It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm. Florence Nightingale
That basic requirement is as valid today as it was in the 19th century, and few are in a better position to judge how well it is being met than Florence Nightingale's successors. Caring for patients long after staff doctors have made their daily rounds,nurses see hospitals at their very best momentsand their worst. For this reason the professional journal Nursing?? (circ. 400,000) asked its readers just what they think of the quality...