Patients' opinions of the care they receive can be quite different from the actual quality of the medical care. According to a study conducted by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center, 55% of women treated for early stage breast cancer in New York City...

If a nurse and a physician have a disagreement, the first step is not for the nurse to automatically file an incident report against the physician or vice versa. The individuals involved should attempt to resolve the concerns at the division level with guidance from the nurse supervisor or...