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The Unsung Heroes
April 29, 2008 1:16 PM by Tony DeWitt
This week I would like to take a moment to say hello to some people who do not know me or the local legal professionals where they work. These are the thousands of facility operators, managers, administrators, nurses and clinicians who operate nursing Read More...
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Code of Ethics
April 15, 2008 10:29 AM by Tony DeWitt
One recent trend among trial lawyers is to cross-examine witnesses on the stand with their association's code of ethics. The ANA has a very complete code of ethics, and it is doubtful that many nurses know it as well as they should. The problem with not Read More...
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The Best Hospital in America
April 3, 2008 11:26 AM by Tony DeWitt
In a few weeks Advance for Respiratory Care Practitioners, the magazine that I started off with in 1988, will be celebrating its 20 th year. This made me think back to the times in my life when I was a caregiver and the many different places I worked, Read More...
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The Technicality
March 20, 2008 1:17 PM by Tony DeWitt
"I just don't understand how someone can be a murderer, and a court can just let them out of jail on a technicality." My friend who made that statement had seen media reports about a young woman whose murder conviction was overturned "on a technicality." Read More...
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Depositions 201
March 4, 2008 10:58 AM by Tony DeWitt
It is said that “assume” is the only word that makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” In a slightly more earthy comment, a drill sergeant of mine suggested that the word was the mother of all mistakes. Regardless of which way you remember it, remember that Read More...
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The Appalachian Nurses Strike
November 28, 2007 10:26 AM by Tony DeWitt
I have always considered myself an individualist. I do not believe that the human condition is improved by permitting other people to make life-altering decisions for you. If a doctor recommends surgery, I've always felt it was my decision to make, not Read More...
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