I have a new hero whom I've never met. Her name is Alex Wubbels, a burn unit charge nurse from the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. For those who may have missed the videos that went viral and incited outrage in nurses around the globe, Ms. Wubbels was arrested by a police officer for upholding hospital policy and being a patient advocate. Footage showed her calmly and professionally explaining the conditions necessary for a blood draw to the officer while a hospital administrator provided backup via the speaker on her cell phone. The officer responded by roughly handcuffing her and pushing her out the door and into his car. Ultimately, all charges were dropped and cooler heads prevailed, but the repercussions were significant.
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