Reconceptualizing patient safety attendants

Nursing Management

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 25-27

  Wiggins, Alexandra ^a   Welp, Cheryl ^b   Rutledge, Dana N ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Medical Surgical Services   (United States)

^c Staffing Office and Observation Unit   (United States)

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EID: 84863649361     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000413652.57719.6b     Document Type: Article

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