Rethinking nursing.
As D.C. focuses on reform, the IOM is set to create a 21st century blueprint for nursing--due in 2010 when organizations are likely to be scrambling toward whatever goals are set out in reform legislation. But the effort is drawing criticism because of who's on the IOM panel. "You have corporate elites doing the study, and you end up with a series of recommendations that are all voluntary," says Suzanne Gordon.
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