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Kay McVay Segment | Show 224

Guest: Kay McVay An encore presentation of Casey’s interview with Kay McVay. Kay is a retired RN who shares her story about a not-so-blissful retirement. KAY RETIRED IN 1995, JUST SEVEN SHORT YEARS BEFORE HER HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR NURSES. Kay was the type of […]

Barbara Williams Segment | Show 210

Guest: Barbara Williams Barbara Williams talks about the importance of being and staying active in the fight for patients rights and the rights of RNs and other health-care workers. She may be retired from her job, but she is still very actively advocating for a “single […]

Patty Eakin Segment | Show 233

Guest: Patty Eakin Nurse Talk hosts Casey Hobbs and Dan Grady talk with RN Patty Eakin from Temple University Medical Center about the current strike. This is a very important conversation that affects everybody in this country. It is not just about nurses and patients — […]

Tim Thomas Segment | Show 232

Guest: Tim Thomas Continuing the RN Heroes Project series, co-hosts Casey and Dan talk with RN Tim Thomas. Tim is one of the nurses who went to Haiti as part of National Nurses United’s RN Response Network. Over 12,000 nurses volunteer to help. In an effort […]

Donna Smith and Kathy Reardon Segment | Show 231

Guests: Donna Smith and Kathy Reardon The first of Nurse Talk’s RN Heroes Project…a conversation with Massachusetts RN Kathy Reardon. Kathy speaks with humility about her time and service in Haiti and shares some very moving comments about her experience.

Pension Bargaining in Minneapolis | Laurie Bahr Segment | Show 230

Guest: Laurie Bahr This week Casey and Dan talk with RN Laurie Bahr. Laurie has been an RN for 16 years and currently works in the Cardiac Surgical ICU at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She sheds some light on current Pension Bargaining Efforts taking place […]

Dan Grady and Donna Smith Segment | Show 229

Guests: Dan Grady and Donna Smith Confused and disillusioned about health care reform? Well, join the rest of us. Our go-to expert CNA/NNU’s Donna Smith visits with Casey and Dan and doesn’t hold out much hope for anything resembling a single-payer or a public option. Yes, […]

Ansie Blot and Gwen Collins Segment | Show 228

Guests: Ansie Blot and Gwen Collins Casey and Dan talk with two Florida-based RNs who share their experiences in a state where RNs have not had the “voice” or the collective power to fight for patients rights, better work conditions and better laws. Things are changing […]

Tim Thomas Segment | Show 227

Guest: Tim Thomas A very touching and insightful conversation with RN Tim Thomas, just returned from Haiti where he volunteered on the U.S.S. Comfort. Tim talks about his experience and how he would go back in a minute. He is full of gratitude for the extraordinary […]