. Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:33:43 -0600 From: "Barbara Acello, RN" <bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Net-Gold] Winkler Co Trial Defense Has Rested . Winkler Co Trial Defense Has Rested Enlightening article........... The Winkler County Nurse Trial, An Alleged Massive Conflict of Interest, and ... ScienceBlogs (blog) Both the Texas Nursing Association and the American Nurses Association have been strongly supportive of Mitchell, and the Texas Medical Board has strongly ... <http://scienceblogs.com/ authority/2010/02/ the_winkler_county_nurse_trial.php? utm_source=networkbanner& utm_medium=link> Whistleblowing nurse faces 10 years in prison abc13.com A nurse from a small Texas town thought blowing the whistle on a doctor would protect patients. That nurse faces ten years in prison for her actions and her ... <http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story? section=news/local&id=7268059> EDITORIALS OF THE TIMES El Paso Inc A nurse is on trial in a West Texas criminal court after she submitted an unsigned complaint to a state medical board expressing concern about the quality ... <http://elpasoinc.com/ readArticleNYT.aspx?guid= 2e7aa911-ef65-6100-1938-4eb94b7261d7> Medical Justice, West Texas-Style New York Times As described by Kevin Sack in The Times recently, Mrs. Mitchell raised concerns about Dr. Rolando G. Arafiles Jr. with the Texas Medical Board,... <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/ opinion/10wed3.html> Texas Whistleblower Nurse Stands Trial InjuryBoard.com (blog) You can also follow updates from the trial on the Texas Nurses Association Twitter feed. They have posted: Feb. 2, 10:38 AM: Winkler County Prosecutors drop ... <http://sanantonio.injuryboard.com/ medical-malpractice/texas- whistleblower-nurse-stands- trial.aspx?googleid=278006> Defense rests in nurse trial Odessa American James H. Willmann, general counsel and director of governmental affairs at the Texas Nurses Association, has attended the trial each day and said he is ... <snip> We do know that one of the deficiencies in Texas law, is that the whistle blower protections in the Nursing Practice Act do not apply to government and publicly employed nurses, he said. They have the protections of the Texas public whistleblower act, but its protections are not as strong as the nursing protection act. <http://www.oaoa.com/news/ nurse-42915-second-county.html> "Barbara Acello, RN" <bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx> .