from all of them on the show coming up…really! Oh dear lord…if you don’t believe in evolution this might just make you change your mind! Evolution, as in the caliber of our candidates running for higher office. […]
RN Linda Carter on Nurse Patient Ratios | Show 303
Casey and Dan continue the discussion about California gubernatorial investor—oh sorry—candidate, Meg Whitman and the legendary country singer Slim Whitman. The facts are in and they are indeed sixth cousins.When reached for comment Whitman (Slim) had this to say, “Pray for me. I’ve tried to […]
Single Payer, Nurse Ratios and Caring for Elders | Show 302
Please tell me I am not the only one who knows and loves Denny Crane! I just needed to hear his voice again so ordered an audio clip of the Denster and everyone in the studio looked at me like I was out of my […]
RN Deborah Burger, Dr. Allan Bernstein | Show 301
Are Slim Whitman (the country singer) and Meg Whitman related? Well you might think that’s just a spoof or not true. You would be wrong. This week Nurse Talk invested $110.00 to hire a “family tree” consultant to follow the Whitman roots. It turns out […]
Andrew McGuire and Deborah Burger | Show 300
Its back to school! We have no idea why we started with that because it has nothing to do with he show coming up but it does fit in with the season. Hey…we do have a great show coming up. This week we host Andrew […]
Wall Street sees a reliable partner in Whitman
By Jack ChangSacramento BeeSeptember 7, 2010Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was leading a triumphant rally at the state GOP convention last month when she announced that New Yorkers were excited about the California governor’s race.At a fundraiser she held in New York, Whitman said she met with […]
Whitman: Nurses’suffrage rally a’distraction’
By Juliet WilliamsAssociated PressAugust 27, 2010Hundreds of union members celebrating the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage rallied Thursday at the state Capitol, holding signs that said “Women vote for women who vote” an attack on the state’s first female Republican nominee for governor.The signs were criticizing the […]
Mary Michelucci on SF St. Luke’s Discriminatory Hiring and Terri Tate on Lateral Violence | Show 247
Dan’s back from Disneyland and updates us on the new and improved “It’s a Small World” ride. Anyone who has ever been to Disneyland knows just how annoying this ride was—get ready—Danny boy says it’s even worse now—but hey, don’t tell your kids.Casey and Dan […]