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Staying Active and the Baby Whisperer | Show 210

COMING UP…Nurse Casey and Company welcome Marsha Podd, AKA, The Baby Whisperer, and retired RN activist Barbara Williams. Both have a lot to say about two very different topics.Barbara will talk about the importance of being and staying active in the fight for patients rights […]

URGENT ~ H1N1 Updates For RNs

The California Nurses Association has issued a position statement with regard to medical practices and vaccinations for RNs. “As the H1N1 (swine influenza) pandemic escalates in our facilities and our communities, the CNA/NNOC Board of Directors has adopted a position statement on the role of […]

Kim Kutcher Fights Blue Cross | Show 209

On the show this week, Casey interviews RN Kim Kutcher. Kim lives and works in Orange County and has been fighting her insurance company, Blue Cross, for 2 years. She needs back surgery to correct a critical injury (most likely work-related) and has been denied […]

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Hi All,Nurse Talk is off to a great season! It will be greater when we find out what makes people engage in our blog. Come on y’all..this is the best time in our history to talk about anything related to healthcare—or the lack there-of . […]

H1N1 Policy and Nursing Jocularity | Show 208

The callers just keep getting better! This week a caller describes the agony of her “gas problem” in DETAIL. What do we expect with the tag line, “’cause laughter is the best medicine”? Also, a discussion with De Ann McEwen about the California Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee H1N1 policy and Hob Osterlund, RN, from the Chuckle Channel.

Sassy Seniors, Conversations from the CNA Conference and Heart Health | Show 207

Look out ol’ Maggie is Back. Fresh off her photo shoot for “Sassy Seniors” Magazine. Is this the start of something new for Maggie? She shares a list of models that have come before her…Former First Lady Barbara Bush, Conservative Madame Phyllis Shafley, the Late […]

Health Care Reform Myths Debunked and the Usual Shenanigans | Show 206

Casey welcomes Linda Silas, RN, and president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. We’ll talk to Linda about health care in Canada and dispel some of the myths that we have all become familiar with during the U.S. health care reform debate. Casey takes […]

CNA/NNOC Conference and Life for African Women Foundation | Show 205

Use Our 800 hotline to leave questions for Casey and Maggie, answer the Phobia Of The Week or tell us what you think of the show…1.800.977.1863. Casey recently attended the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Conference in San Francisco where the new RN “Super […]