National Issues from Medicaid to Social Security | Jean Ross Segment | Show 311
Guest: Jean Ross Joining us is Minnesota RN Jean Ross. Jean is one of three co-presidents for National Nurses United and has been an RN for over 30 years. Checking in about national issues from single payer health care to the proposed Medicaid and Social Security […]
1,000 Nurses Call on Congress to Act Now on Patient Safety
Our friends at the California Nurses Association report that “more than 1,000 registered nurses from across the country rallied in Washington DC Wednesday, raising an unprecedented, unified voice for patient safety reforms and new, national standards for patient care conditions and standards for nurses.Among the legislative solutions are S 1031/HR 2133 that would, among other components, establish minimum ratios of nurses to patients for all U.S. hospitals, modeled after a successful California law, and S 1788/HR 2381 which would also promote nurse retention and reduce patient accidents and injuries by establishing safe patient lifting and handling policies.Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, author of S 1788, hosted a hearing on the bill Tuesday at which several nurses on hand for the week cited experiences that demonstrated the need for the bill.Speaking Wednesday to an NNU rally across from the Capitol, Franken told the RNs, “You are the ones we look to for advice, comfort, expertise and care. You are tireless advocates for the country’s well-being. You’re the ones we trust to care for our loved ones, that’s what your expertise is, and it’s simply unacceptable that you’re putting your own health on the line to care for patients.” READ MORE
The Kitchen Sink | Show 217
Talk about your kitchen sink…Well, we do cover a lot of topics this week on Nurse Talk. Casey will talk with RN Jean Ross who is the newly appointed National Nurses United Co-President. Jean will talk about the new “super union” and what this means […]
Jean Ross Segment | Show 217
Guest: Jean Ross Coming up on the Nurse Talk podcast this week is RN Jean Ross. Jean works at Fairview Hospital in Edina, Minn. and is Secretary Treasurer of the United American Nurses Executive Council and now one of three co-presidents of the just formed RN […]