For the past 17 months I’ve watched through my fingers as Congress has slowly eviscerated a gentle, brilliant, apolitical pediatrician and Harvard professor — Don […]
Nursing Articles
West Texas doctor done in by his own bizarre choices
Austin American-Statesman, November 9, 2011
In this country, a person has a right to legal representation. If you choose instead to represent yourself in court, you must sign a waiver […]
Final of four Winkler County ‘good ol’ boys’ faces charges in court
Austin American-Statesman, October 13, 2011
The last man standing in the unfolding saga of small-town retaliation against two nurses who tried to protect hospital patients from dangerous medical care is […]
West Texas Story has Sleaze, Drama — Sadly, It’s Real
Austin American-Statesman, June 7, 2011
We’ve seen the beginning of the Winkler County whistle-blowing nurses movie so many times, but it still doesn’t have an ending. It has an all-star […]
Lawmakers, Doctors Holding Nurses Back
Austin American-Statesman, April 22, 2011
Here’s an idea that wouldn’t cost Texas a dime but would save millions of dollars every year: Remove all barriers restraining nurses from practicing to […]
Regulatory boards need to keep their independence
Austin American-Statesman, March 2, 2011
Facing a $27 billion budget shortfall, Gov. Rick Perry has revived a failed and tired idea from past legislative sessions. To save a paltry $7 […]
Reach of the Law Catches Up to Good Ol’ Boy Ways
Austin American-Statesman, January 21, 2011
I’m a nurse. Fortunately, I’ve never worked with an incompetent doctor. But if I worked alongside one who sutured a rubber scissor tip to a […]
When Whistle-blowers Silenced, Many Hurt
Austin American-Statesman, January 4, 2011
In a medically underserved county, what do you get when a vindictive sheriff combines with a hospital board hoping to turn red ink to black […]
A Lunch Break a Day Keeps the Lawyers Away
Austin American-Statesman, November 26, 2010
Working in a fast-paced, complex-care hospital setting is a juggling act for nurses, which is mainly what attracted us to the job and keeps us […]
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