Interview with Lisa Black, author of Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities

Published: May 27, 2011, 2:58 p.m.

b'After investigation into a hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas revealed that nurses knew there were poor infection control practices but did nothing for fear of retaliation, the Nevada Nurses Association enlisted Lisa Black to survey Nevada nurses to determine their experiences and workplace attitudes about advocating for patients. AJN\\u2019s editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy, along with senior editor Sylvia Foley, discuss the results with Black, including the survey\\u2019s use in successful passage of whistleblower protection laws in Nevada.'