According to the latest Gallup Poll, nurses are again perceived as having the highest honesty and ethical standards.  Nurses have been included in the poll since 1999 and have averaged Very high/high ratings ever since.  Every year nurses have placed number one with the exception of 2001 when firefighters topped the list after 9/11.
This year lobbyists were included in the list.  Congressmen are the worst ever recorded.  To read more, check out the list on Gallup.

Jon Gelman, an attorney and author, penned this article on the potential bailout needed for the Worker’s Compensation system.
Gelman explains, “During The Great Depression the US workers’ compensation system had an additional unique challenge confronting it… The insurance industry rushed to the rescue by advocating that silicosis claims challenging the industry along with and other occupational diseases be brought within the umbrella of the workers’ compensation system.”
“Activity soared within the workers’ compensation arena. Asbestos claims and other toxic tort claims continued the spiral. When workers’ compensation was unable to fully compensate the …

My Twitter friend, @scanman , recently posted this article entitled Engage With Grace.  It uses the concept of a single slide to assist in answering those tough end of life decisions.  Check out this link to access the slide and then send it to your family and friends.

An interesting article in Yahoo News this week tells of the uBOT-5 that can monitor the home and sense trouble such as a fall.  The robot also allows a family member to operate the robot by using an internet connection and perform tasks, send reminders, even help with the gardening.  “ Right now, the prototypes at UMass cost $65,000 apiece, but Grupen envisions a day when commercial versions would be sold for $5,000 plus a monthly Internet hook-up fee, much like today’s computers.”