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- Title
Why Nurses Need Whistleblower Protection.
- Authors
Thomas, Mary Beth; Willmann, Jim
- Abstract
Boards of nursing and professional associations have a strong belief that nursing practice must emphasize patient advocacy and the importance of the nurse's role in the protection and safety of patients.Though nurses are educated about their responsibilities regarding advocacy and safety, many have difficulty navigating workplace impediments that restrict their duty to advocate for patients. This was not the issue for two Winkler County,Texas, nurses who reported concerns about a physician's dangerous medical practice to the Texas Board of Medicine. Not only were the nurses fired from their long-standing jobs for reporting the physician's unsafe practice, they were also criminally indicted for a third-degree felony.This article reviews the case of these nurses and the subsequent legislation initiated by the Texas Nurses Association and supported by the Texas Board of Nursing to prevent such occurrences in the future.
- Subjects
TEXAS; WHISTLEBLOWING laws; DISMISSAL of employees; HOSPITALS; LABOR discipline; LEGAL liability; NURSES; NURSING laws; NURSING ethics; PATIENT advocacy; PATIENT safety; PHYSICIANS; PRIVILEGES &; immunities (Law); PUBLIC health laws; OCCUPATIONAL roles; TEXAS Nurses' Association; STATE boards of nursing
- Publication
Journal of Nursing Regulation, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3, p19
- ISSN
2155-8256
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/S2155-8256(15)30203-9