If You Squeeze Them One More Time, I May Hurt You.
Men basically have two things to worry about: erectile dysfunction and the prospect of prostrate cancer. Big deal. But most men don’t know what it takes to be a woman because they’ve never walked our mile. Permit me to elaborate: wearing a clumsy pad or […]
Nurse Talk Short | Robin Hood Tax and Nursing with Compassion
The Robin Hood Tax what and why? An idea that would go a long way in healing the divide between the ultra rich and the rest of us. And, Hal Isen, MFT on how to do your best work as a nurse and avoid going […]
Coming up…New Fall Season for Nurse Talk…
Greetings to all of you and here’s hoping you spent the summer doing things you loved with family and friends or just by your little old self! Hard to believe (at least for us anyway) that we are starting our 4th year of Nurse Talk. […]
The Mind/Body/Spirit Connection
I went to room 13 to check on the patient I had just received report on… the ER was CRAZY but for some reason I felt the need to check on him first. Late teens, sick for 3 weeks with diarrhea, waiting on a stool […]
Coming this Fall on Nurse Talk…Your Invitation to Talk Back
O.K everyone—so far our talking has been a one way street. You listen (hopefully) and we talk. We’re sure that gets really tiring but wait— NOW we can listen and you can do the talking. STARTING IN October…join us at nursetalksite.com in the Nurse Talk […]
Listen now to the Nurse Talk “Fall Flu Fashion Show” live and direct from the cat walk! COMING UP…
Most of us don’t run with the crowd that attends the Annual Fall Fashion Week in New York City. BUT…it does seem somewhat exciting and it certainly highlights all of the beautiful fall fashions and—SADLY—the fact that eating disorders are alive and well in the […]
Help Stamp Out Alzheimer’s
We received an email from Lynda Everman that we wanted to pass on. One phone call can make a huge difference in providing funding for Alzheimer’s research. Lynda writes, “Good evening, I am a former caregiver. I recently lost my husband after a long and […]
Best of the Best of the Best of the…AND Coming ASAP: EMDR, TM and LOLZ
The best of the best of the best of the…well you get the point. This week enjoy this great repeat performance.
RN Alison Whitaker on Vital Signs, RN Jean Ross on Robin Hood and Dr. Jamie Koufman on Dropping Acid
Casey and Shayne check in with RN and playwright RN Alison Whitaker. Some of you may remember Alison was on the show last year introducing her one-woman play called, Vital Signs. It’s a great show at the Marsh Theater in San Francisco. If you missed Alison Whitaker’s Vital Signs in June…it’s been extended! Don’t miss it again get your tickets at the Marsh Theater in San Francisco.
There’s much more packed inside this show. Read on…
A Shower
Editor’s note: If you are following along with Barbara and Melissa in their journey, this post is from writing done a couple of months ago with both Barbara and her daughter and caregiver Melissa recounting the impact that small things done with great love can […]