Joint Commission Alert Finds Doctors Who Bully Nurses Threaten Patient Safety, Calls For Zero Tolerance

 11.07.2008 12:13   medicalnewstoday.com

Physicians who use "outbursts and condescending language" to bully nurses can make nurses afraid to question their performance, which can increase risk for medical errors, as well as the cost of care, according to a safety alert issued on Wednesday by the Joint Commission, an independent group that accredits most U.S. hospitals, the

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