Making the case for a nurse-led vascular access team utilizing a quality assurance conceptual framework

JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Beerman, Amanda L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MODEL; MONITORING; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 68149087775     PISSN: 15528855     EISSN: 15571289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2309/java.14-2-5     Document Type: Article

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