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
kaiser-permanente She's been a Kaiser nurse for over 10 years. Now she's striking for the next generation—and her savings only have a week and a half left. On one of the stormiest Mondays Southern California has seen this season, I drove through flooded streets to meet, Vicky Navarro MSN, RN, a Kaiser nurse who has spent 25 years at the bedside. Flash flood warnings. Ankle-deep water. She still showed up to the picket line. Two years ago, By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses on the picket lines with their handmade picket signs. kaiser-permanente 31,000 Kaiser Nurses Were on Strike. Here's What They Told Me. UPDATED FEBRUARY 26th, 2026 By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Protest 17 Years in the ICU: Nurse Speaks Out on Unsafe Staffing, Offers Hope In the middle of chants and picket signs outside Long Beach Memorial, ICU nurse Arturo Carbajal cuts through the noise with a simple truth: this strike isn’t about wages. It’s about survival—for patients, and for the nurses who refuse to abandon them. After 17 years at the By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Video The Nursing Lens Launches Today On this Labor Day, we cut the ribbon on The Nursing Lens—a nurse-led storytelling platform built to amplify the voices of those who care for others. Our mission is simple: to create a space where nurses can share their perspectives, build their portfolios, and support each other’s well-being By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
News Nurses Week 2025 : A Local Hospital Celebrates Nurses This video was originally captured on May 8th, 2025, at the Chino Valley Medical Center parking lot. Nurses Interviewed (Last Names omitted for privacy) Joshua RN - Med-Surge Telemetry Nicole RN - ICU/Cardiac Cath Lab Director Captured and produced by Eric Aguila RN Production Assistance by Janice RN By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
Day Trip Day Trip: Cool places to take your aging parents—The Local Aquarium By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 1 min read
