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NNU 526 Podcast

It’s time for the Robin Hood Tax! And Michael Lighty, Director of Public Policy for California Nurses Association/National Nurses United gives us all the right reasons why the U.S. should join over 17 European countries who have already implemented the fractional tax. Join us for […]

NNU 600 01/11/2014

This week on Nurse Talk Casey and Shayne chat with healthcare for all advocate Donna Smith about the good, the bad, and the not so good of the Affordable Care Act. Donna comments on a recent article by filmmaker Michael Moore called, ” The Obamacare We […]

NNU 540

Best of Nurse Talk: Jeff Breslin on The Safe Patient Care Act

Listen to our guest this week RN Jeff Breslin of the Michigan Nurses Association on The Safe Patient Care Act “Every Michigan resident deserves to receive safe care at every hospital, every time. Michigan’s nurses are simply asking for our leaders’ support to make that […]

Marti Smith: California’s Safe Lift Bill

Safe Lift Bill We’ll also visit with Marti Smith, RN Government Relations Lead for the California Nurses Association. Marti will talk about why hospitals are not complying with California’s Safe Lift Bill (AB 1136) passed in January of 2012. Is this something we non-medical people […]

Nursing Without Borders with Heather Boerner and RN Tatiana Saenz

Nursing Without Borders This week we take on a controversial issue, and in doing so we learn ALOT (as if that never happens!). Healthcare Journalist Heather Boerner joins us to talk about an article she recently wrote for National Nurses United Magazine. The article, “Nursing Without Borders,” provides an […]

Michael Lighty: “Bad Medicine,” and the Affordable Care Act

A look at the concerns about The Affordable Care Act from those who work for hospital corps. This week Michael Lighty, Director of Public Policy for California Nurses Association,  joins us to talk about why he thinks the Affordable Care Act is “Bad Medicine” for nurses. […]

Nursing Without Borders with Heather Boerner and RN Tatiana Saenz

Nursing Without Borders This week we take on a controversial issue, and in doing so we learn ALOT (as if that never happens!). Healthcare Journalist Heather Boerner joins us to talk about an article she recently wrote for National Nurses United Magazine. The article, “Nursing Without Borders,” provides an […]