Reentry of the addicted certified registered nurse anesthetist: A review of the literature

Journal of Addictions Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 177-184

  Wilson, Heather ^a   Compton, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b American Association of Nurse Anesthetists   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Chemical dependency; CRNA; Impaired practice; Nurse Peer Nursing student; Reentry

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449089462     PISSN: 10884602     EISSN: 15487148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10884600903078951     Document Type: Article

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