NO DOUBT ABOUT IT…LAUGHTER REALLY IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
Nurse Talk traveled to Disneyland for the AATH (Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor) 2010 Conference. The conference tag this year was “Biology of Hope/Healing Power of the Human Spirit”. This was the first conference I have ever been to where I didn’t have to make excuses for our crew’s irreverent and inappropriate behavior—in fact all of this is encouraged! READ MORE
First Unionized Private-Sector Hospital in Texas Remains with National Nurses United
RNs at Cypress-Fairbanks Hospital in Houston recently voted to remain members of National Nurses Organizing Committee-Texas, the state’s affiliate of National Nurses United, the national union and professional association for RNs.Read the whole story on the California Nurses Association website: “RNs at Houston’s Cypress-Fairbanks Hospital […]
California Insurers Denied Over 26% of All Claims in 2009
Our friends at the California Nurses Association report…Seven of California’s biggest insurance companies rejected on average more than one-fourth of all payment claims in the second half of 2009, according to new data just released by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee and its national arm, National Nurses United. Read entire article…
URGENT NEED for RN Volunteers Haiti Ravaged by Earthquake
From our friends at National Nurses United: Join your fellow RNs, National Nurses United members, and the Registered Nurse Response Network on an emergency mission to help Haiti. “All of the hospitals are packed with people. It is a catastrophe,” said, President René Préval of Haiti to the New York Times. HOW YOU CAN HELP? Read more…
SEND A NURSE TO HAITI BENEFIT FUNDRAISER
JOIN NURSE TALK’s Casey Hobbs and Peter B. Collins forNational Nurses United / California Nurses Foundation*SEND A NURSE TO HAITI – BENEFIT TELETHON*January 30th, LIVE at www.nursetalksite.com 6-8 pm PSTThe Registered Nurse Response Network, a national network of direct-care RNs, coordinates sending volunteer RNs to disaster stricken areas. Through RNRN, National Nurses United is sending experienced RNs to provide emergency medical support to Haiti. Read more on the blog…
Save San Leandro Hospital | Show 219
Nurse Talk spoke with RN Carole Rodgers last week. (See show 219, December 27, 2009) Carole works at the Alameda County Medical Center and has recently been active in the fight to keep San Leandro Hospital open. The hospital is now run by Sutter Health […]
Happy Holidays to All and The Year to Come
This marks the end of a fabulous year for Nurse Talk. Our audience has increased 500% (no, really!) and we are having more fun than anyone should. Thank you all for supporting us…we couldn’t do it without the kindness of strangers and friends. Hats off […]
Laughter Yoga Training–RNs Get CEUs!
Laughter is the Best Medicine! Start your New Year Laughing with 12 free CEs for RNs!Certified Laughter Yoga Leader TrainingDo it for yourself. Share it with others.Saturday. January 23. 1 – 6 p.m.Sunday. January 24. 10 – 6 p.m.UCSF Osher Center for Integrative MedicineThe Circle […]
American Journal of Nursing: New National Nurses Union Forms — But What’s It Mean to You?
“Given the current push to reform health care, this new union could make a difference for both nurses and our patients. As a nurse now focused on quality improvement, I would like to see nursing unions bring out the best in nurses by promoting compliance […]