Whistleblower Nurses

MIDLAND, Texas — A whistleblower nurse who filed a complaint to Texas medical regulators is telling a West Texas jury that she tried for months to raise concerns about the doctor at the rural hospital where she worked. Anne Mitchell testified Tuesday in the Midland retaliation trial of Winkler County Sheriff Robert Roberts. She told [...]

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Why New Graduate Nurses Quit Their First Jobs

Study Summary Background. The first few years of nursing are stressful on many levels: fear of errors, lack of support, interpersonal conflict, and complex work environments. Many factors can lead to a decision by a new graduate nurse to leave a job, causing high rates of turnover, a costly outcome for both the nurse and [...]

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