To the Editor:
I am writing in regard to the article in The Post-Standard Thursday, June 5, entitled, "Butt slapping prompts St. Joe's to replace supervisors, revise policies."
I find it amazing that the nursing supervisors who feared for their jobs if they reported Dr. Michael Clarke's behavior did in fact lose their jobs because they didn't report it, while Dr. Clarke continues to practice without any apparent consequences at this time.
Where is the justice in this for these nurses who make a fraction of what an orthopedic surgeon makes and lost their jobs as a result of his unprofessional behavior? These nurses were in an unwinnable situation.
I completely appreciate the need to amend the patient care polices after something like this happens, but think that the wrong people paid the price for what happened.