A community partnership approach to building and empowering a palliative care resource nurse team

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-40

  LeBaron, Virginia T ^a   Bohnenkamp, Susan K ^b   Reed, Pamela G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care; education; palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651459119     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e3181ff0bf8     Document Type: Article

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