Documentation, part 2: The best evidence of care

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 61-64

  Ferrell, Kathy Graves ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOCUMENTATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DOCUMENTATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NURSING RECORDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347354433     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000279271.41357.fa     Document Type: Article

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