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…
Nurse Talk is proud to support the MS Walk for a Cure 2012. We will be walking in Howarth Park, Santa Rosa, California on April 22. Our team, Austyn’s Allstars has joined forces with team Walk or Grow Wings to make one beautiful team. We […]
Coming Up Casey and crew rotate different co-host finalists through the show. Talk about being thrown into the fire! They were all champions and we thank each and everyone who auditioned or sent in their letter of interest. Next week we will introduce you all to our newly selected co-host.
We do manage to talk to our friend Donna Smith about the recent Supreme Court healthcare hearings, the upcoming May 18th Staff Nurse Assembly in Chicago (get ready to rumble) lets see—dancing in the streets, flash mobs and of course some serious business as well.
A big highlight of the conference is Anna Deavere Smith. Ms. Smith, called by Newsweek “the most exciting individual in American theater” will be performing a new stage monologue (as only she can) called, Tell Me Where It Hurts, Stories from the Front Lines of Nursing.
AND…the KNEES have it! Does anybody out there (not you twenty or thirty-somethings) escape the popular conversation of bad knees? It may be our age (o.k. mine) but everyone around us either has a knee injury, has had a knee surgery or replacement or is thinking about it just for the hell of it! Well, we thought we would call in an expert.
Dr. Lesley Anderson joins us to talk about the number one cause of knee problems, the treatments and how they have advanced and a “fresh blood platelet” treatment that is used very successfully on shoulders and knees. “I’ll have a chef’s salad and some of those “fresh blood platelets.” Check it out.
Have you heard about the iTriage Thank a Nurse Contest? Would you like to thank a nurse for the impact he or she has made on your life? Visit the iTriage Facebook page to make a nomination.
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[Editor’s note: This article is second in the series, The Tales of a Stroke Patient. You can access the other articles here.] I was still thinking, a week later, of the nurse who told me about her infant sister who had a stroke. There was […]
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“I noticed something caught up in the branches of a tree in the woods near my home. It was a balloon and tied to it was a note that simply read…” –Dean Kalman Lennert Director/Animator, Dear Anna Olson These four simple words are an invitation […]
[powerpress] In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, “if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!” When the kid next door spit at me, I called the operator […]
I was watching the show Undercover Boss the other night and it made me a little emotional. The show has a wonderful concept, the CEO of the company goes undercover and becomes a worker in 2 or 3 different areas of the company to find […]
[Editor’s note: This article is second in the series, The Tales of a Stroke Patient. You can access the other articles here.] I went to the closest hospital on Sunday before noon, and now it was Monday, 1:30 am. I was still in the ER. […]
I visited a friend of mine today at the hospital…healthcare…damn, I hate the word. He is 91 dying of cancer, but alert, and just as charming as ever. The doctor came in while we were there and told him of a surgery they were going […]
