Lynn Ruth Miller and the Queen | Show 238
What do Fergie, Meg Whitman, a two year old boy that smokes, “Queen Meg,” RN-Patient ratios, Mentos and soda, and comedian Lynn Ruth Miller…ALL HAVE IN COMMON? Absolutely nothing…but what fun it is to talk about them. Join Nurse Talk hosts Casey Hobbs and Dan Grady for another episode of Nurse Talk. READ MORE!
13,000 California RNs to Strike June 10
The California Nurses Association announced that UC Medical Centers, plus several Ca. hospitals join forces over crisis of patient safety in state’s hospitals. As many as 13,000 registered nurses from hospitals throughout California are issuing a one-day strike notice Friday morning over patient care shortcomings at their facilities. READ MORE
Mary McGibbon Segment | Show 237
Guest: Mary McGibbon Casey visits with Minnesota RN Mary McGibbon. Minnesota nurses just voted to strike last Wednesday. Over 12,000 nurses make this the largest strike of its kind in U.S. history. PLEASE—it’s not the money and benefits they are fighting over. It is the ability […]
National Nurses United D.C. Rally | Show 237
HEY—we have a great show coming up. Casey visits with Minnesota RN Mary McGibbon. Minnesota Nurses just voted to strike last Wednesday. Over 12,000 nurses make this the largest strike of its kind in U.S. history. PLEASE—it’s not the money and benefits they are fighting over. It is the ability to treat all patients with safety and good care as the number one priority.DAN FOUND HIS “THING” …TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR YOU TO GUESS WHAT IT IS.WHAT an exhilarating experience! Casey returns from the National Nurses United D.C. Rally where over 1,000 RNs marched to the Capitol in support of patients’ rights.AND speaking of remarkable, legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas was honored with the “Speaking Truth To Power” award by National Nurses United. Please check out the clip of this INSPIRING woman. READ MORE
Sandra Falwell Segment | Show 226BO
Guest: Sandra Falwell A great conversation with D.C.-based nurse practitioner and activist Sandra Falwell. Sandra has been in the profession for 40 years and shares some AMAZING stories about the “good ol days” or not so “good ol days” when she was once asked to give […]
The math doesn’t lie: The thinner nurses are spread in hospitals, the greater number of patients who die.
Big strike vote set in Minnesota, if approved would be the largest in U.S. history. Linda Hamilton, RN in the Children’s Hospital System and president of the Minnesota Nurses Association writes, “Everybody knows a nurse. And right now, more than 12,000 of us are in the fight of our lives with six different Twin Cities hospital systems…What are we fighting for? Nurses never have been and never will be in this profession for the money. We are in the profession for one simple reason – we care about you.” READ MORE
1,000 Nurses Call on Congress to Act Now on Patient Safety
Our friends at the California Nurses Association report that “more than 1,000 registered nurses from across the country rallied in Washington DC Wednesday, raising an unprecedented, unified voice for patient safety reforms and new, national standards for patient care conditions and standards for nurses.Among the legislative solutions are S 1031/HR 2133 that would, among other components, establish minimum ratios of nurses to patients for all U.S. hospitals, modeled after a successful California law, and S 1788/HR 2381 which would also promote nurse retention and reduce patient accidents and injuries by establishing safe patient lifting and handling policies.Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, author of S 1788, hosted a hearing on the bill Tuesday at which several nurses on hand for the week cited experiences that demonstrated the need for the bill.Speaking Wednesday to an NNU rally across from the Capitol, Franken told the RNs, “You are the ones we look to for advice, comfort, expertise and care. You are tireless advocates for the country’s well-being. You’re the ones we trust to care for our loved ones, that’s what your expertise is, and it’s simply unacceptable that you’re putting your own health on the line to care for patients.” READ MORE
Keith Merrit Segment | Show 236
Guest: Keith Merrit Join Casey and Dan for a conversation with Keith Merrit, one of the RNs at Cypress-Fairbanks Hospital in Houston who recently voted to remain members of National Nurses Organizing Committee-Texas, the state’s affiliate of National Nurses United, the national union and professional association […]
Temple University Hospital Strike Ends in Success
The 28-day strike at Temple University Hospital has ended with new contract agreements that provide “some of the best working conditions and benefits in Philadelphia,” thanks to the united efforts of PASNAP, the union that represents 1500 nurses, professionals and technical employees.Read the whole story on the California Nurses Association website: “Temple Unions Ratify New Contracts, Declare Victory after Strike”