Nurse-led ward rounds: A valuable contribution to acute stroke care

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 801-805

  Catangui, Elmer Javier ^a   Slark, Julia ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute setting; Nurse led; Stroke; Stroke complications; Stroke unit; Ward rounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863930966     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.13.801     Document Type: Article

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