Nursing and transplant coordination: A call for clarity

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-215

  McNatt, Gwen E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149144676     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480801800311     Document Type: Review

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