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For 20 years, nursing has been rated as the most trusted profession in national Gallup polls. Even so, nurses make mistakes from time to time. A new report by professional liability insurer Coverys offers insight on the kinds of errors …

A sedated woman lay in an Emory University Hospital intensive care bed, surrounded by machines and monitors – including a ventilator, feeding tube and six intravenous solution pumps. Each machine poured out data on treatment and vital signs. It was …