[HPFGU-OTChatter] Editing question

[Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)]

[Carol]:
| I'm copyediting an article for a nursing journal and I've 
| come across the term "systems issue." Can someone define that 
| term for me in ordinary English? (I'm half-assuming that 
| "issue" here means "problem," but a circular definition like 
| "a problem with the systems" won't help me. Which "systems" 
| and why is "systems" plural?)
| 
| The article is about falls by patients in nursing homes and 
| the falls are referred to as "a systems issue," whatever that means.
| 
| Thanks,

[Lee]:
I don't know if this is what is being referred to, but I found this for your
perusal:
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5151&page=453

This might shed some light, if this sounds like what you're seeking.

Smile,

Lee :-)

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