Mary Cleaver

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1. Obstacles to providing care

   Mary Cleaver replied to Anita_novice's topic in Safety

   Nurses could sure get more done for their patients if they did not have to encounter obstacles, many of which are unnecessary. Here are some of the ones that come to mind: (1) Inadequate supplies to do job, (2) system problems,i.e., lab results not b...

2. Prognosis poor in nursing shortage

   Mary Cleaver replied to Chellyse's topic in Activism

   During the nursing shortage of late 1980s and early 1990s, I functioned as a staff nurse. The nursing shortage did not seem long and before you knew it, a surplas again. Incentives, bonuses, etc. were cut back. Now, in 2001, as a Nurse Manager, I see...