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Our blog has something for everyone. From healthcare to human-interest stories and from the hospital bedside to the halls of congress—we have it covered. AND did you know workplace bullying was bad for your health? Meet a courageous nurse and oral cancer survivor that understands the power of humor and grace. What are “nurse patient ratios” and why are they so important? All this and more…


Would you go to the ends of the earth to save your child’s life?

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://nursetalksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/th.jpeg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Would you go to the ends of the earth to save your child’s life? If you or a person you […]

Flint Michigan. No press, no cameras? Not if Progress Michigan can help it.

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://nursetalksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/proxy.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] What’s happening in Flint? No press, no cameras? Not if PROGRESS MICHIGAN HAS ANY THING TO SAY ABOUT IT—–AND THEY […]

Nurses Call on Drafting Committee to Endorse Medicare for All and Oppose TPP

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://nursetalksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rosademoro.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Asking “whose life doesn’t matter,” National Nurses United Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro late Friday called on members of the Democratic […]

Thousands of RN’s start seven day strike in Minnesota, more in Massachusetts and California

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Nearly 10,000 registered nurses in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and California are prepared to strike in late June – a national strike of nurses on a series of patient safety and quality care concerns. All the RNs […]

Media Advisory from the People’s Summit

Media Advisory: June 10, 2016 Contact: Ken Zinn, (240) 235-2008 or Charles Idelson, 510-273-2246 or 415-559-8991 (cell) Actors to Perform ‘The People Speak’ at People’s Summit in Chicago, Along with Music Concert As All-Star Lineup of Progressive Activists Gather An all-star lineup of renown artists will join in a special […]

The People’s Summit Coming Up in Chicago

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Nurse Talk progressive healthcare correspondent and Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America Donna Smith– talks about the upcoming People’s Summit in Chicago June 17th thru 19th. Together activists committed to a different kind of […]

The Salty Truth: Blood Pressure and Sodium

It’s often believed that salt accounts for high blood pressure, but that may not be the full story. Before you adopt a sodium chloride-free diet, learn what’s important about the salt-blood pressure relationship. The post The Salty Truth: Blood Pressure and Sodium appeared first on […]

Common Myths About Skin Cancer

  People who rarely sunburn will not get cancer. Sunburns are not the only sign of damage to the skin. Any change in color of the skin due to sun exposure, even just a tan, is a sign of damage. Sunburns cause more damage to […]