Delegation in the school setting: Is it a safe practice?

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Resha, Cheryl ^a  

^a Child Nutrition and School Health Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

Delegation; Safety; School nurses; Supervision; Unlicensed assistive personnel

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957993367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol15No02Man05     Document Type: Article

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