Institute of Medicine President Dr. Victor J. Dzau
“Patients don’t die in the manner they prefer. The time is now for our nation to develop a modernized end-of-life care system.” -Institute of Medicine President Dr. Victor J. Dzau Campaign Director for Compassion and Care, Toni Broaddus talks about the difference between assisted suicide […]
California Mom Christy O’Donnell Fights to Die on Her Own Terms
In an exclusive interview with Katie Couric, 46-year old Christy O’Donnell, who has terminal cancer, talks about her desire to die peacefully and legally in her home state of California. ( from: Video by Katie Couric/Yahoo News, Article by Korin Miller/Yahoo Health) This video is courtesy […]
SURVEY SAYS!
85% of RNs agree that the quality of patient care in Massachusetts’s hospitals is suffering due to unsafe patient assignments. Nurses across the country continue their fight for patient safety.
RN and Professor of Public Health at University of San Francisco, Barbara Sattler
Barbara Sattler talks about the rising rate of occupational asthma specific to nurses. What’s going on? Latex gloves are just one of many causes. This is a three part (short) series. Study after study has shown that natural rubber latex exposure has been one of […]
If You’re Buying Probiotics that are NOT Refrigerated That is BAD move number 1.
Casey & Shayne are on it! Natren Probiotics that is. Sceptics by nature nurses are sometimes tough to win over when it comes to the next great wonder capsule. And of course they should be, all of us should be. All we ask is that […]
Good-bye Needn’t Wait for When It Cannot Be Said
Be forewarned. This isn’t my usual essay fare. Since my hospitalizations this year and the life-threatening illnesses that led to them, I face some challenges and changes that have pushed my mind and my heart in different directions. I believe even more strongly in single-payer health […]
What is DohJe?
Nurse Talk visits with Amanda Krantz, DohJe Founder and CEO – DohJe is Thank You. Literally, in Cantonese. It is pronounced “Dough-Jay”. DohJe connects patients or families directly with caregivers so those that feel the need to say “thank you” can now do so easily, […]
Salute To Nurses …Watch The American Nurse; Healing America
Did you know… National Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 6 in the US and marks the beginning of National Nurses Week, which ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. International Nurses Day, however, is celebrated around the world on May 12. Watch it here
Brutality is Our Society’s Trademark — Even in Our Health Care System
By Donna Smith Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen so many examples of brutality played out in our cities — and mostly our most impoverished areas — that it isn’t difficult to see why so many people are in the streets. Many say white […]