Family Visitation in the PACU: The Current State of Practice in the United States

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-85

  DeLeskey, Kathleen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

family visitation; PACU; postanesthesia care; postoperative patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; HUMAN; PATIENT; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

FAMILY; HUMANS; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 62949210566     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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