kaiser-permanente-downey Vicky Navarro still loves her job. She just won't give everything to the company. After 25 years at the bedside, nurse Vicky Navarro, MSN, RN has seen contracts come and go. We caught up with her days after Kaiser nurses ratified a new agreement — and what she had to say goes beyond the strike. In this extended interview, Vicky talks about the future of By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Day Trip Day Trip: Cool places to take your aging parents — The Local Garden Science backs what most of us already feel — time in nature reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, and improves mood. For nurses in the sandwich generation managing shifts, kids, and aging parents, finding the right place to bring everyone together matters. Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge is that kind of By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Video Would you encourage your child to become a nurse? We asked picket line nurses. We asked nurses on strike if they'd recommend nursing to their kids, and here's what we learned about the professions future. By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
providence-st-joseph-burbank 17 years. 31 years. Both nurses said they wouldn't recommend it. Gity works in the PACU. Thomas is a cardiac cath lab nurse. Together they have 48 years of experience at Providence Saint Joseph Hospital in Burbank. On Monday, they were on the picket line for the first time in their careers. This isn't a strike about money alone. By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
nurse-strike Thousands of documented missed breaks: Why Keck USC Nurses Are Fighting for Patient Safety When USC forced all nursing staff into its own healthcare system, it wasn't just a benefits change. Nurses who spent years providing care now pay eight to twelve thousand dollars annually for coverage that doesn't work. For some, like the single moms on staff, that' By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Health Articles The Military Protocol That Could Save Nursing The U.S. military figured out how to stop combat stress before it turns into PTSD. Three hospitals quietly adapted the same protocol for nurses—and the results suggest it could change the future of healthcare itself. The timing couldn't be more urgent. Last year alone, 138,000 By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 7 min read
