Moral distress of staff nurses in a medical intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 523-530

  Elpern, Ellen H ^a   Covert, Barbara ^a   Kleinpell, Ruth ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 27644548535     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2005.14.6.523     Document Type: Article

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