Whistle-blowing nurse is acquitted in Texas.

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Whistle-blowing nurse is acquitted in Texas.

February 24, 2010

Sack K. New York Times. February 11, 2010.

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This newspaper article discusses the case of a nurse charged with felony harassment after reporting a safety concern about a particular physician to the state medical board.

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