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Oh my…the show got away from Casey and Dan (aka the nurses on duty) this week! With comedian Lynn Ruth Miller stopping by it’s ALWAYS fun, a bit on the crazy side and hard to distinguish who’s saying what and/or why they’re saying it at […]
So Blue Shield finally blinked. On Wednesday, the health insurer withdrew proposed rate increases of as much as 86.5% on individual policies. This hike would have been on top of increases Blue Shield imposed on its customers in January and October. From the Sacramento Bee: […]
Guest: Donna Smith The “nurses on duty” aka hosts Casey Hobbs and Dan Grady talk with our friend Donna Smith who is a legislative organizer for CNA/NNU. She talks about all things D.C. and the upcoming Grit TV series that updates us on the families […]
The nurses on duty, a.k.a Casey and Dan, have too much fun with the news…none of which is particularly useful…but good for a laugh nonetheless. A great chat with our favorite health care activist…CNA/NNU’s Donna Smith. As most of you know, Donna is a legislative […]
Guest: Congresswoman Jackie Speier What an honor it is to have California Congresswoman Jackie Speier with us. Some of you may have heard her courageous speech on the house floor when she shared a very personal story about having a surgical procedure that resulted in the […]
It finally happened! The Baby Whisperer, RN Marsha Podd, is really on the show this time. Thanks to the genius scheduling of someone who shall remain nameless—we announced that Marsha was going to be on last week. Well, here she comes and as always she […]
Another fun blog post from our new friends over at NursingSchools.Net. We had so much fun with this one we want more suggestions. What books do you think are “must reads” for nurses and why? We’ll add them to our Nurse Talk Amazon Bookstore. 1. […]
Guests: Jean Ross and Jill Fullier with Peter B. Collins Direct from Madison, Wisconsin…our nurse friends Jean Ross and Jill Fullier chat with our correspondent Peter B. Collins about why they are standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters there. Over 100,000 people were present […]
Direct from Madison, Wisconsin…our nurse friends Jean Ross and Jill Fullier chat with our correspondent Peter B. Collins about why they are standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters there.Over 100,000 people were present and accounted for at last Saturday’s rally. Later In the […]