NT Listeners Segment | Show 242
Guests: NT Listeners Hosts Casey and Dan look back on some of the guests and issues they have had the opportunity to share with Nurse Talk listeners. From Boston to San Francisco and many places in between. The issues are front and center for the nurses […]
Queen Meg Segment | Show 241
Guest: Queen Meg COMING UP ON NURSE TALK—QUEEN MEG dishes with Nurse Talk hosts Dan and Casey about her tireless efforts to convince the nurses she is for them not against them. BUT…the real excitement starts with a near “mini riot” between Queen Meg and her […]
Congratulations to LESLIE WHITE SHE IS THE WINNER OF THE “DAN’S THING” CONTEST.
So now we know…Dan’s search for the perfect THING is over and he is now the proud owner of a 1973 VW THING. For some of us who were around to witness the “roll out” of this fabulous das auto—it is really exciting to see […]
Dr. Connie Mariano, White House Doctor | Show 241
How often do we get the chance to talk with the former White House Doctor? Well, next week join us for an interview with Dr. Connie Mariano who was nominated to the rank of Rear Admiral by President Bill Clinton and eventually served as the White House Physician for President Clinton and President George W. Bush. She has written a wonderful new book called The White House Doctor, a riveting look into the personal lives of our presidents.READ MORE!>
Marsha Podd and Trand Phillips Ratios | Show 235
How often do we get the chance to talk with the former White House Doctor? Well, next week join us for an interview with Dr. Connie Mariano who was nominated to the rank of Rear Admiral by President Bill Clinton and eventually served as the White House Physician for President Clinton and President George W. Bush. She has written a wonderful new book called The White House Doctor, a riveting look into the personal lives of our presidents.This week: ENCORE, ENCORE—Casey talks about her recent skirmish at an Arizona checkpoint, and Marsha Podd, aka The Baby Whisperer—ROCKS! Also—listen to what RN Trande Phillips has to say about a new study that proves RN/Patient Ratios save lives.READ MORE!>
Daily Kos: Meg Whitman Declares War on Nurses by Chico David RN
One of my favorite things in all the world is watching a right-wing politician do something really foolish.And Meg Whitman, the woman trying to push the “buy it now” button for the governorship of California, is heading down a road of monumental foolishness indeed.How out […]
Trande Phillips Segment | Show 235BO
Guest: Trande Phillips RN-To-Patient Staffing Laws Reduce Patient Mortality. Casey Hobbs, RN host, has a conversation with RN Trande Phillips about a major new study led by one of the nations most eminent nurse researchers. The study verifies what nurses have long known: California’s landmark RN-to-patient […]
RNs Blast Court Ruling – Pledge to Seek Legal, Other Actions To Defend Nurses’ Right to Advocate for Patient Safety
From the California Nurses Association: University of California registered nurses, joined by leaders of their organization from across California and the nation today condemned the latest ruling by a San Francisco court to enjoin registered nurses from striking over a current contract re-opener as a dangerous infringement on democratic rights and an encouragement to hospital officials to continue to ignore pervasive safety problems in UC hospitals.“Today’s decision will not be the last word. We will consider a variety of legal responses and a full range of collective actions to defend the right of our members to continue to advocate for our patients,” said Geri Jenkins, RN, a co-president of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and a UC San Diego nurse.READ MORE>
Nursing Ratios Save Lives | Beth Kean Segment | Show 240
Guest: Beth Kean Casey and Dan visit with the California Nurses Association’s Beth Kean about the recent ruling by a Superior Court judge that stopped the walk-out of over 12,000 UC Medical Center RNs. The RNs have been trying to call attention to the fact […]