The role of the nurse practitioner in congenital heart surgery

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 88-95

  O'Brien, Patricia ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care nurse practitioner; Congenital heart surgery; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WORK;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS;

EID: 34248367721     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-1445-6     Document Type: Article

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