RN Jean Ross on the Inclusive Prosperity Act
We always joke about our nurses at National Nurses United and how busy they are. Even though we do like to have fun with that, its true! RN and Co-President of National Nurses United, Jean Ross will be with us to talk about H.R. 6411, […]
Weight Loss vs Health Concerns, North Korea’s Healthcare “System” and Holding the Non-profits Accountable.
Bay Area health and fitness expert Joanie Greggains joins Casey and Shayne this week on Nurse Talk. Joanie is now a regular on Nurse Talk with her weekly segment “Fit Happens” and her monthly house calls to the Nurse Talk studio to answer listener questions. […]
AB 975 – Accountability in Nonprofit Hospitals
Have you ever wondered about what a business or an organization has to provide in order to acquire and keep a not-for-profit (aka nonprofit) status? Well the truth is most of us don’t really think about it…but we should because some of those nonprofit entities, […]
Nurse Talk Short | Accountability for Nonprofits, Facial Fat Transfers
Our guest, RN and Director of Government Relations for CNA, Bonnie Castillo talks about a new bill, AB 975 that aims to press California non-profit hospitals to fulfill their charity care obligation in exchange for the substantial public financing they receive through their tax-exempt status. It passed its first […]
Nurse Talk Short | A Nurse Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Michelle Camicia, Kaiser RN has lived almost all of her 46 years in Marin County, California. She attended nursing school at San Francisco State University and earned her Master’s in Nursing from Sonoma State University. Her life was moving along according to plan – […]
The Safe Lift Bill and Treatment at the Kaiser Permanente San Rafael’s Breast Cancer Center
The statistics regarding back injuries are frightening! Approximately 80% of adults are expected to experience back injuries in their lifetime with 10% re-injuring! When it comes to health care professionals, the facts get are even worse. According to national statistics, six of the top 10 […]
The Safe Lift Bill – HB 856
We’ve touched on this issue before but it’s worth talking about again. The statistics regarding back injuries are frightening! Approximately 80% of adults are expected to experience back injuries in their lifetime with 10% re-injuring! When it comes to health care professionals, the facts get […]
Fit Happens Tip – The Squeeze
Guys, you may not worry about cellulite, but believe me, women do. Well, ladies, we’ve had jeans that squeeze our stomach in, others that lift our butt and now Wrangler has launched jeans that go after our cellulite. The jeans “Smooth Legs” skinny jeans are […]