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Lois Capps: “In this debate we must protect the whistle-blowing rights for nurses and health professionals. Patients depend on nurses…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1999
In this debate we must protect the whistle-blowing rights for nurses and health professionals. Patients depend on nurses to ensure they receive proper care. Nurses who see the health of their patients endangered should feel 100 percent confident that they can voice their concerns without retaliation from their employers. I have been a registered nurse for over 30 years. I understand firsthand how difficult it is to come forward and report abuses, situations which compromise the quality of care. No one should feel that their job is in jeopardy because they speak on behalf of the safety of their patients. Let us show our support for nurses and healthcare professionals. Support the whistle-blower language in the bipartisan Norwood-Dingell managed-care bill.
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Addressing the need for whistle-blower protections for nurses during managed-care reform debate.

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