While the nation was watching Honey Boo Boo, the Governor of Michigan was pushing through a radical bill during a lame duck session. Governor Rick Snyder just signed the “right to work” law in the state of Michigan. A state that was built on the strength of labor unions. The state that worked with those unions and corporations to build a strong middle class. Later we’ll have more on this sad day from Michigan RN and President of the Michigan Nurses Association, Jeff Breslin.

And…don’t you think most people would like to be more involved and educated about medical decisions that affect them and their loved ones? We’re talking about empowerment here. Later we’ll visit with Corine Mogenis, a medical malpractice paralegal, and RN and legal nurse consultant Patti Raya, the authors of a great book called Medical Tips From The Inside, Things You Need to Know. Read more...

Shayne: “Casey, why the Beatles? I love them but why now?”

Casey: “Because I can’t think of the Beatles without thinking about the 70’s and I can’t think of the 70’s without thinking of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Maharishi achieved fame as the guru to The Beatles and other celebrities. He started the TM program in the late 1970s that claimed to offer practitioners the ability to levitate and to create world peace. The Maharishi is reported to have trained more than 40,000 TM teachers, taught the Transcendental Meditation technique to more than five million people and founded thousands of teaching centers and hundreds of colleges, universities and schools.

And Shayne, I just happen to be practicing TM and I cannot say enough about the benefits. Later in the show we have TM instructor Marjie Biller with us to talk about the practice and a program specifically created for nurses and healthcare practitioners. Read more...

While the nation was watching Honey Boo Boo, the Governor of Michigan was pushing through a radical bill during a lame duck session. Governor Rick Snyder just signed the “right to work” law in the state of Michigan. A state that was built on the strength of labor unions. The state that worked with those unions and corporations to build a strong middle class. We discuss this sad day with Michigan RN and President of the Michigan Nurses Association, Jeff Breslin. Read more...

With their mouths taped shut, members of the Michigan Nurses Association protested Governor Rick Snyder’s so-called Right to Work bill passed in Michigan last week. Right to Work to for Less we call it. Michigan RN Jeff Breslin weighs in on how this affects nurses.

Your test results are back and you have some terrible illness, now what? Find out what you don’t know that you don’t know. Authors Corine Mogenis and Patti Raya wrote Medical Tips from the Inside, a must read for everyone who utilizes healthcare. That’s you. Read more...

One of our favorite people and one of the most energetic and fierce healthcare advocates on the planet, Donna Smith. Donna is a frequent guest on Nurse Talk and for good reason. Donna and her husband Larry were introduced to us in Michael Moore’s film SiCKO. In SiCKO, Larry and Donna tell their story of going from middle class to broke due to huge medical bills. Since then Donna has become a force to be reckoned with in her advocacy for healthcare for all.

Donna’s with us to clarify this Fiscal Cliff business and the implementation of Obamacare, Social Security and Medicare? And what’s in store for healthcare in 2013? Read more...

A great show this week. Shayne shares his softer side when he tells Casey he has already been thinking about a holiday gift for her.

Shayne to Casey:

“O.K Casey — its sort of a personal thing so I hope you won’t be mad — but I researched some exercise options for you and want to gift you a membership to whichever one of these resonates with you.”

Casey responds, “O.K. if you must — it’s better than having to do the research myself — what ya got?”

 

Shayne: “O.K.:

Weighted Hula Hooping. Bally’s fitness is now offering classes.

Strippercise. Toned celebrities like Kate Hudson and Carmen Electra started shilling this female-only fad five years ago, boasting both body and boudoir benefits from sensual “aerobic striptease” classes. This is a cousin to Pole Dancing.

The Bodyblade. Take the long, sword-like plastic bar, hoist it overhead and shake vigorously for a trunk-targeted workout that supposedly causes up to 270 muscle contractions per minute, giving you washboard abs and ropey shoulders that are rounded, not chiseled. Read more...

One of our favorite people and one of the most energetic and fierce healthcare advocates on the planet, Donna Smith. Donna is a frequent guest on Nurse Talk and for good reason. Donna and her husband Larry were introduced to us in Michael Moore’s film SiCKO. In SiCKO Larry and Donna tell their story of going from middle class to broke due to huge medical bills. Since then Donna has become a force to be reckoned with in her advocacy for healthcare for all. Donna’s with us today to clarify this Fiscal Cliff business and much more.

Also with us  is Transcendental Meditation instructor, Marjie Biller to talk about how TM can help nurses and healthcare practitioners to prevent and reverse burn out. Read more...

Nurse Talk Host Casey Hobbs says, ” I just happen to be practicing Transcendental Meditation and I cannot say enough about the benefits. On this show we have TM instructor Marjie Biller with us to talk about the practice and a program specifically created for nurses and healthcare practioners.” Check out www.tmwomenprofessionals.org/nurses or call Marjie at 415-715-8778. Read more...

Oh lord…on the show this week we have a horrible sound ensemble that includes what is now being touted as “The worst sound EVER”—a knife against a glass bottle, followed by the screeching sound of chalk on a chalkboard, the sound of a ruler on a bottle, and the sound of nails on a chalkboard. If these noises don’t raise the hair on your chin—well—then you must be really Zen or hard of hearing. More fun with this on the show.

AND—we all know the V.A. hospital system is a lifeline for our returning veterans. What we don’t know or may not think about is the overwhelming case loads for the healthcare practitioners who care for these vets. Recently V.A. System RNs won a NATIONAL CONTRACT that they say will ensure vets the level of QUALITY CARE they deserve. At issue for a long time has been the lack of sufficient staffing among other safety concerns. Read more...

Addicted to clean water to drink? Learn about a practice that is under reported but carries with it deadly consequences. It’s called FRACKING. Communities across the country are being poisoned by toxic chemicals used in natural gas drilling and the energy companies want to keep this top secret. This is becoming a huge public health risk.

Those fighting the spread of fracking, nurses, doctors, nearby residents, and other environmental activists, are finding themselves at a severe disadvantage because they lack one critical thing: information. What every RN needs to know about fracking, and how they must fight back against the industry. We talk with Pennsylvania RN Patti Eakin. Read more...