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…
Re-posted from Kaiser Health News – khn.org | By Liz Szabo In the past four years, Bruce Mead-e has undergone two major surgeries, multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy to treat his lung cancer. Yet in all that time, doctors never told him or his […]
We have an expert with us, Alex Lawson the Executive Director of Social Security Works. For over 50 years, Medicaid has provided vital health insurance protections to seniors in nursing homes and low-income Americans of all ages. Although the majority of Medicaid beneficiaries are children […]
Author and RN Marsha Podd talks about how to say “NO” to your baby. How and when do you start saying NO to baby? RN and author of “Secrets of a Baby Nurse”, Marsha Podd is with us today. Parents you won’t want to miss […]
Here’s a statistic for you. The CEO of United Healthcare Stephen Hemsley makes $10,597.00 an hour or $177.00 a minute. In 2015 his compensation was 66 million but that did not include the sale of stock–which brought the total compensation to 102 million. It’s time […]
Many Americans may be surprised to know that California is the only state in the country with mandatory limits on the number of patients a nurse can be assigned at one time. The regulations were enacted in 2004, after nurses with the California Nurses Association/National […]
Social Security Works and a growing chorus of prominent voices in Congress and elsewhere are calling for the expansion of our Social Security system—people who know that Social Security will not “go broke” and does not add a penny to the national debt. Nancy Altman […]
From the other side of the divide. “I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer stage 2b to 3b on November 8, 2016, otherwise known as Election Day. There were two things I was certain of that day, the first was that Hillary would win the election, […]
Ever been the target of a workplace bully? Andrew Faas, the author of the new book, “From Bully To Bull’s Eye” has first hand experience as a bully and a victim of bullying. It cost him his high profile corporate job and caused serious illness. […]
How do you keep going when the doctors give you a two percent chance of survival? For Terri Tate, it was a blend of faith, perseverance, prescription-strength humor—and most of all, a heart that never quit. “A Crooked Smile”, Terri’s memoir, is the irresistible story […]
Check out National Healthcare for all Advocate Donna Smith on Nurse Talk’s weekly “Healthcare In America” report. BIG PHARMA price gouging, Health Insurance Monopoly, Affordable Care Act–working or not?, Hospital Mega Mergers and more…
