title: Whistleblowers: troublemakers or virtuous nurses?
abstract: Whistleblowing is the action taken by a nurse who goes outside the organization for the public's best interest when it is unresponsive to reporting the danger through the organization's proper channels. As a professional, every nurse needs to champion whistleblowing rather than ostracizing nurses with the moral courage to speak out on unethical practices.
authors.affiliation: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Vicki D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Lachman