RN-to-Patient Ratio Legislation | Gwen Collins Segment | Show 312
Guest: Gwen Collins Casey and Dan talk with Florida RN Gwen Collins.Gwen sits on the National Nurses Organizing Committee’s State Leadership Council. She is a tireless advocate for patients and nurses alike and is working hard in he hospital community and he community at large to […]
National Issues from Medicaid to Social Security | Jean Ross Segment | Show 311
Guest: Jean Ross Joining us is Minnesota RN Jean Ross. Jean is one of three co-presidents for National Nurses United and has been an RN for over 30 years. Checking in about national issues from single payer health care to the proposed Medicaid and Social Security […]
Sutter Health Discriminatory Hiring Practices | Mary Michelucci Segment | Show 247BO
Guest: Mary Michelucci This show was originally broadcast August 29, 2010 but it was so good, we’re going to play it again. Casey and Dan visit with Mary Michelucci, an RN from San Francisco’s St. Luke’s Hospital. The hospital has been under fire for discriminatory hiring […]
The President’s Debt Reduction Panel | Karen Higgins Segment | Show 310
Guest: Karen Higgins Casey and Dan have a great conversation with our friend RN Karen Higgins about the recommendations that came from the President’s Debt Reduction Panel. What Karen has to say is shocking, at the very least, and should make all of us stand up […]
Best of Nurse Talk: Minnesota Nurses Strike | Mary McGibbon Segment | Show 237BO
Guest: Mary McGibbon On Nurse Talk this week an encore of Casey’s visit with Minnesota RN Mary McGibbon talking about Minnesota’s nurses strike, the largest strike of its kind in U.S. history. It was all about the ability to treat all patients with safety and good […]
Workplace Violence | DeAnn McEwen and Martha Kuhl Segment | Show 309
Guests: DeAnn McEwen and Martha Kuhl RNs DeAnn McEwen and Martha Kuhl talk about the tragic murder of RN Cynthia Palomata. Cynthia was murdered by a patient while she was on duty. Unfortunately workplace violence is on the rise in hospitals and other health care facilities.
Best of Nurse Talk: A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On — Earthquake Safety | Kathy Carder Segment | Show 244BO
Guest: Kathy Carder Casey and Dan talk to RN Kathy Carder about earthquake safety (or the lack thereof) in hospitals. Kathy resides in Venice, California and is a nursing practice representative for Cal Nurses.
The Midterm Elections and the Future of Health Care Reform | Donna Smith Segment | Show 308
Guest: Donna Smith Casey and Dan rap with Donna Smith about the midterm elections. What now? What later? What is the future of health care reform and what can we do to keep the drum beating for single payer health-care? It looks as if it will […]
A Nurse’s Labor Pains: Finding Your Purpose | Rita Batchley Segment | Show 307
RN Rita Batchley talks about her career as a labor and delivery nurse in a southern California public sector hospital. Rita has also written a book called Labor Pains, an inspirational book for all nurses about authentic power and finding your true purpose. A very […]