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Find Out Who's Caring for You

Don't assume the little name tag pinned to that uniform is a sure way of identifying a nurse. It may actually be designed to fool you......

http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9523545&channelId=1&subChannelId=7

Is Your Hospital Gambling With Your Life?

It was no routine inspection. The investigator who showed up at the Santa Rosa, Calif., hospital that June morning three years ago wasn't interested in checking for germs on table counters. Anonymous reports had come to her agency, the state's department of health services, claiming the hospital was endangering the lives of surgical patients. "We all had to go meet with the official, one at a time, in private," says a nurse who is on the hospital staff. "It created quite a stir. But a lot of people were relieved because they knew what was happening was wrong."......... http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9523607&channelId=1&subChannelId=7

Study Finds Strong Link Between Patient Outcomes and Nurse Staffing

"Excellent nurses may have difficulty providing excellent care if they are working in conditions that are not conducive to quality care."

http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9523547&channelId=1&subChannelId=7

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Mr Callnan should write a book on how he did it.

thanks for the article. if I ever find the one in the US issue, I'll return the favor. :)