Progressive care units: Different but the same

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 77-83

  Stacy, Kathleen M ^a  

^a Palomar Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052082723     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2011644     Document Type: Article

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