“Really” A Nurse
How long does it take before you feel like you’re a “real” nurse? Orientation may be long behind you, yet you’re still not 100% confident in everything you’re doing. We seem to be missing that official rite of passage or seminal event that allows us […]
Alison Whittaker Transforms Nursing into a Revealing Drama in Vital Signs
When the ordinary person lands in a hospital bed, he is aware of the staff bustling about giving shots and medications. Most of us take it for granted that someone will appear in the middle of the night when we ring the buzzer by our […]
1000 RNs on a Mission in DC and Go Army?
Can you be in the Army without joining the Army? Maybe…check it out! Main Street not Wall Street…and Casey and Dan get an email from a woman who has lost her charm…
COMING UP…on Nurse Talk. Our Nation’s capitol just got hit by a big storm this week. One thousand RNs on a mission to remind elected officials they need to listen to those of us on Main Street–not Wall Street.
The Comedy Pharm | We’ve Got Your Rx.
(Re)introducing a little something we call Nurse Talk Theatre. Outtakes, clips from the cutting room floor and more…some think they should have stayed there…but what can we say? We can’t help ourselves. Casey tells the story about one of her first bed bath experiences, which […]
Heal America/Tax Wall Street Bonus Podcast and A Walk Down Memory Lane | Show 211
This week on Nurse Talk Casey talks with RN and co-president of National Nurses United, Deborah Burger about “The Main Street Contract”. Will we be a “me” society..or a “we” society? It’s time for a Main Street contract…heal America/tax Wall Street.
Find out how you can join the fight to raise standards for America’s working people! With the erosion of living standards for many, and new attacks almost daily from Wall Street-funded politicians, all Americans need a new contract, a binding relationship for their security, for their families, and for future generations.
All this and more in our Bonus Podcast.
Public Employees Heroes or Villains? and Veteran Nurse Acts Out | Show 411
Wow…I’m glad we decided not to go Camping last weekend! As in Harold Camping…the genius who predicted or calculated it was Judgment Day. Something went terribly wrong. Thank God! Mr. Camping now says he might have been one number off in his calculations. I had no idea Judgment Day was a calculation! If there’s anybody out there that remembers Professor Irwin Corey…I think we found his brother!
Stay tuned for RN Dennis Kosuth on the assault of the public sector and RN-playwright-actor Alison Whittaker on her play, Vital Signs
Why Should an Insurance Company Exec Earn $13.5 Million a Year?
Donna Smith, a community organizer for National Nurses United, wrote the following for the Common Dreams blog: Guarding Health is Not Their Business, But It is Ours By Donna Smith If for one moment anyone has the notion that for-profit health insurance companies are in […]
What Are You Waiting For? Support the American Health Security Act.
Hundreds of people recently waited in line overnight in the bitter cold to receive health care. From the elderly, to students, to women who hadn’t seen a doctor in years; All lined up to receive healthcare from Remote Area Medical (RAM). And many of the […]
The Real McCoys, American Idol, Dad, Angels and Dogs, Boston and Sore Feet | Show 410
What do The Real McCoys, American Idol, Dad, Angels and Dogs, Boston and sore feet have to do with one another? Not much…but this week on Nurse Talk…you’ll hear a little about them all. Casey and Dan check in with Boston RN and president of […]