The Nurse Practitioner Role: The Communication Link for Cardiac Surgery Patients

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-394

  Munro, Nancy ^a,b,c   Taylor Panek, Sharon ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 36048988851     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2007.08.002     Document Type: Review

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