Donna Smith on the Supreme Court and Staff Nurse Assembly | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | April 14, 2012 | Show 444
We talk to our friend Donna Smith about the recent Supreme Court healthcare hearings, the upcoming May 18th Staff Nurse Assembly in Chicago (get ready to rumble) lets see—dancing in the streets, flash mobs and of course some serious business as well. A big highlight of the […]
Karen Coughlin on the Evaporation of Mental Health Services | Taunton State Hospital Closure | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | April 7, 2012 | Show 443
More on the decline (evaporation) of mental health services. We are joined by RN and Vice President of theMassachusetts Nurses Association, Karen Coughlin. Karen works at Taunton State Hospital which is on the chopping block. Closure would mean no place for the 147 patients they now serve, […]
RN Greg Montes on Cuts in Mental Health Services | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | March 31, 2012 | Show 442
Casey and Dan talk with RN Greg Montes. Greg has been an RN at the Contra Costa County (Northern California) jail for the past five years. He cites an alarming trend. With more and more cuts in mental health services throughout the country—millions of Americans […]
Donna Kelly Williams on Patient Ratios | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | March 24, 2012 | Best of Nurse Talk | Show 435
Nurses keep up the fight for RN to patient ratios…and we should all be very glad they do! We check in with our friends in Massachusetts who are working on safe staffing legislation. Casey and Dan visit with RN and president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Donna […]
Donna Smith on D.C. Health Care News | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | March 17, 2012 | Show 440
Our friend and D.C. correspondent Donna Smith is with us. No one can articulate the D.C. health care news like Donna. She makes sense where there is no sense to be had. Ever wonder when you might hear about single payer health care again—good , bad or […]
NNU Member, Iraq Veteran Doug Connor on Occupy Wall Street | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | March 10, 2012 | Show 439
Casey and Dan talk with the distinguished Doug Connor. Doug grew up in a conservative Republican family. He is a nurse, a veteran of the Iraq War, a union member, and a passionate supporter of the Occupy movement. Doug returned from the war in 2006, disillusioned […]
DeAnn McEwen and Scripting and Rounding | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | March 3, 2012 | Show 438
This week on our lovely “sheeew”—we talk about a customer service practice that is now being used in the healthcare field. It’s called scripting and rounding. In the corporate world scripting and rounding has been part of the customer service model for giants like Disney, major […]
RN Jean Ross on Solidarity with Britain’s Nurses | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | Feb. 18-19, 2012 | Best of Nurse Talk | Show 430
RN Jean Ross, Co-President of National Nurses United, is a frequent guest on Nurse Talk. On this show she updates us on recent U.S. rallies organized by nurses to support their counterparts in Great Britain. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, over two million British workers […]
Karen Higgins | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | February 11-12, 2012 | Show 436
We share a recent interview (from our friends at Labour Radio) with RN Karen Higgins. Karen addresses questions about the proposed Financial Transaction Tax. .50 per $100 ? Wow, so little could raise billions of dollars for vital healthcare, education and other services. Why is […]