Nurse Talk

Earth to Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon! Nurses never give up and neither will millions of Californians who support Single Payer Healthcare. By now it’s no secret the California Senate passed S.B. 562 on June 1 but it was then blocked from moving forward in the Assembly by Speaker Anthony Rendon. After a great deal of pressure from bill supporters to allow the bill out of the Rules Committee, he...

Nurse Talk Radio spoke with RN Cathy Kennedy on the evening prior to her departure to Puerto Rico. "As nurses whenever there's a call and there's an ask, we go. From the reports I've heard especially the elderly that have been without oxygen, without food or water, are at risk, everyone's at risk but particularly the children and the elderly," said Cathy who is an NNU Vice President and a voluntee...

Wendell Potter is known to many of us for his courageous stand against the healthcare industry. Having served as a corporate executive for Cigna and Humana for 20 years he left his job and decided to expose the unsavory PR practices of the insurance giants. Wendell went on to write two books, Deadly Spin and Nation on the Take. He is a strong advocate for truth in journalism and has just unveiled...

Check out our exclusive weekly feature Healthcare In America with Donna Smith. Get the latest on big pharma, healthcare debates and debacles, behind the scenes hospital and healthcare mergers, the Medicare For All movement -- and the RN's and progressive activists and organizations on the front lines of it all.

Nurse Talk Radio visits with Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works about yet another disastrous healthcare replacement bill. The Graham Cassidy bill is worse than its predecessors and must be stopped. Nurses also rallied against the bill with Deborah Burger RN and Co-President of National Nurses United saying, “The provisions in the Graham-Cassidy Amendment would be devastating for mill...

Kaiser Health News correspondent Melissa Bailey joins Nurse Talk Radio for a discussion about her recent article about how Hospices are struggling with Opioids being stolen from Hospice patients by either relatives or in some cases Healthcare Workers. The discussion is not an indictment of hospice care in any way--but rather a call to action about the insidious nature of the opioid crisis.

According to a recent nationwide poll commissioned by the Doctor-Patient Rights Project (DPRP), more than 50 million Americans WITH health insurance may still lack access to essential treatments for chronic or persistent diseases because their insurance provider denied coverage. What's going on? Seth Ginsburg Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Healthy Living Foundation explains these disturbing find...

Flexibility is key when you are volunteering for a large-scale disaster such as the recent hurricane in Houston. RN Amy Bowen just returned from a week in Houston and Beaumont. Amy talks about how she and her fellow nurses from the Registered Nurse Response Network worked side by side with local medical professionals, who were also volunteering--to give aid to those in need. She came away inspired...

Faster than it had been approved in the Senate, House Speaker Anthony Rendon tabled S.B. 562 indefinitely. Rendon who is a Democrat said the bill was “woefully incomplete”. Where does the bill stand now? With us on our podcast is California Nurses Association Legislative Advocate, Stephanie Roberson. Stephanie talks about the way forward.

Part 1: Bridging the gap between conventional and alternative medicines, NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE IS ON THE RISE. Nurse Talk visits with Dr. Todd Born and Dr. Mimosa Tonnu. Both are doctors of Naturopathic Medicine. If you've ever been curious or interested in finding out the facts about Naturopathy join us for this great two-part podcast. http://www.bornnaturopathic.com

Part 2: Bridging the gap between conventional and alternative medicines, NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE IS ON THE RISE. Nurse Talk visits with Dr. Todd Born and Dr. Mimosa Tonnu. Both are doctors of Naturopathic Medicine. If you've ever been curious or interested in finding out the facts about Naturopathy join us for this great two-part podcast.

Nurse Talk Radio visits with RN and Co-President of NNU, Deborah Burger about the current Kaiser negotiations. 18,000 Kaiser RN's are successfully reaching out to patients to let them know the nurses are fighting for them and it's making a difference. “Our patients deserve the best care and the safest care. It’s through our nurse advocacy that we will be able to achieve that,” said Zenei Cortez, R...

SO OFTEN the healthcare debate sheds very little light on the role insurance companies play both in skyrocketing premiums and the interference in patient care. Our featured guest is the founder of the Global Healthy Living Foundation, Seth D. Ginsburg. With healthcare being at the center of all things political and personal Mr. Ginsburg recently wrote an article that appeared in U. S. News & World...

Healthcare is the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy, employing over 18 million workers. Women represent nearly 80% of the healthcare work force. Health care workers face a wide range of hazards on the job, including sharps injuries, harmful exposures to chemicals and hazardous drugs, back injuries, latex allergy, violence, and stress. What's being done about it? Nurse Talk Radio talks wit...

Nurses and healthcare workers beware! Healthcare is the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy, employing over 18 million workers. Women represent nearly 80% of the healthcare work force. Health care workers face a wide range of hazards on the job, including sharps injuries, harmful exposures to chemicals and hazardous drugs, back injuries, latex allergy, violence, and stress. What's being don...

Alex Lawson is the Executive Director of Social Security Works and as such he's read and knows just how bad the Republican Senate Repeal and Replace Bill is. He is urging all of us to take action NOW--to stop the bill from passing. Listen to our podcast to find out all the reasons he thinks this bill can pass.

SB 562 needs you! Don Nielsen, Director of Government Relations for California Nurses Association joins Nurse Talk Radio for an update on SB 562 the Healthy California Act. There is still time to call your California Assembly Members and tell them to support the bill. Why did Assembly Speaker Rendon table it? Listen to the podcast for the latest news.

Mayo Clinic Health System’s decision to effectively close the Albert Lea hospital and turn it into an outpatient and surgery center will disrupt patient care and cost the community hundreds of jobs, including nurses and other healthcare employees, over the next few years, according to MNA nurses at the facility. “Albert Lea residents are losing their community hospital and will have to travel long...

This week on Nurse Talk Radio we take a look at the vast accomplishments of National Nurses United. Founded in 2009 NNU has over 150,000 members and a presence in all 50 states. RN and Co-President of NNU, Deborah Burger joins us to talk about why now more than ever--nurses need strong and progressive leadership and representation. This is part 1 of our 2 part podcast.

This week on Nurse Talk Radio we take a look at the vast accomplishments of National Nurses United. Founded in 2009 NNU has over 150,000 members and a presence in all 50 states. RN and Co-President of NNU Deborah Burger joins us to talk about why now more than ever--nurses need strong and progressive leadership and representation. This is part 2 of our 2 part podcast.

Mayo Clinic Health System’s decision to effectively close the Albert Lea hospital and turn it into an outpatient and surgery center will disrupt patient care and cost the community hundreds of jobs, including nurses and other healthcare employees, over the next few years, according to MNA nurses at the facility.“Albert Lea residents are losing their community hospital and will have to travel long...

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A few weeks ago Executive Director of California Nurses Association, National Nurses United RoseAnn DeMoro spoke at the State Democratic Convention. Let's just say--she didn't mince her words and delivered a strong and forceful message to the crowd. Here are some of her comments.

Here are some highlights from our visit with Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. Alex talks about the assault on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. For more information on this topic visit socialsecurityworks.org.

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 and working-age adults, Medicaid spends more money on long term care for seniors and people with disabilities than anything else.1 In addition to the provision of long term care support and service...