When your best is not good enough

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-64

  Kelly, Linda L ^a  

^a WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACKAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIROLOGY;

CHECKLIST; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING AUDIT; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 76849089471     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0b013e3181ce3aa3     Document Type: Article

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