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[5 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 15 views]

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I read an interesting post this week by Trisha Torrey. The post mentions a newspaper article which suggests one needed to be friendly in order to be a good patient advocate. If you read her post you will see that we disagree. Friendliness has nothing to do with it. Trisha and her friend, Bart Windrum both recommend being business-like. I have to agree.
As a nurse case manager, I have to advocate for patients every day. I have a staff …